• Featured

  Mixed signals for power and renewables in 2023

  • 16 1月 2023

  The ongoing impact of the energy crisis in Europe. The Inflation Reduction Act’s boon to renewables in the US. Interesting times for global power and renewables players.

• Featured

  Gas and LNG: predictions for 2023

  • 12 1月 2023

  The gas industry found itself at the epicentre of the energy crisis in 2022, with far-reaching implications. What twists and turns will 2023 bring to this global story?

• Featured

  Onshore wind: will profitability improve in 2023?

  • 10 1月 2023

  Profit margins tightened in the onshore wind markets in 2022, will this trend continue in 2023? What other forces will shape the year ahead?

• Featured

  Global oil markets: another tumultuous year lies ahead

  • 10 1月 2023

  What are the themes and trends set to have the biggest impact on global oil demand, supply and refining in 2023?

• The Edge

  Five themes for energy and natural resources in 2023

  • 11 1月 2023

  What else lies ahead in 2023? Simon Flowers discusses five themes that will shape the world of energy and natural resources – the opportunities, the challenges and the associated risks in the coming year.

• Opinion

  What could 2023 deliver in energy? | Podcast

  • 13 1月 2023

  Melissa Lott, Director of the Centre on Global Energy Policy, is joined by Amy Myers-Jaffe, Director of the Energy, Climate Justice & Sustainability Lab, and research professor at NYU. Together they look forward to the next 12 months and discuss the opportunities or challenges that may await the energy industry.

• Opinion

  What investors want to know about energy and natural resources

  • 17 6月 2020

  The impact of Covid-19 on energy demand remains top of mind, but investors’ questions reveal a return to calm if not a return to “normal”

• Opinion

  Metals and mining: who gets hit hardest by an economic slump?

  • 19 6月 2020

  Demand destruction and falling revenues leave some industry players at risk of financial distress.

• Opinion

  Lead is not dead

  • 16 6月 2020

  The lead industry is on a mission to prove its place in the energy transition. But it must keep a watchful eye on its environmental and health and safety performance, and on the regulatory landscape.

• Opinion

  A global economic slump: what will it mean for metals and mining?

  • 11 6月 2020

  Our base case view is that the recession is short and sharp with a return to “normality” from 2021, but what if it became a slump lasting five years or more? Julian Kettle explores what the impact on demand, costs and prices of mined commodities.

• Opinion

  Who’s investing in hydrogen and why?

  • 05 6月 2020

  Hydrogen, particularly green hydrogen, plays a key role in the future energy mix, as the world's energy systems decarbonise.

• Opinion

  As US LNG cancellations kick in, Asian buyers are sticking to the script, for now

  • 02 6月 2020

  The great LNG pushback has started and US supply is out of money. What does this mean for Asian buyers?

• Opinion

  How electric vehicles are driving the nickel sulphate market

  • 08 6月 2020

  Demand for nickel sulphate for EV batteries will accelerate past a 2020 slowdown. Can the industry keep pace?

• Opinion

  Will the capital pool for renewables dry up?

  • 01 6月 2020

  Renewables, including wind and solar, are a crucial part of the future energy mix – but a global recession could alter investor attitudes.

• Opinion

  How are chemicals companies responding to the coronavirus blow?

  • 29 5月 2020

  Capex cuts, deferred projects and new partnerships are a feature of the new industry landscape as chemicals companies adapt to the effects of Covid-19.

• Editorial

  Weekly Covid-19 impact briefing

  • 28 5月 2020

  Every week our experts come together to explore the impact of the coronavirus pandemic across the sectors we cover. Get your copy of the key takeaways.

• Opinion

  How will Covid-19 shape corporate strategy in energy and natural resources?

  • 26 5月 2020

  Companies in oil and gas, metals and mining, and power and renewables need to rethink corporate strategy to thrive in a post-coronavirus world

• Opinion

  How green can steel go – and what does it mean for coal and iron ore?

  • 21 5月 2020

  Increasing carbon costs and stringent environmental investment criteria have spurred a race to develop a zero-carbon steelmaking process. What does the path to green steel look like – and what does it mean for metallurgical coal and iron ore?

• Opinion

  Global exploration before and after Covid-19

  • 20 5月 2020

  Get the highlights of Wood Mackenzie's annual exploration survey, conducted just before the oil price crashed – and examine the stark contrast in plans and budgets pre- and post-pandemic.

• The Edge

  How gas bounces back from the coronavirus lows

  • 19 5月 2020

  Gas has had a year to forget so far in 2020. A collapse in oil price and a demand shock caused by coronavirus have added to the challenges of what was already an oversupplied market. Spot gas prices in Europe and Asia have sunk to new lows. How has LNG demand been affected? What's been the impact on supply? Do the events of 2020 change our longer term view of the market? What does the future price curve look like? Find out in this week's Edge.

• Opinion

  It's time for residential demand response to shine

  • 14 5月 2020

  As distribution load becomes harder to predict due to the pandemic, targeted residential demand response may bring much needed relief

• Featured

  The future of energy after Covid-19: three scenarios

  • 12 5月 2020

  How coronavirus will change the world: Wood Mackenzie's view, three scenarios for a post-pandemic future and the long-term energy outlook 

• Opinion

  Leading EV markets will install 30 million chargers total this decade

  • 11 5月 2020

  Like the electric vehicle market, charging deployment will take a hit from the pandemic.

• Editorial

  Oil price crash: what now for fiscal terms?

  • 11 5月 2020

  Listen to our webinar to discover the impact of fiscal terms on project economics when oil prices are low.

• Opinion

  What does a stalling auto sector mean for polymer markets?

  • 07 6月 2020

  Coronavirus has hit automotive sales and demand, and the plastics industry will feel the impact.

• Editorial

  What crashing LNG prices mean for renewables

  • 05 5月 2020

  What falling gas and LNG prices mean for solar, wind and energy storage markets around the world in the short and long term.

• Editorial

  The impact of coronavirus on vessel traffic and the shipping industry

  • 28 4月 2020

  While cruise ship companies have seen activity stop during the coronavirus pandemic, data from Vesseltracker shows us that maritime traffic in the bulk, container and chemicals industries have proved more resilient.

• The Edge

  Cost challenges in a US$20/bbl world

  • 05 5月 2020

  Faced with US$20/bbl Brent, IOCs and NOCs are cutting costs across the board. What are the implications for a service sector only beginning to emerge from the last crisis? How will NOCs deal with the dual challenge of cutting costs and supporting the domestic economy? Could we see new kinds of relationships develop to ensure the supply chain survives and thrives?

• Opinion

  Global olefins: 10 trends to watch as coronavirus reshapes the industry

  • 05 5月 2020

  The coronavirus outbreak is having a transformational effect on global olefins. Supply, demand, trade, pricing, costs and margins are all being impacted to the extent that it will undoubtedly reshape the wider industry. So, what forces are defining the ‘new normal’?

• Opinion

  Why crude-to-chemicals is the obvious way forward

  • 27 4月 2020

  Which is more competitive, a US ethane-based cracker or a second-generation COTC cracker? And can other regions match China's ROI potential?