Pioneer's Permian pathway to 1 million boe/d

• 21 2月 2017

Pioneer Natural Resources guided to one million barrels equivalent per day (70% oil) by 2026 and pledged cash flow neutrality in 2018. Sounds great, but is it doable?

Tight oil opportunity update: the Permian is only part of it

• 09 6月 2017

Although West Texas is consuming over 30% of all Lower 48 capex this year, the Bakken, Eagle Ford, SCOOP/STACK and Powder River Basin account for another 25% of total US onshore spend in 2017. With investors increasingly focused on tight oil activity outside of the Permian, what does the future look like for these key plays?

Non-OPEC decline rates remain stable until 2020

• 27 9月 2017

Why haven't decline rates accelerated in the low-price market? We look at short- and long-term factors keeping rates on an even keel through the end of the decade.

Oil and gas M&A market in the Americas

• 01 11月 2016

Kristy Kramer, Principal Consultant for Americas Gas and Power, discusses the oil and gas M&A market in the Americas.

Fiscal systems for oil in North America

• 03 10月 2017

Our analysts offer insight on the latest discussions.

How the worst oil price crash in history changed the upstream industry

• 24 6月 2020

The oil price crash has wiped US$1.6 trillion off our valuation of the global upstream industry. This captures the impact of our downgraded long-term Brent price assumption – now US$50/bbl (2020 terms), previously US$60/bbl – and much more. Which regions and players have been hit hardest? What measures have been taken to survive?

European oil products market signposts: ships sitting in Southwold

• 23 6月 2020

Oil floating storage in Northwest Europe is a key signpost to watch for improvements in European oil demand. We take a closer look at diesel floating storage in the region and shipping flows that will change the supply/demand balance in the weeks ahead.

Capital is still flowing into the US oil and gas industry

• 19 6月 2020

The US oil and gas industry has been a challenging sector for investors for years, and the fall in oil prices in 2020 has added to its difficulties. But recent bond issues by US E&Ps have shown that debt markets are still open for some

Shell takes a hit from the coronavirus downturn

• 02 7月 2020

The company is taking a gloomier view of oil and gas prices over the next few years, prompting a writedown in asset values of up to $22 billion after tax

US pipelines blocked by the courts

• 09 7月 2020

Campaigners against pipelines scored three notable successes this week. Their victories show challenges are mounting for pipeline operators

US utilities are still choosing solar

• 05 8月 2020

Utility-scale solar PV is likely to remain the most economically competitive electricity source in the US

What does Chesapeake's bankruptcy mean for US natural gas?

• 01 7月 2020

Once America’s champion of natural gas, Chesapeake declares bankruptcy. A US natural gas champion stumbles, but what are the implications for the market and pipelines? Get Wood Mackenzie's analysis here.

Decarbonisation and peak gas demand

• 31 7月 2020

Gas is to be the bridging fuel of the transition, its lower carbon intensity supporting its position in the energy mix longer than coal and oil. Yet nothing can be taken for granted as decarbonisation policy tilts the playing field away from fossil fuels.

Pioneer plus Parsley: What’s our Permian prognosis?

• 27 10月 2020

News on Pioneer/Parsley broke less than 48 hours after ConocoPhillips announced its acquisition of Concho Resources. Tight oil consolidation is booming, and it's starting with the big, financially-strong producers. Find out some more important takeaways from the transaction that aren’t necessarily reflected in the publicized deal metrics?

The disruptive potential of US offshore wind

• 31 7月 2020

Offshore wind in the US has lagged behind Europe, where in some countries projects are now economically viable without special subsidies. The US industry faces a different set of challenges, but state policies and the federal Investment Tax Credit have created the conditions for what could be a boom over the next few years.

US residential solar finance will falter in 2020

• 14 8月 2020

US residential solar finance is taking a hit in 2020 due to Covid-19 impacts.

US utilities are leaving non-wires alternatives on the table

• 27 8月 2020

Proposed non-wires alternatives are still often deemed either more expensive or less reliable than the conventional reinforcement option

Google sets a new challenge for renewable energy

• 18 9月 2020

Tech companies have been matching their electricity use with purchases of wind and solar power. Now Google wants to go further and run its operations on renewables 24/7

CongestionIQ

Leverage our quantifiable predictions about congestion events across the US power grid to develop and strengthen congestion trading and hedging strategies.

The promise of green hydrogen

• 09 10月 2020

Hydrogen made from water has been discussed as an energy carrier for 150 years. A steep decline in its cost means it may at last become viable

A new model for M&A in US oil

• 06 10月 2020

Consolidation is one way for the beleaguered shale industry to achieve badly needed cost cuts. Devon and WPX have shown one way it could be done

Solar tax equity is more competitive than ever

• 15 10月 2020

The forces shaping current tax equity transactions – increasing competition for a limited resource, barriers to entry for new suppliers, and strong investor preferences – have always been there, but 2020 has exacerbated them.

Oil

• 16 11月 2020

Stay ahead of the oil market with our real-time, proprietary data collected by patented monitoring technology.

PeakAlerts

Gain unique insight into North American power markets with our real-time coincident peak alert and reporting service.

Climate change, DERs, and other updates from the grid edge in Q3

• 30 10月 2020

Each quarter, Wood Mackenzie’s grid edge analysts release an update on what’s going on in the markets they cover.

Five constraints on US tight oil production

• 23 10月 2020

The 2020 collapse in oil price hasn’t just killed tight oil’s growth, it smashed volumes down in the space of just a few months. The big question is whether it will ever return to a growth path.

Big Oil commits to dividends in troubled times

• 30 10月 2020

The US and European majors showed how cash distributions are a crucial part of their appeal to investors in the energy transition

US E&Ps polish up their ESG credentials

• 23 10月 2020

Two big acquisitions in US tight oil announced this week have highlighted how E&P companies are seeking to enhance their appeal to investors

The coronavirus second wave hits demand for oil

• 06 11月 2020

The numbers of new reported Covid-19 cases have been surging in Europe and the US, forcing lockdowns and putting a brake on the economy. In other news, China plans to end sales of conventional internal combustion engine cars by 2035, counting the cost of plugging old wells, and world oil and gas demand will peak around 2030, Equinor says.

Biden administration set fair for US offshore wind

• 13 11月 2020

Priorities for the new president will be creating jobs and cutting emissions. Offshore wind can help him do both