US and China sign Phase One trade deal

• 16 1月 2020

Wood Mackenzie's Gavin Thompson provides a commentary on the US-China Phase One trade deal

Volkswagen to become world’s largest electric vehicle manufacturer by 2028

• 14 1月 2020

Volkswagen has pledged to become carbon-neutral by 2050. Included in its roadmap for reaching this target is a plan to manufacture 22 million electric vehicles by 2028. Wood Mackenzie expects the company to miss this target. However, according to Wood Mackenzie's analysis, VW will hit 14 million EVs by 2028 - making it the world's largest EV manufacturer by the end of the decade.

2020 gets off to a bumpy start for the refining sector

• 21 1月 2020

This year may prove to be a strong one for the refining sector, but 2020 has had a difficult start. Wood Mackenzie expects some turbulence this year as a number of factors come together – geopolitical risk, the impact of IMO 2020 regulations, and US tight oil production slowing, among them.

China’s demand drops for first time since 2009 as coronavirus hits oil markets

• 04 2月 2020

The near-term impact of the coronavirus outbreak on oil demand remains uncertain as much depends upon when and how China’s manufacturing industry restarts after the currently extended Lunar New Year public holiday.

Will renewables displace conventional fuels in Asia’s growth markets in the 2020s?

• 05 2月 2020

In a new report, Wood Mackenzie highlights trends that will shape Asia Pacific’s power and renewables markets this decade.

Global onshore wind industry to reach maturity in 2020s

• 05 2月 2020

Solar power has emerged as the biggest threat to onshore wind's dominance in the decarbonisation battle. However, the tools available to the wind sector to combat this challenge are diminishing, according to Wood Mackenzie.

Can offshore wind sustain double-digit growth?

• 06 2月 2020

According to Wood Mackenzie figures, offshore wind will constitute 25% of total wind demand in 2028 - up from 10% in 2019 - and will narrow the gap with offshore upstream oil and gas in terms of capital expenditure deployment.

Global energy transition and supply issues key for aluminium in 2020

• 03 2月 2020

Potential supply disruptions in the Gulf and West Africa are key to the outlook for aluminium in 2020, according to Wood Mackenzie.

Global battery electric vehicle sales to surge in 2020s

• 10 2月 2020

The second half of the 2010s saw the rebirth of the battery electric vehicle (BEV).

French major Total to take 50% stake in Adani solar unit

• 07 2月 2020

Speaking after French major Total announced it planned to buy a 50% stake in Indian company Adani Green Energy’s solar unit, Tom Heggarty, principal analyst with Wood Mackenzie’s Energy Transition Practice, said: “Total has been extremely active in the power and renewables M&A market as it seeks to diversify its activities and grow its exposure to the zero-carbon power sector."

Conditions of use: Using Wood Mackenzie data and information - A brief overview

• 13 2月 2020

Using Wood Mackenzie Data A brief overview This brief overview is designed to help employees of our corporate clients, and other permitted users as agreed, ("you") understand how they can use Wood Mackenzie’s information and data contained in its Products and Services. Crucially, it also outline...

The Edge

• 13 2月 2020

Weekly curated insights from our chairman and chief analyst, Simon Flowers, on the issues shaping your industry

Brazil’s consumers ‘pay price’ for power costs problems

• 12 2月 2020

New research from global natural resources consultancy Wood Mackenzie indicates the fuel pricing mechanism used by Brazil’s Energy Planning Agency (EPE) in the country’s power auctions does not align with the New Gas Market programme – and Brazilian electricity consumers may pay the price for this.

Webinar | Appalachian players under stress: The impact of low gas prices on Marcellus portfolios

• 25 2月 2020

During the webinar, Wood Mackenzie experts discussed: 1. Of the pure plays (ex: Cabot), who looks best positioned to weather low prices in the long-term? 2. Hedging portfolios: How much time do they have? 3. Debt: Who is most at risk of breaching a covenant in 2020 in the Appalachia and how do maturities factor in? 4. What actions can operators work towards in the near-term to address these issues?

Rio Tinto will spend $1bn to reach net zero emissions by 2050

• 26 2月 2020

Rio Tinto has announced it will spend $1bn to reach net zero emissions by 2050

Webinar: US tight oil vs global deepwater

• 26 3月 2020

Due to the ongoing impact of COVID-19 on global markets, this webinar has been cancelled. In response to our customer requests for Wood Mackenzie’s view on the emerging issues facing the upstream oil and gas industry, we will bring you a new series of webinars that will replace this one. Watch out for further announcements to sign up for those of interest to you. If you have any questions, please contact us.

US storage market sets power capacity record with Q4 2019 deployments

• 10 3月 2020

The United States energy storage sector set a power capacity record in Q4 2019, deploying 186.4 megawatts (MW) and 364.2 megawatt-hours (MWh) of storage.

Oil price rout may trigger major industry shake-up

• 10 3月 2020

As global markets reel in the wake of the oil price crash, Wood Mackenzie’ corporate analysis team believes the price collapse could be the trigger for a new phase of deep industry restructuring - one that rivals the changes seen in the late-1990s.

OPEC+ ‘no deal’ a blow to the market

• 06 3月 2020

The OPEC+ meeting broke up without a deal, what does it mean for the markets?

Jet fuel takes hit as Trump unveils US travel ban

• 12 3月 2020

The travel ban announced by US President Donald Trump today is likely to have an immediate impact on jet fuel demand and prices across Europe and the US.

UK Budget - new plastics packaging tax

• 11 3月 2020

The UK currently recovers or recycles just under 50% of plastics packaging, making it a middling performer in European terms

Companies pass on the US Gulf of Mexico lease sale

• 18 3月 2020

Today’s region-wide Gulf of Mexico Lease Sale 254 saw 84 bids received from 22 participating companies, with high bids totalling US$93 million. That amounts to roughly half of the previous lease sale, held in August 2019.

2020 Wood Mackenzie Japan and Korea Power & Renewables Webinar Series

• 09 6月 2020

To help you better understand the trends that are shaping Asia Pacific’s power and renewables markets in the 2020s, Wood Mackenzie is delighted to invite you to our upcoming webinar series in June 2020.

Industry slashes spending as price rout deepens: Can companies cope?

• 19 3月 2020

Survival mode has returned to the oil and gas sector as the oil price rout deepens. Corporate financials are in better shape than during the 2014/2015 crash, but room for manoeuvre is limited. Can companies cope with prices this low?

Webinar: Oil price crash - deep cuts in upstream investment

• 26 3月 2020

The upstream oil and gas sector faces unprecedented uncertainty. It is clear oil companies must act quickly. Cuts to discretionary investment will be immediate and deep. While there are parallels to 2015-16, many things have moved on since the last downturn.

The oil market in crisis

• 16 3月 2020

The coronavirus outbreak derailed OPEC+, threw the oil market into turmoil and sent an already unloved sector into freefall. We addressed some of the most frequently asked questions about the oil price crash and what it meant for the energy sector.

State of the Market: webinar series

• 01 4月 2020

Webinar | Japan's E&Ps: structural change and the road ahead

• 27 3月 2020

They are a material, often unheralded, part of the upstream industry, producing 1.6 million boe/d. But, the energy transition and declining domestic demand has forced Japan’s upstream companies to review their strategies. Japanese explorers and producers face a tough choice: to grow or to exit the sector entirely? Join Asia Pacific Research Director Angus Rodger and Upstream Research Associate Zixin Goh as they examine the road ahead for Japanese E&Ps.

Can the North Sea survive the price rout?

• 23 3月 2020

The North Sea has weathered several storms in its 50-year existence. But the events of the past few weeks mean the sector is entering uncharted waters. The coronavirus pandemic and collapse in OPEC+ production restraint has seen Brent reach its lowest point since 2003.

Webinar | Collapsing demand sets the terms in the battle for market share

• 07 4月 2020

The global oil market has been hit hard with collapsing demand while OPEC+ abandoned its production restraint and supply began rising. Topics will include: • The outlook for global oil demand in 2020 – how low can it go? • China demand is stabilizing – Will US and Europe follow that path? • The impact of low oil prices on US Lower 48 • OPEC and non-OPEC supply: What is up and what is down • Implications for 2020-2021 oil prices