Global gas and LNG’s biggest challenges

• 31 8月 2022

Europe’s energy market is out of control. Current stratospheric prices for gas and power pose risks to economies and households. Minimising collateral damage to economies – not to mention, saving lives – depends on the energy industry, governments and consumers themselves all doing the right things

Webinar replays | Energy transition outlook: 2024-25 update

• 21 11月 2024

Watch our recent webinars on the state of the energy transition. The panelists discussed what a second Trump administration means for energy and natural resources, reflections from COP29 on Article 6 and climate finance. Plus, how fast will clean energy transitions unfold?

Horizons Live: Energy Super Basins

• 11 8月 2022

Watch on demand as we answer your questions about the global energy super basins and what they could mean for the oil, gas and renewables industries.

US midstream takes hit as Lower 48 E&Ps turn off taps

• 03 6月 2020

The oil price crash has hit the US Lower 48 hard. But as exploration and production companies work to mitigate the impact of the crash on their businesses, their strategies are affecting the region’s midstream players.

Petrobras kicks off Marlim revitalisation project in Brazil

• 23 5月 2023

Market activity is picking up for Petrobras – developments are moving forward quickly, while exploration remains slow.

How to rate IOCs’ resilience and sustainability

• 20 5月 2022

The big themes of resilience and sustainability will be increasingly important for oil and gas as the transition gains pace. Our new CoRSI analysis shows how the industry is preparing for tougher times.

Forties Supply Chain Monitor

Hedge against supply disruptions with real-time tracking of the Forties supply chain.

Meeting energy demand requires long-term solutions

• 29 1月 2025

Discover how the US clean energy industry is navigating record growth, grid challenges and policy uncertainty. Sylvia Leyva Martinez and Sandhya Ganapathy, CEO of EDP Renewables North America, explore renewable energy demand, PPAs, energy security and the impact of the IRA on clean energy's future.

The future of coal: eight key themes from the Global Coal Forum

• 01 8月 2022

Exploring the outlook for coal considering geopolitical shifts, the gathering pace of the energy transition and the technologies upon which decarbonisation will rely.

Best laid plans: IRPs and renewable energy

• 25 11月 2018

Questions about IRPs and RFPs speak to a new way of looking at the energy mix. Read more.

What a difference a year makes – Asia’s energy leaders discuss an uncertain future

• 21 10月 2021

Last month, we hosted our annual Global Energy Summit. The Asia Pacific session welcomed a range of senior industry leaders from across the energy and natural resources sectors to debate our topic of Net Zero and the Future of Energy.

Investment in new aluminium capacity needed to avoid supply crunch

• 13 11月 2018

What's China's role in re-shaping the global aluminium industry? Head of Aluminium Research Edgardo Gelsomino explored this topic at Arabal 2018, the Middle East's biggest annual gathering of aluminium industry insiders.

Europe emerges as global LNG price-setter

• 27 5月 2021

Global liquefied natural gas (LNG) markets were set to tighten over the next five years, driven by a slowdown in global LNG supply growth. But Europe’s market dynamics are turbo-charging the price recovery, with TTF currently trading close to US$9 per million British thermal units (/mmbtu), a level not seen since mid-2018. Following the recent winter spot price spike in Asia, the European market has been sustaining global LNG prices, making the region a battleground for global LNG price formation, new research from global natural resources consultancy Wood Mackenzie found.

Is offshore wind the answer to Japan's declining nuclear power?

• 14 2月 2019

The outlook for Japan's offshore wind sector is looking positive as the country’s capacity is projected to reach upwards of 4 gigawatts (GW) in 2028, a 62-fold increase from last year, new research from Wood Mackenzie indicates.

Acciona in Nordex takeover bid

• 08 10月 2019

Acciona will launch a 100% takeover of German manufacturer Nordex after increasing its majority share in the turbine maker to 36.27%.

OPEC+ set to make its choice

• 05 12月 2019

OPEC+ gathers today and tomorrow to decide if the group should roll over its production restraint agreement or consider deeper cuts. The current agreement to reduce output by 1.2 million b/d runs to end March 2020. Ann-Louise Hittle, vice president, Macro Oils, said: “The idea of deeper cuts has been broached, but we consider that less likely to reach full agreement than a rollover of the standing agreement. The need for production restraint is clear. Slower US production growth is not enough to offset the ongoing imbalance between global supply and demand.”

China’s Belt and Road Initiative turns away from coal

• 09 11月 2023

Renewables now dominate new projects under construction

Eni sanctions Coral FLNG

• 20 9月 2017

Italian major Eni announced today it has taken a final investment decision (FID) on the Coral floating liquefied natural gas development (FLNG), offshore Mozambique.

A timeline of major events in Ukraine-Russia gas relations

• 20 12月 2019

The gas transit and supply contracts between Russia and Ukraine expire at 10 am on 1 January 2020 (Moscow time) – the future of Ukraine transit remains the largest uncertainty for global gas markets in 2020. We reflect on major events in Ukraine-Russia gas relations in this timeline, 2000 to 2019.

Re-inventing the North West Shelf

• 08 9月 2020

With declining production from the joint venture’s fields, the NWS may be forced to reduce exports unless new gas is secured.

Green signals but no sharp turns expected in Brazil

• 07 11月 2022

Lula’s victory in the presidential election means a stronger emphasis on curbing emissions, but no radical changes in energy policy.

Offshore wind: policy frameworks decide who wins – but not when

• 01 11月 2022

Policymakers cash in, consumers pay out and asset owners look to balance risk with reward as offshore wind power market trends flip.

Global top 10 solar PV inverter vendors account for 82% of market share

• 08 7月 2022

Global top 10 solar photovoltaic (PV) inverter vendors shored up 82% of market share in 2021, increasing by 2 percentage points compared to 2020, says Wood Mackenzie.

Progress on opex, but will it stick?

• 30 9月 2016

The dramatic fall in oil prices has forced the industry to look hard at capex plans and the efficiency of operating assets and functions, with significant downward pressure on rates.

Webinar | Nigeria's Marginal Fields Round

• 16 7月 2020

On 1 June 2020, Nigeria's Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) launched its first marginal fields round in nearly 20 years. Join Gail Anderson, Director of Wood Mackenzie's Sub-Saharan Africa Upstream Research, and Mansur Mohammed, Head of West Africa Content, who will provide insight on: • Available resources and fiscal terms • The infrastructure question: stand-alone developments or third party access? • What is the potential for gas monetisation? • Where are the best opportunities for investors? A 30-minute presentation will be followed by a Q&A session with our experts. To facilitate the discussion, please take two minutes to complete our short survey. Responses will be anonymous and will provide insights on the round from the perspective of industry stakeholders.

Brazil gas market reform unlocks investment across value chain

• 06 8月 2019

Brazil’s natural gas market reforms have taken a major step forward, with plans in place which are set to open up opportunities across the gas value chain, and boost investment in the country’s pre-salt.

Why Brent isn’t reacting to escalating geopolitical risk

• 08 2月 2024

Today’s geopolitical temperature is close to boiling point. So why haven’t oil prices leapt in response, as we’ve seen in the past?

Metals and Mining Briefing | Capturing value from carbon taxes

• 08 7月 2021

Join us on Thursday 8th July for a discussion with Wood Mackenzie’s senior metals and mining experts to understand how carbon taxes and stakeholder pressure are reshaping the metals and mining investment environment.

Global nickel outlook: a pendulum of uncertainty

• 24 3月 2017

Since 1 January 2017, the nickel price has swung wildly on sentiment alone. Facing a relaxed export ban in Indonesia and potential mine closures in The Philippines, a great deal of uncertainty surrounds the market, which feeds China’s nickel pig iron (NPI) production and thus, the market for stainless steel.

Packaging redesign could reduce global plastic demand by 20% by 2050

• 10 6月 2021

Plastic packaging redesign, which includes elimination, substitution and reuse approaches, could reduce global plastic packaging demand in 2050 from 190MT to 150MT, according to a new analysis from Wood Mackenzie’s Cross-Polymer Demand Model.