• Opinion

  IMO 2020: mayhem or opportunity for the refining and marine sectors?

  • 04 9月 2018

  Alan Gelder investigates the impact of the IMO's planned changes to marine fuel standards on the shipping and refining sectors This article first appeared on Forbes.com on September 3, 2018.

• Editorial

  South America’s offshore boom accelerates in Guyana and Brazil

  • 30 8月 2018

  South America has delivered on the offshore hype to become a top investment destination. Get the lowdown on discoveries in Guyanna, licencing in Brazil and untapped potential in the Campos basin.

• Opinion

  LNG ship orders pour in

  • 21 8月 2018

  Thirty-three new LNG ships have been ordered so far this year, compared to 19 in the whole of 2017 and just six in 2016 - a result of favourable rates, low newbuilding prices and rapidly growing demand. But owners need to be careful they don’t over order. Is it too little too late or too much too soon?

• Opinion

  Australia's east coast gas market – how LNG changes everything

  • 27 9月 2018

  At last count four separate project developers are proposing LNG import terminals in Australia. These come just as Australia is ramping up LNG production to overtake Qatar as the world's largest LNG exporter. So what is going on?

• Editorial

  The commercial impact of environmentally friendly packaging

  • 11 7月 2018

  With plastic packaging back in the spotlight, we ask why the ground-breaking solutions developed by the packaging industry are not being fast-tracked all the way to supermarket shelves. In a nutshell, it comes down to cost and the ability to produce, what are currently regarded as niche specifications, at a commercial level.

• Editorial

  Offshore exploration: Does volume equal value?

  • 02 7月 2018

  In our final video instalment of this three-part exploration series, Research Director Julie Wilson illustrates how Wood Mackenzie's tools can help evaluate subsurface risk and benchmark your peers.

• The Edge

  Securing exposure to Permian tight oil – Part 1

  • 03 7月 2018

  What do Total, BP, Eni, CNPC, Sinopec Group have in common? Each is among the biggest oil and gas producers in the world, with a portfolio diversified geographically and across multiple resource themes.

• Editorial

  The impact and eventual upside of China’s new solar and wind policies

  • 19 6月 2018

  The impact and eventual upside of China’s new solar and wind policies.

• Editorial

  Oil and gas majors in renewable energy – Hunt for the best returns

  • 05 10月 2018

  Offshore wind projects and ultra-large solar PV tenders are two promising areas for the Majors to explore. Read more.

• Editorial

  How are olefins made from CTO/MTO?

  • 01 11月 2017

  Kelly Cui, Olefins Senior Consultant, gives an overview of the coal-to-olefins/methanol-to-olefins process and the technologies supporting it.

• Editorial

  Aromatics – changes are coming

  • 12 8月 2018

  There is growing demand for aromatics, providing many growth opportunities for business around the world. While demand is high, supply is constrained in some areas. In the below videos our expert analysts discuss the challenges and opportunities we expect to see in the aromatics industry for the rest of this year and beyond

• Featured

  How can a circular plastics economy grow the oil industry?

  • 12 8月 2018

  The oil industry is turning to petrochemicals for long term growth but what impact will environmental strategies to reduce or ban plastic consumption have on long-term oil demand growth?

• Editorial

  Olefins - Investments, Technologies, Trade

  • 12 8月 2018

  The olefins analysts at Wood Mackenzie Chemicals tell us about the upcoming trends in the industry. Learn about changing technologies and the impacts they will have, the 3 key trends for olefins in Europe and the impact of ethane export terminals.

• Editorial

  Scrapping the scrap: China's Waste Bans

  • 12 3月 2018

  China’s waste bans will have an impact on the polyolefins markets. Our analyst Ashish Chitalia goes into more detail.

• Editorial

  The Emergence of New Ethylene Powerhouses

  • 14 3月 2018

  Since the start of the decade when crude oil/gas prices ratios were higher and global ethylene demand was lower, the global ethylene industry has rebalanced and has even entered periods of tightness over the past few years, prompting fresh investment in new ethylene capacity. What can we expect from this current investment cycle?

• Editorial

  Ethylene Global Supply Demand Analytics Service

  • 11 3月 2018

  As global ethylene consumption continues to grow, petrochemical companies will need to invest in new ethylene facilities to meet demand.

• Editorial

  Ethylene Asset Cost Tool

  • 14 4月 2018

  Lift the lid on ethylene supply forecasts and cost data and reveal the numbers behind each asset.

• Editorial

  Styrene Anti-Dumping Duties in China

  • 19 5月 2018

  The global styrene market is facing a sizeable change in the status quo. Our new Insight gives our initial thoughts on the state of the market before and after tariff announcements...

• Editorial

  Global polyethylene: 6 key things for 2018 (Part 2)

  • 01 3月 2018

  What should the global polyethylene industry brace themselves for in 2018?.

• Editorial

  Corpus Christi: A game-changer for the polyester chain

  • 30 4月 2018

  With the new Corpus Christi plant coming online, organisations in the PTA and PET markets are aware that change is expected. However, the impact of these changes and the realisation that they will span the entire polyester chain is less understood.

• Editorial

  ExxonMobil acquires Southeast Asia’s Jurong Aromatics

  • 15 5月 2017

  Following the recent news about the acquisition of Jurong Aromatics Corporation, Steve Jenkins looks at how things will play out in the aromatics sector going forward.

• Editorial

  PET bottles – the world’s most sustainable packaging solution?

  • 12 1月 2017

  Are PET bottles the world’s most sustainable packaging solution? Read more.

• Editorial

  PTT re-engages in South East Asia with new chemicals investments

  • 05 7月 2017

  Steve Jenkins reviews how Thai conglomerate PTT is changing its strategy in response to the government’s recent environmental and economic policymaking.

• Editorial

  US flex packaging majors losing market share

  • 18 6月 2017

  US flex packaging majors losing market share

• Editorial

  Styrene: production shortfalls lead to price volatility

  • 14 8月 2017

  A number of petrochemical product markets have seen substantial price and margin volatility over recent months, including styrene monomer. Ryan Macaluso, Senior Research Analyst at PCI Wood Mackenzie tells us more…

• Editorial

  What is the impact of China’s import ban on waste plastic?

  • 31 10月 2017

  The Chinese government plans to ban waste imports — including plastics — by the end of this year. While this could have positive repercussions in the long term, like exporting countries being forced to re-evaluate their approach to waste and improve their systems, we could see negative impacts appear quickly. Without China and its fibre industry serving as an end market, some countries may forego plastics collection efforts, leaving plastics to be littered or disposed of in landfills, waterways or the ocean.

• Editorial

  Proposed closure of Jiangsu ports unnerves chemical markets in China

  • 30 9月 2017

  Proposed closure of Jiangsu ports unnerves chemical markets in China. Learn why.

• Editorial

  How CTO/MTO will affect the global olefins market

  • 22 8月 2017

  Kelly Cui, Olefins Senior Consultant, discusses China’s aspiration to switch gears from being the world’s leading importer of olefins to becoming self-sufficient via CTO/MTO.

• Editorial

  Why is China the early adopter of CTO/MTO

  • 14 11月 2017

  Kelly Cui, Olefins Senior Consultant, explains China’s abundant coal reserves and how it’s being used to meet domestic olefins demand.

• Editorial

  Ethane to Polyethylene: Advantage North America

  • 04 2月 2018

  Even after growing by 3 million tons since 2012, the North American ethylene industry has 10 firm cracker projects currently underway – adding another 10 million tons by 2020. Where will all the extra polyethylene go? Surely it won’t stay in the North American markets, and it seems that this expansion is just the beginning.