India leads with lowest renewable cost in Asia Pacific

• 29 7月 2019

India has emerged as the market leader with the lowest renewable energy cost in Asia Pacific, new research from Wood Mackenzie found.

European residential storage market at economic tipping point

• 06 8月 2019

The European residential storage market deployment base is expected to grow five-fold to 6.6 GWh by 2024, according to new research from Wood Mackenzie.

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.

Data consortiums signal the future of oil and gas

• 07 8月 2019

Wood Mackenzie believes that discovering new value requires going beyond isolated datasets. The solution lies in data consortiums – cooperative platforms where companies can safely share quality data.

Huntsman Corporation and Indorama Ventures strike $2billion chemical intermediates deal

• 08 8月 2019

On 7th August 2019, Huntsman Corporation announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its chemical intermediates businesses to Indorama Ventures. The total deal is valued at $2.076 billion.

Murphy Oil reaches FID in Gulf of Mexico deepwater

• 08 8月 2019

Murphy Oil has reached a Final Investment Decision (FID) regarding the King's Quay facility, Khaleesi/Mormont and Samurai developments in deepwater Gulf of Mexico. Commenting, Mfon Usoro, Wood Mackenzie analyst said: “Murphy’s sanction of the trio of projects including the King’s Quay facility, K...

Portugal's world record-breaking solar PV auction

• 12 8月 2019

Portugal is now the country with the world’s lowest-cost solar PV contract. The lowest tariff awarded in the country’s first solar PV auction – held in July 2019 – was just €14.76/MWh, or US$16.54/MWh at today’s exchange rates. This narrowly beats the recent US$16.95/MWh contract awarded in Brazil.

Aramco takes slice of Reliance’s refining and petchems businesses

• 11 8月 2019

Saudi Aramco is to set to take a 20% stake in Reliance Industries' refining and petrochemical businesses.

Jethro-1 delivers the goods for Tullow

• 13 8月 2019

The Jethro-1 well, drilled in the Orinduik block, offshore Guyana, has delivered for Tullow Oil, with chief executive Paul McDade saying the prospect could hold more than 100 million barrels of recoverable oil, subject to appraisal.

ExxonMobil poised to sell ‘attractive’ UK North Sea portfolio

• 13 8月 2019

Commenting on reports that ExxonMobil is preparing to sell its UK North Sea portfolio, Neivan Boroujerdi, principal analyst, North Sea upstream, at Wood Mackenzie, said: “A proposed UK exit was expected. We value the portfolio at around US$2 billion.

Sinopec bolsters coal-to-chemicals investments in China

• 14 8月 2019

Sinopec will take over the 800-ktpa coal-to-olefins (CTO) project in Erdos from State Power Investment Mengxi Energy.

Motiva enters US chemical industry

• 20 8月 2019

Motiva, a 100%-owned subsidiary of Saudi Aramco, has signed an agreement to acquire full ownership interest in Flint Hills Resources Port Arthur, LLC.

TechnipFMC demerger 'a bold step to reposition for the long-term'

• 27 8月 2019

In 2017 Technip and FMC Technologies completed one of the hallmark oilfield service company mergers of the cycle. The business plans to split in the first half of 2020 – but not back into Technip and FMC - rather into ‘upstream’ and ‘mid/downstream’.

BP sells Alaska business to Hilcorp in US$5.6bn deal

• 27 8月 2019

Speaking after BP announced the sale of its Alaska business to Hilcorp in a US$5.6 billion deal, Wood Mackenzie analyst Rowena Gunn said: “The Majors are making progress with their divestment campaigns. This will mean long-held assets and territories will be let go. BP made such a deal today with its sale of all US Alaska assets to privately-owned Hilcorp."

Wind turbine order capacity hit a record high in Q2 2019

• 04 9月 2019

Global wind turbine order intake increased 111% YoY, overtaking the previous record set in Q4 2018 by 13.2GW, according to new research from Wood Mackenzie.

Has M&A created value in the North Sea?

• 04 9月 2019

Since the turn of the decade, it’s been a frenetic period for M&A in the North Sea. Against a backdrop of oil price volatility and a dramatically changing corporate landscape, activity reached record levels. But have acquisitions created value so far? Wood Mackenzie recently analysed 55 of the largest North Sea deals announced between 2012 and 2018 from today’s vantage point to quantify underlying value creation.

Strategic vendors and European utilities dominate EV charging M&A activity

• 05 9月 2019

Strategic vendors - companies that offer products or services in the EV market - and European utilities were responsible for over 80% of electric vehicle (EV) charging M&A activity from 2010 through H1 2019, according to new research from Wood Mackenzie.

US PET and aromatics markets face major restructuring if plastics recycling goals met by 2030

• 10 9月 2019

Meeting current US recycled plastics content goals by 2030 would significantly alter the region's PET resin and upstream aromatics markets, according to a recent analysis from Wood Mackenzie.

The new landscape for gas-fired power: turbocharged or turbo lag?

• 14 5月 2025

Global gas-fired power faces both opportunities and challenges through 2040, as manufacturing constraints, rising costs and regional dynamics shape the sector's outlook.

Oil Refining

With the rise in biofuel production, tracking conversions from crude to renewable feedstocks in real-time enables you to understand how this impacts the mix of transportation fuels.

Lithium Product Suite

The greatest depth and breadth of lithium market analysis available today

eBook | Investing in hydrogen from now to 2050: what you need to know

• 24 3月 2025

Why investing in hydrogen remains a US$2 trillion investable opportunity to 2050

eBook | The hydrogen opportunity from now to 2050: what industrial players need to know

• 24 3月 2025

How Lens Hydrogen is helping manufacturers, OEMs, chemicals, heavy industry and governments to capitalise on the US$2 trillion hydrogen opportunity

Polyamide Film (BOPA)

Monitor polyamide film supply and demand and the factors influencing suppliers, film values and market demand.

Energy Trading Leaders Summit 2025 - Thank You

• 05 7月 2022

Wood Mackenzie at Energy Trading Leaders Summit 2025 Thank you for booking your meeting. In short our experts will get in contact with you. Return to event page and continue reading. Thank you for booking your meeting

Video | Analysing the potential of Glencore and Teck combining their copper operations

• 03 3月 2025

We use Lens Metals & Mining to explore the synergies of QB2 and Collahuasi

Can CCUS momentum overcome headwinds to the industry?

• 31 10月 2024

We continue the conversation on CCUS following Wood Mackenzie’s 2024 Conference in Houston.

Brent’s rally toward US$60/bbl – a false dawn?

• 10 10月 2017

Share price movements can be a good early indicator of changing fortunes. The oil and gas sector had a great month in September, jumping 8% and outperforming the broader global stock market by 6%. It’s more than just rotational buying.

Ethanol Services

Identify trends in the ethanol marketplace with the latest inventory measurements and production figures.

Lens platform: Lens Power & Renewables Asia Pacific

• 24 2月 2025

Lens P&R Asia Pacific combines multi-commodity data, proprietary cost intelligence, asset-level data, unique geospatial capabilities, and market fundamentals to help users evaluate new opportunities, assess risk, and make smarter business decisions.