• Editorial

  North America’s crude oil storage problem

  • 13 5月 2020

  Oil demand hit record lows. Combine that with volatile prices and a global supply glut, and you have all the ingredients for a perfect storm. With the oil market in turmoil, all eyes have now turned to storage. And North America’s primary crude storage destination, Cushing, is being pushed to its limits.

• Editorial

  How Norway is responding to oil market challenges

  • 13 5月 2020

  In this 20-minute webinar, we discuss Norway's announcements regarding production cuts and a fiscal stimulus package. We use our new Lens platform to tell you what it really means for the companies and projects involved.

• Featured

  The future of energy after Covid-19: three scenarios

  • 12 5月 2020

  How coronavirus will change the world: Wood Mackenzie's view, three scenarios for a post-pandemic future and the long-term energy outlook 

• Opinion

  Leading EV markets will install 30 million chargers total this decade

  • 11 5月 2020

  Like the electric vehicle market, charging deployment will take a hit from the pandemic.

• Editorial

  Oil price crash: what now for fiscal terms?

  • 11 5月 2020

  Listen to our webinar to discover the impact of fiscal terms on project economics when oil prices are low.

• Opinion

  What is the future of energy in Asia after Covid-19?

  • 12 5月 2020

  Exploring how companies across the oil and gas, metals and mining and power and renewables sectors need to map new strategic directions to thrive post-crisis.

• Opinion

  Distressed lower 48 operators face a credit crisis

  • 06 5月 2020

  The financial pressure is rising for upstream borrowers, with some at risk of cuts to credit availability

• Opinion

  From ‘revenge spending’ to plunging exports, China’s path to economic recovery remains uncertain

  • 06 5月 2020

  Without a broader global recovery there can be no quick return to pre-crisis levels for many of China’s industrial manufacturers or their demand for energy.

• Opinion

  What does a stalling auto sector mean for polymer markets?

  • 07 6月 2020

  Coronavirus has hit automotive sales and demand, and the plastics industry will feel the impact.

• Webinar

  Webinar Replay

  • 05 5月 2020

  Brazil’s industrial gas demand had already started to decline in March, after coronavirus containment measures were put in place in Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro states. However, as lockdowns took effect across the country in the first two weeks of April, demand plunged. The oversupply has forced Petrobras to take action to mitigate the damage across the gas value chain and used its portfolio in an integrated and coordinated approach. • Covid-19 impact in the gas and power demand, and crisis management implemented by Petrobras • New power dispatch and gas market trends post Covid-19 • What to expect for LNG, Bolivian and domestic prices in the short term? • Lessons learned to gas marketing and infrastructure development players.

• Editorial

  What crashing LNG prices mean for renewables

  • 05 5月 2020

  What falling gas and LNG prices mean for solar, wind and energy storage markets around the world in the short and long term.

• Editorial

  The impact of coronavirus on vessel traffic and the shipping industry

  • 28 4月 2020

  While cruise ship companies have seen activity stop during the coronavirus pandemic, data from Vesseltracker shows us that maritime traffic in the bulk, container and chemicals industries have proved more resilient.

• Opinion

  Renewable energy shows its strength in the coronavirus crisis

  • 01 5月 2020

  Earnings announcements from oil majors and utility groups this week have demonstrated the superior resilience of electricity businesses.

• The Edge

  Cost challenges in a US$20/bbl world

  • 05 5月 2020

  Faced with US$20/bbl Brent, IOCs and NOCs are cutting costs across the board. What are the implications for a service sector only beginning to emerge from the last crisis? How will NOCs deal with the dual challenge of cutting costs and supporting the domestic economy? Could we see new kinds of relationships develop to ensure the supply chain survives and thrives?

• Opinion

  Global olefins: 10 trends to watch as coronavirus reshapes the industry

  • 05 5月 2020

  The coronavirus outbreak is having a transformational effect on global olefins. Supply, demand, trade, pricing, costs and margins are all being impacted to the extent that it will undoubtedly reshape the wider industry. So, what forces are defining the ‘new normal’?

• Opinion

  Negative prices reveal the crisis for US oil

  • 24 4月 2020

  The most-watched US crude futures fell below zero on Monday, in a sign of the extreme conditions facing the industry

• Opinion

  How coronavirus is driving down LNG demand in Asia and Europe – and hitting supply

  • 22 4月 2020

  In this episode of The Big Chill podcast we discuss how the oil price crash and coronavirus are impacting Asian and European LNG markets, and the longer term impacts to global supply.

• Opinion

  Why crude-to-chemicals is the obvious way forward

  • 27 4月 2020

  Which is more competitive, a US ethane-based cracker or a second-generation COTC cracker? And can other regions match China's ROI potential?

• Editorial

  Is coronavirus bad news for the climate?

  • 29 4月 2020

  Our energy transition experts ask whether Covid-19 and the oil market crisis will accelerate or decelerate decarbonisation

• Opinion

  Where, when and how will lockdown end?

  • 12 4月 2020

  Coronavirus travel restrictions will affect supply chains and company operations throughout 2020. US and sub-Saharan Africa most likely to ease restrictions first.

• Opinion

  Seven challenges Covid-19 raises for the climate agenda

  • 28 4月 2020

  Will Covid-19 help or hinder the global climate agenda? Analysts from our sister company Verisk Maplecroft examine seven ways coronavirus is challenging decarbonisation.

• Editorial

  Perfect storm sees May WTI settle in negative territory

  • 21 4月 2020

  May WTI futures settled at -$37.63 on April 20. Get the latest analysis from Ann-Louise Hittle, vice president, Macro Oils.

• Opinion

  The devastating impact of the great lockdown

  • 17 4月 2020

  There are signs that the coronavirus is gradually being brought under control in many countries, but any pick-up in activity will be tentative and uneven, and will face headwinds from the chaos in the global economy.

• Opinion

  Flexible packaging sees demand boost as coronavirus changes consumer patterns

  • 16 4月 2020

  Lockdown measures are sending home consumption skywards, and driving demand for flexible packaging.

• Opinion

  ‘Life also, world also’ – India extends lockdown

  • 14 4月 2020

  The timing and phasing of India’s gradual release from lockdown, including the restart of selected manufacturing after 20 April, will be critical to the country’s economic stability and the shape of near-term energy demand. Multiple risks remain.

• Opinion

  Oil supply cuts explained: an interview with the US energy secretary

  • 14 4月 2020

  After the historic OPEC+ agreement to cut production, Dan Brouillette explained the US role in the talks and its view of the oil market.

• Opinion

  Middle East oil & gas operators in a better position to weather the storm than global peers

  • 17 4月 2020

  Oil revenues have collapsed and country finances are looking bleak. How will the Middle East fare through the crisis?

• Editorial

  How coronavirus is affecting power demand in the Midwest

  • 08 4月 2020

  The arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic has derailed power demand patterns and expectations in the Midcontinent ISO (MISO).

• Opinion

  Setback or shock: when will plastics demand bounce back from coronavirus?

  • 08 4月 2020

  The coronavirus outbreak has stunted economic growth, but what is the impact on polymer value chains?

• Opinion

  Electric vehicles: coronavirus wreaks havoc across the supply chain

  • 08 4月 2020

  Global EV sales could see a 43% drop, while battery raw materials markets face major disruption in 2020.