• Opinion

  How electric vehicles are driving the nickel sulphate market

  • 08 6月 2020

  Demand for nickel sulphate for EV batteries will accelerate past a 2020 slowdown. Can the industry keep pace?

• Opinion

  After the crash: five key changes in US Gulf of Mexico

  • 04 6月 2020

  How US Gulf of Mexico companies have adjusted their budgets and production levels in response to the 2020 oil price crash

• Opinion

  Who’s investing in hydrogen and why?

  • 05 6月 2020

  Hydrogen, particularly green hydrogen, plays a key role in the future energy mix, as the world's energy systems decarbonise.

• Opinion

  The indispensable OPEC+

  • 05 6月 2020

  Reports of “the death of OPEC” have proved greatly exaggerated, as the cartel and its allies have shown their continuing relevance this year

• Opinion

  The historic decline of US coal

  • 29 5月 2020

  Cheap gas and weak power demand have driven coal’s share of US power generation to its lowest since the 19th century. They are also accelerating its long-term downtrend

• Opinion

  How are chemicals companies responding to the coronavirus blow?

  • 29 5月 2020

  Capex cuts, deferred projects and new partnerships are a feature of the new industry landscape as chemicals companies adapt to the effects of Covid-19.

• Editorial

  Weekly Covid-19 impact briefing

  • 28 5月 2020

  Every week our experts come together to explore the impact of the coronavirus pandemic across the sectors we cover. Get your copy of the key takeaways.

• Opinion

  Will the capital pool for renewables dry up?

  • 01 6月 2020

  Renewables, including wind and solar, are a crucial part of the future energy mix – but a global recession could alter investor attitudes.

• Opinion

  Is the scene set for coal-to-gas switching in Japan and South Korea?

  • 28 5月 2020

  Coal-to-gas switching has been a regular feature of the European power market in recent years. But not so much in Japan and South Korea, two of the largest LNG and premium quality coal buyers in Asia. Market dynamics have shifted dramatically in 2020 - is the scene set for switching?

• Opinion

  Reopening America

  • 22 5月 2020

  As US states ease restrictions, there is no evidence yet of a surge in coronavirus infections. But there is still a way to go before the economy and energy demand are back to normal

• Opinion

  How will Covid-19 shape corporate strategy in energy and natural resources?

  • 26 5月 2020

  Companies in oil and gas, metals and mining, and power and renewables need to rethink corporate strategy to thrive in a post-coronavirus world

• Opinion

  Forget the lack of a GDP target, China is ready to go it alone

  • 27 5月 2020

  China’s most important annual political meetings lay out targets and goals for the next 12 months and this year gives the world a glimpse of the direction the country’s leaders are likely to be taking with the upcoming 14th five-year plan (2021-2025).

• The Edge

  How the price war is hurting US tight oil

  • 26 5月 2020

  Arresting the explosive growth of US tight oil was a clear target of the price war after the OPEC+ meeting collapsed in March. What's been the effect on drilling and investment? How much will production fall and how quickly? Will tight oil recover and get back on a growth path? Find out more in this week's Edge.

• Opinion

  Coronavirus pushes UK gas market to deadlock

  • 20 5月 2020

  Murray Douglas, Research Director for Europe Gas, explains why summer is crunch time and what’s challenging UK gas producers most.

• Opinion

  Global exploration before and after Covid-19

  • 20 5月 2020

  Get the highlights of Wood Mackenzie's annual exploration survey, conducted just before the oil price crashed – and examine the stark contrast in plans and budgets pre- and post-pandemic.

• The Edge

  How gas bounces back from the coronavirus lows

  • 19 5月 2020

  Gas has had a year to forget so far in 2020. A collapse in oil price and a demand shock caused by coronavirus have added to the challenges of what was already an oversupplied market. Spot gas prices in Europe and Asia have sunk to new lows. How has LNG demand been affected? What's been the impact on supply? Do the events of 2020 change our longer term view of the market? What does the future price curve look like? Find out in this week's Edge.

• Opinion

  It's time for residential demand response to shine

  • 14 5月 2020

  As distribution load becomes harder to predict due to the pandemic, targeted residential demand response may bring much needed relief

• Opinion

  How green can steel go – and what does it mean for coal and iron ore?

  • 21 5月 2020

  Increasing carbon costs and stringent environmental investment criteria have spurred a race to develop a zero-carbon steelmaking process. What does the path to green steel look like – and what does it mean for metallurgical coal and iron ore?

• Content

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  • 13 5月 2020

  Connecting Conversations Webinar: Coronavirus - Changing consumer behavior and its impact on energy demand Changing consumer behavior and its impact on energy demand Watch the on-demand webinar now. w4hl20cb97

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.