• Opinion

  Iron ore: who will fill the emerging supply gap?

  • 03 6月 2019

  The tightly balanced iron ore market was a hot topic at Singapore Iron Ore week, Asia Pacific’s biggest annual gathering of steel and iron ore industry insiders. What else caught our analysts’ attention at this year’s conference?

• Opinion

  Energy transition is making its mark on Asia Pacific's major energy markets

  • 13 5月 2019

  APAC Energy Buzz is a monthly blog by our Asia Pacific Vice Chair, Gavin Thompson. In his blog, Gavin shares the sights and sounds of what’s trending in the region and what’s weighing on business leaders’ minds.

• Opinion

  A tantalising year for North Sea exploration

  • 06 6月 2019

  As we near the mid-point of 2019, we focus on three exciting North Sea exploration areas to discover how the industry is continuing the upward global trend.

• Opinion

  Poor capital discipline will drive difficult decisions for refiners

  • 07 5月 2019

  Sustained oil demand growth provides an opportunity for the refining sector. But is the refining sector being overly optimistic about the scale of the opportunity? And is it over-investing in total crude capacity? Get the latest analysis from Alan Gelder.

• Opinion

  Deepwater's Latin America comeback

  • 16 4月 2019

  Latin America is the hotspot for deepwater project and exploration activity. As more top companies take a risk on exploration plays in the region, what challenges lie ahead?

• Opinion

  IMO 2020 and the rocky road to full compliance

  • 10 4月 2019

  Join our experts to tackle some of the industry's burning questions on IMO 2020 and the potential stumbling blocks.

• Opinion

  4 key refining and chemical themes from Moscow

  • 23 4月 2019

  We've condensed dozens of discussions at Wood Mackenzie's first Russia downstream forum and the 7th CIS Petrochemicals 2019 Conference into 4 of the hottest topics.

• Opinion

  Middle East leads the pack in 2018 FID bonanza

  • 15 4月 2019

  11 projects sanctioned in the Middle East as producers look to take advantage of the lower cost environment. What’s behind the boom?

• Opinion

  Unlocking exploration’s hidden value

  • 21 3月 2019

  Exploration is making money again. After a difficult few years, the sector's disciplined approach has begun to bear fruit. How evaluate the true cost of exploration?

• Opinion

  Is the electric vehicle revolution more hype than reality?

  • 20 3月 2019

  The electric vehicle (EV) market has gained a tremendous interest from consumers, manufacturers and media over the past 5 years. However, the question everybody is asking is – is it more hype than reality?

• Opinion

  Russian onshore wind market reaches crossroads

  • 11 3月 2019

  As several onshore wind markets in Eastern European recently began to lose steam, investors and wind turbine manufacturers turned their attention to Russia.

• Opinion

  Uncertainty shrouds impact of IMO 2020

  • 26 2月 2019

  The International Maritime Organisation’s (IMO) major change limiting the airborne sulphur dioxide emissions from international shipping is now less than a year away. What impact can we predict with certainty, and what remains unknown?

• Opinion

  How will US independents answer the call for capital discipline?

  • 14 2月 2019

  Investors in the Lower 48 E&P sector are demanding greater capital discipline. US Independents are under pressure to deliver returns, free cash flow and demonstrate meaningful capital discipline. New research from Wood Mackenzie shows that in the tug-of-war between value and volume, value has emerged as the winner.

• Opinion

  The rise and rise of polyester

  • 12 2月 2019

  Polyester is hugely cost-effective and it’s not easy to replicate its economies of scale. Are there more sustainable alternatives?

• Opinion

  Signs of renewed optimism in the global offshore upstream supply chain

  • 06 2月 2019

  After a difficult few years, the global offshore upstream supply chain saw continued signs of recovery in 2018. Could 2019 mark a tipping point?

• Opinion

  North Sea exploration is making a comeback in 2019

  • 08 1月 2019

  What's in store for the North Sea industry in 2019? Neivan Boroujerdi, senior analyst for North Sea upstream, looks at five big themes in 2019, a year of increased exploration, some big transactions led by North American Majors and large caps, and a new wave of projects.

• Opinion

  Flexible packaging: Is it time to find a more sustainable replacement?

  • 16 1月 2019

  Flexible packaging... once thought of as an answer to a growing waste problem, it has now become the problem. Flexible packaging expert Simon King looks at a holistic solution.

• Opinion

  The four changing priorities in the polyolefins industry

  • 15 12月 2018

  The impact of major demand drivers, customer preferences, protectionism and regulatory changes are shifting the priorities of players in the polyolefins markets.

• Opinion

  The calm before the storm for the nylon industry?

  • 17 12月 2018

  What if the current period is the calm before the storm for the nylon industry? Quentin de Carvalho looks at the 5 key issues for the industry to focus on in 2019.

• Opinion

  The future of exploration: Big wells mainly in deepwater and frontiers

  • 23 5月 2018

  Over the next few years, we expect most of the 'wells to watch' will be operated by the Majors and a handful of bolder independents. And we expect, as has been the case throughout the downturn, the best discoveries to come from newly-proven plays and frontiers, with again, more than half of all volumes being found in deepwater. In the second part of his three-part series following EAGE in Copenhagen, Andy Latham highlights our 'wells to watch' in 2018.

• Opinion

  What is the current state of the upstream industry?

  • 12 4月 2018

  We asked our clients what they thought 2018 will bring. There were two main themes: digitalisation and the energy transition.

• Opinion

  Five issues keeping executives awake at night

  • 22 3月 2018

  We've come up with a list of concerns plaguing upstream executives that - if left unresolved - will consume leadership and erode shareholder value.

• Opinion

  Teaming up with CWC for the LNG and Gas Summit

  • 12 3月 2018

  Reactions from the CWC LNG and Gas Summit held this year in Tokyo.

• Opinion

  Downstream integration: a peak demand strategy for NOCs

  • 27 11月 2018

  The prospect of peak oil demand undoubtedly introduces risks to the world's crude exporters. Although we predict global demand to continue to grow through 2035, there are already signals that decline is could be coming. So what does the scenario look like for resource-rich NOCs?

• Opinion

  Is natural gas more emissions intensive than coal?

  • 25 1月 2018

  Gavin Law discusses what we know about CO2 emissions along the value chains of both gas and coal

• Opinion

  Is the outlook for China's petrochemicals market hanging in the balance?

  • 09 1月 2018

  China's luckiest number is 8 – so we posed 8 questions to Steve Jenkins, Vice President Consulting - Chemicals, Polymers & Fibres about China's petrochemicals market.

• Opinion

  How will China's waste plastic ban impact the global recycling chain?

  • 05 12月 2017

  The Chinese government's plans to ban waste imports, including plastics and RPET waste products by the end of 2017 could have significant repercussions; not only for the Chinese fibre industry but also for the global recycling chain.

• Opinion

  How will refiners cope with lost oil demand?

  • 24 6月 2020

  Demand pressures, overcapacity and budget cuts mean the refining industry should brace for a challenging few years ahead

• Opinion

  How Chinese PTA and MEG futures impact the polyester industry?

  • 30 1月 2019

  The two polyester feedstocks – purified terephthalic acid (PTA) and monoethylene glycol (MEG) – in the world's most important polyester market China, have recently moved towards a total paper business.

• Opinion

  Commodity slowdown in China could be different this time

  • 05 3月 2019

  In today's meeting of the National People’s Congress, China announced slower growth this year, with its gross domestic product (GDP) growth targeted at a range of 6 to 6.5% in 2019.