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  Malaysia offers significant gas opportunities

  • 24 6月 2019

  According to research by natural resources consultancy Wood Mackenzie, Malaysia offers some of the most material and attractive upstream investment opportunities in Southeast Asia, primarily due to the need for additional gas supply.

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  Spandex entering the big time as sales to hit 1 million tonnes by 2020

  • 25 6月 2019

  As spandex closes in on sales of 1 million tonnes, industry structures will change to meet competition from China and the challenge of closed-loop recycling, according to recent Wood Mackenzie Chemicals research.

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  Decarbonising US power grid 'may cost US$4.5 trillion'

  • 27 6月 2019

  The transition to a 100% renewable US power grid will need investment of up to US$4.5 trillion over the next 10 to 20 years, new analysis from Wood Mackenzie found.

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  Faster decline rates prompt Permian players to eye spending boost

  • 22 7月 2019

  Accelerating tight oil decline rates top a growing list of concerns for Permian basin operators, with unexpected production shortfalls prompting producers to consider stepping up drilling investment and M&A activity, Robert Clarke, Research Director, Lower 48 Upstream, told delegates at the Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTeC) in Denver.

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  Japan to lose top LNG importer position to China by 2022

  • 23 7月 2019

  According to a new report by Wood Mackenzie, Japan could lose its pole position as the world’s top LNG importer to China as early as 2022.

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  Europe’s flexible packaging market will be worth over €16 billion by 2023

  • 23 7月 2019

  Europe's flexible packaging market is predicted to achieve a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 2% over the next five years to reach over €16 billion in 2023.

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  Permian midstream bottlenecks may choke output

  • 24 7月 2019

  Rapidly rising production in the Permian basin has led to soaring levels of associated gas, outpacing pipeline infrastructure and placing increasing slowdown pressure on other production streams like crude oil and natural gas liquids (NGLs), Dr Eugene Kim, Research Director, Americas Gas, told delegates at the Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTeC) in Denver.

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  Produced water poses growing risk to Permian production growth

  • 24 7月 2019

  Rising produced water volumes and expanding costs pose a significant risk to production growth in the Permian basin, Ryan Duman, Senior Analyst, Lower 48, told delegates at the Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTeC) in Denver.

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  Resilience to drive US microgrid growth

  • 08 8月 2019

  The US microgrid industry may find opportunities for substantial future growth in geographical areas that are repeatedly affected by power outages, as customers seek out resilient solutions, new research from Wood Mackenzie found.

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  No-Deal Brexit won’t sound death knell for UK refiners

  • 23 8月 2019

  Despite speculation that a No-Deal Brexit would have a severe impact on the UK refining industry, Wood Mackenzie’s analysis indicates that while the sector’s dynamics would shift and margins will narrow, it would not be crippled.

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  Verisk to Acquire Genscape

  • 26 8月 2019

  Acquisition will extend Verisk’s expertise in commodities intelligence as part of its Wood Mackenzie business

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  China’s gas production to double to 325 bcm in 2040

  • 28 8月 2019

  Though set to become the world’s third largest gas producer by 2027, China’s imports will still grow in the long term. One key contributing factor is lower forecast in domestic gas production particularly in shale gas and coal bed methane (CBM), according to recent research by Wood Mackenzie.

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  Global wind turbine fleet to consume over 5.5Mt of copper by 2028

  • 02 9月 2019

  Over 650 GW of new onshore and 130 GW of new offshore wind capacity will be installed between 2018 and 2028. This will consume in excess of 5.5Mt of copper, according to a recent analysis by Wood Mackenzie.

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  US wind to peak in 2020 with 14.6 GW as Production Tax Credit expires

  • 12 9月 2019

  Highlights from Wood Mackenzie's 2019 North America wind power outlook

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  China’s steel demand growth to slow as property policy tightens

  • 12 9月 2019

  Chinese president Xi Jinping’s mantra that “houses should be for living in, not for speculation” has been used to allude to the government’s policy to curb rising property prices for the past couple of years. Despite the cooling measures, steel demand in the property sector has shown resilience.

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  China’s e-bus stock to surpass 1 million mark by 2023

  • 16 9月 2019

  Fuelled by public policy and declining battery costs, global electric bus adoption is set to triple by 2025. The Chinese market - the most promising in this sector - will surpass the 1 million e-bus mark by 2023 and reach 1.3 million by 2025, according to new research from Wood Mackenzie.

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  Wind power outlook in Eastern Europe and Russia upgraded by 17% QoQ over next decade

  • 25 9月 2019

  An auction-triggered awakening in Poland and a growing confidence in developers' ability to comply with local content requirements in Russia led to a 17% wind power capacity increase QoQ in Eastern Europe and Russia, according to new research from Wood Mackenzie.

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  Global automotive industry to drive industrial textile demand

  • 23 9月 2019

  Airbags are a core and growing part of the industrial textile portfolio. Current global airbag yarn demand sits at 164 ktpa and is expected to reach 237 ktpa by 2025, according to a new report from Wood Mackenzie.

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  China’s pipeline reform: expect higher gas prices in the short-term

  • 09 10月 2019

  New research from Wood Mackenzie indicates that the creation of a national pipeline company in China is a step in the right direction but will result in higher end-user prices in the short-term as the country tries to balance institutional reform with implementation risks.

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  Renewables growth may close green hydrogen cost gap by 2030

  • 22 10月 2019

  Green hydrogen production can compete with fossil fuel-based hydrogen by 2030 in Australia, Germany and Japan, should renewable power prices reach US$30 per megawatt hour (MWh), new research from global natural resources consultancy Wood Mackenzie indicates.

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  Packaging industry’s sustainability drive good news for BOPP film

  • 23 10月 2019

  The global Biaxially Oriented Polypropylene (BOPP) film market has seen demand grow by just under 5% per annum over the last five years. The main driver of growth has been the demand for flexible packaging, particularly in China and South East Asia, according to Wood Mackenzie’s latest ‘BOPP Film Global Supply Demand Report’.

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  Advanced lithium-ion technologies on track for record annual investment

  • 01 11月 2019

  More than $350 million was invested in advanced lithium-ion technologies during the first half of 2019.

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  Top three western wind turbine OEMs to control 60% of market by 2028

  • 11 11月 2019

  After a decade of fragmentation, the top five global turbine OEMs are strengthening their hold on the industry. By 2028, they are expected to control three quarters of the sector.

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  US storage industry to build on strong third quarter with response to power shutoffs

  • 03 12月 2019

  Installers have already shared anecdotes about growing residential storage volumes in California, and Wood Mackenzie expects a large uptick early next year as marketing efforts for solar-plus-storage started earlier this year bear fruit.

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  Australia’s east coast gas prices to bottom out over next two years

  • 20 11月 2019

  In the latest Australia east coast gas market research, Wood Mackenzie projects that the LNG netback price for Australia’s east coast could bottom out to A$6.50 – A$9 per gigajoule (GJ) over the next two years.

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  Was 2019 the year of recycled PET?

  • 10 12月 2019

  2019 has been a year of successes within the recycled PET (RPET) industry.

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  Increased uncertainty to colour upstream sector’s decision-making in 2020

  • 09 1月 2020

  The level of uncertainty and anxiety among upstream producers and supply chain has rarely been higher. In 2020, decision-making will be more heavily influenced by sentiment surrounding the energy transition, political upheaval and trade disputes than in previous years. This adds to the ever-present risks of unexpected supply-demand imbalance, niche cost inflation or a global economic downturn. What are the biggest trends to watch in the upstream oil and gas business in 2020? Fraser McKay, head of upstream analysis at Wood Mackenzie, sees five key themes.

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  Cheaper electric cars could help Tesla hit targets by mid-2020s

  • 09 1月 2020

  In Q3 2019, Tesla announced its plans to capture 1% of all car sales globally. With its current portfolio of luxury cars, the company is unlikely to meet that target by the end of the decade. However, if it launches an entry-level car priced at $25,000, Wood Mackenzie projects that Tesla will meet the 1% target as early as 2024.

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  Asia Pacific upstream - 5 themes to watch in 2020

  • 19 12月 2019

  Wood Mackenzie has identified five themes related to project sanctions, exploration, M&A, energy transition and IMO 2020 that will impact Asia Pacific’s upstream industry in 2020.

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  Can Europe cope if Russia shuts off Ukraine gas transit?

  • 19 12月 2019

  The gas transit and supply contracts between Russia and Ukraine expire at 10 am on 1 January 2020 (Moscow time) – the future of Ukraine transit remains the largest uncertainty for global gas markets in 2020. Murray Douglas, director, European gas at global natural resources consultancy Wood Mackenzie, said: “Ukraine remains the major transit route for Russian gas into Europe – over 76 billion cubic metres (cm) will be transported via Ukraine this year."