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.

Plastics recycling: how is the industry changing?

• 29 1月 2019

How will the goals of reduce, reuse and recycle impact the plastics industry and its supply chain? Get our latest analysis of the impact of sustainability initiatives.

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.

Will 2019 be another tumultuous year for the North American polyester industry?

• 13 12月 2018

Will 2019 be another tumultuous year for the North American polyester industry? Dr. Michael Bermish looks at what the six key issues will be in 2019.

Low risk resource-capture strategies

• 11 12月 2018

Addressing the timely boom in access to giant oil and gas discoveries, Simon Flowers looks at some low risk resource-capture strategies in this week's issue of The Edge.

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.

What are the key risks and uncertainties in 2019?

• 18 12月 2018

What are the key risks and uncertainties in 2019? Simon picks the ones our analysts worry could threaten our base case, including oil demand downside, tight oil upside and Iran export volumes.

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.

Why Pride Matters

• 08 6月 2018

Pride in London’s theme for 2018’s LGBT+ Pride Month is "Pride Matters", so we asked Wood Mackenzie LGBT+ employees and allies what Pride means to them and why it’s so important in today’s society.

Exploration gets its mojo back

• 12 6月 2018

Exploration is staging a remarkable turnaround in its fortunes, with a string of big discoveries in recent months. Many of these look to be potentially commercial, a sign that the industry can still create value.

Global LNG markets move from oversupply to rebalancing

• 13 6月 2018

Fears of an oversupplied liquefied natural gas (LNG) market are beginning to ease as indications point towards a more modest rebalancing. Much of last year’s oversupply was absorbed by record demand from China. But can the market, particularly in Europe, absorb future LNG supply?

Are frontier plays worth the risk?

• 06 6月 2018

With deepwater project economics becoming competitive to tight oil and a renewed international interest in such areas as deepwater Mexico and pre-salt Brazil, exploration is once again in the limelight.

New metrics for benchmarking upstream resilience to a low-carbon future

• 23 5月 2018

Our carbon efficiency measure, NPV/tonne, helps investors and companies benchmark the carbon performance of corporate upstream portfolios.

Four themes shaping the energy transition

• 29 5月 2018

In Energy View to 2035, our latest assessment of the energy landscape over the next two decades, we use cross-commodity data to analyse what will shape future trends in global energy consumption.

Will the RPET market flourish with the UK's new deposit scheme?

• 14 5月 2018

It may come as a surprise to learn that 56% of PET bottles used in the UK each year are recovered for recycling. That figure is projected to rise to 59% by 2021, but could increase significantly with the introduction of the UK government’s proposed deposit return scheme. Elsewhere in Europe, similar schemes have achieved ~90% recovery rate.

People

• 10 7月 2017

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Great expectations for great exploration

• 08 5月 2018

We surveyed over 200 senior exploration leaders and professionals to get a clearer vision of how the industry is making headway and whether the foundations of success set in 2017 are strong enough to sustain future activity.

Global solar adoption diversifies, European wind slows

• 24 4月 2018

Highlights from our solar, wind, grid edge, and energy storage forecasts

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.

IMO aims to halve global shipping emissions – but what will it cost?

• 12 4月 2018

Global bunker fuel costs could rise by up to US$60 billion annually from 2020, in a full compliance scenario, when the International Maritime Organization's (IMO) 0.5 wt% sulphur cap for bunker fuels kicks in.

Lessons in attracting upstream investment capital

• 17 4月 2018

Not long ago, Egypt’s gas industry was in crisis. Production fell by a third in the three years to 2015. A top ten LNG exporter in the prior decade, the country had, by then, become a top ten importer.

Video: Which projects will be sanctioned in 2018 and how do they compare to 2017?

• 06 4月 2018

Research Director Angus Rodger shares a series of client questions on projects up for sanction in 2018.

Four themes to watch as the Majors position for a new era

• 02 4月 2018

With the Majors emerging from the downturn standing strong, they're transitioning from 'survive' to 'thrive'. Although capital discipline remains central to the strategic framework of these companies, they must still position their portfolios for the fundamental changes reshaping energy demand in the coming decades.

OPEC and how low prices have changed oil demand

• 03 4月 2018

How to sum up the effect on oil markets of OPEC’s strategy since 2014? Based on how the fundamentals have evolved, it's been a pretty mixed bag.

Global Renewables Data Hub

An interactive tool spanning solar, wind, energy storage and grid edge markets.

How can investors assess the climate-related risk in their portfolios?

• 29 3月 2018

How can investors assess the climate-related risk in their portfolios?

Risk appetite returns as global upstream investment picks up

• 27 3月 2018

Investment is making a comeback. Much of the action, as ever, is in the US Lower 48, with operators responding to higher prices by upping 2018 budgets by 15-20%. But there’s stuff happening, too, in the big wide world beyond onshore USA.

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.

Renate Featherstone speaks to Dukascopy TV on the recent steel tariffs

• 21 3月 2018

US steel tariffs are on their way. We discuss what that means for global producers, buyers and sellers.

Future cost of new oil supply: shale vs conventional

• 20 3月 2018

How much new oil does the world need over the next decade? Where are the competitive plays? What are the economic breakeven prices? Our chief analyst, Simon Flowers, explores in the latest edition of The Edge.