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  Chinese wind asset owners keep their grip on global top 25

  • 19 10月 2018

  Chinese operators remain the leaders of the global wind asset market, according to new research from Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables.

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  Years of growth ahead for Eastern European onshore wind

  • 23 10月 2018

  Onshore wind energy in Eastern Europe, Russia and the Caspian will experience a compound annual growth rate of 9% from 2018 to 2027, according to new research by Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables.

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  Asia-Pacific solar demand to decline first time this year

  • 24 10月 2018

  After a decade of stellar growth, Wood Mackenzie forecasts that solar demand in the Asia-Pacific will decline for the first time this year. Compared to 2017, the region's solar demand will dip 18% to 59 GW in 2018 due to declining installations in China, India and Japan.

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  Asia-Pacific offshore wind capacity to rise 20-fold in next decade

  • 24 10月 2018

  New research from global natural resources consultancy Wood Mackenzie indicates Asia-Pacific's offshore wind capacity will rise 20-fold to 43 GW in 2027.

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  Upstream players need to boost spending to meet future demand

  • 24 10月 2018

  Wood Mackenzie forecasts that global oil and gas development spend needs to increase by around 20% to meet future demand growth and ensure companies sustain production next decade.

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  How digitalisation transformed the US Lower 48

  • 12 11月 2018

  Upstream oil and gas companies are accelerating the implementation of big data applications and digital technologies to help transform their businesses. But how close is industry to achieving this? Where does the US Lower 48 stand in this transformation? A new study drills down into digitalisation in the upstream sector and identifies the technologies and applications being employed today and evaluates their potential impact.

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  European energy storage markets heating up with total deployments nearing global highs

  • 20 11月 2018

  According to a new report from Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables, an increasing number of major utilities have made strategic plays by investing in a relatively new European energy storage market over the past two years

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  Is deepwater ready for cost inflation?

  • 27 11月 2018

  In a newly published report, Wood Mackenzie notes that the deepwater industry appears in good health, following a sustained cost reduction through the downturn. However this hard work is in danger of being undone, as impending cyclical cost inflation could raise break-even costs once again.

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  New technology investments to boost growing global wind market

  • 06 12月 2018

  Wind turbines are set to become even bigger and better in an effort to maintain consistent downward trends of Levelized Cost of Electricity (LCOE), according to new research by Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables. “Rapid technology developments have been a large driver of elevating wind to a compet...

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  OPEC stays the course with production deal

  • 01 12月 2017

  OPEC and non-OPEC producers agree to extend production curbs through 2018

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  Upstream companies shift focus from ‘survive’ to ‘thrive’ in 2018

  • 14 12月 2017

  2018 looks set to be a brighter year for upstream oil and gas companies

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  Can upstream cost savings stick?

  • 15 12月 2017

  The impact of the 2014 oil price collapse is still being felt across the upstream sector. Operators have cut investment, deferred projects and implemented tough cost discipline, slashing US$910 billion from global capital expenditure estimates for 2015-2020. While many operators believe the cuts will stick, a new survey released today by natural resources consultancy Wood Mackenzie indicates the pictured is more nuanced.

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  BP's double proves there's life in the old dog yet

  • 31 1月 2018

  BP announced it made two discoveries on the UK Continental Shelf in 2017 - Capercaillie, in the North Sea, and Achmelvich, in the West of Shetland. Wood Mackenzie believes the finds prove there's still life in the ultra-mature province.

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  Wood Mackenzie joins Stonewall’s Diversity Champions programme

  • 21 5月 2018

  Being a Stonewall Diversity Champion is a key part of Wood Mackenzie’s Diversity and Inclusion initiative, ensuring that all employees feel engaged, protected and empowered to perform well at work.

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  UK taxation in isolation will not increase plastics collection rates

  • 21 5月 2018

  In response to HM Treasury's call for evidence on using the tax system to address single-use plastic waste, Wood Mackenzie Chemicals said there needs to be a bigger focus on behaviour change if current UK plastics collection and recycling rates are to reach the levels seen in a number of European countries.

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  LNG markets move from oversupply as rebalancing gets under way

  • 07 6月 2018

  Wood Mackenzie's short-term global gas and LNG outlook (Q2 2018) sees the market rebalancing as it moves from oversupply, although the global natural resources consultancy believes prices will remain relatively sustained into 2019.

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  Majors dig deep as Brazil's PSC Round 4 sets record

  • 07 6月 2018

  On 7 June 2018, Brazil held its fourth pre-salt auction, just eight months after the highly competitive second and third pre-salt rounds. US$818 million was collected in signature bonuses, the outcome was yet another big success for Brazil. With the successful conclusion of five licensing rounds in the span of less than a year, and a fifth PSC Round set for September 2018, interest in Brazil's upstream sector continues to be very strong.

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  China's LNG trucking capacity to double in medium term

  • 18 6月 2018

  Wood Mackenzie estimates LNG trucking capacity in China to double to 38 million tonnes (mt) by 2025. China is the world's largest LNG trucking market. In 2017, 19 mt of LNG was transported via tanker truck from domestic liquefaction plants and LNG import terminals to downstream markets. This volume accounts for 12% of total gas consumption.

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  More than 680GW of new wind power to come online over next decade

  • 11 12月 2018

  More than 680GW of new wind power capacity will come online globally over the 10-year outlook, according to new research by Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables. Wood Mackenzie recently upgraded its Global Wind Power Market Outlook Update: Q4 2018 by 2% compared to the outlook published in the third...

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  Global offshore wind capacity will increase nearly sixfold over the next decade

  • 28 1月 2019

  By the end of 2017, offshore wind had only been deployed commercially across seven markets, with UK and Germany accounting for 68 percent of the grid-connected capacity. However, according to a recent report from Wood Mackenzie Power and Renewables, global offshore wind power demand will increase...

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  Exploration’s back in the black

  • 04 2月 2019

  After a difficult few years, the exploration sector is back in the black – and keen to stay there. New analysis from Wood Mackenzie shows that explorers’ success in 2018 reflects a disciplined approach that’s set to continue this year.

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  US independents balance the books

  • 14 2月 2019

  The Lower 48 E&P sector is under pressure from investors demanding greater capital discipline, positive free cash flow and increasing returns. There’s a tug-of-war between value and volume, and value has emerged as the winner. The Lower 48’s independents, who traditionally pursued growth at all costs, must now rein in their impulses and focus on delivering returns to their shareholders. How does this affect their 2019 spending plans, and how do they manage volatile oil prices?

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  More than 61GW of US wind turbine equipment has qualified for production tax credits since 2016

  • 12 2月 2019

  Developers in the US purchased sufficient equipment to qualify 6.6GW of new wind power capacity in 2018 for 60% production tax credits (PTC) under the Internal Revenue Service’s (IRS) safe harbor provision law, according to recent analysis carried out by Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables. Accordi...

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  Macri reforms reshape Argentina's gas sector

  • 28 2月 2019

  When President Mauricio Macri took power in Argentina in 2015, one of his flagship energy policy programmes was to “normalise” the country’s gas and power markets. Macri set in train moves to gradually reduce government intervention, restoring free market dynamics and pricing driven by competition. The progress the Macri administration has achieved in reshaping the gas market environment has remarkable, helped in no small part by the prolific shale gas resources of the Vaca Muerta.

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  Amazon’s packaging transition boost for U.S. flexible plastics industry

  • 12 3月 2019

  Amazon’s decision to move towards lightweight flexible plastic mailers over its traditional cardboard boxes will likely set a trend for the rest of the industry, according to Wood Mackenzie Chemicals’ recent ‘Q1 2019 Flexible Packaging Global Market Overview’.

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  AFPM 2019: Over $200 billion to be invested in U.S. petrochemicals industry

  • 26 3月 2019

  The U.S. petrochemicals industry is experiencing an investment renaissance, Steve Zinger, Wood Mackenzie Chemicals Senior Vice President, said during his appearance at AFPM's 2019 International Petrochemical Conference.

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  EU PET bottle collection target unlikely to be met

  • 27 3月 2019

  The European Union's (EU) proposal to introduce a 90% collection target for PET beverage bottles by 2029 is unlikely to be met without significant investment in infrastructure and waste management collection, according to Wood Mackenzie Chemicals.

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  Global storage market to grow from 12 GWh to 158 GWh by 2024

  • 09 4月 2019

  The global energy storage market will expand 13-fold by 2024, according to new research from Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables.

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  LNG primed for US$200bn capex boom

  • 25 4月 2019

  The liquefied natural gas (LNG) boom is back. Over the next two years, almost 90 million tonnes per annum (mmtpa) of LNG is expected to take final investment decision (FID) and start construction. New research from Wood Mackenzie show that capital expenditure - for both LNG plant and upstream infrastructure - will total more than US$200 billion between 2019 and 2025. This will provide a major boost to engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractors and other providers along the supply chain.

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  Asia Pacific's solar-plus-storage could see key developments in next five years

  • 14 5月 2019

  In a recently published report, Wood Mackenzie projects solar-plus-storage prices or levelised cost of electricity (LCOE) for both utility-scale and distributed commercial & industrial (C&I) segments to decline considerably over the next five years.