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  2020: Navigating upstream’s perfect storm

  • 10 12月 2020

  Between the existential crisis of the energy transition and the impact of a global pandemic, it's been a challenging year for upstream oil and gas industry.

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  All eyes on OPEC meeting as group mulls easing of production restraint

  • 01 12月 2020

  OPEC held its scheduled bi-annual meeting virtually on 30 November 2020. Though the group was unable to reach an agreement at that meeting, up for discussion is whether the production restraint would be eased starting 1 January 2021.

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  Five consequences of a Biden administration for US energy

  • 07 11月 2020

  Joe Biden offered American voters a radically different vision of energy policy from President Donald Trump, focused on addressing the threat of climate change. He will enter the White House with a goal of setting the US on course for net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 and will take the US back into the Paris climate agreement.

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  Gulf of Mexico lease sale 256 – business as usual despite upcoming change in administration

  • 19 11月 2020

  On Wednesday, 18 November, the United States held its region-wide Gulf of Mexico (GoM) Lease Sale 256 and received 105 bids from 23 participating companies, with high bids totalling US$121 million.

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  Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) completes Europe’s Southern Gas Corridor

  • 16 11月 2020

  The commissioning of the Trans Adriatic Pipeline's (TAP) initial 10 bcm per year capacity follows four and a half years of construction, EUR4.5 billion of capex and a variety of obstacles – especially in Italy, where the pipeline ends.

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  2-degree pathway could cut upstream gas investments by 65%

  • 12 11月 2020

  A world on a 2-degree pathway could significantly reduce upstream gas investments by 65% through to 2040, says Wood Mackenzie.

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  Asia Pacific upstream transactions plunge to lowest this century

  • 19 11月 2020

  Wood Mackenzie’s latest analysis shows 2020 is on track to be the quietest year for upstream transactions in the Asia Pacific region since the beginning of the 21st century.

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  Energy transition to be key driver of Australia’s upstream M&A

  • 01 10月 2020

  The energy transition is expected to be a major driver of the future of Australia’s upstream M&A, says Wood Mackenzie.

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  Devon seals WPX merger

  • 28 9月 2020

  Speaking after the merger of Devon Energy and WPX Energy was announced this morning, Alex Beeker, principal analyst, corporate upstream, at Wood Mackenzie, said: “Tight oil consolidation has been underway for years, but extreme market volatility has slowed the process considerably. WTI has essentially hovered around US$40/bbl since June, with the stability likely closing the bid-ask spread. “We’ve expected Devon to make a move for some time. With US$1.5 billion in cash on its balance sheet (albeit earmarked for debt reduction), Devon is on a relatively strong financial footing. But Devon has been shrinking fast since its disposal program started in earnest about two years ago. The company’s net production is down 40% since 2018.”

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  Hess sells Shenzi stake to BHP in US$505m deal

  • 05 10月 2020

  Hess is selling its 28% working interest in the Shenzi field in US Gulf of Mexico to operator BHP.

• Comment

  Chrysaor seals North Sea top spot with reverse takeover of Premier Oil

  • 06 10月 2020

  Privately-held UK Independent Chrysaor is buying London-listed Premier Oil by way of reverse takeover. Premier’s US$2.7 billion of debt and hedging liabilities will be repaid and cancelled via a US$1.232 billion cash payment, plus Chrysaor shares.

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  Portfolio resilience and sustainability at the core of corporate concerns

  • 20 10月 2020

  Wood Mackenzie’s 2020 Energy and Commodities Summit Asia Pacific edition kickstarted yesterday. Experts shared their views on how the energy sector is changing in light of the oil price crash, Covid-19 and the latest carbon-neutrality trends.

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  UK can lead world in net zero energy technologies – but investment is critical

  • 16 9月 2020

  Wood Mackenzie today delivered a comprehensive roadmap for the North Sea’s future to the OGTC, setting out the critical technologies needed to deliver an integrated net zero energy system on the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS), positioning the UK as a world-leader in the move to a low carbon world.

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  Indonesia’s straddle between gross split and cost recovery is positive step forward

  • 17 9月 2020

  Introducing a choice between gross split and cost recovery for new licences is a positive step forward for Indonesia's upstream sector, says Wood Mackenzie.

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  BP underscores commitment to energy transition

  • 04 8月 2020

  Today’s BP strategy update marked a big step forward, filling in many of the blanks, including detailed guidance to 2030. It leaves stakeholders with a much clearer idea of where BP is headed over the next decade, how it will to get there and what that means for the value proposition.

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  Chevron swoops on Noble in US$13bn deal

  • 20 7月 2020

  Chevron is set to buy Noble Energy in a US$13 billion all-stock transaction, including US$5 billion in equity. This is the first large-scale corporate acquisition of this downturn.

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  India’s new deepwater supply could face pressure from low spot LNG prices

  • 21 7月 2020

  India’s new deepwater gas production could be under pressure from low spot LNG prices, says Wood Mackenzie.

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  Woodside takes impairment but is a US$80 carbon price the bigger news?

  • 15 7月 2020

  Wood Mackenzie analysts delved deeper into implications of Woodside's announced US$80 carbon price.

• Webinar

  Webinar | Tight oil through the crash: what Permian projects are left standing?

  • 30 6月 2020

  Permian investments have been scaled-back aggressively. But there are still 135 active rigs concentrated in certain geographies. Are the tight oil wells being drilled generating returns at today’s prices? Your hosts will walk you through our latest valuations work focused on the Delaware and Midland basin in these three simple steps: 1. High grade undrilled acreage by recovery rates and geologic properties 2. Develop type curve distributions to highlight the best undrilled locations 3. Test price scenarios and timing to find the optimal drilling schedule against various price outlooks

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  Shell's write-down of Australian assets not a surprise

  • 01 7月 2020

  It’s no surprise to see Shell writing down the value of its assets, in line with the new post-pandemic energy demand outlook. In fact, we’ve revised the value of oil and gas assets in Asia Pacific by US$200 billion as a result of a lower oil price outlook.

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  ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM) Strikes Oil in Guyana with the Turbot-1 well

  • 06 10月 2017

  Following ExxonMobil's (NYSE: XOM) announcement this morning of its fifth new oil discovery after drilling the Turbot-1 well offshore Guyana, Pablo Medina, Wood Mackenzie's senior analyst, Latin America Upstream has the following comments.

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  Brazil and ExxonMobil win big at oilfield auction

  • 05 10月 2017

  Following Brazil's record oil field auction yesterday, where ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM) vastly expanded its presence in the country with winning stakes in ten blocks, including eight deepwater blocks in the Campos basin, Horacio Cuenca, Research Director, Upstream Latin America at Wood Mackenzie offers the following commentary.

• News Release

  What's behind Libya's production boost?

  • 20 10月 2017

  Libya's oil production has increased steeply from August 2016’s low point of below 300,000 barrels per day (b/d) to around 850,000 b/d at present, passing the 1 million b/d barrier in July. But Wood Mackenzie believes Libya may now be reaching its near-term production limits and future growth will be gradual.

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  Cambodia's first oil development takes major step forward with signed agreement with KrisEnergy

  • 07 9月 2017

  Singapore –listed E&P company KrisEnergy today signed fiscal and technical agreements with the Royal Government of Cambodia for the Block A Apsara oil development.

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  Geology vs. technology: How sustainable is Permian tight oil growth?

  • 20 9月 2017

  Technology has played a huge role in the rapid rise of production in the Permian. Operators are bullish on the region's long-term potential and poised to exploit the Permian at an unparalleled pace over the next few years. However, according to a report by Wood Mackenzie, Geology vs. technology: how sustainable is Permian tight oil growth?, geological constraints that may arise as the play is aggressively developed could lead to production shortfalls, and in turn, higher prices early next decade.

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  BHP Shale Asset Divesture

  • 20 9月 2017

  Commenting on BHP Billiton's plans to divest its U.S shale unit, Jon Weintraub, research analyst at Wood Mackenzie, said: "BHP's announced divesture of its onshore U.S. business is a pretty momentous step-change in its corporate strategy and marks the culmination of its push to be a major shale player. We expect to see all options being considered with a substantial amount of interest from multiple pools of buyers."

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  Mexico's Energy Reform pays off with Zama

  • 26 9月 2017

  Following the announcement this morning that Talos energy and its partners Premier Oil and Sierra Oil & Gas have made a discovery at Zama-1, drilled in Block 7 offshore Mexico, please find below initial comment from Pablo Medina, Wood Mackenzie's senior analyst, Latin America Upstream.

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  Upstream players grapple with uncertainty

  • 15 5月 2017

  To gauge the state of the sector, Wood Mackenzie asked its client base to share their thoughts on a number of key themes, and the responses were analysed to give a comprehensive view of how the sector’s key players view the future.

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  Production from Argentina's Vaca Muerta to reach 113 kboed by 2018

  • 04 5月 2017

  The seven most advanced developments are expected to see production increases of 43% in 2017.

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  Return of Asian investment in US tight oil

  • 08 5月 2017

  If Asia's largest upstream players want to grow production, Wood Mackenzie expects them to diversify into the US tight oil market.