• Opinion

  Lukoil takes Petronas’ Shah Deniz stake in US$2.25bn deal

  • 02 12月 2021

  Lukoil recently announced the US$2.25 billion acquisition of Petronas' 15.5% stake in the giant BP-operated Shah Deniz gas-condensate field, offshore Azerbaijan.

• Opinion

  What COP26 means for energy and natural resources

  • 01 12月 2021

  Despite a lack of globally aligned policies and projects for carbon reduction, we see COP26 as a qualified success. So, what are the implications?

• Opinion

  The Energy Gang podcast: innovation, agreements and earthshots

  • 22 11月 2021

  Ed Crooks joins Melissa Lott and Amy Myers-Jaffe to ask COP26: success or failure? The gang also looks at innovation in CCS, nuclear and hydrogen.

• Opinion

  A new production record in the Gulf of Mexico

  • 14 1月 2022

  US deepwater output will rise to a record high in 2022. What you need to know: The Biden administration aims to build a better grid, the electricity cost outlook in the Asia Pacific region and Burning Man versus geothermal.

• Opinion

  Predictions for 2022

  • 17 12月 2021

  2022 could see rising carbon prices, greater distributed solar capacity, tighter supply chains for renewable energy and a double-digit market share for EVs.

• Opinion

  Kazakhstan’s upstream sector takes stock after nationwide unrest

  • 19 1月 2022

  For the global and regional energy sector, Kazakhstan’s stability matters. What are the short- and long-term consequences of recent events?

• Opinion

  Seeing red?

  • 18 7月 2022

  What a Republican mid-term victory could mean for US energy and climate policy.

• Opinion

  Horizons podcast: The Big Ban

  • 30 6月 2022

  Regular host Dr. Liz Dennett is joined by Derek Brower, US Energy Editor at the Financial Times, Massimo Di-Odoardo and Ann-Louise Hittle.

• Opinion

  How NOCs’ exploration strategies are evolving

  • 07 7月 2022

  NOCs hold two thirds of global remaining resources – how is their attitude to exploration changing with the energy transition?

• Opinion

  Will COP27 be a turning point for oil and gas funding?

  • 22 6月 2022

  Financial institutions will redirect capital towards companies with robust and credible plans to reduce emissions. Oil and gas will be under increasing pressure to cover all scopes of emissions.

• Opinion

  CNRL hits Cdn$100 billion market valuation milestone

  • 25 5月 2022

  Wood Mackenzie experts investigate Canadian Natural Resources' upstream portfolio, exploring how the company stacks up against other large North American producers, what's driving the C$100 billion market valuation, future opportunities, and potential risks.

• Opinion

  The Energy Gang podcast: the EU's plan for energy self-sufficiency

  • 03 6月 2022

  The energy crisis is showing no signs of abating. There’s a shortage of energy, and the world’s efforts to transition to low-carbon energy are met with countless hurdles.

• Opinion

  What is the future of oil and gas exploration?

  • 05 5月 2022

  The results of the 22 edition of our annual Future of Exploration survey are in.

• Opinion

  The global CCUS pipeline is growing fast – but not fast enough

  • 03 5月 2022

  Net zero ambitions call for an eightfold increase in the CCUS project pipeline by 2050.

• Opinion

  The US natural gas market wakes up

  • 22 4月 2022

  North American gas prices were quiet for more than a decade. Now changing market conditions are creating increased volatility

• Opinion

  Canada tries to balance energy and climate goals

  • 11 4月 2022

  The government has ambitious goals for cutting emissions. It doesn't want them to drive down oil and gas production.

• Opinion

  Class of 2022: benchmarking this year's upstream FIDs

  • 31 3月 2022

  We benchmark the major oil and gas projects seeking FID in 2022 on economics and emissions metrics

• Opinion

  The Biden administration seeks help on fuel prices

  • 18 3月 2022

  The cost of gasoline has become a political problem for President Biden. He does not have many options for bringing it down.

• Opinion

  Ukraine: webinar on the impact for commodities and countries

  • 11 3月 2022

  In our rapid response webinar, our experts discussed the impact the crisis in Ukraine is having on global commodities.

• Opinion

  Cost inflation is coming to the offshore installation market

  • 02 3月 2022

  Higher utilisation rates coupled with moderate cost inflation will drive increases in vessel day rates year-on-year through 2026.

• Opinion

  Is private equity the buyer the upstream M&A market has been looking for?

  • 16 2月 2022

  Rising ESG pressure for public companies to decarbonise is bringing more upstream assets to the market, presenting an opportunity for private equity.

• Opinion

  The US oil Majors set the pace in the Permian Basin

  • 04 2月 2022

  ExxonMobil and Chevron's oil and gas production plans in Texas and New Mexico, Georgia Power look to exit coal and the surging interest in CCUS and hydrogen.

• Opinion

  Upstream: short-term spend and long-term trend

  • 27 1月 2022

  Cost efficiency is the key. Longer-term, around US$400 billion is required annually in real terms. Resource-holding NOC's share of global spend is increasing and energy transition risks are growing.

• Opinion

  COP27: on the horns of the energy trilemma

  • 03 11月 2022

  COP27 in Egypt focused on short-term decarbonisation goals and dialogue between developed and developing nations.

• Opinion

  Indonesia’s G20 presidency and the ‘lighthouse deliverable’

  • 21 10月 2022

  Can the hosts make good on their accelerated energy transition goal?

• Opinion

  Can Norway move from oil and gas supplier of choice to energy super basin?

  • 13 10月 2022

  Norway has responded to calls to raise output and has an opportunity to grow and consolidate its position as a super basin of the future – but there are headwinds.

• Opinion

  US anger at OPEC+ production cut

  • 11 10月 2022

  The decision provoked some anger in the US. But the actual production cut is smaller than the headlines imply, and is coming as global demand for oil is faltering.

• Opinion

  In conversation with Asia Pacific’s energy and natural resources leaders

  • 26 9月 2022

  After exploring the current crisis and taking a deeper look into Asia’s energy transition, Gavin Thompson gives his take on the five key themes that are shaping the future of energy and natural resources across Asia Pacific.

• Opinion

  US oil's cautious response to the energy crisis

  • 20 9月 2022

  Constraints including investor expectations and equipment shortages mean growth has been steady, not rapid.

• Opinion

  Could a return to shale exploration be part of the solution to Europe’s gas supply problem?

  • 01 9月 2022

  Are there longer-term opportunities for unconventional exploration and appraisal as Europe diversifies away from Russian gas?