• The Edge

  Coronavirus pushes oil towards the abyss

  • 06 4月 2020

  As demand collapses, how will the market deal with oversupply? Find out in this week's Edge.

• Opinion

  The coronavirus crisis: assessing the impact on energy

  • 27 3月 2020

  Demand for oil, gas and power is recovering in China, but falling sharply in the rest of the world. The coronavirus pandemic has already had a profound impact on energy, with oil prices plunging and companies taking an axe to their capital spending plans. But the implications of the crisis are only just starting to emerge.

• The Edge

  The oil industry’s rapid response to the crisis

  • 31 3月 2020

  The oil industry has moved fast in response to the dual crisis that's undermining the crude market and price. But this may be just the beginning.

• Opinion

  Could clean energy be the winner in the oil price war?

  • 24 3月 2020

  How will the oil price crash affect the embryonic energy transition efforts of oil and gas companies? Renewable energy economics suddenly look far more attractive.

• Opinion

  Five ways the coronavirus changed the world of energy this week

  • 20 3月 2020

  The US government is starting to buy crude and facing calls for it to manage the oil market, as demand continues to weaken. In this week's Energy Pulse by Ed Crooks.

• Opinion

  How Italy’s lockdown is affecting power demand

  • 18 3月 2020

  Italy is the epicentre of the coronavirus pandemic. This has led to a sudden and significant drop in power demand. What does that tell us about what’s to come in other markets?

• Opinion

  Why 2020 is the crunch year for climate risk reporting

  • 06 3月 2020

  How the taskforce on Climate-related Financial Disclosures is changing the way corporations communicate with investors

• Opinion

  How the coronavirus highlights the perils of the US-China trade war

  • 25 2月 2020

  The risks to supply chains posed by the COVID-19 outbreak do not present a strong case for economic decoupling.

• Opinion

  The all-electric movement goes to war against gas

  • 07 2月 2020

  The all-electric movement threatens future gas demand, OPEC+ oil producers consider an output cut, and the warm winter is hitting gas prices.

• The Edge

  Refining set for a challenging 2020

  • 11 2月 2020

  Buoyed by steady growth in oil demand and a culture of capital discipline, refining has been a rock for Big Oil in recent years. Suddenly, there are challenges – not least the threat from coronavirus to oil demand. Where does that leave the outlook for refining in 2020?

• Opinion

  Electric vehicle growth set to accelerate through the 2020s

  • 13 2月 2020

  Cheaper batteries, faster charging and greater ranges will make the 2020s the decade of the electric vehicle. Latest analysis from Ram Chandrasekaran.

• Opinion

  Libya’s oil blockade – and the million b/d loss in exports

  • 03 2月 2020

  In this month's episode of the MENA in Brief podcast, Ian Thom and Toushar Chakrabarty discuss the impact of the blockade on Libyan oil exports.

• Opinion

  How will geopolitics influence global oil supply in 2020?

  • 10 2月 2020

  After a turbulent start to the year, geopolitical factors around the world could have a significant impact on the oil market outlook this year.

• The Edge

  What the energy world looks like in 2030

  • 28 1月 2020

  This decade promises unprecedented change in the way we produce and consume energy. Find out how that will take shape in this week's Edge.

• Featured

  The blockade on Libya’s oil exports

  • 24 1月 2020

  Libya’s crude production has slumped, oil CEOs have been debating emissions cuts, and surging LNG supplies has driven down world gas prices. This and more from Ed Crooks.

• The Edge

  Global upstream investment – the trends in 2020

  • 21 1月 2020

  Upstream spend on development and exploration is a barometer of the industry’s mood. A muted recovery has been underway since the collapse in investment levels after the 2014 fall in oil price. What’s the forecast for spend in 2020?

• Editorial

  Lower 48 cost outlook: what is the market telling us about 2020?

  • 21 1月 2020

  Will this deflationary period last?

• Opinion

  US-China trade deal flatters to deceive

  • 21 1月 2020

  Beijing’s commitment to purchase an additional $52.4 billion of energy from the US creates a huge opportunity, but is it realistic and what could be the consequences?

• Featured

  The oil market shrugs off the attacks in the Gulf

  • 10 1月 2020

  Oil prices recovered their equilibrium after the US killing of Qassem Soleimani, but tensions in the Gulf region have remained high

• Featured

  Europe’s moonshot moment as it aims for zero net emissions in 2050

  • 12 12月 2019

  The European Commission plans radical change to cut EU emissions to zero by 2050, with potentially huge implications for energy companies. This and more from Ed Crooks.

• Opinion

  Are power markets helping or hindering the energy transition?

  • 28 11月 2019

  The rise of renewables and dispatchable demand is putting power markets to the test. A redesign is vital.

• The Edge

  Private equity – big buyers of oil and gas in the downturn

  • 12 11月 2019

  Private equity firms have been among the big buyers of oil and gas assets in the last few years, taking advantage of portfolio restructuring among traditional players during the downturn. What’s the plan for success? And how are the exit options shaping up?

• The Edge

  The Edge: Asian NOCs, the energy transition and ESG

  • 19 11月 2019

  Where does Asia stand on the energy transition? What are energy companies in the region doing to adapt? Are some further down the road than others? Much of LNG’s strong growth outlook reflects Asian demand but are its credentials as a bridging fuel for the transition all that good? And what does the US-China trade dispute mean for the region?

• Featured

  Could a future US president ban fracking?

  • 05 11月 2019

  Democratic presidential challengers have pledged to end fracking. That’s not a realistic aim, but their commitments are still significant. Get the latest from Ed Crooks, Vice-Chairman, Americas.

• The Edge

  How to stay investible – the oil industry’s challenge

  • 05 11月 2019

  Big Oil faces sluggish oil demand, weak gas prices, the energy transition and the implications of next year’s US Presidential election. How can Big Oil stay investible in this environment?

• Featured

  Three forces weakening US dollar’s grip on commodity pricing

  • 04 11月 2019

  In the commodity world, the US dollar is king. The currency dominates pricing and payments of energy and metals. In this new piece of research Principal Economist Perter Martin asks whether dollar dominance is set to end.

• Opinion

  A call to action to the global energy industry

  • 02 8月 2019

  Wood Mackenzie President Neal Anderson introduces our 2019 Energy Transition Outlook and examines why the energy mix is not changing nearly as quickly as the world needs it to.

• Featured

  Can the energy industry rise to the challenge of climate change?

  • 02 8月 2019

  Our energy transition experts take on some of the trickiest questions about how to meet the world’s future energy needs while managing climate change.

• Featured

  China’s energy markets feel the squeeze

  • 11 6月 2019

  When the US sneezes, China catches a cold or so they say. Certainly when the US decides to stack tariffs onto the price of imported Chinese goods, China’s economy, central to global economic growth, slows down. That’s already started to happen – even before the latest increase in tariffs starts to have an effect.

• Opinion

  Energy transition is making its mark on Asia Pacific's major energy markets

  • 13 5月 2019

  APAC Energy Buzz is a monthly blog by our Asia Pacific Vice Chair, Gavin Thompson. In his blog, Gavin shares the sights and sounds of what’s trending in the region and what’s weighing on business leaders’ minds.