• Comment

  Chesapeake ties up Vine in cash-and-stock deal

  • 11 8月 2021

  Speaking after Chesapeake announced plans to buy Vine Energy in a cash-and-stock deal which values the Blackstone Group-controlled E&P at around US$2.2 billion, analysts from natural resources consultancy Wood Mackenzie said: “We were confident 2021 would be a big year for Haynesville consolidation."

• News Release

  Firth of Forth net-zero hub key to achieving climate goals

  • 17 8月 2021

  The development of net zero hubs around the UK has proved a key plank of the country’s strategy towards achieving net zero by 2050. Scotland, which has a 2045 net-zero target, could advance its ambitions by establishing a net zero hub on the Firth of Forth, research from global natural resources consultancy Wood Mackenzie, a Verisk company (Nasdaq: VRSK) has found.

• Comment

  UK gas output slump helps fuel price rally

  • 08 9月 2021

  UK gas production is down 28% year-to-date, helping fuel the current European gas price rally, global natural resources consultancy Wood Mackenzie, a Verisk business (Nasdaq: VRSK) said.

• News Release

  CCS could have material impact on carbon emissions of LNG projects

  • 25 8月 2021

  The use of carbon capture and storage (CCS) could have a material impact on LNG projects’ carbon emissions. Depending on the strategy adopted, more than 25% of overall carbon emissions could be removed, says Wood Mackenzie,

• News Release

  Can the US rise to meet the net-zero emissions challenge?

  • 16 9月 2021

  US President Joe Biden has a transformational goal: he wants the country to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050, building on the net-zero power sector he wants in place by 2035. Can the US meet this challenge? According to new research released today by global natural resources consultancy Wood Mackenzie, a Verisk business (Nasdaq: VRSK), the US is likely to struggle to achieve Biden’s ambitions. Technological limitations, policy design, market structures and even the United States’ political and constitutional foundations may hamper progress.

• Comment

  China’s inaugural SPR auction unlikely to impact global crude oil markets

  • 24 9月 2021

  China begins the sale of its Strategic Petroleum Reserves (SPR) today. According to Wood Mackenzie, a Verisk business (Nasdaq:VRSK), the SPR auction is unlikely to have material impact on crude oil markets globally.

• Comment

  POSCO’s takeover bid for Senex could be Australia’s largest upstream takeover since 2018

  • 18 10月 2021

  South Korean conglomerate POSCO has made a surprise move on Australian gas producer Senex Energy making its first foray into the country’s upstream industry.

• Webinar

  The Petroleum Industry Act: a gamechanger for Nigeria’s upstream?

  • 28 10月 2021

  The PIA sets the fiscal terms for Nigeria's upstream sector through the energy transition years. After a tumultuous 18 months, legislators decided that more radical surgery was needed to save Nigeria from a bleak future of upstream decline. What they have delivered is both remarkable and necessary. Remarkable, because in no other jurisdiction has there been such a major transfer of value to current lease holders in onshore and shallow water. It's a different story in deepwater though, where most contractors are still to renegotiate their terms. Necessary, because Nigeria is awash with underinvested assets. Unless something is done quickly, greenhouse gas emissions and access to capital will become an even bigger risk than they are currently.

• News Release

  Tapping working gas volume could cushion blow of Europe’s energy crunch

  • 04 11月 2021

  European gas storage has been struggling to fill this summer. Storage at the beginning of November will be about 75% full, at 83 billion cubic metres (bcm), 14 bcm below the five-year average, rattling the market. A cold European winter could result in storage levels falling to zero by the end of March 2022, unless more Russian gas supply is available versus current export levels. But there could be an alternative available to the market should this come to pass – tapping the substantial amount of cushion gas available in Europe’s storage facilities. Global natural resources consultancy Wood Mackenzie, a Verisk business (Nasdaq: VRSK), said using cushion gas could allow an extra 15 bcm enter the market, easing the supply crunch.

• Comment

  OPEC+ shrugs off US pressure to announce 400,000 b/d output boost

  • 04 11月 2021

  Speaking after today’s OPEC+ meeting, Ann-Louise Hittle, vice president, Macro Oils, at Wood Mackenzie, said: “After unusual pressure from the US administration to lift its production, OPEC+ announced it is boosting output by 400,000 barrels per day (b/d) for December, in line with its 18 July 2021 agreement. This will be seen as disappointing by the US, which is asking for an extra increase closer to 600,000 b/d. But as long as OPEC+ actually boosts its output by 400,000 b/d, the US has indicated it will accept the outcome."

• Comment

  Wood Mackenzie weighs in on COP26 key takeaways

  • 15 11月 2021

  Following the conclusion of the COP26 on November 13, Wood Mackenzie experts weigh in on the key developments of the conference.

• News Release

  UK charts course for net zero North Sea

  • 06 5月 2021

  The UK government and the country’s oil and gas sector recently agreed a deal to leverage the upstream industry's capabilities, accelerate the energy transition and help the North Sea reach net zero by 2050.

• News Release

  Energy transition represents a US$14 trillion uncertainty for upstream oil and gas

  • 20 5月 2021

  The energy transition represents US$14 trillion worth of uncertainty for upstream oil and gas, according to a new report by Wood Mackenzie.

• News Release

  Action to achieve Paris climate goals will upend oil and gas prices

  • 15 4月 2021

  If the world acts decisively to limit global warming to 2°C by 2050, the scale of change will revolutionise the energy industry. Progressive electrification will squeeze the most polluting hydrocarbons out of the energy mix, nearly eliminating their markets. Oil demand will shrink, and with it, so will the power of major oil producers. Gas demand will remain resilient, but business models will need to evolve.

• Webinar

  Webinar | The 2021 Future of Exploration survey

  • 27 4月 2021

  This year sees the exploration sector in recovery mode as it begins to reposition for an energy transition world. We put our questions on the future of exploration to exploration leaders and professionals around the world. The sector had fought hard to win its way back to profitability before the crisis struck. Its disciplined approach of recent years looks set to remain even as prices recover. Exploration is increasingly playing a role in moves to a lower carbon future and geoscientists are at the forefront of some new energy businesses. We've analysed the data to discover the key challenges the industry is facing, which explorers stand out from the pack and the role of exploration in today’s energy company

• News Release

  TotalEnergies named industry’s most-admired explorer

  • 31 5月 2021

  For the second consecutive year, French major TotalEnergies has been named the upstream industry’s most-admired explorer, an accolade awarded as part of with Wood Mackenzie’s industry-leading annual Exploration Survey.

• News Release

  Long-term LNG set to remain a buyers’ market

  • 15 6月 2021

  The liquefied natural gas (LNG) long term contract market and LNG spot market are travelling in opposite directions. The long-term buyers’ market is only likely to end when it becomes clear that demand will outstrip new supply available from Qatar and Russia, global energy consultancy Wood Mackenzie said.

• Webinar

  Webinar | The big trends in upstream oil & gas

  • 02 5月 2023

  From upstream investment to oil production growth, we will be exploring the upcoming big trends set to shape the global upstream market.

• Opinion

  Willow project shows President Biden’s support for oil production

  • 17 3月 2023

  Balancing climate goals with demands for cheap energy is not easy. The administration is under attack for favoring increased US oil supply

• Opinion

  A tale of two cities: comparing the Houston and Corpus Christi crude hubs

  • 22 3月 2023

  After decades with Houston at the heart of the US Gulf Coast crude value chain, shifting legislation and trade flows have brought about change.

• The Edge

  How the Russia-Ukraine war is changing energy markets

  • 23 2月 2023

  On this week's The Edge, Simon Flowers examines how the Russia-Ukraine war is changing energy markets.

• Featured

  Wood Mackenzie 2022 Research Excellence Awards

  • 28 2月 2023

  In 2022 our global analysts created an outstanding body of research, exploring everything from progress on the path to net zero to the impact of Russia's war with Ukraine.

• Featured

  Conflicting ambitions will shape the upstream fiscal landscape in 2023

  • 25 1月 2023

  A tangle of long-term ambitions will drive upstream regulators and investors toward the big fiscal themes to look for in 2023, from windfall taxes to renewed interest in gas policy terms.

• Opinion

  Australia’s deepening gas market turmoil

  • 01 2月 2023

  Gas price caps across Australia’s east coast spook producers and LNG buyers.

• Partnered Content

  Horizons podcast: Forging a path to net zero will require collaboration on a global scale

  • 07 2月 2023

  On this special episode of the Horizons podcast our host Dr Liz Dennett is joined by Carolyn Comer, President at Shell Energy Americas and Simon Flowers, Chief Analyst at Wood Mackenzie.

• Opinion

  APAC Energy Buzz: Singapore can channel its fear of missing out to tackle carbon emissions

  • 10 11月 2022

  Decarbonisation must climb faster up the city-state’s political and social agenda

• Opinion

  Last dance for UK upstream exploration?

  • 17 11月 2022

  Investment allowances and a new licensing round could boost activity – if willing explorers can be found. Embracing the UK’s potential as an energy super basin is crucial.

• Opinion

  Is gas the green choice?

  • 28 11月 2022

  Reviewing scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions for oil and gas fields around the world.

• Opinion

  Global deepwater production to increase 60%

  • 24 11月 2022

  What is driving the huge deepwater growth, and what are the challenges for the sector?

• The Edge

  How Europe’s energy crisis changes the LNG market

  • 02 12月 2022

  On this week's Edge, Simon Flowers examines how Europe is placed for this winter and beyond. When will we see the market rebalance and what is the outlook for LNG demand, supply and price globally over the next decade?