• Opinion

  2017 Gas Indonesia Summit: what lies ahead?

  • 07 8月 2017

  As Indonesia braces for higher LNG consumption, the country needs to address several issues, which can be used as learnings across emerging LNG markets around the world.

• Opinion

  Is the Southern Cone gas industry finally ready for lift off?

  • 05 11月 2015

  Brazil’s natural gas industry and that of its neighbors in the Southern Cone, such as Argentina and Chile, have labelled gas the ‘fuel of the future’. Has that future finally arrived?

• Opinion

  Energy view to 2035 in five charts

  • 15 6月 2017

  We've distilled our outlook into five charts that examine global supply by fuel, demand by country and emerging markets in Asia Pacific.

• Opinion

  Will deals walk the optimistic talk of NAPE?

  • 21 2月 2017

  NAPE 2017 was a great show, and optimism is back in the oil patch.

• Opinion

  ‘Permania’ prevails, and other learnings from the 2017 DUG Permian Conference

  • 11 4月 2017

  At the 2017 DUG Permian Conference, three main themes stood out.

• Opinion

  European oil storage: Competitiveness is key to identifying sustainable investments

  • 22 3月 2017

  Major transactions within Europe’s oil storage sector have resulted in an estimated 22 million barrels of capacity changing hands in 2016.

• Opinion

  New project sanctions on the rise?

  • 21 6月 2017

  At the start of the year, we predicted that around 20 to 25 major new upstream projects would be sanctioned in 2017, roughly double the score for 2016. So, as we approach the year’s halfway mark, how is our forecast faring?

• Opinion

  LNG supply on the up and up

  • 06 12月 2016

  Despite the LNG industry’s well-documented challenges, there are reasons to be positive.

• Opinion

  Breaking the cycle? Cost efficiency in upstream oil and gas

  • 10 12月 2015

  The fact is that the industry faces a structural cost problem which was easy to hide in the days of US$100 oil but less so today.

• Opinion

  Progress on opex, but will it stick?

  • 30 9月 2016

  The dramatic fall in oil prices has forced the industry to look hard at capex plans and the efficiency of operating assets and functions, with significant downward pressure on rates.

• Opinion

  Can fiscal policy help the oil industry to ‘do a Leicester’?

  • 31 5月 2016

  Governments are telling the oil companies that they need to ‘do a Leicester’. That is, maintain (or even improve on) their best performance — investment, production — but at a fraction of the cost.

• Opinion

  Growth and opportunities in Southeast Asian LNG and power

  • 05 10月 2017

  As the region grows richer, energy demand is booming, leading to buoyant gas, LNG and power markets.

• Opinion

  ASEAN at 50: new ways to foster LNG and power cooperation

  • 17 10月 2017

  ASEAN has to explore new ways of energy cooperation among its members.

• Opinion

  Could the Majors take a fast-track route to lower emissions intensity?

  • 05 12月 2019

  A handful of assets account for almost a third of the Majors’ upstream carbon emissions – and that presents an opportunity for rapid progress against emissions targets.

• Opinion

  Greener LNG is vital to Asia’s sustainable development

  • 29 11月 2019

  Gas will play a vital role in Asia’s fight against air pollution, and in meeting its future energy demand. But with its environmental impact under new scrutiny, is it time for LNG to get greener?

• Opinion

  Rebooting what’s possible in India’s gas and LNG market

  • 07 11月 2019

  India is something of a conundrum for global LNG players. I recently returned from a week in Delhi, just as the capital was making headlines for one of the worst episodes of air pollution, while the country’s energy mix remains dominated by cheap domestic coal.

• Opinion

  The Russian energy transition: what makes it different

  • 25 10月 2019

  The Russian energy transition: analysis from our upstream research team. Understand the uniquely Russian approach to the energy transition and the risks and opportunities that presents.

• Opinion

  What are the implications of the attacks on Saudi oil facilities?

  • 30 9月 2019

  In this episode of the Middle East and North Africa In Brief podcast, Ian Thom, Stewart Williams, Tor Soltvedt and Norman Valentine discuss the attack on Saudi Arabia's oil facilities in September.

• Opinion

  Why women will shape the future of natural resources

  • 25 9月 2019

  Wood Mackenzie CEO Neal Anderson shares his views on the importance of gender diversity in the natural resources sector

• Opinion

  ONGC outlines 2040 strategic vision

  • 24 8月 2019

  India's national oil company ONGC has just unveiled its 2040 strategy. Get our latest analysis.

• Opinion

  How South Texas market shifts will create gas price divergence

  • 13 9月 2019

  Permian and Eagle Ford gas production growth are meeting robust LNG export in South Texas. What does this mean for Katy, Agua Dulce and HSC price hubs?

• Opinion

  Who will make money on the second wave of US LNG?

  • 06 9月 2019

  Commercial structures are evolving as the second wave takes shape, changing the balance of risk and reward for project developers, suppliers and offtakers.

• Opinion

  What factors could influence the pace of the energy transition?

  • 29 8月 2019

  The energy transition is well underway. But huge challenges still stand in the way of decarbonisation. What could influence the pace and scale of the transition? David Brown investigates.

• Opinion

  Revisiting the landmark Caspian Sea agreement

  • 06 9月 2019

  A year since the much-anticipated Convention on the Legal Status of the Caspian Sea was signed, how much has changed?

• Opinion

  Notes from URTeC and our views on development cubes and in-basin sand

  • 26 8月 2019

  Listen to the latest episode of Crude For Thought: Notes from URTeC and our views on development cubes and in-basin sand

• Opinion

  Do European utilities still have an appetite for LNG?

  • 03 9月 2019

  European utilities are re-evaluating their exposure across the gas value chain against the backdrop of the energy transition.

• Opinion

  Trading houses’ risk appetite create more evolved LNG market

  • 20 8月 2019

  The rising influence of four commodity trading houses is shaking up the global LNG market. Trafigura, Vitol, Glencore and Gunvor have played a part.

• Opinion

  It’s now time to get excited about renewables in Asia Pacific

  • 02 8月 2019

  How does the region move rapidly towards a pathway to decarbonisation in line with Paris Agreement goals, while ensuring continued economic growth and competitiveness?

• Opinion

  How will Russia respond to Europe's changing gas market?

  • 22 7月 2019

  Changing European gas market dynamics present new challenges and opportunities for Russia, Europe's largest supplier. How can Russia monetise giant gas reserves while mitigating the risks of European decarbonisation and diversification efforts?  

• Opinion

  How to create value through oil and gas acquisitions in the North Sea

  • 15 7月 2019

  The years between 2012 and 2018 saw frenetic M&A activity in the UK North Sea. Our team of North Sea analysts looked back at the 55 biggest deals announced during that period to learn how value was created.