• Editorial

  Will pricing levels rebound in the Lower 48 service sector?

  • 09 5月 2017

  After a flurry of development activity in the first quarter of 2017, the US Lower 48 onshore sector is beginning to feel the squeeze of cost inflation.

• Editorial

  Deepwater vs tight oil: levelling the playing field

  • 20 4月 2017

  All eyes have been on US tight oil breakevens and the Permian boom during the past few years. But as deep water exploration has become leaner, this part of the industry has been quietly recovering and improving its own economics.

• Editorial

  Lower 48: Increasing costs push up breakevens

  • 05 5月 2017

  After a flurry of development activity in Q1 2017, the US Lower 48 onshore sector is beginning to feel the squeeze of cost inflation. Although this development was widely anticipated, impacts vary significantly depending on the source as well as project location.

• Editorial

  Permian pulse: upstream awards

  • 01 8月 2017

  Ben Shattuck, Principal Analyst and upstream expert, discusses the winners of our inaugural "Permian Upstream Awards."

• Editorial

  Six global trends to watch in 2017

  • 23 1月 2017

  What might happen over the next 12 months? We explore six key trends.

• Editorial

  Vaca Muerta production to reach 113 kboed by 2018

  • 04 5月 2017

  Production from the seven most advanced developments in the Vaca Muerta play is expected to increase by 43% in 2017 to 77 kboed, and to double 2016 levels by 2018.

• Editorial

  Can Asian investors afford to ignore US tight oil?

  • 07 5月 2017

  Although Asian upstream players have been absent over the last 12 months, we believe this might be set to change.

• Editorial

  Exploration economics: does less equal more?

  • 25 4月 2017

  As the industry gets smarter about doing less with more, can exploration fix its economics?

• Editorial

  Oil demand to 2018: Where could we be wrong?

  • 14 3月 2017

  Global oil demand is in for a year of strong growth but even small changes to our forecast could have major implications for price.

• Editorial

  Taking a closer look at Trump's blueprint for US energy

  • 27 1月 2017

  Our analysts take an early look at the expected resolution and implications of key policies spanning oils and refining, gas, and coal.

• Editorial

  Chevron picks up immediate LNG growth opportunity

  • 23 4月 2019

  Chevron's planned $50 billion acquisition of Anadarko is much more than a Permian acreage play.

• Editorial

  Finding Balance? Upstream costs in 2019 and beyond

  • 12 3月 2019

  In Wood Mackenzie’s 2018 Global Upstream Cost Survey the message was clear: across the industry cost increases are coming back.

• Editorial

  Brazil 2019 pre-salt bid rounds: production sharing contracts

  • 15 8月 2019

  The final Brazil 2019 pre-salt bid round, PSC (production sharing contracts) Round 6, features four blocks in the Santos and one block in the Santos basin.

• Editorial

  Terminal decline and value benchmarking of mature US plays

  • 08 9月 2016

  We’ve modelled six mature gas plays to see which assets can offer the most upside to investors.

• Editorial

  Massive discovery breathes life into Alaska's North Slope

  • 21 3月 2017

  In our latest report, our analysts discuss what other discoveries will be found on the North Slope and whether these new fields will generate returns and move forward at current oil prices.

• Editorial

  Shale oil in China: the long journey ahead

  • 16 12月 2019

  Can China's shale oil industry replicate US success?

• Editorial

  A Major transition for Sub-Saharan Africa?

  • 09 9月 2020

  Sub-Saharan Africa has for decades been a cornerstone of the Majors' portfolios but that is changing as they position themselves for the energy transition. This means cutting back on oil investments and slimming down upstream portfolios to meet bold emissions targets.

• Editorial

  Nigeria's Petroleum Industry Bill scales new heights of fiscal complexity

  • 16 11月 2020

  Nigeria's latest attempt to reform its petroleum sector isn't just about finishing a job that started over 12 years ago. The government now seeks to make Nigeria's upstream, midstream and downstream competitive in the face of significant threats to oil demand, including the impacts of coronavirus and the energy transition.

• Editorial

  IMO 2020 is coming

  • 12 11月 2019

  How will the upcoming IMO 2020 bunker fuel regulations affect the US distillate supply/demand balance?

• Editorial

  Gas outlook: European oversupply and low prices

  • 15 9月 2017

  A wave of new LNG will be seeking a market in Europe over the next five years, causing widespread oversupply and low gas prices.

• Editorial

  Wood Mackenzie's accelerated energy transition 2-degree scenario: what it means for gas and LNG

  • 09 4月 2021

  How could a 2-degree world play out in the future for the global gas and LNG markets?

• Editorial

  Texas freeze: the real-time impact on gas storage

  • 04 3月 2021

  The recent winter storms left millions without power and heat in the US. Behind the headlines, more complex factors were at play. Our unique access to both gas and power monitoring and data gave us an integrated, real-time view of an unprecedented event and the issues it created.

• Editorial

  Deep freeze hits Texas hard as US Gulf Coast shutters oil complex

  • 17 2月 2021

  We're examining the immediate impacts to the oil industry from 15-16 February as captured across our real-time monitoring offerings.

• Editorial

  Will Asia-Pacific's O&G sector join the global recovery in 2019?

  • 14 1月 2019

  Will rising demand, new exploration activity and a refresh of government policy bring renewed confidence in Asia-Pacific's upstream industry in 2019? Wood Mackenzie's research director Andrew Harwood shares his thoughts.

• Editorial

  Is offshore wind the answer to Japan's declining nuclear power?

  • 14 2月 2019

  The outlook for Japan's offshore wind sector is looking positive as the country’s capacity is projected to reach upwards of 4 gigawatts (GW) in 2028, a 62-fold increase from last year, new research from Wood Mackenzie indicates.

• Editorial

  Can the right fiscal terms revive Asia-Pacific's upstream sector?

  • 27 2月 2019

  Asia-Pacific's upstream industry has been plagued by declining oil production, exploration and licensing activity. Since 2014, exploration investment in the region has fallen 66% to around US$6 billion in 2018, reducing the hopper of new development opportunities.

• Editorial

  Is E&P distress in the Lower 48 spreading to the midstream sector?

  • 01 6月 2020

  Listen to a recent webinar where our Lower 48 oil and gas analysts discuss financial health in the tight oil sector and ask which companies are at risk.

• Editorial

  Will the natural resources sector recover from Covid-19?

  • 07 5月 2020

  The outbreak of coronavirus, the oil price crash and the impending global recession present an enormous challenge for energy and natural resources. Keep up with the spread of Covid-19 and its impact on your sector.

• Editorial

  How will India’s extended lockdown impact the energy sector?

  • 06 5月 2020

  Our experts unpack the effect of the coronavirus crisis on energy demand in India, the world’s fifth-largest economy.

• Editorial

  Below zero: what the WTI crash means for US and global markets

  • 21 4月 2020

  On Monday, April 20, WTI dipped to minus $37.63, collapsing under the weight of global oversupply and sharply reduced demand due to the Covid-19 pandemic. We asked our experts on supply and demand dynamics, infrastructure, and financial markets to shed light on these historic numbers and discuss what we can expect in the near and longer-term.