• The Edge

  Rebooting Asia’s energy transition

  • 16 5月 2024

  Last week in Singapore, sector leaders, including CEOs, took to the stage for Wood Mackenzie’s 6th APAC Energy and Natural Resources Summit. The theme was ‘Rebooting Asia’s energy transition’.

• Content

  Biomethane/RNG

  • 14 5月 2024

  Discover the benefits of biomethane/RNG as a low-carbon energy source. How it can be a sustainable solution for decarbonization & a direct substitute for fossil natural gas.

• Opinion

  Counting carbon: how to set oil and gas industry emissions targets

  • 13 4月 2021

  Oil and gas firms are increasingly committing to emissions-reduction goals, but their scope and methodologies vary. How can the industry set standardised, meaningful targets that support the energy transition and enable investors to assess risk?

• 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?

• Featured

  The hunt for advantaged oil

  • 30 3月 2021

  Oil and gas will continue to play a key role in the world’s energy mix for decades to come. But as the energy transition takes hold only the barrels with the strongest economics and lowest carbon emissions will make it to market. Which subsurface factors could point to the optimal reservoirs and an opportunity to seize an advantage?

• Opinion

  Australia’s gas conundrum

  • 19 3月 2021

  While it may well claim the crown of world’s largest LNG exporter in 2021, Australia faces rising problems with its gas.

• 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.

• The Edge

  US tight oil – the investment dilemma

  • 05 3月 2021

  US Lower 48 Independents’ finances are looking rosier as capital discipline and higher oil prices work their magic. Will a cash flow bonanza lead to more drilling?

• Opinion

  Tesla’s share price and the future of EVs

  • 26 2月 2021

  After a spectacular rise, Tesla’s shares have been on a downward trend this month. The company’s fundamental prospects still look good

• The Edge

  Will oil companies start spending again?

  • 26 2月 2021

  The oil and gas sector is bouncing back strong. After savaging costs and spend in response to last year's crisis, and with Brent soaring over US$65/bbl, we expect a resurgence of upstream cash generation in 2021. How much free cash flow will the sector generate? What will companies do with it?

• Opinion

  Asian buyers stay cool as US LNG hit by the deep freeze

  • 24 2月 2021

  So, when freezing conditions hit the southern US last week, resulting in feedgas into LNG plants collapsing from above 10 bcfd to just below 2 bcfd, and with some Texas price markers soaring north of US$400/mmbtu, anxiety levels should have been rising.

• 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.

• Opinion

  Could oil Majors and Independents generate record free cash flow this year?

  • 25 2月 2021

  IOCs have just been through one of their toughest ever years. But the sector is primed for a V-shaped free cash flow recovery, potentially to record levels. What’s fuelling the shift in fortunes, and how will it shape corporate priorities?

• Opinion

  Batteries with Chinese characteristics

  • 10 2月 2021

  At present, China accounts for almost 75% of global lithium-ion battery manufacturing capacity and this share is set to increase through the short term with its build-out of new facilities.

• Opinion

  Are Japan’s upstream players heading for the exit?

  • 02 2月 2021

  Japan’s trading houses are re-thinking their long-term strategies around upstream investment.

• Opinion

  Biden’s climate plans aim at job creation

  • 29 1月 2021

  The president wants to support renewables and EVs, while having little immediate impact on oil and gas

• The Edge

  Could 2021 be the start of a new super-cycle?

  • 29 1月 2021

  Led by Asia, and with vaccine roll-out underway, global economic growth should bounce back strong in 2021. It sets the scene for a much better year in commodity markets. But do surging oil, gas and metals prices point to something more lasting?

• Featured

  How uncertainty will define the oil market in 2021

  • 28 1月 2021

  Covid-19 and the oil price crash sent shockwaves through the oil market in 2020. How will continuing uncertainty affect global demand, supply and refining in 2021?

• Opinion

  China-US relations, tech wars and climate change

  • 26 1月 2021

  When President Xi Jinping spoke of the risks of ‘tech wars’ at the World Economic Forum’s virtual Davos Agenda event on Monday, there was little doubt who he was aiming at. At a White House briefing later that day, press secretary Jen Psaki stated that “Technology is of course at the centre of US-China competition.”

• Featured

  Five trends that will cut global emissions in 2021

  • 27 1月 2021

  Even a global pandemic couldn’t keep climate change from climbing the corporate agenda in 2020, and that momentum will only build in 2021. Which trends will have the biggest impact on extractive industries like oil and gas and mining in the year ahead? Read our analysts’ predictions.

• Featured

  Tough calls for the upstream supply chain in 2021

  • 25 1月 2021

  This will be a defining year for the upstream supply chain, with many service sector companies facing stark decisions about their future direction. Read our predictions and expert analysis in ‘Upstream supply chain: 4 things to look for in 2021’.

• Opinion

  Making sense of Asia’s sky-high spot LNG prices

  • 20 1月 2021

  None of us could have foreseen what happened this winter. Cost of supply became an irrelevance as Asian spot LNG prices went into orbit. From lows of around US$2/mmbtu in April, the JKM price soared north of US$32/mmbtu last week, with media reports of Trafigura purchasing a cargo from Total at US$39.3/mmbtu.

• Featured

  How far will upstream M&A activity rebound in 2021?

  • 25 1月 2021

  This year will almost certainly bring a more buoyant M&A market, but there are structural headwinds to be faced. Read our full set of predictions for the year ahead in Global upstream M&A: 4 things to look for in 2021.

• Featured

  Gas and LNG: why 2021 will be a defining year

  • 14 1月 2021

  The year ahead will shape the role of gas in the energy transition. Read our predictions for the top five global trends for gas and LNG, and how they could play out in Europe, North America and Southeast Asia.

• Opinion

  Rising oil prices test US producers’ willpower

  • 15 1月 2021

  WTI above $50 means US E&Ps can hold production flat while paying down debt. But will they be tempted to go for growth?

• Opinion

  International explorers steer clear of Alaska’s wildlife refuge

  • 08 1月 2021

  Reputational, legal and political risks meant there was little interest in a first-ever lease sale in the area. But Alaska’s oil industry has other more promising prospects

• Opinion

  Catch, don’t release: the dawn of the CCS era

  • 11 8月 2021

  With three of the largest gas projects approved this year – Barossa (Australia), North Field East (Qatar) and Ghasha (UAE) coming with associated CCS plans, do barriers exist for carbon sequestration's continued growth?

• The Edge

  Can emissions taxes decarbonise the LNG industry?

  • 11 4月 2024

  The LNG industry is facing growing pressure to decarbonise. But this can't be achieved without major investment, pushing up the price of delivered LNG. Buyers have so far been reluctant to pay a premium for low-carbon volumes. Taxing LNG emissions could change this. Europe is leading the way, with the EU taxing the fuel emissions of LNG vessels from this year.  While an important first step, much more is required for the industry to decarbonise at scale.

• Opinion

  How the MENA region and its NOCs are diversifying into new energies

  • 05 4月 2024

  The Middle East is faced with a significant challenge – building a new energy economy means accelerating nascent diversification efforts and pushing towards ambitious net zero goals.

• Opinion

  China’s solar growth sends module prices plummeting

  • 05 4月 2024

  Excess capacity has sent solar panel prices tumbling. In the early 2010s, the stretch goal was to get the cost down to 50c a watt. Now they are selling in China for just 11c. That is great for solar deployment, but less good for manufacturers.