Saudi Arabia’s May 2020 OSPs for crude exports bode well for Asian refiners

• 16 4月 2020

Looking at the May OSPs, it is clear that Saudi Arabia wants to ensure its crude remains very competitive in Asia.

Asia olefins face historical production losses due to regional lockdowns

• 29 4月 2020

A new report from Wood Mackenzie shows that olefins production losses in Asia have reached historical highs as a result of regional lockdowns in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak.

Webinar | Sub-Saharan Africa's response to low prices and coronavirus

• 13 5月 2020

Join Wood Mackenzie's Sub-Saharan African upstream team for its analysis on the fall-out from the oil price crash and the coronavirus pandemic. We will cover: • Not out of the woods yet: the impact of coronavirus in Sub-Saharan Africa • Before and after 9 March: Sub-Saharan Africa investment and production outlook • Cut, cut, cut: which projects are delayed in 2020/21? • What does it mean for the majors in Sub-Saharan Africa? • What can governments do to fight capital flight? A 20-minute presentation will be followed by a Q&A session with our expert panelists.

Bangladesh to double its fossil fuel imports in a decade

• 14 5月 2020

Bangladesh is expected to double its fossil fuel imports to 32 million tonnes of oil equivalent (Mtoe) between 2020 and 2030, says Wood Mackenzie.

Webinar | Low oil prices: where next for the Australasian upstream sector?

• 02 6月 2020

Australia’s upstream sector was set for a bumper year in 2020. We expected a ramp-up of LNG supply, billions of dollars of new upstream investment, and plentiful growth opportunities via exploration and M&A. But everything changed. The double impact of the coronavirus and the oil price crash has swept through the industry. Upstream operators are in a fight for survival. Join Wood Mackenzie's Australasian team for a live webinar discussing what happens next and why, including: • How the investment outlook has changed • The big reset of pre-FID project timelines, and what it all means • Do low prices present an M&A opportunity? Presenters: Adele Long – Senior Research Manager Daniel Toleman – Senior Research Analyst David Low – Senior Research Analyst

China’s Q2 2020 oil demand shows signs of recovery

• 26 5月 2020

According to the latest analysis by Wood Mackenzie, China’s oil demand will recover to 13 million barrels per day (b/d) in Q2 2020, a 16.3% jump compared to Q1 this year.

Will aluminium supply respond as demand falters?

• 24 6月 2020

Will aluminium supply respond as demand falters?

Global polyethylene: 6 key things for 2018 (Part 1)

• 28 2月 2018

What should the global polyethylene industry brace themselves for in 2018?

The impact of global events on Latin America’s PET industry

• 25 1月 2018

Maritza Ramirez recently presented at the LAPET Meeting in Mexico city. In her presentation, “Are Changes in Global Supply and Demand Helping or Hindering the Latin American PET Industry?”, Maritza, Senior PET Consultant for Wood Mackenzie Chemicals, explained that PET events in China or Europe can have immediate effects in Latin America.

Is the outlook for China’s petrochemicals market hanging in the balance?

• 09 1月 2018

We posed 8 questions to Steve Jenkins, Vice President Consulting – Chemicals, Polymers & Fibres about China’s petrochemicals market...

Are the Majors set for an Asia-Pacific asset sale?

• 30 8月 2016

For more than 100 years Asia played a fundamental role in the growth of the Majors. Could this finally be coming to an end?

Switching gears on olefins production?

• 12 10月 2017

Kelly Cui, our expert in CTO, explains how this emergent technology could transform global olefins and olefins derivatives trade by enabling China to become more self sufficient in ethylene, propylene and butadiene.

Southeast Asia Gas & Power Service

Get an authoritative analysis and proprietary data across the six most well established gas and power markets in Southeast Asia.

Royalty increases in Brazil: a renewed burden for iron ore miners or a threat to their international competitiveness?

• 28 4月 2017

The new mining code may become effective in less than four months, meaning extra costs for local mining companies.

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.

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.

China Gas & Power Service

Understand China's gas and power market, support investment decisions and create effective strategies.

China and LNG: 5 takeaways from the CWC Gas and LNG Summit

• 11 6月 2017

The mood at the recent CWC event was optimistic — with good reason. What were the five big takeaways from the event?

2035: a new global powerhouse emerges

• 13 4月 2017

Move over China. Rising incomes, population growth and industrialisation are fuelling a period of rapid, sustained growth in India's energy demand that could reshape the global scene.

Facing up to carbon and changing energy markets

• 31 10月 2016

China and the US — the world’s biggest greenhouse gas emitters — have performed a spectacular U-turn on climate change policy.

Asia-Pacific M&A markets: Passing the refinery bucks

• 15 2月 2017

Konrad Jar discusses the developments he's seen in Asia-Pacific M&A markets.

LNG trucking takes off in China

• 04 10月 2017

We explore the new business models supporting growth

Is Asia’s offshore wind sector ready for take-off?

• 01 7月 2020

Costs will continue to fall with technology and scaling - average global offshore wind generation cost will be halved by 2028 - but without a clear route-to-market that requires policy and financial support from governments, developers will be hesitant to invest in offshore wind.

Is Japan ready to tackle its coal problem?

• 08 7月 2020

Does LNG stand to benefit? What would it mean for Japan’s emissions?

LNG is challenging India’s deepwater future

• 28 7月 2020

With India’s gas market shaken by Covid-19, and low spot LNG prices expected to persist at least until 2022, the full commercialisation of these deepwater volumes is at risk.

How the pandemic will slow – and accelerate – grid modernization

• 31 7月 2020

Implementation delays continued to affect distributed energy resource (DER) deployments in the second quarter of 2020, but the pandemic is also boosting investment in some areas

Is PetroChina really going green?

• 02 9月 2020

The move is the first publicly confirmed (near) net-zero goal by an Asian national oil company, a recognition by one of the world’s largest producers that it must address carbon emissions and adapt to the energy transition.

Asia Pacific power & renewables: 5 things to watch in 2025

• 23 1月 2025

Soaring solar and storage bring in the Lunar New Year of the Snake.

Asia Pacific power and renewables: what to look for in 2024

• 29 1月 2024

Asia Pacific markets powered ahead in 2023, with strong overall demand growth and enormous investments in the power and renewables sector. We explore whether this growth will continue in 2024, or whether there are some fundamental changes underway.

Energy transition outlook: Asia Pacific

• 17 2月 2025

Low-carbon projects and policies progress, but face energy security and price stability concerns.