China bans single-use plastic

• 20 1月 2020

On 19 January, China's National Development and Reform Commission and the Ministry of Ecology and Environment announced policies aimed at restricting production, sale, and use of single-use plastic products.

Metals and Mining Briefing | Capturing value from carbon taxes

• 08 7月 2021

Join us on Thursday 8th July for a discussion with Wood Mackenzie’s senior metals and mining experts to understand how carbon taxes and stakeholder pressure are reshaping the metals and mining investment environment.

Beijing | Gas & LNG Briefing 伍德麦肯兹北京天然气及液化天然气简报会

• 21 5月 2025

Global top 10 solar PV inverter vendors account for 82% of market share

• 08 7月 2022

Global top 10 solar photovoltaic (PV) inverter vendors shored up 82% of market share in 2021, increasing by 2 percentage points compared to 2020, says Wood Mackenzie.

Record highs for global wind turbine order intake in 2023

• 18 3月 2024

Global wind turbine order intake hit new highs in 2023 with 155 gigawatts (GW) procured for the year, an increase of 16 GW from 2022.

Eye on the tiger: how higher Indian economic growth could impact global energy markets

• 20 3月 2025

In this edition of Horizons, we consider the implications of higher Indian growth for global energy markets.

Stepping on the gas: are Asia Pacific governments doing enough?

• 26 6月 2019

Find out which Asia Pacific countries are most attractive to investors as a gas supply crunch looms. And get your copy of the report by Graham Kellas, Senior VP of Global Fiscal Research.

Three reasons why bauxite seaborne trade is set to grow sharply over the next decade

• 21 6月 2019

Three reasons why bauxite seaborne trade is set to grow sharply over the next decade

Exploration under the microscope in 2022

• 13 12月 2021

What lies ahead for oil and gas exploration? As investors and activists ask how the search for new fields squares with the need to accelerate the energy transition, our experts pick out five key themes to look for in 2022.

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.

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.

Can Gazprom deliver Power of Siberia gas to China by 2020?

• 06 9月 2017

In July, Gazprom and China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) announced first gas supplies via the Power of Siberia pipeline for 20 December 2019. Alongside a raft of projects starting up in 2019-2021, tax increases and low gas prices are straining Gasproms finances. We explore the risks for the Power of Siberia project.

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.

Has DuPont left the building?

• 31 5月 2017

Does the recent sale of its BOPP and BOPET assets to Jindal Poly Films mean Dupont has left these markets for good? Simon King considers the deal.

ExxonMobil acquires Southeast Asia's Jurong Aromatics

• 15 5月 2017

ExxonMobil acquired Jurong Aromatics in May 2017, strengthen its aromatics supply position in south east Asia.

Oil price crash - where does Asia go from here?

• 17 3月 2020

Oil demand has gone into a tailspin. We now expect Q1 global oil consumption to be 2.7 million b/d lower than the same period a year ago.

Coronavirus: could flexible packaging reduce the threat of future outbreaks?

• 04 3月 2020

The Covid-19 outbreak could spark an increase in China’s relatively low consumption of flexible packaging.

Coronavirus: demand downgrades for bulk commodities

• 06 3月 2020

The coronavirus outbreak is a rapidly evolving news story – and a real wildcard for bulks demand. Here's a summary of our latest forecasts for steel, iron ore, metallurgical coal and thermal coal.

Asia’s central banks are getting serious on sustainability

• 10 3月 2020

As the coronavirus outbreak and subsequent stock market rout and collapse in oil prices now highlights, central banks are critical players in efforts to ensure economic stability through monetary policy and market intervention.

Coronavirus, China and the big oil crash

• 12 3月 2020

Recent events have created a perfect storm in the oil markets, the likes of which have never been seen before. Do these clouds carry any silver lining? Listen to the latest episode of the Asia Pacific Energy podcast.

How will global gas and LNG markets respond to oversupply in 2020?

• 10 2月 2020

What will 2020 look like? And what could happen that will shape the market longer term?

How coronavirus could affect the grid edge in 2020

• 30 4月 2020

The start of 2020 has already seen significant momentum around electrification and grid edge innovation. However, challenges lie ahead due to the pandemic.

Coronavirus and China’s jittery commodity markets

• 04 2月 2020

The WHO has announced that the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV), first detected in Wuhan, is now a ‘Public Health Emergency of International Concern’. As of February 4, there are over 20,000 cases of 2019-nCoV confirmed globally, the vast majority within China.

China’s re-opening off to a stuttering start

• 12 1月 2023

Wood Mackenzie's APAC team looks at China’s re-opening and what it means for energy sector investment.

How Asia’s NOCs can learn to stop worrying and love the energy transition

• 28 1月 2020

All oil and gas companies are in a state of flux. Driven by the energy transition, upstream supply must now be low cost, low risk and, increasingly, lower carbon. Lenders and shareholders seek clear strategies on emissions reduction, while still expecting the returns that attracted them to oil and gas companies in the first place.

Is Northeast Asia finally tackling its coal dependency as air quality deteriorates?

• 14 1月 2020

As 2019 ended, I visited clients in Tokyo, Seoul and Taipei and was struck by how rapidly concern over emissions has escalated and is now driving energy policy change. I believe this trend could accelerate in 2020, with important implications for companies and the fuel mix across the region.

What does 2020 hold for the global upstream oil and gas industry?

• 08 1月 2020

What does 2020 hold for the global upstream oil and gas industry? 2020 is a year of what-ifs for producers and suppliers; uncertainty will keep spending low and growth slow.

The Asia energy market outlook for 2020

• 06 1月 2020

A new year, a new decade and a lot of uncertainty across Asia’s energy markets. To kick off 2020 I spoke to several WoodMac analysts in the region to hear their predictions for the coming 12 months. I hope their thinking might surprise you!

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.

What will 2020 look like in Asia Pacific for gas and LNG?

• 18 12月 2019

The global LNG market spent 2019 in the depths of oversupply with Asian spot LNG prices hitting an all-time low of $4.3/MMBtu in September.