Global appetite for plastics key to China’s polyolefins demand growth in 2020

• 28 5月 2020

Much of China’s polyolefins demand growth in 2020 will depend on global appetite for plastic end-products, says Wood Mackenzie.

How coronavirus altered the path of iron ore and steel markets

• 11 6月 2020

How coronavirus altered the path of iron ore and steel markets

US midstream takes hit as Lower 48 E&Ps turn off taps

• 03 6月 2020

The oil price crash has hit the US Lower 48 hard. But as exploration and production companies work to mitigate the impact of the crash on their businesses, their strategies are affecting the region’s midstream players.

Power system flexibility key to Europe's net-zero targets

• 03 6月 2020

The success of Europe’s transition to net-zero emissions by 2050 will hinge on the flexibility of its power system.

US energy storage market sees strong first quarter despite coronavirus

• 02 6月 2020

The United States energy storage sector saw a strong first quarter, with residential storage setting another record while the non-residential market had its third-strongest quarter on record.

Global LNG demand faces first seasonal contraction in 8 years

• 02 6月 2020

The global liquefied natural gas (LNG) industry is about to face its first seasonal demand contraction since 2012, with demand in summer 2020 expected to fall 2.7% or 3 million tonnes (Mt) year-on-year, says Wood Mackenzie.

Market set to tighten as OPEC+ agrees to extend 9.7 million b/d output cut

• 06 6月 2020

OPEC+ today (6 June 2020) agreed a one-month extension of the 9.7 million barrels per day (b/d) production cut. The extension will tighten the market further and could see Brent prices rise from the current $40/bbl toward $45-to-$50/bbl.

Nickel sulphate supply to peak in 2027 as EV sector-driven demand accelerates

• 08 6月 2020

Nickel in sulphate production is expected to rise from 211 kilo-tonnes (Kt) in 2019 to its peak at 450 Kt in 2027, while demand driven by the electric vehicle (EV) sector continues to accelerate, reaching approximately 800 Kt by 2035, says Wood Mackenzie.

Webinar | The global solar PV market: lighting the way to recovery

• 01 7月 2020

BP asset write-down 'is significant for sector'

• 16 6月 2020

Speaking after BP announced it was writing down as much as $17.5 billion when it reports its second quarter results, Luke Parker, vice president, corporate analysis, said: “The impairment shouldn’t come as a big surprise, but the implications – near-term and long-term – are significant.”

Webinar | Closing the Gap: Technology for a Net Zero North Sea

• 17 11月 2020

The UK Continental Shelf (UKCS) is evolving to harness the full power of the offshore environment. A new study from Wood Mackenzie and the Oil and Gas Technology Centre (OGTC) explores the economic opportunity and lays out the technology roadmap to a carbon neutral future. Please join Malcolm Forbes-Cable, VP Upstream Consulting, for an overview of the key findings of the report “Closing the Gap – Technology for a Net Zero North Sea”. The Webinar outlines how accelerating the development of new energy technologies can dramatically reduce emissions. It also shows how adopting new technologies will harness the full potential of the UK’s world-class natural resources from renewable power sources and oil and gas, to hydrogen and long-term carbon storage.

Webinar | Commodities in distress: what about Chemicals?

• 25 6月 2020

Key segments of the chemicals and polymers industries were already facing challenges as 2020 began due to surplus capacity and diminishing demand in relation to increased sustainability efforts. Those pressures have since intensified due to effects of coronavirus on the global economy.

Australia’s energy storage capacity more than doubles to 1.2 GWh in 2020

• 17 6月 2020

According to new research from Wood Mackenzie, Australia is set to add 1.2 gigawatt-hour (GWh) of energy storage capacity in 2020, more than double the 499 MWh installed in 2019. This takes the country’s cumulative storage capacity at 2.7 GWh this year.

Subsidy cuts could slash Chinese wind turbine OEMs’ margins by half

• 18 6月 2020

China’s wind turbine original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) could have their gross profit margins halved due to subsidy cuts, says Wood Mackenzie.

Chevron to sell stake in North West Shelf LNG

• 18 6月 2020

Chevron continuing to high-grade its portfolio and putting its 16.7% stake in the NWS up for sale makes a lot of sense.

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• 03 10月 2023

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Wood Mackenzie reveals sharply divergent regional power market trajectories in latest Global Outlook

• 02 7月 2025

Global power markets are entering a period of unprecedented transformation characterized by sharply divergent regional paths, according to Wood Mackenzie's latest H1 2025 regional power Strategic Planning Outlooks.

The Big Beautiful Bill is close to passing

• 03 7月 2025

This week the US budget reconciliation legislation, dubbed the ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’, squeaked through the Senate on a 51/50 vote. The bill has wide-ranging implications for energy, including an imminent end to tax credits for wind and solar power. Can the US craft sound energy policy through budget reconciliation?

South America onshore wind growth to moderate by 2034, Wood Mackenzie finds

• 03 7月 2025

Onshore wind capacity in South America will hit 83 gigawatts (GW) by 2034 with a 6.5% annual growth rate, a report from Wood Mackenzie finds.

Geothermal investment soars 85% as breakthrough tech unlocks 500 GW US potential

• 30 6月 2025

North America's geothermal sector shattered investment records in Q1 2025, attracting US$1.7 billion in public funding – 85% of 2024's entire annual allocation – as breakthrough technologies transform vast untapped resources into commercially viable clean energy projects, according to new analysis from Wood Mackenzie.

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• 15 3月 2023

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eBook | Historic opportunities and complex challenges in a volatile world

• 09 6月 2025

An investor's guide to navigating the current power and renewables landscape

Global SMR pipeline surges 42% as data centres drive demand

• 13 5月 2025

As energy demand grows, particularly driven by data centres and AI applications, the small modular reactor (SMR) nuclear pipeline surged 42% since last quarter to reach 47 gigawatts (GW), according to a new report from Wood Mackenzie.

Tariff shockwaves: what trading professionals need to know?

• 27 6月 2025

Wood Mackenzie investigates how each sector is being affected by recent US tariff policies, and what traders and strategists should be watching.

With the US data center pipeline surging, regulated utilities are proving advantaged in meeting demand

• 19 6月 2025

With data center demand booming in the US, vertically integrated regulated utilities are proving to be advantaged compared to deregulated markets in getting large loads connected to the grid, according to the new Horizons report from Wood Mackenzie.

Horizons Live: Trading cases

• 06 6月 2025

Our panel explored how the Trump administration's 'Liberation Day' tariffs marked a pivotal moment in global trade, potentially reversing the effects of China's 2001 WTO entry and accelerating deglobalization trends

Rock solid: geothermal’s upward trajectory

• 03 6月 2025

Our subsurface experts recently published the latest edition of WoodMac’s Geothermal Market Update, which provides comprehensive insight into project and policy developments in the sector.

US seasonal power outlooks Summer 2025: hot topics for ERCOT, MISO and PJM

• 09 6月 2025

Transmission & reliability improvements, solar growth and rising demand from data centres are key for these power sector RTOs

European Power Investment Summit 2025

• 04 11月 2025

Join us on 4 November in London for the inaugural Wood Mackenzie European Power Investment Summit. This is your opportunity to hear from our team of power research analysts and industry experts as they engage in insightful discussion that explores the key drivers and challenges of the entire power investment landscape. #WMEPIS

Five strategic priorities for Rio Tinto's new CEO to unlock 40% valuation discount

• 10 7月 2025

Rio Tinto's incoming CEO inherits a multi-billion-dollar challenge: unlocking a regulatory roadblock that has halted share buybacks for five years. As Rio Tinto's new CEO takes charge in H2 2025, Wood Mackenzie's analysis reveals five interconnected priorities that will determine whether the company can close this valuation gap.