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  Santos acquires Quadrant Energy

  • 23 8月 2018

  Australian operator Santos has acquired Quadrant Energy for an upfront consideration of US$2.1 billion plus contingency payments linked to resource certification and FID on the recent Dorado discovery. The price paid is a slight premium to our valuation of Quadrant Energy's production portfolio, but the Dorado discovery offers material value upside on the deal.

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  Transocean’s $2.7bn Ocean Rig deal ‘a winner’

  • 03 9月 2018

  Rig provider Transocean is set to merge with Ocean Rig in a $2.7 billion deal, a move Wood Mackenzie says is a winning one for the rig market.

• News Release

  India to overtake China as world's largest oil demand growth centre by 2024

  • 03 9月 2018

  India's oil demand is expected to grow by 3.5 million barrels per day (b/d) from 2017 to 2035, accounting for one-third of global oil demand growth. India's demand is driven by rising income levels, an expanding middle class and a growing need for mobility.

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  Permian producers hedge their bets against pipeline delays

  • 11 9月 2018

  Permian producers increased their 2020 oil-basis hedge positions by 431% during Q2. Such a sharp rise suggests producers perceive a higher risk that key pipeline projects fail to start up by 2019 target dates, according Wood Mackenzie's latest analysis of oil and gas activity.

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  China's retaliatory tariff on US LNG

  • 19 9月 2018

  In the 12 months up until June 2018, China was the second largest buyer of US LNG, accounting for approximately 3 mmtpa of US LNG, with Shell being the largest seller. However as the US-China trade dispute escalated, Chinese buyers have gradually reduced purchases of US LNG.

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  Private equity's future in US Gulf of Mexico deepwater

  • 19 9月 2018

  With many Independents and Majors chasing onshore shale and white hot Brazil and Mexico, the US Gulf of Mexico, once the coveted jewel of the oil industry, has become a lower investment priority in recent years. This has opened the space for private equity-backed companies who have stepped up to the plate, turned pennies into dollars and shown they have what it takes to compete.

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  Merger does the business for Wintershall and DEA

  • 28 9月 2018

  Wintershall and DEA set to merge to create independent exploration and production company

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  Chevron in talks to sell Rosebank stake

  • 27 9月 2018

  US major Chevron has confirmed it is in talks to sell its 40% operating stake in the Rosebank field, offshore West of Shetland

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  Qatar Petroleum's LNG plans get even bigger

  • 27 9月 2018

  Qatar Petroleum announces plans for a fourth LNG megatrain

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  West Europe PET bottle recovery grows, but challenges for RPET supply chain remain

  • 01 10月 2018

  The total volume of PET bottles collected in West Europe during 2017 was near 2 Mt, compared to an estimated 3.2 Mt of bottles placed in the market, according to Wood Mackenzie Chemicals' latest report on the RPET market in West Europe.

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  Rosebank deal 'cements Equinor's commitment to the UK'

  • 01 10月 2018

  Norway's Equinor set to buy Chevron's 40% operating stake in the Rosebank field, offshore West of Shetland

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  India's renewables to contribute 13% of power generation mix in five years, double the amount today

  • 15 10月 2018

  India’s renewables target of 175 GW capacity (100 GW of solar and 75 GW of wind) by 2022 is an ambitious endeavour. Even with significant cost declines, Wood Mackenzie expects about 76% of the target to be met by 2022 and this would still be a noteworthy achievement. Wood Mackenzie's solar analyst Rishab Shrestha explains why.

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  New wave of growth on the horizon for Asia-Pacific's oil and gas sector

  • 15 10月 2018

  Asia-Pacific's oil and gas sector looks set to rebound over the next 12 months as rising demand, stronger commodity prices and an uptick in M&A activity bring greater confidence to the region. Wood Mackenzie predicts rising Asian LNG demand, the return of China's NOCs to growth mode and new appetite for upstream investment to be key factors influencing the sector, not only Asia-Pacific, but also globally into 2019.

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  Is the end of the global energy transition closer than we think?

  • 17 10月 2018

  Is the Global Energy Transition on track? A new report by Wood Mackenzie, Thinking global energy transitions: the what, if, how and when, explores the forces shaping the energy transition, and pinpoints the sustainability tipping point – when the world shifts from the age of oil and gas to the age of power and renewables – will arrive by 2035.

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  Chinese wind asset owners keep their grip on global top 25

  • 19 10月 2018

  Chinese operators remain the leaders of the global wind asset market, according to new research from Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables.

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  Years of growth ahead for Eastern European onshore wind

  • 23 10月 2018

  Onshore wind energy in Eastern Europe, Russia and the Caspian will experience a compound annual growth rate of 9% from 2018 to 2027, according to new research by Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables.

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  Asia-Pacific solar demand to decline first time this year

  • 24 10月 2018

  After a decade of stellar growth, Wood Mackenzie forecasts that solar demand in the Asia-Pacific will decline for the first time this year. Compared to 2017, the region's solar demand will dip 18% to 59 GW in 2018 due to declining installations in China, India and Japan.

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  Asia-Pacific offshore wind capacity to rise 20-fold in next decade

  • 24 10月 2018

  New research from global natural resources consultancy Wood Mackenzie indicates Asia-Pacific's offshore wind capacity will rise 20-fold to 43 GW in 2027.

• News Release

  Upstream players need to boost spending to meet future demand

  • 24 10月 2018

  Wood Mackenzie forecasts that global oil and gas development spend needs to increase by around 20% to meet future demand growth and ensure companies sustain production next decade.

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  European energy storage markets heating up with total deployments nearing global highs

  • 20 11月 2018

  According to a new report from Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables, an increasing number of major utilities have made strategic plays by investing in a relatively new European energy storage market over the past two years

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  What next for the oil market as the US reimposes sanctions on Iran?

  • 06 11月 2018

  What next for the oil market as the US reimposes sanctions on Iran?

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  Explorers hit the jackpot in sub-Saharan Africa

  • 06 11月 2018

  In the past 10 years, explorers in sub-Saharan Africa have turned up more giant discoveries than any other region. But converting volume into value is undoubtedly sub-Saharan Africa’s Achilles heel.

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  Plastics recycling tax likely to increase cost of plastics packaging in short-to medium term

  • 29 10月 2018

  Commenting on UK Chancellor Philip Hammond's Budget announcement of a new tax on the manufacture and import of plastic packaging that contains less than 30% recycled plastic, Wood Mackenzie Head of PET, Philip Marshall, said:

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  Is deepwater ready for cost inflation?

  • 27 11月 2018

  In a newly published report, Wood Mackenzie notes that the deepwater industry appears in good health, following a sustained cost reduction through the downturn. However this hard work is in danger of being undone, as impending cyclical cost inflation could raise break-even costs once again.

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  Chevron Phillips Chemical to cease US paraxylene production

  • 06 12月 2018

  Commenting on the news that Chevron Phillips Chemical will cease paraxylene production in the U.S at the end of this year, Gordon Haire, Wood Mackenzie Chemicals Research Director, said:

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  New technology investments to boost growing global wind market

  • 06 12月 2018

  Wind turbines are set to become even bigger and better in an effort to maintain consistent downward trends of Levelized Cost of Electricity (LCOE), according to new research by Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables. “Rapid technology developments have been a large driver of elevating wind to a compet...

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  Qatar quits OPEC

  • 03 12月 2018

  On 3 December 2018, Qatar announced it will withdraw from OPEC on 1 January 2019, putting an end to its 57-year membership of the producers’ cartel. Qatar, which said it intends to focus on its gas production, made the announcement ahead of the 6 December OPEC meeting.

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  OPEC stays the course with production deal

  • 01 12月 2017

  OPEC and non-OPEC producers agree to extend production curbs through 2018

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  Upstream companies shift focus from ‘survive’ to ‘thrive’ in 2018

  • 14 12月 2017

  2018 looks set to be a brighter year for upstream oil and gas companies

• News Release

  Can upstream cost savings stick?

  • 15 12月 2017

  The impact of the 2014 oil price collapse is still being felt across the upstream sector. Operators have cut investment, deferred projects and implemented tough cost discipline, slashing US$910 billion from global capital expenditure estimates for 2015-2020. While many operators believe the cuts will stick, a new survey released today by natural resources consultancy Wood Mackenzie indicates the pictured is more nuanced.