Southern Cone: Natural Gas Opportunities

• 18 July 2017

Make smarter decisions in the Southern Cone natural gas market and understand its changing outlook.

The Bauxite Puzzle: Connecting The Pieces

• 18 July 2017

Identify and examine the most important factors affecting the outlook for bauxite supply and demand.

Nigeria: Upstream Investment Opportunities

• 10 August 2021

Get an independent view of potential brownfield asset opportunities in Nigeria’s upstream oil & gas sector

Supply Chain Services for Exploration and Production Companies

• 20 July 2023

Identify and execute on cost savings, performance improvement, operational efficiency and risk management opportunities across your organisation.

Unconventional Play Service

Compare unconventional plays against key producing plays in the US and beyond, and explore their potential using metrics such as costs, economics and risk.

Webinar | Permian M&A

• 30 May 2019

Stream our webinar on demand and learn more about recent mergers in the Permian and which companies look most attractive to acquire right now.

Webinar | The Great North American Crude Pipeline and Infrastructure Buildout: Quantifying the Impacts

• 27 June 2019

Join us on Thursday, June 27, as we outline the new tools offered with Wood Mackenzie's North American Crude Market Service. With our new enhancement, you can forecast oil pipeline and export terminal utilization and economics down to the crude grade.

Webinar | The Deepwater Gulf of Mexico Revival

• 14 November 2019

While tight oil has grabbed headlines, the deepwater United States (US) Gulf of Mexico (GoM) has become leaner and more efficient. Join us as we analyze the changing dynamics in the region including: 1) What does the future of private equity investment look like in the US GoM? 2) Will 20K technology kick off the next phase of growth in the US GoM? 3) How has the US GoM reinvented itself to remain competitive?

Webinar | Shale service costs in 2020: what is the market telling us?

• 27 January 2020

Last year, costs fell by double-digit percentages for several major spend categories. However, today’s cost environment is considerably different from twelve months ago. Will the deflationary period stick around, or should we expect a change in 2020? During the webinar, our analysts covered topics such as: • Which cost categories fell the most last year, and what was the influence on overall well costs? • E&P budgets will reset in January and, in our view, reverse the rig count freefall. But should we expect costs to turn around as a result? • What could force service costs higher, and when could we expect the market to change? • If costs increase, which components are most at risk and what’s the economic impact?

Webinar | North America gas markets H2 2020 long-term outlook

• 04 February 2021

Join us on February 4 to hear our H2 2020 long-term North America gas markets outlook extended to 2050.

The Petroleum Industry Act: a gamechanger for Nigeria’s upstream?

• 28 October 2021

The PIA sets the fiscal terms for Nigeria's upstream sector through the energy transition years. After a tumultuous 18 months, legislators decided that more radical surgery was needed to save Nigeria from a bleak future of upstream decline. What they have delivered is both remarkable and necessary. Remarkable, because in no other jurisdiction has there been such a major transfer of value to current lease holders in onshore and shallow water. It's a different story in deepwater though, where most contractors are still to renegotiate their terms. Necessary, because Nigeria is awash with underinvested assets. Unless something is done quickly, greenhouse gas emissions and access to capital will become an even bigger risk than they are currently.

Route to Net Zero

• 16 August 2023

It’s a watershed moment for the North Sea. Join our upcoming webinar as we cover upstream, ccus and hydrogen in the North Sea

Webinar | Europe Upstream Outlook 2025

• 27 February 2025

Join us on the 27th February as we discuss the outlook for Europe Upstream oil and gas

Featured Reports

• 09 August 2018

We're highlighting our most popular reports. Gain instant access to detailed data — by the numbers and with visualisation — to address business challenges and make better, more strategic decisions.

Horizons Live: Mission invisible

• 05 December 2023

On this Horizons Live replay, we look at the scale of the oil and gas industry’s methane challenge, how technological improvements can help and what companies and governments must do to resolve it.

New Page

• 20 April 2023

Maximise opportunities across the hydrogen and ammonia value chain with Wood Mackenzie Lens Hydrogen. Identify, screen, and benchmark the hydrogen economy worldwide.

Chesapeake ties up Vine in cash-and-stock deal

• 11 August 2021

Speaking after Chesapeake announced plans to buy Vine Energy in a cash-and-stock deal which values the Blackstone Group-controlled E&P at around US$2.2 billion, analysts from natural resources consultancy Wood Mackenzie said: “We were confident 2021 would be a big year for Haynesville consolidation."

Is CCS the upstream sector’s silver bullet?

• 11 August 2021

We may only be halfway through 2021, but it is already shaping up to be a breakthrough year for carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) to emerge as a viable tool for upstream companies to decarbonise operations. Although the concept has been around for decades, CCS is moving into the mainstream. All the industry’s largest companies now plan to use sequestration to help them reach their decarbonisation targets.

TotalEnergies named industry’s most-admired explorer

• 31 May 2021

For the second consecutive year, French major TotalEnergies has been named the upstream industry’s most-admired explorer, an accolade awarded as part of with Wood Mackenzie’s industry-leading annual Exploration Survey.

Energy transition represents a US$14 trillion uncertainty for upstream oil and gas

• 20 May 2021

The energy transition represents US$14 trillion worth of uncertainty for upstream oil and gas, according to a new report by Wood Mackenzie.

UK charts course for net zero North Sea

• 06 May 2021

The UK government and the country’s oil and gas sector recently agreed a deal to leverage the upstream industry's capabilities, accelerate the energy transition and help the North Sea reach net zero by 2050.

Decarbonisation key to future of Asia Pacific’s upstream industry

• 15 December 2020

Wood Mackenzie’s Asia Pacific upstream 2021 outlook report shows that the development of regional decarbonisation roadmaps is crucial to the future of the upstream industry.

Over US$11 billion of Australian gas projects to be sanctioned in 2021

• 10 December 2020

Wood Mackenzie’s Australasian upstream 2021 outlook report shows at least US$11 billion of gas projects poised for FID in 2021.

Consolidation to become major theme in E&P’s transition

• 17 November 2020

Consolidation among the Independents will accelerate in the face of energy transition, says Wood Mackenzie.

Renewable energy could reduce Asia Pacific LNG plant emissions by 8%

• 17 August 2020

Using renewable energy to power liquefied natural gas (LNG) plants in Asia Pacific could reduce emissions by about 8%, says Wood Mackenzie.

NOCs to slash over a quarter of exploration budgets on average in 2020

• 20 May 2020

National oil companies (NOCs) globally are estimated to cut exploration budgets by over a quarter on average in 2020, says Wood Mackenzie.

OPEC agrees 1.5m b/d output cut as coronavirus eats into global demand

• 05 March 2020

The OPEC oil producers' group and its non-OPEC allies are poised to deepen its production cuts by 1.5 million barrels per day as the coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak eats into global oil demand.

New CEO Looney rings changes at BP with ambitious climate plan

• 12 February 2020

Speaking after BP’s new chief executive Bernard Looney unveiled the major’s ambitious climate commitments today, Luke Parker, vice president, corporate analysis, said: “BP joins Shell, Total, Equinor and Repsol in making a major commitment to reduce its net carbon footprint. “This marks a major turnaround in BP’s position. Just 12 months ago former CEO Bob Dudley said the company could not be held accountable for how people use its products. Looney is taking the company in a very different direction.” Parker added: “It’s an ambition, rather than a target, but the commitment appears to be unconditional. In terms of scale of commitment, this puts BP towards the top of the pack, along with Repsol and Equinor. “This will see BP’s business completely transformed over the coming decades: renewables and carbon abatement will get very big, legacy oil and gas will eventually get smaller. But the transition to 2050 is a multi-decade transition - not something that will happen in the next year or so.”

PNG government calls off P'nyang Gas Agreement negotiations

• 03 February 2020

The government of PNG has called-off negotiations on the development of the ExxonMobil-operated P’nyang gas field.

Permian operators cash in ... by thinking inside the box

• 21 August 2019

As the tight oil sector continues to mature, producers are looking for ways to optimise their operations, improving efficiency of both production and costs. It's a battle to win back investor confidence. New research from Wood Mackenzie underscores the fact tight-oil operators are no longer chasing growth at all costs. Development strategies have firmly shifted to focus on scale: drilling sections instead of wells, with compressed paybacks, at the lowest possible cost. Many are favouring a “cube” development strategy, viewing it as the most efficient way to capitalise on cost savings.