Will lower gas prices spark switching in Europe and Asia?

• 20 March 2023

In 2022, record high prices forced many European and Asian companies to switch from gas to alternative cheaper fuels, or reduce output. The market will seek a new balance this year

Energy Pulse: in brief (11th August)

• 11 August 2023

Standout oil well performance in New Mexico, Saudi Aramco confirms its new dividend plan, the EU backs CCUS projects, the latest on superconductivity hopes, and more

Namibia faces setback as Shell downgrades oil discoveries

• 27 January 2025

Explore Shell's downgraded Namibian oil discoveries in the Orange Basin and the challenges of deepwater exploration. Learn about Namibia's subsurface potential, exploration risks and future prospects for deepwater oil production.

How will 2019 elections in Asia Pacific impact the energy sector?

• 08 April 2019

It is election season in Asia Pacific. While Thailand heads for the by-elections following voting irregularities, India, Indonesia and Australia will also head to the polls this year. Who will win? How will the energy sector be impacted? What do investors need to consider?

Angry tweets, a new long march and an escalating trade war

• 12 June 2019

In the latest APAC Energy Buzz, Wood Mackenzie's Asia Pacific Vice Chair, Gavin Thompson, shares the implications of the ongoing US-China trade disputes on the energy sector.

Asia’s decarbonisation ambition isn’t matching reality

• 07 July 2022

Without action, a disorderly energy transition across Asia Pacific is looming.

Bio-liquid gold: how biofuel circularity could unlock the energy transition

• 18 August 2022

There’s little doubt that liquid biofuels should play a crucial role in the energy transition. Bio-based diesel and aviation fuels from plant-based feedstock could emit 80% less carbon than the crude oil-based products that dominate today’s global market. The question is how to make it happen.

US government backs new nuclear investment

• 07 November 2025

The US bets big on nuclear with an $80 billion Westinghouse deal - can this new wave of reactors deliver where past projects stumbled?

M&A Service

Keep abreast of M&A developments, emerging trends and acquisition opportunities.

Few oil and gas companies commit to Scope 3 net zero emissions as significant challenges remain

• 28 October 2022

Scope 3 emissions account for 80-to-95% of total carbon emissions from oil and gas companies. But only a small number of these firms have set Scope 3 net zero ambitions, according to a recent report from Wood Mackenzie.

Batteries with Chinese characteristics

• 10 February 2021

At present, China accounts for almost 75% of global lithium-ion battery manufacturing capacity and this share is set to increase through the short term with its build-out of new facilities.

Collapsing demand sets the terms in the OPEC+ battle for market share

• 09 April 2020

Since OPEC+’s failure to agree on production restraint on 5-6 March, the implications of the Covid-19 pandemic have become far clearer, sparking a crisis in the oil market as prices fell and supply ramped up. The problem for these producers is the scale of the fall in oil demand, especially during April and forecast for Q2 2020. No matter the size of the varying forecasts, they all point to a challenging market that puts pressure on storage space and prices.

Unlocking the potential of white hydrogen

• 25 July 2024

Faced with high costs, midstream transportation challenges and the slow development of demand, the low-carbon hydrogen economy is facing lowered expectations around its growth in the near term. Gavin Thompson, Vice Chair, EMEA, spoke to Richard Hood and Kate Adie from our Subsurface research team, authors of our recent analysis of white hydrogen’s potential.

The US puts up the barriers to Chinese products

• 20 May 2024

China takes only a tiny share of the US markets for EVs, solar modules and steel. The Biden administration is signaling that it intends to keep it that way.

Lens platform: Lens Carbon

• 04 October 2022

Source-to-sink evaluation of the carbon value chain.

US offshore wind powers up

• 23 June 2020

The US offshore wind industry is set to power up over the coming decade. New research from Wood Mackenzie shows that as the sector ramps up from near-zero today, it could deliver as much as 25 gigawatts (GW) in 2029, capturing almost half of the US market for new wind power installations.

Are miners ready for a net zero future?

• 21 October 2020

Miners are facing greater pressure than ever to cut emissions. We examine the policies and operations of the five largest diversified miners – Anglo American, BHP, Glencore, Rio Tinto and Vale – to see how they are making headway and where the key challenges lie.

Horizons Live: Staying power

• 18 August 2025

Coal power drops from 33% of global electricity in 2025 to just 6% by 2050 in base forecasts. Our Horizons Live panel explores how alternative pathways could extend coal use longer

UK can lead world in net zero energy technologies – but investment is critical

• 16 September 2020

Wood Mackenzie today delivered a comprehensive roadmap for the North Sea’s future to the OGTC, setting out the critical technologies needed to deliver an integrated net zero energy system on the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS), positioning the UK as a world-leader in the move to a low carbon world.

Gas prices are rising and the demand for renewable energy is growing

• 11 September 2025

Inside look at how solar industry leaders are navigating policy chaos while demand for clean energy soars to unprecedented levels

Utility evolution in Africa to reshape global electricity demand

• 17 March 2022

Sub-Saharan Africa offers an alternative vision of how the energy transition will change power generation, according to research released today by global energy consultancy Wood Mackenzie, a Verisk business (Nasdaq: VRSK).

Permitting reform and the politics of building the grid

• 24 October 2025

Why does building the U.S. grid take so long and can reform finally speed it up? Energy Gang dives into the politics and policy of permitting reform

Toronto Metals and Mining Briefing 2025

• 20 November 2025

Join Wood Mackenzie’s experts on Thursday 20 November, as our experts explore critical insights in metals and mining.

Webinar: What oil supply is at risk of shut in?

• 09 April 2020

During the last downturn in 2015/16 supply was relatively unaffected. Even the highest cost wedges kept producing; the associated shut-in costs were deemed too high. But prices only dipped below US$45/bbl for a year, and below US$35/bbl for one quarter. Storage levels were of less concern. There is no precedent for the scale of potential shut-ins for today’s asset classes, if oil prices remain low for a prolonged period. The industry’s ability to keep higher-cost barrels flowing is being severely tested. This downturn, there could be a significant impact on currently producing fields as well as future supply.

Webinar | Oil price crash: fiscal responses

• 30 April 2020

Oil price crash: what next for fiscal terms? Petroleum investors, producers, suppliers and governments are coming together to try and find solutions to the current industry crisis. The oil revenue cake that they all feast on has shrunk, dramatically.

Webinar | Global exploration before and after Covid-19

• 28 May 2020

Our annual survey of the global exploration industry, conducted largely before coronavirus hit and the oil price crashed, showed signs of cautious optimism. Despite the threat posed by the energy transition, explorers were looking forward to another 30 years of exploration. There was, however, a keen awareness of the challenges ahead – the fight to remain investible, the need to increase capital efficiency and the opportunities and risks presented by deepwater exploration. Join us for a webinar discussing the results on the 2020 survey both in the context of the pre-COVID-19 view and in light of the new world we live in. We’ll cover which exploration companies stood out from the pack in 2019, the changing focus of explorers and the role of exploration in today’s energy companies.

Keeping the LNG bandwagon rolling

• 12 September 2024

The LNG industry is on a roll. But the pace of future growth can’t be taken for granted. Ahead of next week’s Gastech conference in Houston, we identify three structural challenges that must be addressed to keep the LNG bandwagon rolling.

Are voters turning their backs on the EU’s 2030 climate objectives?

• 10 July 2024

European voters just threw a spanner in the works of the EU’s 2030 decarbonisation targets. Last month’s European parliamentary elections saw a dramatic shift in power to nationalist and populist parties, which tapped into, among other issues, voter scepticism over the pace and sheer cost of the energy transition. We look at the impact of the elections on tackling climate change.

How higher interest rates could hold up energy transition investment

• 09 May 2024

Higher interest rates could stall investment in green technologies. Learn what Policymakers can do to keep the energy transition on track in this analysis.

COP28 key takeaways

• 14 December 2023

The challenges in accelerating the energy transition