Global Gas Model

The Global Gas Model runs global gas market simulations under various supply, demand, piped, storage, contract sales and producer behaviour assumptions.

Asia’s NOCs can now move through the decarbonisation gears

• 30 March 2022

As the pressure to cut emissions intensifies, no company can remain above the fray. But while the Majors and other international oil companies face increasing calls to decarbonise, many of the world’s largest national oil companies (NOCs) have so far avoided the same level of scrutiny.

Class of 2022: benchmarking this year's upstream FIDs

• 31 March 2022

We benchmark the major oil and gas projects seeking FID in 2022 on economics and emissions metrics

How data centre growth is driving up US power prices

• 09 October 2025

Explosive data centre growth is shaking up US power markets - with demand from hyperscalers set to double wholesale prices and transform how America generates electricity

Solar and storage costs are set to increase 9% in Q4 2025 as Chinese policy shifts end an era of low equipment prices

• 02 October 2025

Solar and storage developers face a sharp increase in equipment procurement costs from Q4 2025 onwards due to Chinese government policy changes and supply-side production cuts, which are bringing an end to the era of low prices that have characterized the market for the past 18 months, according to a new report from Wood Mackenzie.

Answering seven burning client questions on copper supply and demand

• 18 November 2025

The top FAQs from our recent Horizons Live webinar

China’s PTA producers look to futures to weather market volatility

• 16 July 2020

China’s purified terephthalic acid (PTA) producers have been using the futures market to price PTA in the spot market, hedge against risks and manage inventory. This has allowed many to stay profitable, despite market uncertainty and disruption brought by the coronavirus pandemic, says Wood Mackenzie.

How digital disruption is reshaping the upstream supply chain

• 25 June 2019

Digitalisation plays a key role in upstream oil and gas corporate strategies. It brings opportunity and threat. Discover how it will impact different categories of the supply chain.

Downstream consistency holds lessons for upstream

• 23 March 2017

Downstream continues to demonstrate robust financial performance while upstream struggles.

Is net zero by 2050 at risk?

• 18 April 2024

Our new Delayed Energy Transition scenario reflects the increasing risk that the transition will be much slower than a Paris-aligned pathway.  

Incentives uncertainty clouds Pathways Alliance economic feasibility

• 14 February 2024

As the $12 billion phase one of Canada’s Pathways Alliance nears FID, the world’s largest carbon capture and storage (CCUS) proposal faces uncertainty surrounding the long-term availability of economic incentives, according to a new report from Wood Mackenzie.

Wood Mackenzie Launches the Electric Vehicles and Battery Supply Chain Service at Mining Indaba 2023

• 06 February 2023

Wood Mackenzie, the leading provider of decision intelligence for the world’s natural resources sector, today launched the Electric Vehicles and Battery Supply Chain Service (EVBSC) at the Mining Indaba 2023 conference in Cape Town, South Africa. The EVBSC is a new product that provides end-to-end detailed analysis and forecasts of the electric transportation value chain including quarterly long-term outlooks to 2050 and 10-year forecasts, and monthly short-term reports and data for EV, Li-ion battery and raw materials (lithium, nickel, cobalt, graphite and manganese) markets.

Long-term LNG set to remain a buyers’ market

• 15 June 2021

The liquefied natural gas (LNG) long term contract market and LNG spot market are travelling in opposite directions. The long-term buyers’ market is only likely to end when it becomes clear that demand will outstrip new supply available from Qatar and Russia, global energy consultancy Wood Mackenzie said.

The rise and rise of polyester

• 12 February 2019

Polyester is hugely cost-effective and it’s not easy to replicate its economies of scale. Are there more sustainable alternatives?

2024’s carbon policy so far: four key takeaways

• 22 February 2024

Read on for our pick of this year’s big carbon policy developments so far

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Unmatched analysis of every aspect of copper market trends, demand and supply

Asia’s energy crisis and net zero – no turning back

• 28 October 2021

Covid-19 made mincemeat of energy price forecasts. From the depths of the oil price crash in March 2020 to the surge in Asian spot gas prices to over US$50/mmbtu for the first time ever earlier this month, the pandemic has shredded predictions (and egos) as fast as they could be produced.

AI, power and the new geopolitics of energy

• 18 November 2025

Can the power sector cope in the face of an unprecedented rise in global demand?

2020 could mark start of downcycle for China’s petrochemical industry

• 15 January 2020

In a recently published report, Wood Mackenzie predicts the start of a downcycle in China’s petrochemical industry. A supply overhang has already hit the country’s paraxylene (PX) market, with olefins and polyolefins markets almost certain to face the same.

How innovation and carbon are shaping future LNG supply

• 26 March 2021

LNG might be the last great growth opportunity in oil and gas. But the difficult investment environment and buyers’ appetite for low-carbon LNG are among the challenges facing developers.

Steel industry emissions to decline 30% by 2050

• 17 May 2022

Steel industry’s carbon emissions is expected to fall 30% by 2050 compared to 2021 levels, according to a new report by Wood Mackenzie.

Global PV tracker shipments grew by 28% in 2023 to 92 GWdc

• 25 July 2024

Global PV tracker shipments grew by 28% in 2023 to 92 gigawatts direct current (GWdc), reflecting a strong year for utility-scale solar in most regions across the world.

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

Webinar I Permian Gas: Challenges to opportunities

• 16 December 2025

Learn how to navigate Permian gas challenges to seize new market opportunities.

Putting coal mine emissions under the microscope

• 29 April 2021

Coal producers are feeling the weight of public scrutiny and investor pressure as increasingly stringent carbon emission policies threaten future demand. A price on carbon – a key policy for emissions reduction – could also transform industry costs and prices.

Ebook | The global metals and mining outlook: a cross-commodity view

• 16 July 2024

Key insights for investors and financial institutions

Future-facing commodities: your questions answered

• 04 May 2023

Our experts tackle everything from lithium demand to the rare earth elements at risk of substitution, and from copper and aluminium competition to green hydrogen costs.

Emboldened and disciplined exploration: results from our Future of Exploration 2024 Survey

• 29 May 2024

This Wood Mackenzie survey takes the pulse of the exploration sector and assesses its key issues and challenges.

Metals and mining: how much value is at risk from carbon policy?

• 16 March 2021

The race towards net zero is well and truly underway, and miners are under pressure to pick up the pace. How much value is at risk and what can miners do to address the issue?

ADNOC acquires 10.1% stake in CCUS player Storegga

• 19 January 2024

ADNOC has taken a 10.1% stake in UK-based CCUS player Storegga. The transaction represents ADNOC’s first international equity investment in carbon management and supports its long-term strategy for the transition.