ConocoPhillips swoops on Concho in $9.7bn all-stock deal

• 19 October 2020

Speaking after ConocoPhillips announced it will take over Concho Resources in a $9.7 billion all-stock deal, Robert Clarke, vice president, Lower 48 upstream, at Wood Mackenzie, said: “The combination is remarkable. Just in scale, ConocoPhillips is adding enough Permian production to nip at the heels of ExxonMobil’s massive programme."

The challenges and opportunities in Europe’s oil & gas, CCUS and hydrogen sectors

• 10 November 2023

To accelerate Europe’s energy transition, investors need to leverage opportunities to diversify the region’s energy mix.

Global copper market to see another year of volatile prices

• 22 January 2020

As we look to 2020, copper is faced with a finely balanced market. For now, positive investor sentiment around copper’s fundamentals is supporting higher prices.

Why refinery-petrochemical integration is the downstream trend to watch

• 16 February 2021

A tumultuous year has highlighted some key truths for the downstream sector – and new performance benchmarks are being set.

Delaying deepwater decommissioning

• 02 May 2024

With resilient oil demand and a positive outlook for prices, operators are doing all they can to shift spend away from decommissioning. What are the options to keep deepwater wells running for longer?

December '18 OPEC meeting: production cuts expected

• 03 December 2018

As OPEC ministers prepare to meet in Vienna this week, Qatar abruptly announced its withdrawal from the producer’ group. While the move sparked a lot of speculation, it will not have a significant impact on supply. Get Ann-Louise Hittle's analysis of this and other key talking points including Trump and production cuts at this week's OPEC meeting. With live updates from Vienna from Ann-Louise.

Renewables in the US face a future without tax credits

• 09 June 2025

Former allies Elon Musk and President Trump face off over controversial tax legislation, threatening the future of clean energy initiatives and electric vehicle adoption in the US

Will the Vale Malaysia fire cause more iron ore supply disruption?

• 15 February 2019

Today, Friday 15th February 2019, Vale announced there was a fire affecting a conveyor belt system at its distribution centre in Malaysia. Vale anticipated that this would result in a 10 to 15 day halt in operations and noted that a planned 10 day shut down for maintenance was already scheduled for this period.

Big Oil’s opportunity for M&A in the petrochemicals downturn

• 30 November 2023

Petrochemicals may be experiencing a severe cyclical downturn, triggered by excessive capacity build-out, but it’s one of the sector’s best long-term bets. Our experts discuss the timing of it's recovery and whether the downturn might spark change.

European renewable PPA market sees 19GW of new capacity contracted in 2024

• 15 April 2025

The European renewable energy Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) market demonstrated strong recovery in 2024, with nearly 19 gigawatts (GW) of new capacity contracted, according to the latest Europe Renewables PPA Tracker report released by Wood Mackenzie. The report highlights a surge in PPA activity, with Spain and Germany leading the market, accounting for 30% of total capacity. Solar PV and wind projects represented approximately 80% of contracted capacity, with each technology contributing similar volumes. Poland, the UK and Greece entered the top five across all deal types (corporate, route-to-market and utility).

Electric vehicle battery demand's jump-start from lithium-ion

• 25 September 2019

Lithium-ion is a stalwart in rechargeable battery technology. Global EV sales are expected to grow nearly 40 times by 2040 to about 300 million vehicles.

Hydrogen Conference 2025

• 12 November 2025

Join us on 12-13 November in London for the fourth edition of Wood Mackenzie’s Hydrogen Conference. This is your opportunity to hear from our team of hydrogen research analysts and industry experts as they engage in powerful conversation exploring the key drivers and challenges of deploying low-carbon hydrogen. #WMHydrogen

Securing offtake for green hydrogen

• 25 September 2025

Can Europe’s refiners spark a breakthrough for green hydrogen demand amid rising costs and tightening EU climate rules?

Trade becomes a new tactic for curbing emissions

• 05 November 2021

On the eve of the COP26 climate talks, the US and EU announced a plan to draw up the first ever trade agreement based on carbon emissions. Under the proposed deal, steel and aluminium from high-emitting producers would be penalised in US and EU markets, while metal produced with low emissions would be favoured, subject to other conditions.

LNG

• 03 October 2017

Evaluate global gas market fundamentals, dynamics and disruptive trends using our LNG analysis of the entire gas and LNG value chain.

The latest developments in global upstream

• 27 August 2025

From the Majors to OPEC+ … and the key topics in between.

Five ways the copper industry can improve economics and sustainability

• 22 December 2020

Driven by a growing list of stakeholder requirements and an explosion in creative solutions, is the mining industry about to accelerate its adoption of technology?

Petrochemicals in peril: oversupply crisis and energy transition threaten industry survival

• 19 September 2025

Persistent overcapacity, weak demand, and sustainability pressures force closures and reshape the global competitive landscape.

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Flexible online tool offers quick access to evaluate and compare power plant valuations, and identify future growth and investment opportunities.

Oil and gas: a risky business

• 10 August 2021

Can we take a new, differentiated approach to evaluating oil and gas risk? Where do we place risk-adjusted discount rates, and how could a more nuanced view of oil and gas risks impact the Major’s portfolios? Read on for a preview of our insight ‘Oil and gas valuations – the risky outlook’.

Blackout in the southeast: a wake-up call for Mexico’s lower Gulf and peninsular markets

• 07 April 2025

We examine the key factors behind the incident and assess the current energy landscape of the region.

Deepwater could match up against tight oil breakevens

• 18 April 2017

A further 20% of cost cuts could put deepwater head-to-head in project economics against tight oil.

Global gas industry in the 2050 net zero world

• 30 January 2024

Gas has a key role to play in the energy transition, but only if it can decarbonise

How do you navigate LNG procurement as a first-time buyer?

• 19 September 2019

How do you navigate LNG procurement as a first-time buyer? Learn how our consultants helped a novice LNG buyer negotiate an exceptional contract rate

CNRL hits Cdn$100 billion market valuation milestone

• 25 May 2022

Wood Mackenzie experts investigate Canadian Natural Resources' upstream portfolio, exploring how the company stacks up against other large North American producers, what's driving the C$100 billion market valuation, future opportunities, and potential risks.

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Webinar | North American Natural Gas Summer Outlook 2025

• 30 April 2025

Join Wood Mackenzie on Wednesday 30 April, for our Summer Outlook where our experts will discuss the primary risks facing the North America natural gas market this summer and host a Q&A to address your most relevant questions.

Webinar | Unprecedented growth, but until when? Mapping the distributed solar-plus-storage boom in Europe

• 30 May 2024

Watch on-demand as WoodMac’s distributed solar and energy storage experts in Europe present their latest regional outlooks for the residential and C&I solar PV and energy storage segments.

Webinar | Hydrogen: what to look for in 2025

• 10 December 2024

Join Wood Mackenzie as as our experts dive into the key themes to look for in 2025.

Webinar | Middle East and North Africa Upstream

• 20 February 2024

2023 was a year in which the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region consolidated 2022’s gains. 2024 heralds much uncertainty: an expansion of OPEC quotas will impact short term oil production across the region while capacity expansion continues apace.