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Challenges Loom as Colombia Seeks Offshore Gas Development

Sep 29, 2023

Offshore development of new gas assets has been identified as a key piece to Colombia’s long-term energy security, but significant challenges remain. The size, production capability, and required infrastructure investments all make the situation uncertain, energy industry intelligence group Wood Mackenzie has found.According to Wood Mackenzie, the development of recent offshore gas discoveries at Gorgon…

World Needs $2.7 Trillion Annually for Net Zero Emissions by 2050-Wood Mackenzie

Sep 15, 2023

Global investment of $2.7 trillion a year is needed to achieve net zero emissions by 2050 and avoid temperatures from rising above 1.5 degrees Celsius this century, a report by consultancy Wood Mackenzie said on Thursday. Scientists have said…

Offshore Wind Supply Chain Struggles Threaten Global Targets

Aug 17, 2023

The global offshore wind supply chain will require US$ 27 billion of secured investment by 2026 if it is to meet a fivefold growth in annual installations (excluding China) by 2030, according to energy intelligence group Wood Mackenzie.This…

Oil and Gas Exploration Spending Expected to Recover from Historic Lows

Aug 16, 2023

Exploration spending (excluding appraisal) will recover from historic lows to an average of $22 billion per annum in real terms over the next five years, according to a new report from Wood Mackenzie.Tailwinds from attractive exploration economics…

TotalEnergies Crowned Most Admired Explorer, Wins Discovery of the Year Award

Jun 27, 2023

French oil major TotalEnergies has been named the upstream industry's most admired explorer and has received the Discovery of the Year award in Wood Mackenzie's annual Exploration Survey. This is TotalEnergies' third time winning the most-admired explorer award…

Floating Drilling Rig Utilization Surges to Over 85%, Sparking Potential for Newbuilds

Jun 12, 2023

Active floating drilling rig utilization has rebounded from a low of 65% in 2018 to over 85% in 2023, energy intelligence group Wood Mackenzie said Monday, adding that the growth in demand and rates could even spur construction of new offshore rigs…

Floating Solar Market Set to Surpass 6 GW by 2031, Says Wood Mackenzie

May 25, 2023

The global floating solar market is expected to pass the six-gigawatt (GW) threshold by 2031, as PV developers struggle to meet growing solar demand and look to alternate development technologies, energy intelligence firm Wood Mackenzie said in a report Wednesday…

Wind Energy Market to Exceed 1 TW of Installed Capacity by 2023 End, Wood Mackenzie Says

Apr 11, 2023

The global wind energy market will pass the one terawatt (TW) threshold for installed capacity by the end of 2023, according to the latest market outlook from Wood Mackenzie.“After needing more than 40 years to reach one TW of installations…

Veritas Capital Completes Wood Mackenzie Buy

Feb 03, 2023

Veritas Capital has completed the acquisition of energy industry intelligence company Wood Mackenzie from Verisk.The acquired company will be led by Mark Brinin, who has been promoted from Co-President to Chief Executive Officer. Joe Levesque…

Woodmac: Offshore CCS Could Give New Lease of Life to U.S. Gulf of Mexico

Nov 03, 2022

Offshore carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects in the US Gulf of Mexico could play an influential role in the country's goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions, the energy intelligence group Wood Mackenzie said Thursday.According to Woodmac…

Verisk to Sell Wood Mackenzie to Veritas for More Than $3B

Oct 31, 2022

Global data analytics provider Verisk has agreed to sell its energy intelligence subsidiary Wood Mackenzie to Veritas Capital for $3.1 billion in cash consideration payable at closing plus future additional contingent consideration of up to $200 million…

Woodmac: Off-grid Green Hydrogen to Drive Latin America's Offshore Wind Growth

Oct 18, 2022

Latin America's offshore wind capacity could reach 34 GW by 2050, driven by off-grid green hydrogen projects, according to energy intelligence group Wood Mackenzie, a Verisk subsidiary. Currently, there are no commercial offshore wind farms in operation in the region…

Big Oil Set to Cash in On Trillion-dollar Offshore Wind Prize

Aug 11, 2022

By Akif Chaudhry, Principal Analyst, Corporate Research, Wood MackenzieNo longer in its infancy, offshore wind is a proven technology on course to play a key role in the decarbonisation of the global economy. Over the next decade, the industry will attract almost US$1 trillion in new investment…

Eni's Giant Oil Find Offshore Ivory Coast Wins Discovery of the Year Award

Jun 22, 2022

Italian oil and gas firm Eni's giant oil find offshore Ivory Coast last year won the 'discovery of the year' award, and Eni also secured the title of the upstream industry’s most-admired explorer, an accolade awarded as part of Wood Mackenzie’s annual Exploration Survey…

Ban on Russian Commodity Exports to Accelerate LNG Growth, Energy Transition - Wood Mackenzie report

Jun 16, 2022

War in Ukraine is transforming the outlook for the supply, demand and price of hydrocarbons and the pace and cost of the energy transition. While the precise timing and implementation of future bans on Russian commodity imports are difficult to predict…

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