Angus Rodger and guests discuss the key upstream events that rocked their worlds in 2019, and the exciting wells and themes they're looking forward to in 2020.

Ian Thom is joined by Alan Walker, Toushar Chakrabarty and Jean-Baptiste Bouzard to discuss our 2019 upstream review and 2020 look-ahead for the upstream sector in the MENA region.

Jorge Sierra, Alberto Casquera y Diana Quezada analistas de Upstream Research para América Latina, discuten sobre los principales acontecimientos en la industria energética en México durante el 2019.

Se analiza en primer lugar la viabilidad del plan de negocios de Pemex y su estrategia para desarrollar sus 20 campos prioritarios, en segundo lugar se analizan las tendencias para observar en 2020 y finalmente se presentan las perspectivas sobre el mercado secundario en Mexico. ¿Que nos espera en 2020 en la industria petrolera en México?

Today we are talking about how much upside South Korea new power police will create for short term LNG demand, the potential for under-utilisation of US LNG facilities and how much LNG Europe can take this winter.

Third quarter earnings wrapped up last week with some interesting and common themes. Shale gas companies are aiming for large capex reductions while keeping keep production flat. The situation is ugly but less dire for tight oil. Most tight oil companies are unofficially guiding towards modest capex reductions next year accompanied with modest production growth. The better positioned operators will also be able to deliver positive free cash flow to either pay down debt or return cash to shareholders.

For more details, have a listen to our podcast linked below, where we expand on the common themes from this round of earnings and discuss what to watch for as 2020 approaches.

A panel conversation between Wood Mackenzie’s Ben Kellison, Greensync’s Phil Blythe, and Chloe Munro, former chair of the ACCC, on Australia's power market. They discuss striking the balance between flexible demand, distributed generation, and energy storage in Australia. For more information, visit https://www.woodmac.com/our-expertise/focus/Power--Renewables/australias-power-market-soaking-up-the-sun/.

LNG is cleaner to burn than other fossil fuels but how can LNG reduce it’s environmental impact?

Valentina Kretzschmar, Director, and Tom Ellacott, Senior Vice President at Wood Mackenzie Corporate Research team share insights on the Majors’ Q3 2019 performance.

Focusing on M&A in Australia and SE Asia, host Angus Rodger plus guests David Low and Andrew Harwood discuss the market as Woodmac sees it. What deals are on the horizon, are there enough active buyers, what impact on valuations, and what role for private equity and institutional investors?

Ian Thom is joined by Toushar Chakrabarty and Juma Mlawa to discuss M&A activity and trends in Egypt.