Wood Mackenzie, also known as WoodMac, is a global[1]
research and consultancy group[2][3] supplying data, written analysis, and
consultancy advice to the energy, chemicals, renewables, metals, and mining
industries.[4] In
Wood Mackenzie, also known as WoodMac, is a global[1]
research and consultancy group[2][3] supplying data, written analysis, and
consultancy advice to the energy, chemicals, renewables, metals, and mining
industries.[4] In 2015, the company was acquired by Verisk Analytics, an
American data analytics and risk assessment firm, in a deal valued at $2.8
billion.[5]
The company is based in Edinburgh, Scotland, though it has
over 40 offices worldwide. Originally founded as stockbroker in 1923, the
company's energy business was launched in 1973, when it started reviewing the
North Sea oilfields.[6] Between 2007 and 2014, Wood Mackenzie acquired coal
specialists Hill & Associates in the US, Barlow Jonker in Australia, and
Brook Hunt, the UK-based metals analysts.[7][8][9]
Since 2015 a host of companies have become part of Wood
Mackenzie including PSG, a petroleum database service; PCI, the specialist
chemicals analysis group; Greentech Media, providing analysis of the solar
market [10] and MAKE, providing analysis of global wind power.