Wood Mackenzie is a global energy, metals and mining research and consultancy group with an international reputation for supplying comprehensive data, written analysis and consultancy advice. 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.
It is based in Edinburgh Scotland, though it has over 25 offices worldwide. The company's energy business was founded in 1973, when they started reviewing the North Sea oilfields. Since 2007, Wood Mackenzie has acquired coal specialists Hill & Associates in the US and Barlow Jonker in Australia; and Brook Hunt, the UK-based metals analysts.
