Upstream Oil & Gas Insights for the Energy Sector
In-depth technical and commercial insights on the global upstream oil and gas industry, covering exploration, appraisal and production activity across key energy regions. The global oil and gas industry depends on reliable upstream exploration and production to maintain stable oil and natural gas supplies.
Our research provides oil and gas companies, investors and energy organisations with the intelligence needed to understand developments across the global oil and gas sector and identify opportunities within the upstream oil and gas industry.
The upstream oil and gas industry focuses on exploration, appraisal and production activities that supply the global energy market. Understanding trends across upstream oil and gas companies, exploration programmes and drilling activity is essential for organisations operating across the global oil and gas sector.
In-depth Insights and Research on the Global Upstream Sector
Understanding the Upstream Oil & Gas Industry
The upstream oil and gas industry focuses on the discovery and production of oil and natural gas, forming the foundation of global energy supplies. Activities across the upstream sector in oil and gas include geological evaluation, drilling operations and the development of new oil and gas reserves.
Upstream projects often involve complex operations using drilling rigs, advanced seismic analysis and technologies such as hydraulic fracturing to access hydrocarbons trapped in high pressure reservoirs. Once discoveries are confirmed, operators manage the production process to extract crude oil and natural gas efficiently and safely.
For oil and gas companies operating across the global energy sector, understanding upstream activity provides critical insight into future production levels, resource potential and long-term supply trends across the upstream oil industry.
Global Upstream Oil & Gas Research and Production Analysis
Our research on the upstream oil and gas exploration and production sector provides detailed intelligence on global exploration, appraisal and petroleum production activity across key regions in the global oil and gas industry.
We combine geological expertise, technical analysis and commercial insight to help oil and gas companies better understand developments across the upstream industry, including trends in upstream oil and gas production and global exploration performance.
Our analysis offers industry-leading technical depth supported by context from experienced energy sector specialists.
Our solutions for upstream oil and gas companies provide clear insight into global upstream activity, enabling organisations to:
- Improve oil and gas exploration performance
- Identify potential M&A opportunities across the upstream sector
- Understand operational and investment risks
- Benchmark exploration and production performance
- Analyse trends shaping the global oil and gas sector
By delivering accessible research and data, we help organisations set realistic expectations, improve efficiency and make better investment decisions across the upstream oil and gas industry.
Our insights are widely used for opportunity screening, risk assessment and strategic planning by organisations operating across the global oil and gas industry, including major oil and gas drilling companies and independent exploration businesses.
Latest Insights on Upstream Oil & Gas Exploration and Production
Our specialists regularly publish research and insights on developments across the upstream oil and gas sector, including exploration performance, oil and gas production trends and evolving energy markets.
Featured Upstream Oil & Gas Sub-sectors
Our research platforms provide in-depth analysis across key areas of the upstream oil and gas industry, supporting organisations involved in exploration, upstream oil production and energy investment.
Global Exploration & Appraisal
Helping global explorers improve their exploration performance.
Northwest Europe
Essential Business Intelligence for the Northwest Europe offshore energy market.
Upstream Production and Energy Markets
Production activity across the upstream oil and gas sector directly influences global energy markets. Levels of petroleum production, natural gas production and overall output measured in barrels of oil equivalent help determine supply dynamics across the global oil and gas industry.
Regions such as the United States and the Middle East play a major role in global upstream output, with major oil and gas producers driving new developments in both conventional and unconventional resources. Increasing investment in infrastructure such as pipelines and liquefied natural gas (LNG) facilities is also reshaping the global energy supply chain.
For organisations involved in upstream exploration and production (upstream E&P), monitoring these developments helps identify long-term opportunities, manage risk and understand how changes in production levels may influence future energy supplies.
Global Energy Markets and Upstream Supply
Activity across the upstream oil and gas industry plays a critical role in shaping global energy markets. The production of oil, natural gas and other hydrocarbons determines how energy supplies move through the global oil and gas supply chain, influencing pricing, investment and long-term resource development.
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Major oil companies and independent oil and gas producers monitor trends in petroleum production, natural gas production and reserve development to understand how future energy supply may evolve. Advances in drilling technology, high pressure reservoir development and infrastructure supporting liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports are continuing to reshape the global energy sector.
For organisations operating across the energy upstream market, including gas upstream operators and upstream companies oil and gas, analysing these developments provides important context for understanding exploration success rates, production potential and long-term investment opportunities.
Industry Credentials
Our upstream research platforms are widely used by leading organisations operating across the global oil and gas sector, including many of the most active exploration and production companies.
Nine of the ten most active global explorers rely on Wildcat
Six of the top ten reserve holders in the UK use Atlas
Provided INEOS independent throughput analysis for the Forties Pipeline System (FPS)
Provided independent insight of geological models offering new access opportunities as a part of global exploration portfolio review
Excellent for giving commercial and technical insight into what is really going on in the world of international oil and gas exploration.
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