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Upstream Intelligence
The industry’s leading real-time commentary on worldwide E&P activity
The IHS Markit Upstream Intelligence portfolio sits at the intersection of commercial and subsurface activity. This portfolio provides you with business intelligence on the E&P sector, including an analysis of E&P activity. The portfolio comprises three products: Global Exploration & Production Service (GEPS), International Energy Letter (IEL) and the Daily Exploration Alert (DEA). Use the complete and integrated package of information and tools to gain an in-depth understanding of current, historical and planned activity in the worldwide E&P sector, and:
- Reduce research time with single-source information
- Monitor portfolio impact of new developments
- Track field life from exploration to decommissioning
- Empower licensing round negotiations
- Discover and exploit new opportunities
- Keep track of competitors’ activity

Upstream Intelligence Portfolio
Daily Exploration Alert
6,000+ breaking news summaries per year – Daily E-Mail Alert – Oil Price Graphs & Analysis – Upstream Alert Mobile App
Global Exploration & Production Service
in hundreds of oil companies
International Energy Letter
– 1,700+ articles, plus – 51 in-dept analysis per year – Weekly Report – Monthly Global & Regional Trends Reports – Rotating Monthly Supplements – Quarterly Bid Round & Open Acreage Review – Annual Discoveries & Highlights
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Daily Exploration Alert (DEA)
The Daily Exploration Alert has been providing the E&P industry’s most up-to-date breaking news service electronically since 1984. A favorite with oil & gas professionals who prefer to scan a round-up of the latest industry news, the Daily Exploration Alert provides an easy-to-use online service, plus email alerts and a dedicated mobile app.
Delivery: Viewable online, daily delivery to your inbox, or via the mobile app
Topics include:
– Daily crude benchmarks
– Weekly oil price analysis
– Acreage offers
– Petroleum rights|
– Exploration drilling
– Field development
– Production and reserves
Global Exploration & Production Service (GEPS)
The Global Exploration & Production Service is used throughout the world by professionals interested in detailed E&P activity. This unique service is built on an unrivaled foundation of knowledge, experience and understanding of the industry, and is written by E&P professionals located strategically around the world. GEPS is supported by IHS Markit technical teams and the world’s most extensive E&P database.
Delivery: Online, in real time
Topics include:
– General E&P issues
– Petroleum rights
– Geophysical activities
– Exploration drilling
– Field development
– Production and reserves
– Forward-looking summaries by country/territory
International Energy Letter (IEL)
The International Energy Letter delivers a weekly overview and analysis of worldwide energy-related activity to E&P and finance professionals. Our dedicated team places events in the context of broader market and political trends.
Delivery: Viewable online or delivered weekly to your inbox
Topics include:
– Weekly updates and interpretation of the major events and trends in the energy world
– Monthly global and regional summaries offering highlights and analysis of the most important trends
– Rotating monthly supplements, including area overviews with investment opportunities, midstream news and trends, technology and environment, company profiles
– Monthly major E&P company or agency staff movements
– Quarterly international open-acreage inventory, merger and acquisition reviews, project briefings
– Annual discoveries and highlights report