IHS Forecaster™
Trusted predictions based on a solid foundation
Predicting the future – from the cost to develop and operate an asset, to the total value of an operator's undeveloped holdings – starts with narrowing the uncertainties using solid, unbiased information.
With our trusted E&P data as a starting point, the IHS Forecaster software family gives you unique tools, analysis and detailed forecasts to help streamline your planning processes. Used separately or together, Forecaster modules save you most of the original research you'd normally need to fully evaluate a new or proposed asset, while providing a consistent, independent framework for screening, cost estimation and valuation, including roll-up into detailed portfolio analysis. Request white paper.
Each Forecaster module uses bottom-up techniques that honor
a field's unique technical characteristics. As a result, each module excels at making solid estimations that narrow uncertainties
and provide detailed, auditable first-pass content for planning purposes:
- Cost estimation with QUE$TOR. QUE$TOR is the world's leading tool for cost analysis of new oil and gas projects.
Its engineering methodology and regional cost databases
are unique in the industry for providing up-to-date,
comprehensive cost benchmarks, offshore and onshore.
- Project economics with AS$ET. AS$ET is a proven software system for evaluating the after-tax economics of fields, licenses, countries or the entire portfolio of a company. Its tax engine includes 270 pre-built fiscal files, helping you bypass the need to hire consultants in order to build fiscal models or negotiation scenarios.
- Global asset screening with new AssetBank. AssetBank is a global databank of interactive field development plans and valuations for over 750 undeveloped assets, developed by engineers using QUE$TOR and AS$ET as a resource. The software enables full lifecycle cost estimation, valuation, screening, sorting ranking and sensitivity analysis on any asset in the database, which can include user-defined fields.