Global Exploration and Production Services - GEPS
A worldwide picture of E&P activity, specifically tailored to your needs.
Whether screening for new opportunities, monitoring competition, analysing activity or tracking how field life is being prolonged, GEPS provides accurate up-to-date information tailored to your specific requirements.
The GEPS suite of editorial products supplies you with current, historical and planned activity in the worldwide E&P sector.
Primarily designed as dynamic, on-line reports, IHS's information
is the fastest, most accurate, best reporting service available. GEPS is established as the market leader in the provision of definitive, up-to-date, accurate and detailed information.
IHS has an unparalleled communication network with operators, national oil companies, government agencies and service companies worldwide. With technical teams positioned around the world, proficiencies in 35 languages and hundreds of daily contacts, IHS covers petroleum activity in nearly 200 countries.
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Online GEPS Reports provides you with the most
accurate and up-to-date E&P activity information globally
GEPS Reports
IHS's GEPS Reports are used throughout the world by professionals interested in detailed E&P activity.
GEPS Reports allow you to identify and explore unique opportunities, and give you the ability to monitor and evaluate activity worldwide, so that you can maintain a competitive advantage.
The reports are continuously updated, providing rapid access to key information, by region, country or company. Topics covered by GEPS Reports include:
- General Issues
- Petroleum Rights
- Legislation
- Geophysical Activity
- Exploratory Drilling
- Field Development
- Production and Reserves
- Downstream Activity
The dynamically updated on-line reporting provides global coverage, by country, to current and historic information covering the last 12 months.
“GEPS provides an excellent 'screening tool' for initial consideration of each new regional opportunity as it develops. Nothing else provides such a comprehensive mix of news, analysis and maps within a single source.”
Dan Whealing - Area Manager - Africa PGS Exploration
Powerful search engines, coupled with your own Personalized Report Generator, enable you to specify and save tailored reports on the topics and regions of your choice. This information can then be delivered directly to your desktop, and provides you with an up-to-date report whenever you log on.
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 Reports are supported by IHS's Technical Teams and the world's most extensive E&P database.
In addition to the GEPS Reports, IHS can offer the following GEPS Editorial Services as part of a complete solution.
International Oil Letter (IOL)
The International Oil Letter delivers to E&P professionals a concise weekly overview and analysis of E&P activity worldwide. The speed, coverage and content of the information saves time and money. The report is available both in paper format and is part of IHS's powerful on-line service.
All aspects of the E&P industry are covered from legislation, acreage offers and seismic acquisitions to exploratory drilling and development-to-production activity as well as:
- Weekly — Summary and Analysis of Global E&P Activity
- Weekly — Oil Price Discussions
- Weekly — Global, E&P Activity and Statistics
- Quarterly — International Open-acreage Inventory
- Quarterly — Industry Reviews
Daily Alert
Daily Alert provides the fastest daily breaking news service on the latest E&P activity. A favorite with oil & gas professionals who cannot afford the time to scan other industry news, the Daily Alert provides a dynamic, incremental on-line service plus email alerts. Information included in the daily updates:
- Oil Pricing
- Acreage Offers
- Petroleum Rights
- Exploration Drilling
- Field Development
- Production and Reserves
Global Oil Production & Forecast Report
The Global Oil Production and Forecast Report provides oil companies, contractors and financial institutions with a one-stop source of oil production and development information enabling rapid evaluation of global investment opportunities using the latest available information.
Updated monthly, the Web-based report presents historic, monthly and annual production statistics, together with forecasts and up-to-date analytical commentary for the world's major oil producing regions, currently covering nearly 60 countries with production exceeding 50,000 BOPD.
This high level screening and reference tool saves thousands of man hours typically spent in researching and collating global data, with the additional benefit of informed editorial comment based on IHS's unique insights into production-related issues drawn from regional experts.
Easy to Use
- Save time by creating your own personalized GEPS Report based on your preferred countries and topic selection, which then automatically collates new and updated articles and alerts you via email.
- GEPS Reports are structured so you can easily subscribe to as many, or as few, of the countries or regions as required.
- View current and historical information.
Consultancy When You Need It
IHS provides you access to the E&P experts behind the GEPS services. This service ensures your decisions are made with the help and continuing support of experienced international experts armed with the very latest oil industry information.
Key Users
- Oil & Gas Companies
- National Oil Companies
- Consultants
- Service Companies
- Governments