Companies and Transactions
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Overview
Do you need to screen asset acquisition opportunities? Determine the drivers of company shareholder value or analyze company results in a play?
With more than 60 years of energy field experience, Companies and Transactions research provides unparalleled independent research and analysis on the world’s leading energy companies and global energy mergers and acquisitions market. Our expert, independent company and transaction valuations help financial professionals and oil and gas industry planners make confident business decisions. Clients receive exclusive access to our oil and gas analysts who have, on average, 15 years of industry experience and are available to discuss their research with our clients. Subscribe today to:
- Leverage timely, event-driven, actionable insights
- Get expert analysis of company valuation, strategy and performance
- Track and analyze global energy market transactions and M&A trends
- Base decisions on the full spectrum of data, information and analysis
What's Included
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Company Research
Independent valuations, strategy, analyses and comprehensive online financial and operational tools, to help you:
- Understand drivers of financial and operational performance to grow shareholder value
- Analyze regional plays, key players and resource potential via company play analysis (CPA)
- Conduct unbiased company assessments
- Receive an objective valuation of the world's leading publicly traded oil and gas companies
- Analyze the upstream strategy and performance of top E&P companies worldwide
- Benchmark performance among peer groups and individual companies
- Understand the impact of news and events on the energy industry
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Company Play Analysis
Obtain independent valuation of the resource potential of established and emerging oil and gas plays worldwide. Determine the valuation impact on companies involved in these plays, including detailed analysis of company well results, acreage positions, play economics, activity levels and financial strength. More than 70 global plays completed.
Find answers to critical questions:
- What is the outlook and upside of each play?
- Who are the dominant companies?
- Who is best positioned?
- What are the opportunities for entry?
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Transaction Research
Get timely analysis and insight into global energy M&A market transactions and trends, including upstream, midstream, downstream, oil field equipment/services, power, coal and alternative energy. Includes 24-hour access to a continuously updated M&A database of 40,000+ energy industry transactions over the past 20 years. Transactions are benchmarked against commodity prices and feature key M&A marketplace valuation metrics for all global regions. Leverage these resources to:
- Track deal activity, pricing and M&A spending trends worldwide and within regions, basins and asset types
- Receive independent valuations of current energy assets on the market
- Access third-party independent comparable deal metrics on a daily basis
- Receive independent valuation of M&A/divestiture transactions
- Expand your portfolio and value company candidates
- Discover business opportunities and mitigate risk
- Keep pace with major energy asset transactions, industry trends and developments
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Global Energy M&A Analysis
Get monthly, quarterly and annual delivery of forward-looking insights into the global upstream transaction market, including mergers, acquisitions and divestitures. Includes detailed analysis of independent valuations and key industry trends. Leverage 24-hour access to individual deal analysis on more than 40,000 energy industry transactions over the past 20 years (benchmarked against commodity prices with key M&A marketplace valuation metrics for all global regions), along with:
- Summary information and proprietary transaction valuation data/metrics
- Deal analysis, insights and key implications regarding all significant transactions worldwide
- Industry leading studies with historical/prospective valuation/trend analysis
- Access to S&P Global analysts to discuss their research and insights
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SEAM Database
Significant Energy Assets on the Market (SEAM) Database on S&P Global Connect
Energy has launched a new database tool that actively tracks all known energy assets on the market and independently values them in a transparent manner utilizing more than 40,000 comparable transactions from S&P Global's M&A database dating back to 1988.
Assets on the Market database features include:
- Searchable and exportable database covering all global and regional locations and all resource segments, detailing valuations and full operational data including reserves, production and acreage.
- Source documents including offering memos, prospectuses and press releases.
- Full opportunity set currently totals approximately $150 billion.
- Contact information for sellers and advisors.
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SourceArchive Database
SourceArchive is a single-source database containing financial filings like investor and corporate presentations of public energy companies. The database is searchable by keyword, company name, and date, and provides quick access to multiple company presentations and filings from one single database versus having to visit individual corporate websites and maintaining your own library.
- Shorten time spent following multiple energy companies to benchmarking financial & operational performance, as well as individual corporate strategy.
- Search for documents within the database versus manually navigating to corporate websites.
- Find needed source documents quickly for corporate or asset valuation modelling.
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Why Upstream Solutions?
Unparalleled Experience
For decades, we've monitored the global energy sector, using expert insights, software, and proprietary data to help you assess value, manage risk, and seize opportunities to achieve success.
Global Intelligence
With coverage of over 200 countries and territories, we offer data that is not only comprehensive but also global in scope, supporting your international and regional projects.
Independent Source
Our independent expertise allows us to provide unbiased, industry-specific guidance that helps our clients navigate complex market dynamics.
Data Your Way
Gain access to upstream data and insights delivered when and how you need it. From the established to the cutting edge – all via multiple platforms that can give you a decisive edge over the competition.
Upstream Experts
Partnering to help you achieve a successful future, our global team of upstream experts offers extensive knowledge across the entire Energy Value Chain.
AI-Driven Technology
We leverage advanced AI/ML technologies—from geological datasets to E&P software and analytics, to asset transaction value research—enabling AI-driven efficiencies for smarter, faster decision-making in the upstream energy industry.
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