Global Exploration & Production Service (GEPS)

Who Uses GEPS

The vast majority of the E&P sector and associated business' working in governmental agencies, oil & gas companies and national oil companies, rely on GEPS to rapidly access reports and maps on current, planned and historical E&P activities, including petroleum rights, geology and geophysics, exploration drilling, field development, production and reserves, and downstream activity.

How GEPS is Used

GEPS provides continually updated, accurate and detailed information and analysis on the worldwide E&P sector whether you are:

• Screening for new opportunities
• Expanding into new areas
• Monitoring competitors
• Analyzing industry activity

GEPS provides critical, worldwide data on:

• General issues
• Petroleum rights
• Legislation
• Geophysical activities
• Exploratory drilling
• Field development
• Production and Reserves
• Downstream Activity

"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

"IHS information and products are a vital part of my daily workflow. Tasks that previously took days to complete can now be done in a few hours."
- Olav Nipen, Head Geophysicist, Exploration & Production International, Norsk Hydro

A Suite of GEPS Products

Our online suite of GEPS editorial products includes:

• GEPS Reports: online, detailed reports customisable by topic, sub-topic, country or company
• International Oil Letter (IOL): a concise weekly overview and analysis of worldwide E&P activity
• Daily Alert: fast, breaking news on all important E&P activities, updated daily, plus timely email alerts.  
• License Round Monitor (LRM): a continually updated module provides quick and easy access to all available Licence Round information in a single report.  

Our GEPS Global Network
Our 23 technical teams, with a combined proficiency in 35 languages, are located around the world to provide up-to-the-minute information on E&P activities in over 200 countries.

IHS has a global network of over 4,000 staff including geologists, geophysicists, energy lawyers, environmental specialists, business analysts, editorials teams, scouts and in-county agents supplies critical E&P industry information to our extensive GEPS database on a daily basis.

Current Information
Current E&P information can be categorised by region, country or company or by topic, such as petroleum rights, well information or field development. Our GEPS information is constantly developed and updated daily providing you with detailed data that is accurate, timely and actionable. This constantly updated information and analysis is combined with the relevant historical information going back many years.

Online Access
Our diversified, advanced Internet browser and query systems present information in user-friendly text, table and graphics formats.

Icon Alerts
GEPS icon alerts deliver critical industry information to you quickly and help you discern, at-a-glance, whether the data is new, recently updated or of highly critical importance.

Customize Your View
You can use the powerful GEPS search engine tool to conduct broad research or capture a more detailed view of E&P activities. Fully customise your search by date, topic, or standard template. You can also tailor your view by selecting other criteria that meets your specific analysis needs.

My Reports & Email Alerts
The GEPS online tool enables you to easily save your searches and generate reports. When you select 'Save Searches' as your default view you bypass the need to retrieve your search information with each online visit. Generated reports are delivered directly to your email. Our email alert system also notifies you when your new report becomes available or when information in a prior report is updated. 

Maps
Our highly skilled team of Cartographers create GEPS maps that provide comprehensive, up-to-date graphical views of E&P information on critical areas such as wells, fields, contracts and pipelines. GEPS maps also provide a list of current right holding situations in a region or country. You can use GEPS maps to screen for new opportunities, monitor your competition and analyse E&P activities, worldwide.