Oil & Gas

Sector journalism and trade press.

• S&P Global Commodity Insights (Platts) $
  Energy market intelligence and benchmarks.
• Argus Media $
  Energy and commodity pricing.
• Reuters Energy
  Daily oil & gas market news.
• Bloomberg Energy $
  Markets, M&A, transition coverage.
• Oil & Gas Journal $
  Industry trade pub.
• World Oil
  Upstream-focused trade publication.
• Hart Energy / Hart's E&P $
  Upstream and midstream oil & gas.
• Energy Intelligence $
  Subscription oil and gas intelligence.

Membership bodies, advocacy, standards.

• API — American Petroleum Institute
  Largest US oil & gas trade group.
• IPAA — Independent Petroleum Association of America
  US independent producers.
• INGAA — Interstate Natural Gas Association
  US interstate gas pipelines.
• AOPL — Assoc. of Oil Pipe Lines
  US oil pipeline industry.
• OPEC — Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
  Producer-country cartel.
• IPIECA
  Global oil & gas sustainability association.
• AFPM — American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers
  US refining and petrochem trade group.

Where deals get done and announcements happen.

• CERAWeek (S&P Global)
  Largest energy conference; Houston, March.
• Offshore Technology Conference (OTC)
  Offshore E&P industry's largest event.
• World Petroleum Congress
  Triennial global oil & gas event.
• ADIPEC (Abu Dhabi)
  Largest Middle East energy event.
• Gastech
  Global natural gas/LNG event.
• URTeC — Unconventional Resources Technology
  US shale/unconventional industry.
• LAGCOE / SPE ATCE
  Service sector and SPE technical events.

Sector-specialist analysts and data providers.

• EIA — US Energy Information Administration
  Authoritative US energy data.
• IEA — International Energy Agency
  OECD-affiliated; World Energy Outlook.
• Wood Mackenzie $
  Premier energy/mining consultancy.
• Rystad Energy $
  Independent energy research.
• Enverus $
  US E&P data and analytics.
• BloombergNEF Energy Transition $
  Energy transition forecasts.
• FactSet / Tudor Pickering Holt $
  E&P sell-side research.

Agencies that govern the sector.

• FERC — Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
  Interstate gas pipelines, electricity wholesale markets.
• BSEE / BOEM (Interior)
  Offshore drilling safety and leasing.
• EPA — Air & Methane Rules
  Methane regulations, refinery NSPS.
• BLM — Onshore Leasing
  Federal onshore oil & gas leasing.
• State Oil & Gas Commissions (e.g., RRC Texas)
  State-level upstream regulators.
• OPEC / IEA Coordination
  Production policy coordination.
• US Treasury OFAC — Energy Sanctions
  Russia/Iran/Venezuela sanctions.

Bellwethers and notable executives.

• Saudi Aramco
  Amin Nasser, CEO. World's largest oil company by output and value.
• ExxonMobil
  Darren Woods, CEO. Largest US-listed integrated.
• Shell
  Wael Sawan, CEO. UK-Dutch supermajor.
• Chevron
  Mike Wirth, CEO. US supermajor.
• BP
  Murray Auchincloss, CEO. UK-based major.
• TotalEnergies
  Patrick Pouyanné, CEO. French supermajor + integrated power.
• ConocoPhillips
  Ryan Lance, CEO. Largest US independent E&P.
• Eni
  Claudio Descalzi, CEO. Italian state-aligned major.
• Equinor
  Anders Opedal, CEO. Norwegian state-controlled major.
• PetroChina / Sinopec / CNOOC
  Chinese state energy giants.
• Schlumberger (SLB)
  Olivier Le Peuch, CEO. Largest oilfield services.
• Halliburton
  Jeff Miller, CEO. #2 oilfield services.
• Baker Hughes
  Lorenzo Simonelli, CEO. Energy services + tech.
• Enbridge / Kinder Morgan / Williams
  Largest North American midstream pipelines.