PFC Energy's Global Deepwater Competition (GDC) service complements the data and analysis offered by the Upstream Competition Service (UCS) through its focus on the deepwater portfolios of the leading industry players. The GDC provides ongoing coverage of all major deepwater basins with specific analysis on individual fields, both developed and undeveloped, covering nearly 200 deepwater projects worldwide. Comprehensive economic models have been built for each project. Deepwater portfolios are reviewed by project, by country/region and by company to provide an all-encompassing view of global deepwater competition.

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The GDC is the most comprehensive regional and global deepwater competition service currently available and can be used as an analytical tool to better understand the competition and dynamics of global deepwater activity. The service is designed to provide regular analysis on what has become the focus of future reserve and production growth for many companies. GDC clients are able to access data and analysis on specific deepwater fields and projects, and obtain insight into deepwater opportunities and the strategies of the leading players.