PFC Energy's Upstream Competition Service (UCS) provides in-depth analysis of upstream strategies and asset portfolios for 30 leading energy companies, with emphasis on competitive positioning and upstream performance. From asset-by-asset portfolio analysis to financial and volumetric performance measures, to corporate and regional growth strategies, UCS provides the information necessary to assess the position and performance of these companies in the global oil and gas sector.
UCS helps its clients, who range from International Oil Majors and National Oil Companies to Oil Service Companies, to better understand:
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Global and regional asset portfolios
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Global and regional reserves, production and operating characteristics
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Projected new source production on an asset-specific basis
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Global and regional financial and performance benchmarking and peer group analysis
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Corporate and upstream strategy and planning, as well as PFC Energy's view of key challenges confronting each of the profiled companies
The UCS provides a rigorous analytical framework to aid in corporate analysis, planning and decision making. The charts, data, and analysis provided within the UCS assists clients with internal analysis and presentations. UCS analysts are also available to provide data and analytical support including customizing databases that include critical corporate, field, reserves and production data tailored to specific client needs.
Strategy and Performance Profiles
UCS Strategy and Performance Profiles provide an annual review and update on company operations, including corporate strategies (stated and inferred), challenges based on asset performance and location, and a thorough review of upstream activity and operations. The Profiles form the cornerstone of the UCS, and are required reading in corporate planning, strategy and business development groups.
Corporate and Financial Overviews
The annual Corporate and Financial Overviews provide a corporate-level summary of company-stated objectives, strategies and performance targets, recent corporate events, and PFC Energy's assessment of current corporate strategy, relative strengths and weaknesses and key corporate financial points. The Overviews are designed to place the Upstream activities of those integrated companies covered by the UCS, into a corporate-wide perspective. Each company's corporate financial position and performance is analyzed on a peer group basis from various perspectives including assets, operating income, capital spending across corporate segments, sources/uses of cash flow, growth metrics, financial strength, returns, and market performance.
The UCS provides quarterly reviews of 40 international integrated and independent companies, expanding on the core coverage of the Profiles. The Quarterly series provides a perspective on company performance and benchmarking, tracking strategy execution through the year.
The UCS Memos provide subscribers with detailed analysis of industry trends and significant events impacting on company strategy and planning. Topics covered in the UCS Memos include Merger Analysis, Financial Strategies and Results, and Regional Oil Sector Information.