IHS Growth Play Service

Master the dynamics and competition of global growth play activity

Considering a deepwater or growth play for advancing offshore operations? Need to understand asset-level growth potential?

This service provides data and analysis on global deepwater plays that are expected to deliver growth and value for international E&P companies in the medium term, including existing plays (through 2020) and longer term frontier exploration. Find play-by-play analysis of resources, discoveries, competitive landscape, a risk-reward overview and much more. Data access and graphing tools, strategic memos, bid round and discovery monitors combine with play analysis to help you to:

Assess growth plays in deepwater and in other regions worldwide
Build insight into company portfolios and country-level production
Gauge a play’s economic potential by comparing cost and fiscal incentives
Learn from current company positioning in various deepwater plays
Target company activity toward highly prospective areas
Evaluate plays in less explored areas

What's Included

Data/Graphing Tool

Interactive Data and Graphing Tool
User-driven tool for analyzing project, portfolio and play data by fields, companies, hydrocarbon type and water depth over selectable periods; includes costs, cash flow, production and well count

Memos/Play Analysis

Strategic Memos
Insight into specific plays and key deepwater trends and developments

DeepwaterPlay Analysis
Comprehensive assessments for each play:

Geology
Discoveries
Drilling activity (success rates)
Field size distribution
Competitor landscape (major license/acreage holders, key operators)
Project economics
Model cash flows
Risks and opportunities, with signposts to monitor

Monitors

Deepwater Discovery Monitor (annual)
Comprehensive, up-to-date listing and maps for all deepwater discoveries made during a given calendar year, with archive access to prior year discoveries; includes host country, operator, water depth, and target depth data

Global Bid Round Monitor (twice monthly)
Detailed listing of announced, open, closed and unconfirmed licensing rounds, including results, blocks/acreage, interested companies, key dates and milestones

Member Privileges

Member Access to Analysts
Timely response from on-demand Energy experts

Member Events
Invitations to member-only events, including our signature IHS Markit Forums, and regular webcasts

Play Coverage

Asia and Oceania

Australia
Brunei
India
Indonesia
Malaysia and Brunei

Europe and Middle East/North Africa

Barents Sea
Cyprus
West of Shetlands
Levant Basin
Morocco

The Americas

Brazil Presalt
Latin America Equatorial Margin
Malvinas
Mexico Deepwater
US GOM—Jurassic
US GOM—Miocene
US GOM—Miocene Sub-salt
US GOM—Lower Tertiary
US GOM—Pliocene

Sub-Sahara Africa

Congo Fan
Angola - Presalt
East Africa Deepwater
Niger Delta
West Africa Presalt
West Africa
West Africa Equatorial Margin

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