Oil & Gas Production – Industry Analysis, Statistics, Trends, and Forecasts

SIC 13 | NAICS 211

The following guide to industry research and analysis provides sources for industry statistics, trends, and forecasts, financial ratios, salary surveys, and more.

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Industry Analysis, Statistics, Trends, and Forecasts

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Compensation and Salary Surveys

BV Guides and Databases

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Industry Analysis, Statistics, Trends, and Forecasts

Oil Drilling & Gas Extraction (view report)
Oil & Gas Field Services (view report)

Comprehensive industry research reports provide in-depth industry analysis and five-year forecasts, with special focus on the underlying structure and external forces and relationships that affect industries and their performance. Topics addressed in the reports include:

Market size and major product and service segments
Key industry statistics, trends, and financial ratios
Operating conditions and current performance
Competitive landscape and environment
Major company profiles and market shares
Five-year outlook and growth forecasts

Sample industry research report and selected industry statistics including market size, five-year average growth rate, number of businesses, and total employment are available free online.

American Petroleum Institute
API Industry Outlook
https://www.api.org/

Quarterly outlook report provides an overview of the oil and gas industry as it relates to the U.S. and global economies, with topics covered in the report including global market supply and demand, well productivity, estimated breakeven prices, pipeline capacity utilization, capital expenditures by sector, and drilling activity and capital investments. Current and archived editions can be viewed free online.

U.S. Energy Information Administration, U.S. Department of Energy
Statistical data and other information available from this organization include:

Petroleum & Other Liquids: Crude Reserves & Production
https://www.eia.gov/

"Data" and "Analysis & Projections" sections provide detailed data on crude oil production on a U.S., PADD district (e.g., East Coast, Midwest, Gulf Coast, Rocky Mountain, West Coast), and state basis, and also provide information on reserves, reserves changes, number of drilling rigs in operation, new well productivity per rig, changes in production from existing wells, and drilled but uncompleted wells.

Natural Gas: Exploration and Reserves / Production
https://www.eia.gov/
"Data" and "Analysis & Projections" sections provide detailed information on natural gas production, proven reserves, non-producing reserves, and reserves changes on a U.S., regional, and state basis
for eight types of natural gas including dry, shale gas, wet after lease separation, nonassociated wet, associated-dissolved wet, coalbed methane, crude oil plus lease condensate, and lease condensate.

DataM Intelligence
Upstream Market
https://www.datamintelligence.com/

Comprehensive report provides an in-depth analysis of the upstream market sector, with information provided including market size and forecast by resource (e.g., crude oil, natural gas), production site (e.g., onshore, offshore), drilling technology (e.g., conventional–vertical, unconventional–horizontal, others), and global region (e.g., North America). Detailed table of contents can be viewed free online.

The Business Research Company
Upstream Activities Market
https://www.thebusinessresearchcompany.com/

Market research report provides a detailed analysis of this sector on a global and regional basis, with data provided including historical and forecast market size by product (e.g., crude petroleum, natural gas), service (e.g., onshore/offshore drilling, exploration, well developing/maintenance), region (e.g., North America), and for selected countries (e.g., USA). Table of contents can be viewed free online.

BizMiner Market Analysis Reports
Oil and Gas Production / Field Services
https://www.bizminer.com Search for "2111" and "2131" to see available reports

Market analysis reports provide industry statistics for a user-defined area on a national, state, county, metro area, or zip code level, with data provided including number of companies, market volume and sales trends, average company sales, sales per employee, staffing and employment trends, average employee wage, and business start up activity and failure rates. Sample report can be viewed online.

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Financial Statements and Financial Ratios

BizMiner Industry Financial Ratios
Oil and Gas Production / Field Services
https://www.bizminer.com Search for "2111" and "2131" to see available reports

Five-year financial statement analysis reports provide income statements, balance sheets, and key industry financial ratios for companies of all sizes, with financial data available by sales size range on a national, state, and metropolitan area level including:

Income and expenses in dollars and percentages
Balance sheets in dollars and percentages
Profitability and return on investment ratios
Liquidity and working capital ratios
Asset turnover and efficiency ratios
Capital structure and debt service ratios

Sample financial ratio analysis can be viewed free online.

IBISWorld Industry Research Reports
Oil Drilling & Gas Extraction / Field Services
(see links for individual reports)

Key statistics section of these reports provides detailed income statements and balance sheets on a common-size basis and an array of industry financial ratios, with the financial ratio data presented on an annual basis for the four most recent years for which data is available and on a historical average basis over three-year, five-year, and ten-year time periods. Sample report can be viewed free online.

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Compensation and Salary Surveys

Society of Petroleum Engineers
SPE Membership Salary Survey
https://www.spe.org/

Annual salary survey provides base pay, other compensation, and total compensation information for petroleum engineers from around the globe, with survey data broken out by work region (e.g., United States, Canada), job category, job function, job title, employment status, employer type, gender, and years of experience. Summary highlights from current and previous surveys are available free online.

PayScale, Inc.
Oil and Gas Exploration / Drilling / Extraction / Field Services
https://www.payscale.com/

Free online service provides salary, bonus, and hourly wage data for job positions in this sector such as geologist, landman, petroleum engineer, reservoir engineer, drilling engineer, directional driller, rig manager, and rig operator, with employers for which salary or wage data is provided including Exxon Mobil, Chevron Corp., ConocoPhillips, BP PLC, Shell, Halliburton, Schlumberger, and Baker Hughes.

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Oil and Gas Extraction
https://www.bls.gov/oes/

Annual wage survey provides hourly and annual wage data on a national, state, and local area basis for occupations employed by companies that are primarily engaged in the exploration and production of oil and gas by drilling wells using normal or enhanced extraction techniques or extracting crude oil from surface shales, tar sands, or reservoirs in which the hydrocarbons are held in a semi-solid form.

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BV Guides and Databases

BVMarketData

Private Company Sales Transaction Databases
https://www.bvresources.com/

Free "Visitor Search" allows users to search the DealStats, BIZCOMPS, and FactSet/BVR databases for private company sales transaction data by SIC or NAICS Code using the following codes:

– SIC Code 13 - Oil and Gas Extraction

– NAICS Codes 211 - Crude Petroleum and Natural Gas Extraction

Types of establishments included in these codes

Exploration companies - establishments that use various techniques to find and evaluate new fields. They may use geological and geophysical techniques, drill exploration wells, and analyze geological data to determine the location and potential of reserves.

Drilling contractors - establishments that specialize in drilling wells for crude oil and natural gas production. They may use various types of drilling equipment and techniques, including directional drilling and hydraulic fracturing.

Crude petroleum and natural gas production companies - establishments that extract and produce crude petroleum and natural gas. They may operate refineries and petrochemical plants to process them into various products, such as gasoline, diesel, and plastics.

Field services companies - establishments that provide a variety of services to support the exploration, drilling, and production of crude oil and natural gas. These services may include well maintenance and repair, seismic data analysis, and transportation services.

Oil shale mining and extraction companies - establishments that extract oil from shale deposits using various methods, such as surface mining, underground mining, and in-situ extraction. These companies may also refine the shale to produce shale oil.

Oil sands mining and extraction companies - establishments that extract bitumen from sands deposits using various methods, such as surface mining and in-situ extraction. The extracted bitumen can be further processed to produce synthetic crude oils.

Sample reports with detailed sales transaction data and valuation multiples are available free online.

BVR Guides and Books
What It's Worth: Valuing Oil, Gas, and Alternative Energy Assets
http://www.bvresources.com/

BVR special report provides insights into the challenges and key valuation drivers for all four sectors of the oil and gas business―upstream, midstream, downstream, and oilfield services―as well as the wind and solar energy industries, with information provided including valuation multiples derived from sales transaction data and seventeen case digests related to the valuation of oil and gas businesses.

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Mining, Oil, and Gas Equipment Manufacturers
Natural Gas Companies and Utilities
Oil & Gas Pipelines
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