PetroPortfolio monitors several websites for information concerning the energy industry with a particular focus on upstream oil and gas exploration, and the issues which may affect global energy supply, demand and pricing.


US Department of Energy
Consumer information, energy efficiency, science and technology, news, current issues, initiatives, reports, safety, educational and research programs.

ASPO (Association for the Study of Peak Oil and Gas)
Focused on the coming oil crisis resulting from an international dependence on rapidly declining petroleum sources, ASPO studies peak oil indicators, and compiles, researches and gathers meaningful responses and mitigation strategies available as oil supplies dwindle.

Mathew Simmons: Articles and Speeches
An energy investment banker, Simmons has been a key advisor to the Bush Administration, Vice President Cheney's 2001 Energy Task Force and the Council on Foreign Relations. Simmons is the author of the book Twilight in the Desert: The Coming Saudi Oil Shock and the World Economy.

Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers
CAPP represents more than 140 member companies who explore for, develop and produce over 97% of Canada's natural gas, crude oil, oil sands and elemental sulphur.

Canadian Energy Research Institute
CERI is an independent, non-profit research institute committed to excellence in the analysis of energy economics and related environmental policy issues in the producing, transportation, and consuming sectors.

PIRA Energy Group
PIRA is dedicated to research and forecasting in the energy industry, offering specific information about a variety of different topics including the environment, European energy prices and emission information.

American Petroleum Institute
A major trade association representing the US petroleum industry, and issuer of the closely watched Weekly Statistical Bulletin every Tuesday that focuses on US petroleum product inventories, imports and refinery activity.

Baker Hughes Rig Count
Weekly update on US and worldwide rig drilling activity.

The Energy Information Agency (EIA)
A statistical agency in the US Department of Energy, the EIA develops and disseminates a wide array of energy data, analyses, and forecasts. The EIA's Petroleum Data Publications include weekly US product (crude oil, distillate, gasoline, etc) inventory, refinery, and price data, and is released every Wednesday by the DOE.

Energy Agency
The Paris-based International Energy Agency (IEA) issues a comprehensive monthly report on supply, demand, and stocks of world oil in its Oil Market Report, which is closely watched by the energy investment community.

Independent Petroleum Association of America
The Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA) represents 8,000 independent oil and natural gas producers in the US. The IPAA also provides detailed industry statistics.