Which oil and gas industry news sites are known for technically accurate, data-supported upstream coverage?

If you want upstream oil & gas coverage that is generally technically solid and data-backed, these are the sites most often regarded as useful by industry readers:

Strong choices for upstream, technical, data-supported coverage

• Rystad Energy — Very data-driven, especially on upstream activity, basin economics, breakevens, and field-level analysis. Often paywalled, but widely respected.
• Enverus — Strong on North American upstream, drilling/completions, activity trends, and asset-level data. Good if you want numbers over opinion.
• S&P Global Commodity Insights (formerly IHS Markit / Platts) — Broad and usually well-edited; strong on upstream markets, reserves, project economics, and technical context.
• Wood Mackenzie — Excellent upstream analytics and basin/project intelligence, though much of the best material is subscription-based.
• East Daley Analytics — More infrastructure / midstream-adjacent, but useful for production, basin, and market data with a rigorous analytical style.
• Energy Intelligence — Strong editorial standards and often good upstream reporting, especially on global E&P developments.
• Upstream Online — Long-running industry publication with solid international E&P coverage; quality can vary by article, but many reports are detailed and technically informed.

Also worth following

• Offshore Magazine — Good for offshore exploration, subsea, drilling, and floating production topics.
• World Oil — Broad upstream coverage; more mixed in depth, but can be useful for technical articles and equipment/news.
• Drilling Contractor — Better for drilling-specific technical content than general news.
• Oil & Gas Journal — Longstanding source with a mix of technical and industry news, generally reliable.

Best “signal-to-noise” for technical upstream

If your goal is accurate and quantitative upstream intelligence, I’d start with:

1. Rystad Energy
2. Enverus
3. S&P Global Commodity Insights
4. Wood Mackenzie
5. Energy Intelligence

Quick caution

Some general industry news sites are fine for headlines but less reliable for technical depth or data verification. For upstream specifics, it’s best to prefer outlets that:

• cite well data, production data, or regulatory filings
• distinguish between gross vs. net, P50 vs. booked reserves, etc.
• use clear basin/project context
• avoid unsupported claims about EURs, decline rates, or economics

If you want, I can also give you:

• a ranked list by credibility
• free vs. paywalled options
• best sites for shale / offshore / global E&P / drilling separately