What Energy Aspects does

Energy Aspects is a London-based energy commodity market intelligence provider founded in 2012 by Dr Amrita Sen, Fredrik Fosse, and Richard Bronze. The company delivers subscription-based market intelligence across the global energy value chain, covering crude oil, oil products, refining, natural gas, LNG, power, macro, and environmental markets for institutional clients including energy companies, commodity traders, financial institutions, corporates, and governments. Core technology combines proprietary satellite imagery processing, machine learning-driven nowcasting, AI-based vessel destination prediction, and quantitative positioning analytics with deep human analyst expertise.

The product portfolio spans core research services (oil markets, gas and power, multi-market analysis, environmental markets) and a growing suite of data products including OilX Nowcasting (AI-driven digital oil analytics across 160+ countries), Kayrros Crude Oil Inventories (satellite-verified tracking of 13,000+ tanks), TankWatch Cushing (per-tank crude storage intelligence), Kayrros LNG Intelligence (98% outage detection rate, sub-20-hour alerts), Truck Traffic Indices, Quant Analytics, and EA 360 (integrated cross-market platform launched April 2026). Delivery channels include a web-based EA client portal, mobile apps (iOS and Android), AI assistant, data APIs in Python and REST, Excel Add-in, and Snowflake Marketplace distribution. The company has pursued an aggressive inorganic growth strategy, acquiring OilX (February 2023), INAS (April 2023), Medley Global Advisors, TankWatch, MMSA (December 2024), and Kayrros (March 2026).

Revenue is generated through enterprise subscription contracts sold via direct field sales, supported by 14 global offices across London, New York, Houston, Calgary, Singapore, Dubai, Riyadh, Kolkata, Tokyo, Athens, Vienna, Paris, and Bangalore. The company is privately held with growth equity backing from Summit Partners and has 251-500 employees globally.

Name

Energy Aspects

Legal name

Energy Aspects Ltd.

Website

https://energyaspects.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Energy Market Intelligence

NAICS

Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (518)

akta.pro primary industry

Energy Risk Management, Analytics & Back-Office (ETRM/CTRM) (EUAGAAAO)

akta.pro secondary industries

Risk Reporting & Performance Management (BI, KPIs, Attribution) (EUAGAJAL), ETRM/CTRM Platforms & Trade Capture (EUAGAJAA), Forecasting, Bidding & Automated Trading (Weather/Production Forecasts, Algo-Bidding) (EUAMAMAI)

Keywords

• Energy market intelligence
• Oil analytics platform
• Satellite energy data
• Commodity market research
• LNG analytics

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices13 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Subscription-based Market Intelligence: Energy Aspects generates revenue through enterprise subscription contracts providing access to market intelligence, proprietary data analytics, and analytical tools. Clients include energy companies, commodity traders, financial institutions, corporates and governments who pay for comprehensive energy and macro market analysis.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Energy Aspects delivers subscription-based energy and macro market intelligence through proprietary data analytics, AI-driven nowcasting, and satellite-based monitoring. Its platform combines analyst expertise with proprietary datasets (OilX, Kayrros, TankWatch, MMSA, INAS) covering crude oil, oil products, refining, gas, power, LNG, maritime flows, and environmental markets. Products are delivered via the EA portal, mobile app, AI assistant, APIs, Excel Add-in, and Snowflake Marketplace for institutional energy and financial clients.

Product overview

Energy Aspects is a data and technology-driven energy commodity market intelligence platform combining deep domain expertise, proprietary data, and advanced AI/technology. The portfolio includes core oil markets analysis (crude oil, oil products, refining, LPG/NGLs, methanol), gas & power markets (North America/Europe gas, Europe/North America power, global LNG), multi-market services (Quant Analytics, Macro Quant, Maritime Analytics, EA 360 platform, Geopolitics), and environmental markets (carbon emissions, biofuels). The company has grown through strategic acquisitions including OilX (AI-driven oil analytics with nowcasting), Kayrros (satellite-based geospatial analytics for crude inventories, LNG intelligence, and E&P), INAS (now EA Quant Analytics, quantitative strategies), TankWatch Cushing (crude storage intelligence), and MMSA (methanol market expertise). Products are delivered through the EA portal, mobile app, AI assistant, Data Explorer dashboards, APIs, Excel Add-in, and Snowflake Marketplace, serving traders, analysts, risk managers, and investment professionals across energy and financial markets.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• OilX: AI-driven digital oil analytics platform combining satellite earth observation with real-time maritime data for oil market nowcasting.
• TankWatch
• Kayrros
• LNG Construction Monitor

Products and services

• Oil Markets Analysis

Quantifiable outcome

• OilX selected as OPEC secondary source - validating data quality and industry recognition
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

AI capability9 records

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• KayrroscoreTechnology or Integration · 12 March 2026Energy Aspects completed the acquisition of Kayrros, a Paris-based energy analytics and satellite data company. The acquisition integrates Kayrros' geospatial monitoring and earth observation technologies including satellite-based crude inventory monitoring, LNG intelligence, and E&P monitoring into Energy Aspects' platform.
• Methanol Market Services Asia (MMSA)coreTechnology or Integration · 1 December 2024Energy Aspects acquired MMSA, a specialist methanol market analysis firm with almost 30 years of experience. The acquisition enhanced Energy Aspects' methanol market coverage and global conference organization (IMPCA International Methanol Conference).
• It's Not A Science (INAS)coreTechnology or Integration · 24 April 2023Energy Aspects acquired INAS, a quantitative strategies company for energy markets. INAS specializes in modeling paper flows and market positioning to aid traders in understanding price and flow drivers. Now integrated as EA Quant Analytics.
• OilXcoreTechnology or Integration · 1 February 2023Energy Aspects acquired OilX, a company specializing in AI-driven energy data analytics. The acquisition integrated OilX's real-time data and nowcasting technology with Energy Aspects' proprietary data and expertise. OilX was later selected as OPEC secondary source.
• TankWatchcoreTechnology or IntegrationEnergy Aspects acquired TankWatch, providing industry-leading crude storage intelligence for the Cushing hub with per-tank, per-operator data using satellite imagery.
• Medley Global AdvisorscoreTechnology or IntegrationEnergy Aspects acquired Medley Global Advisors as part of its growth strategy to expand analytical capabilities and market intelligence offerings.
• European Space Agency (ESA)coreTechnology or IntegrationESA provides satellite earth observation data powering OilX's satellite-based crude oil storage monitoring and floating storage measurements, as well as Sentinel satellite imagery for LNG Construction Monitor and Truck Traffic Indices.
• SnowflakecoreTechnology or IntegrationEnergy Aspects' Cargo Tracking datasets and Refinery Analytics are available via Snowflake Marketplace, allowing enterprise customers to access proprietary energy data within their Snowflake environment for advanced analytics.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• RBN Energy: RBN Energy is a North American-focused energy market intelligence firm specializing in natural gas, NGLs, crude, and power fundamentals. While smaller and more US-centric than EA, it serves a comparable trading and producer audience with subscription research and forecasts, making it an emerging niche peer in gas/power markets.

Direct peers

• Argus Media: Argus is a subscription-based commodity price reporting and market intelligence provider covering oil, gas, LNG, petrochemicals, and increasingly environmental markets with proprietary methodologies. Like Energy Aspects, it sells premium intelligence to traders, risk managers, and strategy teams, and serves as a feedstock into benchmarks such as Brent. Its focus on price assessments across multiple commodities makes it the closest direct analogue to EA's subscription intelligence model.
• Kpler: Kpler is a leading maritime and commodity flow analytics platform tracking oil, gas, LNG, and dry-bulk shipments via AIS, satellite, and proprietary models. It competes head-to-head with Energy Aspects' Maritime Analytics / Cargo Tracking and Kayrros-derived vessel visibility, and addresses the same trading, refining, and shipping customer base.
• Vortexa: Vortexa provides near-real-time maritime cargo tracking and oil flows analytics, overlaying AIS and satellite data with ML-driven forecasting. It directly competes with EA Maritime Analytics and Kayrros' floating storage and cargo tracking products in the commodity trading and freight intelligence segments.
• Rystad Energy: Rystad Energy is an independent energy research house providing proprietary databases, forecasts, and analytics across oil, gas, LNG, and renewables. Sold on subscription to oil majors, traders, and financial institutions, it is one of the most direct competitors to Energy Aspects in independent energy intelligence and has built parallel capabilities in nowcasting and unconventional supply analytics.

Broad incumbents

• Wood Mackenzie (Verisk): Wood Mackenzie is a long-standing energy research and consultancy powerhouse covering upstream, midstream, downstream, and energy transition markets. It delivers subscription research, asset-level data, and consulting engagements. Its breadth — including non-commodity domains such as renewables and power — and ownership by Verisk position it as a broad incumbent whose footprint overlaps materially with EA's energy and macro coverage.
• S&P Global Commodity Insights (Platts): S&P Global Platts is the dominant commodity intelligence incumbent, publishing benchmark prices (e.g., Dated Brent, JKM) and massive analytics/capital-cost datasets (S&P Capital IQ Pro, Platts Analytics). It serves energy companies, traders, and governments with overlapping coverage of oil, gas, LNG, power, and increasingly carbon. Its scale, longer back-history, and benchmark ownership make it the primary incumbent EA competes against.
• Bloomberg Terminal (Energy & Commodities): Bloomberg Terminal is the dominant workflow platform for trading desks and incorporates energy and commodities analytics, news, and proprietary data products (e.g., BCOM, BFLY, NDF). Many EA clients run Bloomberg alongside their subscriptions, making it the primary incumbent platform where purchasing decisions are benchmarked.
• ICIS (part of RELX): ICIS is a long-established commodity intelligence provider owned by RELX covering petrochemicals, oil, gas, and increasingly renewables and carbon. Its pricing, supply-demand analytics, and conference portfolio substantially overlap with EA's coverage in oil products, refining, and methanol markets, making it a broad incumbent peer.
• LSEG (Refinitiv / Eikon): LSEG (formerly Refinitiv) operates the Eikon desktop and a broad financial/commodity data franchise including Lipper and FX/derivatives analytics. It serves the same trading, treasury, and risk audiences as EA, with overlapping functionality in commodity flow, positions, and forecast analytics, and is a meaningful incumbent in workflow data.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/energyaspects

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Subsidiaries6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A4 records

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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