What Westwood Global Energy Group does

Westwood Global Energy Group is a UK-headquartered, PE-backed subscription market intelligence and research-led consultancy serving the global energy industry. Founded in 2015 by EV Private Equity through the consolidation of four legacy energy research brands (Douglas Westwood, Hannon Westwood, Richmond Energy Partners, Novas Consulting) and further expanded via the 2017 acquisition of Energent Group and the 2018 acquisition of RigLogix, the firm operates a portfolio of 10+ proprietary intelligence platforms covering upstream oil & gas exploration and production (Wildcat, Atlas), offshore energy services (RigLogix, SubseaLogix, PlatformLogix, MarineLogix), onshore energy services (Global Land Rigs), and energy transition (WindLogix, Atlas New Energies, Hydrogen). Each platform provides subscription-based access to proprietary databases tracking tens of thousands of entities — rigs, wells, vessels, subsea fields, fixed and floating platforms, offshore wind projects — augmented by expert analyst commentary and bespoke research.

The business operates on three revenue streams: recurring subscription fees for its proprietary intelligence platforms (quote-based enterprise pricing, annual billing cadence), bespoke one-off reporting and analytics engagements, and a consulting practice that has supported more than $10 billion of M&A and debt-raising activity across oil & gas and renewables. Go-to-market is sales-led enterprise field sales with regional account managers across EMEA (Aberdeen HQ, London), the Americas (Delaware, Texas), and Asia Pacific (Singapore regional HQ). Customers span upstream operators, OFS contractors, financial institutions, government and industry bodies, and emerging energy transition companies — with marquee logos including INEOS and the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate and penetration metrics of 9-of-10 top global explorers (Wildcat) and 6-of-10 top UK reserve holders (Atlas).

The technology core is proprietary data engineering: MarineLogix, for example, processes AIS vessel tracking data through proprietary methodologies for consistent activity measurement, while the OffshoreLogix environment links rigs, subsea equipment, production platforms, vessels, and offshore wind projects into a single supply-chain view. Leadership combines energy domain veterans from BP, Total, Eni, Maersk Oil, Apache, and Wood Mackenzie with technology leadership from ODS-Petrodata/IHS Markit alumni, positioning the firm as a human-curated intelligence layer on top of deep proprietary datasets rather than an AI-native analytics provider.

Name

Westwood Global Energy Group

Legal name

Westwood Global Energy Limited

Website

https://westwoodenergy.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Westwood Global Energy Group is a PE-backed UK-based provider of subscription-based market intelligence platforms, bespoke research, and commercial advisory services spanning upstream oil & gas, offshore and onshore energy services, and energy transition, serving enterprise clients globally.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Energy Market Intelligence

NAICS

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

SIC

Oil & Gas Field Exploration Services (1382)

akta.pro primary industry

Renewable Energy Asset Management (Solar/Wind/Hydro/Geothermal) (EUAEAMAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Energy Systems & Power Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAG)

Keywords

• Energy market intelligence
• Rig and well data
• Energy consulting
• Oilfield services research
• Renewable energy data

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 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 Data Services: The company provides subscription-based data services through online intelligence platforms including RigLogix, SubseaLogix, WindLogix, MarineLogix, PlatformLogix, Atlas, Global Land Rigs, Wildcat, and Hydrogen. Clients pay recurring subscription fees for access to proprietary databases, analytics tools, and research reports.
2. Bespoke Reporting: Customized market intelligence reports and analysis tailored to specific client requirements, complementing the standard subscription products.
3. Energy Consulting Services: Commercial and strategic advisory services to energy corporates, industry bodies and the global financial community. Services include market reviews, competitive analysis, M&A support, and strategic planning across oil and gas and energy transition sectors.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Westwood Global Energy Group provides subscription-based market intelligence platforms, bespoke research reports, and management consulting services focused on the global energy industry. Their offerings span upstream oil and gas, offshore wind, subsea, marine, hydrogen, and decommissioning sectors, delivered through proprietary data platforms and expert analyst advisory services.

Product overview

Westwood Global Energy Group operates as a subscription-based data services and market intelligence company offering a suite of specialized products and consulting services across four main sectors: upstream oil and gas exploration and production, energy transition (including offshore wind, hydrogen, CCUS, and climate/emissions), offshore energy services, and onshore energy services. The product portfolio includes the following named offerings: Atlas (upstream oil and gas intelligence for Northwest Europe), Atlas New Energies (energy clusters, offshore wind, hydrogen, CCS in UK/Norway), Atlas Decom (decommissioning activity), Global Land Rigs (onshore drilling fleet intelligence), PlatformLogix (fixed and floating production facilities), RigLogix (offshore rig intelligence), SubseaLogix (subsea fields and equipment), WindLogix (offshore wind and power sectors), Wildcat (global exploration wells and assets database), MarineLogix (offshore vessel fleet intelligence), and Hydrogen (hydrogen market intelligence). These products provide data-driven insights, analytical tools, and expert research to help clients improve business decision-making.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Wildcat: Integrated business intelligence service comprising comprehensive global database of high impact exploration wells, analytical tools and expert research reports for global exploration industry performance.
• Atlas
• Atlas New Energies
• Global Land Rigs
• MarineLogix
• PlatformLogix
• RigLogix
• SubseaLogix
• WindLogix
• Hydrogen
• Atlas Decom
• Atlas New Energies

Products and services

• Atlas
• Atlas New Energies
• Atlas Decom
• Global Land Rigs
• PlatformLogix
• RigLogix
• SubseaLogix
• WindLogix
• Wildcat
• MarineLogix
• Hydrogen
• Management Consulting Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Nine of ten most active global explorers rely on Wildcat
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature8 records

Scale indicators17 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Wood Mackenzie: Wood Mackenzie (now part of Verisk) is a global energy research and consulting firm offering subscription data, bespoke analysis and advisory services to E&P, OFS and financial clients across oil and gas, renewables and energy transition — directly comparable to Westwood's upstream, offshore and energy-transition intelligence offering, but at much greater scale.
• Rystad Energy: Rystad Energy is a privately held Norwegian energy research firm providing subscription databases, analytics and consulting across upstream oil and gas, offshore services and energy transition — closely comparable to Westwood in product mix (rigs, subsea, offshore wind, CCS) and customer base (E&P, OFS, investors), though with a larger headcount.
• Esgian (formerly Bassoe Offshore): Esgian is a specialist offshore rig intelligence and offshore-energy market research provider — a direct competitor to Westwood's RigLogix platform, with overlapping customer bases across E&P companies, rig contractors, OFS firms and financial advisors in the offshore drilling segment.

Broad incumbents

• S&P Global Commodity Insights: S&P Global Commodity Insights (incorporating Platts, IHS Energy, ODS-Petrodata and RigLogix predecessors) is a broad incumbent offering energy data, analytics, benchmarks and research across oil, gas, power, renewables and commodities — overlapping with Westwood's coverage but at vastly greater scale and product breadth.
• Argus Media: Argus Media is an independent commodity intelligence provider with subscription pricing benchmarks, market reports and conferences spanning oil, gas, LNG, hydrogen, renewables and petrochemicals — comparable to Westwood in B2B subscription intelligence model and customer base, though more focused on price assessment than field-level data.
• ICIS (RELX): ICIS, part of RELX, provides subscription market intelligence, pricing and analytics across petrochemicals, energy and renewables — comparable to Westwood in subscription intelligence model and energy-transition coverage, though more focused on chemicals and downstream than upstream E&P.
• BloombergNEF: BloombergNEF provides subscription research and data across energy transition, power, renewables, hydrogen, CCUS and clean transport — comparable to Westwood's Atlas New Energies and Hydrogen product lines, but with a much broader macro-energy-transition scope and stronger investor/financial-institution orientation.

Emerging players

• Kpler: Kpler is a fast-growing data and analytics platform focused on commodity flows across energy, metals and agricultural markets — comparable to Westwood in subscription data model and energy-sector customer base, but differentiated by its trade-flow analytics versus Westwood's rig/subsea/field-level asset intelligence.
• Vortexa: Vortexa provides real-time global energy and freight analytics using AIS and satellite data — comparable to Westwood's MarineLogix platform (which also uses AIS) and to its broader data-driven approach for energy market participants, though more focused on crude/products/LNG cargo flows than on rigs and subsea.

Regional players

• Interfax Global Energy: Interfax Global Energy provides subscription news, data and analytics on Russian/CIS, Central Asian and emerging-market oil, gas and power sectors — partially comparable to Westwood's upstream intelligence products, but focused on different geographies and shorter on rig/subsea/field-level databases.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A1 record

Investments

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

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