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Gulf Publishing
Websiteurl
gulfpub.com
Company typeenum
Private
Founded yearint
1916
Operating statusenum
Operating
Ownership categoryenum
Headcount rangeband
11–50
akta.pro rankint
HeadquartersHouston, United States
HQ citystring
Houston
HQ countrystring
United States
HQ regionstring
North America
Markets served

Serves global market

Keyword5 values
energy industry events, energy data intelligence, oil and gas publishing, energy trade media, industrial events management
Industry1 code
1Business, Financial & Trade News Publishers
CodeMPAJADACPrimaryYes
NAICS code2 codes
  • Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers5131
  • Publishing Industries513
SIC code1 code
  • Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing2721
Product category
Energy Industry Media and Events
Social media profiles1 record
Cost components5 values
Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D
GTM typeB2B
B2B
Offering typeServices
Services
Core offering1 text field

Gulf Publishing Company produces events and data intelligence for the energy industry. The company develops and runs industry events/conferences and provides market data and intelligence products aimed at energy sector professionals. It also operates publishing activities, having expanded through the acquisition of Oildom Publishing Co. of Texas in 2017.

Differentiator
Functional benefit
Problem solved
Product and service3 records
1Energy Industry Events
CategoryIndustry Events
Description

Conferences, trade shows and industry events produced for the energy sector. Intended for energy industry professionals and organizations seeking networking, market visibility and engagement with the oil and gas community.

2Energy Data Intelligence
CategoryMarket Intelligence
Description

Market data and intelligence products developed for the energy industry. Intended for energy sector companies and professionals that require market insight and analysis to support business decisions.

3Energy Industry Publishing
CategoryTrade Publishing
Description

Trade publications and editorial content covering the energy industry, supported by the 2017 acquisition of Oildom Publishing Co. of Texas. Intended for energy industry readers and advertisers seeking specialized oil and gas editorial coverage.

Recent move2 records

Each record includes

Date, Type, Title, Description, Source

Expansion highlight3 records

Each record includes

Type, Description

Peers10 records
1Enverus
TypeEmerging player
Description

A leading energy-focused SaaS and data analytics provider serving upstream, midstream, and renewable energy markets, representing the data-led competitive trajectory Gulf Publishing may need to follow.

2Questex
TypeBroad incumbent
Description

A global B2B media and events company spanning multiple verticals including energy, hospitality, and healthcare, with an events-led business model comparable to Gulf Publishing's trade-events operations.

3Reuters Events
TypeOthers
Description

The events division of Reuters, which runs large-scale energy industry conferences and summits, providing a higher-tier competing platform for the kind of events Gulf Publishing produces for the oil-and-gas sector.

4Endeavor Business Media
TypeBroad incumbent
Description

A large B2B media company that operates more than 250 trade publications, websites, and events across industrial verticals including energy, comparable in operating model though broader and more diversified than Gulf Publishing.

5Wood Mackenzie
TypeBroad incumbent
Description

A global research and consultancy firm providing commercial intelligence and data across the energy, metals, and renewables value chains, competing in the same energy-data-intelligence space where Gulf Publishing operates.

6Argus Media
TypeDirect peer
Description

A global provider of energy and commodity price assessments, data, and market intelligence, with publishing and events franchises targeting oil, gas, and refined-products markets that overlap with Gulf Publishing's energy data-intelligence business.

7BNP Media
TypeBroad incumbent
Description

A B2B media company producing trade publications, events, and custom media across a wide range of industries including energy and construction, offering an analog to Gulf Publishing's events-plus-publications model at greater scale.

8Hart Energy
TypeDirect peer
Description

A specialized publisher and events producer focused on the upstream oil-and-gas industry, with overlapping offerings in trade publications (e.g., E&P, Oil and Gas Investor) and industry conferences similar to Gulf Publishing's portfolio.

9S&P Global Commodity Insights
TypeBroad incumbent
Description

The energy and commodities data, analytics, and research arm of S&P Global, providing price benchmarks, intelligence, and conferences across the oil-and-gas value chain — a larger-scale analog to Gulf Publishing's data and events business.

10PennWell Corporation
TypeDirect peer
Description

A B2B media company that produces trade publications, events, and conferences for the energy, electric utility, and electronics sectors, directly comparable to Gulf Publishing's events and trade-media model in oil and gas.

Market position
Strengths5 records

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Headline, Details, Source

Weaknesses4 records

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Headline, Details, Source

Competitive moat3 records

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Type, Details

Key risks5 records

Each record includes

Headline, Details, Source

Key highlights5 records

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Headline, Details, Source

Customer concentration

Classification, Details

Ideal customer profile1 record

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Profile, Firmographic size, Sales motion, Sales cycle length, Buying structure, Purchase trigger, Buyer persona, Geography, Industry vertical, Primary use case, Description, Pain points, Evidence proof points, Target buyer

Technology focused
No
API detail
Has APIbool
No

Docs URL, Description

AI maturity
App detail

Has app

Core technology
Revenue estimate
Valuation estimate
Number of profiles
Profiles3 records

Each record includes

Name, Designation, Designation category, Overview, Profile commentary, Source

No data
No data
Funding overview

Funding stage, Last funding date, Total funding USD

Funding rounds

Each record includes

Round, Amount USD, Date, Pre money valuation, Total investors, Investors, News

Investors

Each record includes

Name, Type, Date of entry, Rounds participated, Website

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

M&A1 record

Each record includes

Name, Acquisition type, Announced date, Completed date, Status, Website, News

Investment

Each record includes

Name, Round, Announced date, Lead investor, Website, News

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

Gulf Publishing

Energy Industry Media and Eventsgulfpub.com

Gulf Publishing firmographics

Firmographics
Name
Gulf Publishing
Website
https://gulfpub.com
Company type
Private
Founded year
1916
Operating status
Operating
Headcount range
11–50 employees
Ownership category
akta.pro rank

Gulf Publishing industry classification

Industry
Product category
Energy Industry Media and Events
NAICS
Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers (5131), Publishing Industries (513)
SIC
Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721)
akta.pro primary industry
Business, Financial & Trade News Publishers (MPAJADAC)

Keywords

  • Energy industry events
  • Energy data intelligence
  • Oil and gas publishing
  • Energy trade media
  • Industrial events management

Where Gulf Publishing is headquartered

Location

Headquarters

HQ city
Houston
HQ country
United States
HQ region
North America

Markets served

Gulf Publishing business model

Business model
GTM type
B2B
Offering type
Services
Cost components
Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Gulf Publishing product offering

Product offering

Core offering

Gulf Publishing Company produces events and data intelligence for the energy industry. The company develops and runs industry events/conferences and provides market data and intelligence products aimed at energy sector professionals. It also operates publishing activities, having expanded through the acquisition of Oildom Publishing Co. of Texas in 2017.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

  • Energy Industry Events Conferences, trade shows and industry events produced for the energy sector. Intended for energy industry professionals and organizations seeking networking, market visibility and engagement with the oil and gas community.
  • Energy Data Intelligence Market data and intelligence products developed for the energy industry. Intended for energy sector companies and professionals that require market insight and analysis to support business decisions.
  • Energy Industry Publishing Trade publications and editorial content covering the energy industry, supported by the 2017 acquisition of Oildom Publishing Co. of Texas. Intended for energy industry readers and advertisers seeking specialized oil and gas editorial coverage.

Companies that use Gulf Publishing

Customer profile

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Gulf Publishing technology and API

Technology

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API
No
API docs
API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Gulf Publishing partnerships and signals

Strategic signal

Recent moves2 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Gulf Publishing competitors and assessment

Company assessment

Emerging players

  • Enverus: A leading energy-focused SaaS and data analytics provider serving upstream, midstream, and renewable energy markets, representing the data-led competitive trajectory Gulf Publishing may need to follow.

Broad incumbents

  • Questex: A global B2B media and events company spanning multiple verticals including energy, hospitality, and healthcare, with an events-led business model comparable to Gulf Publishing's trade-events operations.
  • Endeavor Business Media: A large B2B media company that operates more than 250 trade publications, websites, and events across industrial verticals including energy, comparable in operating model though broader and more diversified than Gulf Publishing.
  • Wood Mackenzie: A global research and consultancy firm providing commercial intelligence and data across the energy, metals, and renewables value chains, competing in the same energy-data-intelligence space where Gulf Publishing operates.
  • BNP Media: A B2B media company producing trade publications, events, and custom media across a wide range of industries including energy and construction, offering an analog to Gulf Publishing's events-plus-publications model at greater scale.
  • S&P Global Commodity Insights: The energy and commodities data, analytics, and research arm of S&P Global, providing price benchmarks, intelligence, and conferences across the oil-and-gas value chain — a larger-scale analog to Gulf Publishing's data and events business.

Others

  • Reuters Events: The events division of Reuters, which runs large-scale energy industry conferences and summits, providing a higher-tier competing platform for the kind of events Gulf Publishing produces for the oil-and-gas sector.

Direct peers

  • Argus Media: A global provider of energy and commodity price assessments, data, and market intelligence, with publishing and events franchises targeting oil, gas, and refined-products markets that overlap with Gulf Publishing's energy data-intelligence business.
  • Hart Energy: A specialized publisher and events producer focused on the upstream oil-and-gas industry, with overlapping offerings in trade publications (e.g., E&P, Oil and Gas Investor) and industry conferences similar to Gulf Publishing's portfolio.
  • PennWell Corporation: A B2B media company that produces trade publications, events, and conferences for the energy, electric utility, and electronics sectors, directly comparable to Gulf Publishing's events and trade-media model in oil and gas.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

Gulf Publishing social profiles

Digital presence

Gulf Publishing financial estimates

Financial estimate

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Gulf Publishing leadership team

Management profile

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Gulf Publishing funding detail

Funding detail

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

Gulf Publishing M&A and investment

M&A and investment

M&A1 record

Investments

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

Frequently asked questions about Gulf Publishing

What does Gulf Publishing do?

Gulf Publishing Company produces events and data intelligence for the energy industry. The company develops and runs industry events/conferences and provides market data and intelligence products aimed at energy sector professionals. It also operates publishing activities, having expanded through the acquisition of Oildom Publishing Co. of Texas in 2017.

Is Gulf Publishing a public or private company?

Gulf Publishing is a private company. It is classified as unknown and is currently operating.

When was Gulf Publishing founded?

Gulf Publishing was founded in 1916. It employs 11 to 50 people.

Where is Gulf Publishing based?

Gulf Publishing is headquartered in Houston, United States, in the North America region.

Who are Gulf Publishing's main competitors?

Enverus is listed as an emerging player. Broad incumbents are Questex, Endeavor Business Media, Wood Mackenzie, BNP Media and S&P Global Commodity Insights. Reuters Events is listed as an others. Direct peers are Argus Media, Hart Energy and PennWell Corporation.

Does Gulf Publishing have an API?

No public API is recorded for Gulf Publishing.

What industry is Gulf Publishing in?

Gulf Publishing's product category is Energy Industry Media and Events. Its primary akta.pro industry code is MPAJADAC, Business, Financial & Trade News Publishers. Its NAICS code is 5131 and its SIC code is 2721.

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PR Newswire15th Women's Global Leadership Conference in Energy Seeks to Inspire the Next Generation of Female Leaders in Oil and Gas IndustryGulf Publishing Company is presenting the 15th Women's Global Leadership Conference in Energy in Houston on November 1-2, 2017, focused on professional and technical skill development for women in the oil and gas industry. The two-day event features a 13-member advisory committee and three keynote presentations from speakers including representatives from Schlumberger and BHP Petroleum. The conference aims to provide networking opportunities and career advancement resources for professionals across various disciplines including upstream technical, legal, and human resources.PR NewswireGulf Publishing Company and Quest Offshore Resources Form Gulf Quest LLC Offshore Deepwater Conference Company; Plan to Enhance 15th Year of MCEDD Conference April 9-11 in Milan, ItalyGulf Publishing Company and Quest Offshore Resources announced the formation of a joint venture, Gulf Quest LLC, to operate offshore conferences including the Marine Construction Engineering Deepwater Development (MCEDD) conference. The partnership combines Gulf Publishing's publishing resources with Quest Offshore's conference expertise, with the 2018 MCEDD event scheduled for April 9-11 in Milan, Italy. The companies aim to strengthen MCEDD's position as the leading global deepwater industry conference, which has been running for 15 years and is sponsored by major operators including Shell, Total, Repsol, and BP.PR NewswireGulf Publishing Company Launches LNG Intelligence Service for Energy IndustryGulf Publishing Company launched the Energy Web Atlas, a new real-time project information platform for the Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) industry, on October 2, 2017. The platform consolidates geospatial datasets and tracks nearly 500 LNG facilities and projects, providing professionals easy access to data necessary for decision-making. In 2018, the company plans to expand the platform with additional maps and datasets covering renewable energy and other sectors.PR NewswireGulf Publishing Company Acquires 109-Year-Old Oildom Publishing; Creates Largest Energy Media Company Serving Upstream, Midstream, Downstream SectorsGulf Publishing Company announced the acquisition of Oildom Publishing Company of Texas to create the world's largest independent media company devoted exclusively to the international energy industry. The deal adds three trade journals—Pipeline & Gas Journal, Pipeline News, and Underground Construction—and two major industry conferences to Gulf Publishing's portfolio, expanding its midstream and utility sector coverage. The acquisition was financed by Main Street Capital Corporation, with Oildom's founder Oliver Klinger III retiring and transitioning ownership after 109 years of family ownership.PR NewswireLeadership Skills, Industry Insights Share Spotlight at 2016 Women's Global Leadership Conference in EnergyRegistration is now open for the 2016 Women's Global Leadership Conference in Energy, scheduled to take place in Houston on November 1-2 and expected to attract over 700 delegates. The event features sessions on leadership development and industry challenges, with speakers from major energy firms including Schlumberger, Chevron Pipeline, and Enterprise Products Partners. The conference is presented by Gulf Publishing Company and aims to address topics such as big data, climate change, and gender equality in the workforce.PR NewswireMain Street Announces New Portfolio InvestmentMain Street Capital Corporation led a $16.4 million portfolio investment to facilitate the management-led buyout of Gulf Publishing Company and The Petroleum Economist Limited, with Main Street funding $13.1 million through a combination of first-lien senior secured term debt and direct equity. The new independent company will retain the Gulf Publishing Company name, continue publishing its three energy-focused trade journals including World Oil and Hydrocarbon Processing, and add the London-based Petroleum Economist journal. Gulf Publishing Company, headquartered in Houston and celebrating its 100th year of operation, produces trade journals, industry research, databases, software, and events for the energy industry.PR NewswireGulf Publishing Company Completes Management Buyout; Marks 100-Year AnniversaryGulf Publishing Company has completed a management buyout of its energy information business from its London-based parent company Euromoney Institutional Investor PLC, with financing provided by Main Street Capital Corporation. The new independent company, with Gulf Publishing Holdings as its parent, will retain the Gulf Publishing Company name and continue publishing its energy magazines including World Oil, Hydrocarbon Processing, Gas Processing, and newly added Petroleum Economist. The buyout coincides with the company's 100-year anniversary, having been incorporated in Texas in 1916.