ODS-Petrodata

ODS-Petrodata

Parent company	IHS Inc.
Status	Acquired By IHS Inc.
Founded	2002
Country of origin	UK, USA, Norway
Headquarters location	Oslo, Aberdeen, Houston
Number of employees	100-200
Official website	www.ods-petrodata.com

ODS-Petrodata is a market intelligence company specialised in the upstream offshore oil and gas industry. ODS-Petrodata is considered an "authoritative source for market intelligence, data, market research and consulting services".^[1][2]

History

ODS-Petrodata was founded in 2002 from the merger of Offshore Data Services Inc., Petrodata Ltd. and Bassoe Offshore Consultants Ltd., each a provider of "data, information and market intelligence to the offshore energy industry". ODS-Petrodata's website claims that their organisation has existed in some form since 1973.^[3][4] In the recent years, they also starting producing tools and publications oriented towards the offshore renewables market.^[5]

Locations

ODS-Petrodata operates from offices in Houston, Aberdeen, Oslo, Singapore and Dubai.

Acquisition

ODS-Petrodata was acquired by IHS Inc. in April 2011.^[6][7]

References

1. ^ http://www.eng.nus.edu.sg/core/talks/EveningLecture-16092008.pdf
2. ^ http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Deepwater+Rig+Market+to+Stay+in+the+Doldrums,+According+to...-a0109168838
3. ^ http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20110418005740/en/IHS-Acquires-ODS-Petrodata
4. ^ http://www.subsea.org/company/listdetails.asp?companyid=2294
5. ^ http://www.aberdeenrenewables.com/members/complete-a-z-index/ods-petrodata/
6. ^ http://press.ihs.com/press-release/corporate-financial/ihs-acquires-ods-petrodata
7. ^ http://www.companiesandmarkets.com/news/specialist-offshore-information-provider-ods-petrodata-acquired-by-ihs-inc-n718.aspx?prk=33f895519277bace25c442b39bd0a1e3

External links

• Official website