Upstream

Unify upstream workflows with GIS

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Leaders of Fortune 500 companies know digital transformation will be a major contributor to future business success. This is especially true for the energy industry where geospatial technologies, combined with data-driven insights, are transforming operations, improving efficiency, boosting agility, and enabling strategic decision-making at numerous points along the upstream value chain.

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Enhance upstream operations across the value chain

Exploration

GIS provides an efficient and effective platform for analyzing, visualizing, and integrating massive volumes of exploration data—from basin, play, prospect, and reservoir studies to block and lease analysis and scenario planning. GIS unifies diverse data and enables you to perform quantitative and repeatable analysis for consistent investment decisions.

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Case study

Using business technology to protect biodiversity

Saudi Aramco uses ArcGIS to compile and analyze data and create interactive maps to guide all business activities—including conservation planning.

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Products for upstream

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Related industries and resources

Geographic data and analytics are often common across industries. Explore how other industries and initiatives are applying Esri technology to solve complex problems. Leverage their innovation and ideas to help drive new solutions in support of the upstream segment.

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Energy Utilities

ArcGIS is a comprehensive GIS for energy utilities. It provides all the elements needed to meet utility challenges and maintain key information for energy distribution mapping and analysis.

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Natural Resources

Use maps and analysis of spatial data to visualize, understand, plan, and act when coordinating natural resource management programs. Optimize workflows and mitigate risk while improving regenerative practices and ensuring social equity.

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Sustainability

Apply location intelligence to energy sustainability projects and missions to understand need, map your work, measure impact, analyze performance, and engage stakeholders.

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Business

In a constantly changing world, GIS technology provides greater business intelligence for more successful, resilient organizations that can withstand the most severe disruptions and thrive to better serve their stakeholders.

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