upstream — Oil & Gas Glossary
Pertaining to equipment, facilities or systems located in the wellbore or production train above the surface choke or Christmas tree.
In the News
Ghana Secures $3.5 Billion in Offshore Upstream Investment as Tullow Oil and Kosmos Energy Plan 20 New Jubilee and TEN Wells
OffshoreApr 20, 2026
BP CEO Meg O'Neill Unveils Upstream-Downstream Restructuring, Reversing 2020 Green Pivot Under Elliott Management Pressure
Exploration & ProductionApr 17, 2026
Canada's Oil Patch Records C$37.8 Billion M&A Wave in 2025 as Cenovus, Ovintiv and Whitecap Transform the Upstream Map
Mergers & AcquisitionsMar 30, 2026