Subscription Databases

Databases contain articles from periodicals such as trade publications or scholarly journals, industry reports from government and private analysts, and statistics tracked by various agencies. The subscription resources marked with a padlock are available to researchers on-site at the Library of Congress. If you are unable to visit the Library, you may be able to access these resources through your local public or academic library.

For oil and gas company research, view company database recommendations. For historical research, in addition to these database listed below, explore the databases listed in the history section resources within this guide.

ABI/INFORM Collection External This link opens in a new window
Delivering over 6,800 journals, nearly 80% of which are in full-text, ABI/INFORM Complete is a comprehensive business database. Offering much more than journal content, this diverse solution provides the right mix of content types to meet the needs of any business researcher. ABI/INFORM also offers coverage on hundreds of industries and focus areas such as oil, gas, mining, energy, environment, and healthcare management, and has an ever growing range of content from around the globe. ABI/INFORM Complete provides researchers with diverse publication types that meet the requirements of core business programs and corporate libraries. With annual reports from nearly 1,000 leading North American companies, downloadable data sets from the Economic Intelligence Unit, market research reports, dissertations, business cases, and current news from The Wall Street Journal and Financial Times, researchers will be equipped with the tools to respond to changing market conditions and prepare for emerging areas of interest.
EIU Viewpoint External This link opens in a new window
EIU Viewpoint is a new fully-integrated solution for content from the Economist Intelligence Unit. Viewpoint gives you more insight with analyst-curated macro Current themes, critical to understanding core issues in today’s changing world. Explore the new intuitive interface for fast, business-critical insights and use a state-of-the-art tool to find and chart the data series you need. The platform covers 203 geographies, providing you with precision tools to seize opportunities, weigh risks, monitor policy change and assess new markets. Content includes:
- Curated macro trends and major events intelligence
- Country-specific short, medium and long-term forecasts
- Industry data and analysis for 26 sectors
- Proprietary ratings on the business environment
- Supply and demand forecasts for 40 critical goods
EMIS Intelligence External This link opens in a new window
Collection of news and financial information for over 100 emerging market countries in Africa & the Middle East, Central and Eastern Europe, Southeast Europe, Central Asia (Caucasus) and Asia, and Latin America. Included are primary news sources (full-text), financial data (including reports on financial markets, companies and industries), over 1 million listed and private company profiles, statistics, macroeconomic forecasts and analysis, and legal and regulatory information. Arranged by country, ISI emerging markets also includes country profiles, exchange rates, and business and political news approximately 9,000 publications of data, research and news from unrivalled sources (from the Economist Intelligence Unit and ViewsWire, as well as other local and global sources).
The simultaneous user limit for this resource may result in temporary delays.

Encyclopedia of Petroleum Geoscience External
The Encyclopedia of Petroleum Geoscience, published in the Springer’s celebrated Earth Science Encyclopedia Series, offers a comprehensive platform for topical articles on petroleum geology, geochemistry, geophysics, exploration and development, basin modeling, reservoir simulation, and unconventional hydrocarbon resources. With nearly 250 entry articles written by leading researchers and professionals, the Encyclopedia of Petroleum Geoscience provides a useful educational and reference tool and gives up-to-date overviews of petroleum geoscience.

Energy External This link opens in a new window

The European Commission Energy site contains studies, reports, a newsletter, a weekly oil bulletin and statistics on Energy trends up to 2050, EU Crude Oil Imports and supply cost, as well as market analysis and information on energy markets in EU countries. The site includes topics on Energy strategy, Energy efficiency, Nuclear energy, International cooperation, Markets and consumers, Renewable energy, Infrastructure , Enforcement of laws and more.
Factiva External This link opens in a new window
Factiva has a large collection of trade journals, including S&P Global Platts publications . Platts has been producing energy related information including oil and natural gas going back to when Warren C. Platt published National Petroleum News in 1909. To search, select "Platts - All Source" under publications.
GlobalData: Oil & Gas External This link opens in a new window
GlobalData: Oil & Gas covers the full breadth of the oil & gas industry, from well-site and pipeline issues, to upstream, midstream and downstream. Sections include: Upstream Economics Upstream Analytics Midstream Analytics Downstream Analytics Petrochemicals Analytics Equipmen & Services Analytics and Deals Analytics.
IBISWorld External This link opens in a new window
Detailed market research reports and analysis on over 700 U.S. industries. The Library’s subscription also includes U.S. Specialized Industries and U.S. Business Environment Profiles. Onsite public users cannot download the reports, but limited printing of report sections is available.
Reading Room patrons have read-only access without downloads to the licenses product.
Marketscope Advisor External This link opens in a new window
CFRA MarketScope Advisor provides access to extensive market commentary, independent investment analysis, up-to-date news and data on a broad range of asset classes. It includes Stock and Fund Reports (S&P Equity Research) and Industry Surveys (S&P Industry Surveys).
OECD iLibrary External This link opens in a new window

OECD iLibrary is the gateway to OECDs analysis and data. Contains all the publications and datasets released by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, International Energy Agency (IEA), Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA), OECD Development Centre, PISA (Programme for International Student Assessement), and International Transport Forum (ITF) since 1998. Arranged under 19 thematic areas covering issues in agriculture and food, development, economics, education, employment, energy, environment, finance and investment, governance, industry and services, nuclear energy, science and technology, social issues, taxation, trade, transport, and urban, rural and regional development. Types of OECD publications include ebooks, papers, statistics, factbook and glossaries.
NOTE: To access SourceOECD Books, Papers, Statistics, Factbook, or Glossaries, please click on the appropriate tab.
Plunkett Research External This link opens in a new window
Provides industry sector analysis and research, as well as information on industry trends, industry statistics, top companies in the industry, export companies, market research, and trade and export associations. The database covers a diverse spectrum of areas energy and utilities, finance and investment, health care and biotechnology, and engineering and research - providing competitive intelligence, market research, vertical industry marketing data, and industry trends analysis.
ProQuest Science Database External This link opens in a new window
This database is a resource for anyone studying both the applied and general sciences. With coverage dating back to 1986, ProQuest Science Journals features over 1030 titles, with more than 760 available in full text. Subjects covered include Aerospace, Engineering, Computers, Physics, Telecommunications, Transportation, Military, General and Materials sciences.

Oil and Gas Industry: A Research Guide

Subscription Databases