Gulf Publishing Company

{{Short description|American international publishing and events business}} {{Use mdy dates|date=June 2022}} {{Infobox publisher | image = [[File:Gulf Publishing Co logo.png|200px]] | status = Active | founded = {{Start date|1916}} | founder = Ray L. Dudley | successor = John T. Royall | country = [[United States]] | headquarters = [[Houston, Texas]] | distribution = | keypeople = John T. Royall (President and CEO) Andy McDowell (''World Oil'' publisher) Catherine Watkins (''Hydrocarbon Processing'' publisher) Brian Nessen (''Pipeline & Gas Journal'' publisher) | publications = Magazines | topics = [[Petroleum industry]] | genre = | imprints = | revenue = | numemployees = | nasdaq = | url = {{URL|http://www.gulfpub.com}} }}

'''Gulf Publishing Company''' is an international publishing and events business dedicated to the hydrocarbon energy sector. In mid-2018 it rebranded as '''Gulf Energy Information'''.<ref>{{cite news |title = Gulf Publishing Company - About Us |url=https://store.gulfenergyinfo.com/aboutus.asp}}</ref> Founded in 1916 by Ray Lofton Dudley, Gulf Energy Information produces and distributes publications in print and web formats, online news, webcasts and databases; hosts conferences and events designed for the energy industry. The company was a subsidiary of [[Euromoney Institutional Investor]] from 2001 until a 2016 management buyout by CEO John Royall and Texas investors. The business and strategy publication ''Petroleum Economist'' also transferred to the company in May 2016.<ref>{{cite news |title = Gulf Publishing Company completes management buyout, marks 100-year anniversary |url=http://www.worldoil.com/news/2016/4/30/gulf-publishing-company-completes-management-buyout-marks-100-year-anniversary|date=April 30, 2016}}</ref> In mid-2017 the company acquired 109-year old Oildom Publishing.<ref>{{cite news |title = Gulf Publishing Company acquires 109-year-old Oildom Publishing |url=https://www.worldoil.com/news/2017/5/1/gulf-publishing-company-acquires-109-year-old-oildom-publishing|date=May 1, 2017}}</ref>

The company's flagship magazines, ''World Oil,'' ''Hydrocarbon Processing'', ''Pipeline & Gas Journal'', and the ''Petroleum Economist'' are published monthly. Gulf is headquartered in [[Houston, Texas]], with sales staff and columnists around the world, due to expansion efforts by William G. Dudley, Sr. The ''Petroleum Economist'' publishing and map cartography staff are based in [[London, UK]]. Gulf Energy Info's Data Services staff support on-line ''Energy Web Atlas''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://energywebatlas.com/|title=GEI Mapping | Project data for Downstream and Construction | Hydrogen | LNG | Gas Processing | Pipelines ||website=energywebatlas.com|accessdate=14 January 2024}}</ref> energy data visualization, and ''Construction Boxscore''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.constructionboxscore.com/|title=Construction Boxscore Database | Hydrocarbon Processing|website=www.constructionboxscore.com|accessdate=14 January 2024}}</ref> downstream project database, from Houston, London and Mumbai.

Since 1916 ''World Oil'' has covered the upstream oil and gas industry for conventional, shale, offshore, exploration and production technology in oil and gas.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://worldoil.com/|title=World Oil - Upstream News | Technology | Exploration | Drilling | Production | Statistics | Big Data | Oil Prices | Events|website=worldoil.com|accessdate=14 January 2024}}</ref>

Since 1922, ''Hydrocarbon Processing'' has provided job-relevant information to technical staff, operations, maintenance and management in petroleum refining, gas processing facilities, petrochemical and engineer/constructor companies throughout the world.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/|title=Hydrocarbon Processing - Refining, Petrochemical, Gas Processing and LNG Magazine, Data and Information|website=www.hydrocarbonprocessing.com|accessdate=14 January 2024}}</ref> Bi-monthly supplement ''Gas Processing & LNG'' was added in 2012.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://gasprocessingnews.com/|title=Gas Processing & LNG | Gas Processing & LNG|website=gasprocessingnews.com|accessdate=14 January 2024}}</ref>

Since 1934, the ''Petroleum Economist'' has written about oil, its politics and economics - explained some of the industry's biggest disruptions: such as the 1973 oil crisis, the Gulf Wars, the rise of China, the Arab uprisings, and the more recent supply-side shocks from North America's unconventional energy sector.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pemedianetwork.com/|title=PE Media Network: Petroleum Economist, Hydrogen Economist, Carbon Economist|website=www.pemedianetwork.com|accessdate=14 January 2024}}</ref>

Since 1859, ''Pipeline & Gas Journal'' has been the essential resource for technology and trends in the midstream industry; written and edited to be of service to those involved in moving, marketing and managing hydrocarbons from wellheads to ultimate consumers.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pgjonline.com/|title=My Home | Pipeline and Gas Journal|website=pgjonline.com|accessdate=14 January 2024}}</ref>

The company formerly published trade books, but spun off the division as TaylorWilson (now part of [[Taylor Trade]]) in 2000;<ref>{{cite news |title= Publishing Gulf?|first=Brad |last=Tyer |url= http://www.houstonpress.com/2001-08-16/news/publishing-gulf/|newspaper= [[Houston Press]]|date=August 16, 2001 |accessdate=June 27, 2011}}</ref> sold its professional book list to [[Elsevier]] in 2013.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/58628-elsevier-acquires-book-assets-of-gulf-publishing.html|title=Elsevier Acquires Book Assets of Gulf Publishing|website=PublishersWeekly.com|accessdate=14 January 2024}}</ref>

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==External links== * {{Official website|http://www.gulfenergyinfo.com/}}

[[Category:Magazine publishing companies of the United States]] [[Category:Publishing companies established in 1916]] [[Category:Companies based in Houston]] [[Category:Petroleum industry]]