Upstream is the World's leading newspaper for oil and gas professionals worldwide. The newspaper has since its launch in November 1996 placed itself among the top publications for the international oil and gas industry. Upstream is published by NHST Media Group, a major Norwegian publishing house, producing a variety of business, financial and trade-focused publications in both print and electronic formats.

Upstream is currently distributed in over 100 countries worldwide via local mail or hand-delivery services and has international offices in Oslo, Stavanger, London, Houston, Calgary, Rio, Singapore, New Delhi, Beijing, Dubai, Moscow, Baku and Accra.