Cost Escalation Solution

ISO-19008 compliant escalation data across 78 cost categories and 15 countries

Built on bottom-up supply and demand balances from 2010 to today—so escalation forecasts reflect what's driving costs, not just how much they've moved.

Real-time price escalation tracking

Anticipate cost pressure before it hits your budget

Continuous pricing data across materials, equipment and labor—so escalation risk is quantified before it reaches your project budget.

Dynamic escalation scenario tools

Model inflation impacts across cost categories and time horizons

Interactive analytics let you quickly model price escalation scenarios across regions, categories and time horizons to support risk-adjusted planning.

Analyst-validated market intelligence

Analyst context to understand what's driving price shifts in your segments

Regular expert analysis and tailored briefings on market volatility and escalation drivers—so you understand what's changing and why.

Trusted by businesses across the globe

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Official escalation partner for the Performance Forum

As the official escalation partner for the Performance Forum, managed by Turner & Townsend, Rystad Energy provides the 24 member companies with independently verified escalation data, reports and market updates trusted for project cost management across the energy industry.

Reliable escalation data

ISO-19008 compliant data across 78 cost categories

Escalation indices covering 15 countries, all energy types, and data from 2010 to today, so estimates and benchmarks reflect actual market conditions.

Built on real supply and demand

Forecasts anchored in activity, not assumptions

Escalation forecasts built from bottom-up supply and demand balances for goods and services, combined with macroeconomic factors, so you know what's driving cost movements.

Improve your workflows

Energy companies

Analyze escalation trends and their underlying drivers to:

  • Normalize historical project cost performance to create like-for-like benchmarks
  • Evaluate escalation across energy types
How we deliver value

Granular, ISO-19008 compliant escalation data from 2010 to today across 15 countries and 78 COR categories:

  • Evaluate escalation impacts across oil and gas, renewables and low-carbon project types
  • Analyze escalation at the individual item level, aligned with ISO-19008 hierarchy
  • Understand how costs are evolving and what's driving those changes —historically and going forward

Rystad Energy advisors integrate with client teams to map the most effective route toward their objectives:

  • Optimizing corporate strategy
  • Analyzing market trends
  • Solving transaction challenges

The Rystad Energy Institute offers personalized courses designed to give individuals and organizations a complete 360° view of the energy market, covering the full energy system across industries, technologies, and regions.

  • Elevate your energy IQ
  • Stay ahead of the curve
  • Drive career growth

By the numbers

900

Team members across 60 countries

27

Global offices worldwide

24x7

Service for decision-support

2,200+

Ongoing projects for more than 500 clients

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