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Oil and Gas March 19, 2024

Oil and gas industry exhibits resilience despite volume drop

The oil and gas industry saw a significant decline of 22% in disclosed contract volume from 7,550 contracts in 2022 to 5,915 in 2023.

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Oil and Gas February 22, 2024

Oil and gas industry shows resilience amid late 2023 decline

Oil and gas industry shows resilience amid 16% QoQ decline in overall contract volume during Q4 2023 according to a GlobalData report.

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Oil and Gas November 14, 2023

Oil and gas industry overall contract value drops by more than 25%

Oil and gas contract value dropped by more than 25% in the third quarter of 2023 according to a GlobalData report.

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Oil and Gas August 16, 2023

Oil and gas industry contract value increases

Oil and gas industry overall contract value up by 60% during Q2 2023 according to a GlobalData report on the industry.

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Energy Efficiency & Management July 20, 2023

Low-carbon hydrogen critical for net-zero transition

Oil companies are looking for avenues to move towards operations with net-zero emissions and low-carbon hydrogen plays a critical role.

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Oil and Gas July 10, 2023

North America driving global small-scale LNG liquefaction capacity

North America is expected to witness the highest small-scale LNG liquefaction capacity additions globally from 2023 to 2027.

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Robotics August 18, 2022

Autonomous mobile robots’ role growing in industrial operations

Autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) are increasingly finding applications in the mobile robotics ecosystem as automation becomes the new normal.

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Oil and Gas June 30, 2022

China to account for 24% of upcoming Asia crude oil refinery projects

China is expected to commence operations of 44 crude oil refinery projects during 2022-2026, accounting for 24% of all crude oil refinery projects in Asia.

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Oil and Gas March 28, 2022

European gas stations to add more fast-charge points

As electric vehicles grow in popularity, oil and gas companies are working to accommodate charge points at gas stations.

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Oil and Gas February 15, 2022

Oil and gas industry witnessed a surge in high-value deals in 2021

Oil and gas industry witnessed a surge in high-value deals in 2021 driven by oil price recovery, says GlobalData.

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Global refining capacity under maintenance by region, 2021 (mbd).
Oil and Gas February 15, 2022

Crude oil refinery maintenance rises in 2021

Unplanned crude oil refinery maintenance was at its highest due to bad weather conditions such as fires, explosions and power outages

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Marcellus and Utica shales, production outlook 2021-2025.
Oil and Gas January 31, 2022

Marcellus and Utica shales expect steady production growth until 2025

Marcellus and Utica shales were largely unaffected by COVID-19, natural gas production at these sites is still expected to rise

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Oil and Gas December 7, 2021

Digital oilfield technologies moving closer to unmanned operations

Digital oilfield technologies such as digital twins and other remote monitoring solutions will have a major impact in upstream oil and gas operations, according to GlobalData.

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Asset Management September 30, 2021

Tech-enabled asset management holds key for oil and gas upstream industry

Oil and gas companies are adopting intelligent automation tech developed to withstand the harsh weather conditions and provide real-time data

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Oil and Gas September 20, 2021

Brazil to lead crude and condensate production in Americas

Due to the liberalized oil and gas sector of Brazil, there are many crude and condensate production opportunities for international investors

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Oil and Gas September 10, 2021

US to keep providing natural gas exports to Mexico

Mexico, which is struggling with a decline in natural gas production, will be forced to rely on exports from the United States to meet growing demand according to a report by GlobalData.

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Oil and Gas August 9, 2021

Permian Basin production recovers from COVID-19

Crude oil and natural gas production from the Permian Basin is substantially increasing.

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Energy Efficiency & Management August 4, 2021

Hydrogen production capacity to rise 20-fold by 2030

With green hydrogen increasing, emissions are being reduced in the sectors involving refining and chemicals

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Oil and Gas July 16, 2021

Middle East leading global gas processing capacity

The Middle East is set to lead capacity growth in the global gas processing industry and account for around 37% to the global gas processing capacity growth by 2025.

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Oil and Gas July 12, 2021

Russia expected to lead the way new-build gas processing growth

Russia is expected to drive new-build gas processing capacity growth in the global gas processing industry from planned and announced (new-build) projects between 2021 and 2025.

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Oil and Gas June 23, 2021

North American leading LNG liquefaction capacity

North America is expected to lead the global liquefied natural gas (LNG) liquefaction capacity for the next several years, far outpacing Asia.

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Oil and Gas March 19, 2021

Oil and gas contracts declined in 2020

Due to COVID-19's effect on the overall economy, oil and gas contracts declined in 2020 according to GlobalData.

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Energy, Power March 16, 2021

China to lead global chlorine capacity additions by 2025

GlobalData reports that chlorine capacity is poised to see considerable growth by 2025 with China leading the charge.

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Oil and Gas October 19, 2020

Augmented reality can disrupt traditional operations in oil and gas industry

Augmented reality is an evolving technology with the potential to cause major changes to traditional oil and gas operations.

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Oil and Gas September 22, 2020

Oil and gas activity driven in 2019 by trends

Themes drove a majority of the oil and gas mergers and acquisitions throughout 2019, according to GlobalData.

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Oil and Gas April 13, 2020

Pemex in no position to maintain output profitably regardless of OPEC+ requests

The OPEC+ agreement does not work well for Pemex, which was already struggling before the COVID-19 pandemic, according to GlobalData.

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Oil and Gas April 1, 2020

COVID-19 outbreak leads to a surge in tanker rates

Rates for chartering VLCCs has surged exponentially due to a spike in demand for long-term offshore storage of crude oil due to an OPEC dispute involving COVID-19 and the resulting oil price crash.

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Oil and Gas March 27, 2020

Permian Basin production has been negatively affected by oil price war, coronavirus

GlobalData reports that permian operators will remain forced to reduce their capex given the uncertainty generated by low oil demand and the coronavirus (COVID-19) related economic downturn as well as an oil flood by Russia and Saudi Arabia.

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Plant Automation March 24, 2020

Manufacturers focusing on faster automation in wake of coronavirus

GlobalData reports that the coronavirus (COVID-19) has made manufacturers realize the need for faster automation and innovation, but it is going to take time to recover from the virus' economic effects.

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Oil and Gas February 24, 2020

Oil and gas deals drop in January

Oil and gas deals dropped almost 12% in January compared to the 12-month average, according to GlobalData.

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Oil and Gas February 11, 2020

Upstream sector led global oil and gas deals in 2019

Upstream mergers and acquisitions led the way in 2019 with the acquisition of Anadarko Petroleum being the highlight.

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Oil and Gas February 5, 2020

Capital discipline driving M&A activity in oil and gas industry

GlobalData evaluated how oil and gas companies are utilizing mergers and acquisitions (M&A) to realign their businesses with respect to changing market scenarios.

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Oil and Gas January 8, 2020

Low natural gas prices driving increased assets

Comstock's Cheaspeake Haynessville assets acquisition could increase their net present value by a third and almost double natural gas production.

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Asset Management November 21, 2019

Asset management is increasingly important for oil and gas companies

Asset management is obtaining greater relevance in enhancing operational efficiencies for oil and gas companies, according to a GlobalData report.

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Oil and Gas October 23, 2019

U.S. projected to lead LNG new-build liquefaction capacity by 2023

GlobalData reports the U.S. will contribute around 73% of global new-build LNG liquefaction capacity growth by 2023.

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Oil and Gas October 16, 2019

India projected to lead LNG regasification industry

GlobalData reports that India is expected to lead the global LNG regasification industry by 2023.

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Oil and Gas September 10, 2019

North America driving small-scale LNG liquefaction capacity additions

GlobalData reports that North America is expected to drive global small-scale LNG liquefaction capacity growth over the next five years with Asia and Russia rounding out the top three.

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Oil and Gas August 9, 2019

Recovery projects in Norway will unlock oil resources

GlobalData reported increased recovery projects in Norway, which will unlock substantial oil resources.

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Asset Management August 7, 2019

Upstream industry taking advantage of industrial internet

GlobalData reports that the upstream sector is witnessing more implementations of the industrial internet compared to other oil and gas sectors as they try to improve security and asset management.

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Oil and Gas June 27, 2019

Asia, North American markets to lead global ethylene capacity additions

GlobalData reported that global ethylene capacity is expected to expand quite a bit by 2023 with most of the growth happening in Asia and North America.

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Robotics June 18, 2019

Robotics to drive increased production, efficiency for oil & gas market

GlobalData reports that oil and gas companies are turning to robotics to drive productivity and efficiency due to volatile prices.

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Oil and Gas June 10, 2019

U.S. leads global new-build trunk oil and gas pipeline additions

The U.S. is expected to add the highest trunk pipeline length in the global oil & gas pipelines industry between 2019 and 2023 according to GlobalData.

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Oil and Gas June 6, 2019

North America and Asia expected to lead global LNG project growth

GlobalData reports that North America is expected to lead in LNG liquefaction capacity by 2023 and Asia will lead in regasification.

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Oil and Gas May 28, 2019

US, India lead growth in global LNG liquefaction and regasification industries

The US and India are expected to lead capacity growth in the global LNG liquefaction and regasification industries from planned and announced (new-build) projects, respectively, up to 2023 according to GlobalData.

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Oil and Gas May 24, 2019

Predictive maintenance gains greater significance in oil and gas industry

GlobalData's report on predictive maintenance finds oil & gas companies are increasingly relying on it due to aging infrastructure and volatile crude pricing.

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Oil and Gas May 21, 2019

Licensing opportunities in the Americas increasing

GlobalData reported that licensing opportunities in the Americas have increased in 2019 with several countries, including the United States, planning to launch further licensing rounds.

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Oil and Gas May 7, 2019

Permian Basin a major source for onshore hydrocarbon production

GlobalData reported that production of crude oil and natural gas in the Permian Basin has grown each year since 2013 despite the oil & gas industry going through a downturn.

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Oil and Gas April 18, 2019

Digital oilfield advancing due to technology growth

Technology advances in sensing, automation, and connectivity have fueled digital oilfield growth according to a report by GlobalData.

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Oil and Gas January 14, 2019

Volatility driving oil and gas industry mergers and acquisitions

Falling revenues and rising debts compelled oil & gas companies to realign their strategic objectives and reshape their portfolios, according to a report from GlobalData.

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Oil and Gas November 14, 2018

Upstream oil and gas mergers, capital raising totaled $81 billion in Q3 2018

GlobalData reported almost $81 billion worth of deals in the upstream oil & gas sector in Q3 2018 with a majority performed in the Americas region.

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Supply Chain September 17, 2018

Record revenues expected from Russia’s upstream oil and gas sector

Russia is set to reap record ruble revenues from the upstream oil and gas sector over the next six years thanks to tax changes and production growth.

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September 10, 2018

Global growth projected in petrochemical market

GlobalData reported that Asia and the Middle East are expected to lead the way in petrochemical expansion over the next decade.

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Supply Chain September 5, 2018

North America to lead global crude oil pipeline additions

GlobalData reports that North America is forecast to add the highest trunk pipeline length to the global crude oil pipelines industry with 44% of global planned additions by 2022.

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Oil and Gas August 21, 2018

China to lead global propylene growth, according to report

China and Asia as a whole is expected to lead the charge in global propylene growth over the next decade according to a report by GlobalData.

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June 26, 2018

Permian well performance exceeding expectations

Companies operating in the Permian basin have drilled much longer laterals and used more complex well completion design in their newer wells with the aim of reaching higher initial production (IP) rates, according to GlobalData.

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May 23, 2018

Midstream global capital activity increases in 2018

Global capital raising activity in the midstream sector totaled $55.9 billion in Q1 2018, a 52% increase from the previous quarter, thanks to increased activity in the Americas.

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May 16, 2018

North America has highest refinery maintenance to end 2017

North America led with the highest refining capacity under maintenance with 2,742 thousand barrels per day (mbd) in Q4 2017, according to GlobalData.

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May 9, 2018

Southeast Asia oil and gas projects to expand by 2020

An average capital expenditure (CAPEX) of $17.8 billion per year will be spent on 336 oil and gas fields in Southeast Asia between 2018 and 2020 with 63% of it devoted to shallow water projects.

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Supply Chain May 6, 2018

Sub-saharan gas production projected to grow 18% by 2021

Sub-Saharan Africa is expected to spend around $33 billion as capital expenditure (CAPEX) on conventional gas and coal bed methane CBM projects between 2018 and 2021 and grow by 18%.

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May 2, 2018

Qatar-focused operators to spend up to $10 billion in 2021

Almost $10 billion in capital expenditure (CAPEX) will be spent by Qatar-focused operators on gas projects between 2018 and 2021 with Qatar Petroleum driving a majority of the production.

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April 23, 2018

South America oil and gas projects to have large impact on global output

Over $81.4 billion in capital expenditure (CAPEX) will be spent over the lifetime of the top ten upcoming oil and gas upstream projects in South America and will have a sizable impact on global supply by 2025, according to GlobalData.

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April 16, 2018

Weekly Oil & Gas Engineering international news update: April 16

Reports on planned oil and gas pipelines in the EMEA region and Nigeria's plans to spend $25 billion on upstream CAPEX by 2020.

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April 9, 2018

China projected to lead hydrocracker unit refinery capacity

Analysis of planned hydrocracker unit capacity of refineries shows China has the highest planned hydrocracker capacity globally with Nigeria and India running second and third, respectively.

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