China and India are expected to dominate Asia’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) regasification capacity additions, contributing nearly 60% of the regions’ total regasification capacity additions...
Latin America’s oil and gas sector is facing unprecedented challenges caused by a combined collapse in commodity prices and crude oil demand due to the...
Subsea technology has drastically improved in the last two decades in terms of functionality and reliability, with notable strides made in areas such as subsea...
Weatherford International is expected to be one of the most highly impacted of the major oil field service providers as a result of COVID-19 and...
The temporary tax relief proposal announced by the Norwegian Government, and designed to ensure near-term investment in the country, could double industry post-tax cash flow...
Asia is expected to have the highest crude distillation unit (CDU) capacity additions, contributing about 42% of the global CDU capacity additions by 2024, says...
China is expected to dominate Asia’s refinery crude distillation unit (CDU) capacity additions, contributing about 80% of the regions’ total CDU capacity additions between 2020...
The Middle East and African (MENA) oil and gas pipelines sector has been impacted due to low oil prices and weak demand as a result...
Following announcements from Argentina’s Government to implement a new plan for subsidizing oil and gas production in face of the current COVID-19 sector’s crisis; Adrian Lara,...
Demand for transportation fuel has taken a huge hit on oil refineries since late March 2020 amid COVID-19 lockdowns. Being ill prepared to tackle such...
Following today’s announcement that BP will sell its petrochemicals business to INEOS; Will Scargill, Managing Oil & Gas Analyst at GlobalData, a leading data and analytics...
The COVID-19 outbreak and crude oil price crash have pushed petrochemical companies in the US to announce project delays. With major complexes such as Shell...
Nation-wide lockdowns across the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region to curtail the spread of COVID-19 has resulted in a steep decline in the demand for transportation fuel....
Following the continued cancellation of US LNG cargos; Adrian Lara, Senior Oil & Gas Analyst at GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company, offers his view...
A combination of asset type and geographical diversification can determine the impact COVID-19 has on North American oil and gas companies. Other characteristics such as...
Oil operators have been struggling since oil prices plummeted in March. Many are not able to adjust as quickly as needed and have nothing left...
The upstream businesses of the national oil companies (NOCs) in China are the most affected amongst the Asian NOCs’ peer group when assessed against the...
Weak economic outlook coupled with the impact of COVID-19 has hit the oil and gas industry in general, and the North American pipeline sector is...
North America is expected to be the frontrunner in global LNG liquefaction capacity growth through new-build (planned and announced) and expansion projects during the outlook...
India is expected to lead Asia’s oil and gas new-build trunk/pipeline length additions, contributing around 59% of Asia’s planned and announced pipeline length additions between...
Asia will drive the global new-build trunk/transmission pipeline additions with a contribution of about 36% of the oil and gas pipeline length additions by 2024,...
The market for transportation fuel has been nearly wiped out due to the nationwide lockdowns imposed across the continent since March 2020. With inventories piling...
The global polypropylene capacity is poised to see considerable growth over the next four years, potentially increasing from 83.44 million tonnes per annum (mtpa) in...
London-listed independent oil and gas companies such as Tullow Oil, Cairn Energy, Premier Oil, EnQuest and Genel Energy will continue to face hurdles in sourcing...
Following BP’s announcement that it is revising long term price assumptions as part of its strategy development; Will Scargill, Managing Oil & Gas Analyst at GlobalData,...
China is expected to lead with 25% capacity share in the global liquefied natural gas (LNG) regasification industry from new-build (planned and announced) projects between...
Bakken production is expected to fall through 2020, however it will remain above 1million barrels of oil equivalent per day (mmboed) at the end of...
Reduced demand due to economic slowdown in the Middle East and Africa (MENA) region, fueled by the COVID-19 outbreak, has led to long-term liquefied natural...
Reduced demand due to economic slowdown, coupled with the COVID-19 outbreak, has led to cancellations of long-term liquefied natural gas (LNG) supply contracts and cargo...
China and the US and are expected to lead the capacity growth in the global LNG liquefaction and regasification sectors from planned and announced (new-build)...
Oil and gas companies are facing increasing scrutiny for their carbon intensive operations. With the passing of the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Framework, the...
The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic has intensified the challenges faced by Whiting Petroleum, leading to a mediocre overall performance. As a result, in a...
Following the release of data by the Energy Information Administration (EIA) Weekly Petroleum with information on refined products supplied and stocks weekly changes crude oil; Adrian...
With the impact of COVID-19 outbreak globally and the downturn in oil and gas market prices, companies are announcing project delays. The US had the...
Weak economic outlook coupled with the impact of COVID-19 has hit the oil and gas industry in general, the North American oil and gas pipeline...
Stringent travel restrictions worldwide have wiped out the market for fuel transportation and long storage durations have led to the deterioration of products such as...
The intrinsic uncertainty surrounding the duration of beleaguered global oil and gas demand and low oil prices has led to varied responses from E&P companies to cope...
After almost three months since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, GlobalData estimates crude oil production in the USL48 to reduce from an average of...
Natural gas prices have struggled in early 2020, hitting record lows due to US dry gas production being at a record high - which has impacted major shale...
Total SA’s (Total) robust upstream business tops the European majors’ peer group when assessed against the impact of COVID-19 and the current oil price volatility, says GlobalData,...
Liquefied natural gas (LNG) imports by the world’s top three consumers – Japan, China and South Korea, and other Asia-Pacific (APAC) countries such as India have taken...
The global liquefied natural gas (LNG) liquefaction sector is reeling under the pressure of falling oil and gas prices, weak LNG demand and poor global...
The global oil and gas industry has witnessed a significant slowdown in the number of oil and gas contracts and contract value, which is largely...
Reduced demand due to COVID-19 outbreak and the subsequent economic slowdown have forced China’s petrochemical players to re-work on their investment strategies. As a result, several pre-final investment...
Oil companies are dealing with a plethora of challenges due to the sudden decline in demand amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Distant storage locations increase costs...
China is expected to lead the Asia’s refinery hydrocracking units’ capacity growth, contributing around 57% of the region’s total capacity growth by 2024. China is likely to...
The COVID-19 outbreak has damaged supply chains and impacted labor availability across Europe, which has direct implications on upcoming petrochemical projects currently under construction/commissioning and...
Asia is expected to lead the global refinery hydrocracking units’ capacity growth, contributing about 49% of the total global capacity growth by 2024. The region is likely...
Social distancing is directly affecting global travel, logistics and material handling, as well as potentially creating gaps along the oil and gas supply chain that...
To protect balance sheets, maintain shareholder pay-outs and preserve cash, oil and gas companies have gone into survival mode, reducing forecast expenditure where possible to...
The global liquefied natural gas (LNG) sector has been hit by supply overhang followed by COVID-19-induced economic slowdown and lower demand worldwide. Haseeb Ahmed, Oil and...
Following the release of Q1 results from several oil and gas companies; Ella Benson Easton, Thematic Analyst at GlobalData, a leading data and analytics...
The COVID-19 pandemic impact has devastated crude oil demand as the majority of the end user industries are witnessing a slowdown amid lockdowns. This market...
The global oil and gas pipeline sector is facing several headwinds such as fall in the oil and gas prices, demand destruction and a weak global economic...
Asian crude oil importers are likely to be at an advantageous position, as Saudi Arabia slashed oil prices to around US$4.2 per barrel of Arab...
Following recent news about Oil Sands producers shutting down crude production due to their unprofitability; Adrian Lara, Senior Oil & Gas Research Manager at GlobalData, a...
Evercore was the top global mergers and acquisitions (M&A) financial adviser in the oil and gas sector by both value and volume in Q1, 2020,...
Following today’s news that Tullow has reached an agreement to sell its assets in Uganda; Conor Ward, Upstream Oil & Gas Analyst at GlobalData, a leading...
Scoop-Stack hit a peak, in terms of rig count in 2018, averaging approximately 75 rigs for the year with the majority of them operating within...
Australia began to develop its Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) sector a little over a decade ago and quickly became one of the world’s largest exporters of the...
Following the news that theWest Texas Intermediate (WTI) plunged into negative territory; Indrajit Sen, Oil & Gas Editor at GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company, offers...
Capitalizing on the momentum from the Aramco IPO in Q4 2019, 15 companies have expressed an interest to get listed in the Gulf Cooperation Council...
The stringent measures adopted to contain COVID-19 pandemic in India has led to a sharp decline in natural gas demand due to fall in industrial and domestic...
Following the historic fall of the West Texas Intermediate (WTI) futures price for May delivery into negative territory, going as low as negative US$37.6 per...
Following the news that the West Texas Intermediate (WTI) May futures nosedived 300% to as low as almost negative $40 in early trades on 20...
China, one of the largest consumers of transportation fuel globally, had a lot at stake when it became the ground zero for coronavirus (COVID-19) and subsequently announced...
Following the Energy Information Administration (EIA) Weekly Petroleum data release with information on refined products supplied and stocks build up for crude oil Adrian Lara, Senior...
Total’s refining and petrochemical operations have sizeable exposure to COVID-19 affected countries and may experience a fall in capacity utilization over the near term, says...
The extended lockdown announced by India to curtail the spread of Covid-19 has impacted the country’s oil and gas sector quite heavily. This sudden halt in daily...
The oil price crash has forced Eagle Ford operators to re-evaluate their cash flows, cutting capital expenditure and rig count in 2020. By assessing the...
Following news that OPEC+ has agreed to cut production by 9.7 million per day, with Russia and Saudi Arabia assuming the biggest production reductions; Anna Belova, Senior Oil & Gas Analyst at GlobalData,...
With coronavirus (Covid-19) being declared a global pandemic by the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the oil price war resulting from the OPEC+ disagreement, the oil and...
As the number of cases rise and business sentiment tumbles, Sub-Saharan Africa is likely to see a slowdown in upstream activity for ongoing projects and final investment decisions...
Following today’s news (Friday 10 April) that the OPEC+ agreement, which will cut production by ten million barrels, is contingent on Mexico’s consent to also...
The US is expected to lead the refining industry in North America, pushing the total crude oil refining capacity in the region from 24.6 million...
Investors have not faced both a decrease in global oil demand and a significant and potentially prolonged increase in oil supply at the same time...
One of the immediate effects of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on the oil and gas industry has been a global glut of crude oil supply amid already weak demand, resulting in a significant drop in oil prices. Ongoing projects across...
Following the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, China – the world’s biggest importer of crude oil – has been forced to cut down on consumption. The resulting...
The rates for chartering very large crude carriers (VLCCs) has surged exponentially due to a spike in demand for long-term offshore storage of crude oil...
Following the announcement that several key operators in the Permian Basin are significantly reducing capex or production in their positions as a result of the...
The Scoop and Stack shale plays of Oklahoma may not be as prolific as the Permian Basin or the Bakken shale play. However, acreages across...
Following the news that global oil prices plummeted to an 18-year low on March 18 as a result of the coronavirus-fueled demand shock and the...
Following the expected cuts in capital expenditure (capex) for shale operators in the Bakken due to demand shock from the coronavirus (COVID-19) and supply shock...
The Maka Central discovery has the potential to bring more than US$50m in revenue per year to the Surinamese Government, if it sees similar success...
The recent coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak is adding further woes for the oil and gas industry, which is already plagued by oversupply and declining prices. This...
Asia is expected to lead the global chlorine capacity additions by contributing about 69% of global growth from new-build and expansion projects between 2020 and 2024, says...
Russia is expected to lead the refining industry capacity growth in the Former Soviet Union (FSU) from active and upcoming (planned and announced) projects, accounting...
A significant portion of the acreage available in Q1 2020 is located in either deep or ultra-deep water, up from the previous quarter, according to...
Asia is set to drive the capacity growth in the global polyethylene industry from new-build and expansion projects between 2020 and 2024, contributing around 40% of the...
Following the news that Saudi Arabia is responding to Russia’s refusal to a new oil production cut agreement by cutting oil prices and boosting supply, Will Scargill, Managing Oil & Gas Analyst at GlobalData, a leading data and analytics...
The average production for the Denver-Julesburg (DJ) Basin in 2020 is forecasted to hit 1.1 million barrel oil equivalent per day (mmboed) compared to an average of 0.997mmboed in 2019, according to leading data and analytics company GlobalData. Steven Ho, Oil and Gas...
Following the WTI price fall to around US$30 per barrel due to an oil price war between Saudi Arabia and Russia, Adrian Lara, Oil and Gas Analyst at GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company, offers his view: “There is no doubt the...
Iran is expected to lead the Middle East refining industry by contributing around 31% of refining capacity additions from planned and announced (new-build) projects by...
Although the Scoop-Stack has experienced one of the largest decreases in rigs among the major oil and gas plays in the US, its overall production...
Nigeria is set to lead refining capacity additions from planned and announced (new-build) projects in Africa by 2024, says GlobalData, a leading data, and analytics...
India is set to lead the capacity additions in the global ammonia industry from planned and announced projects between 2020 and 2024, contributing around 18% of the...
China is expected to lead Asian refinery crude distillation units (CDUs) capacity additions by 2024, accounting for about 46% of the total capacity additions from...
Asia leads the global refinery crude distillation unit (CDU) capacity additions by contributing about 42% of the total global CDU capacity from new-build projects (planned and announced...
Asia is set to drive capacity growth in the global ammonia industry from planned and announced projects between 2020 and 2024, contributing around 27% of the global...
Asia is expected to lead the global refining industry by contributing about 40% of refining capacity additions from planned and announced (new-build) projects between 2020 and 2024,...
In 2019, offshore discoveries accounted for more than 60% of global discoveries, up significantly on previous years, says GlobalData, a leading data, and analytics company. The...
China is expected to lead the Asian refining industry by contributing about 44% of refining capacity additions from planned and announced (new-build) projects by 2024, says GlobalData,...
The upstream sector accounted for the bulk of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in the global oil and gas industry in 2019, generating some high-value transactions...
Following the news that Pemex has rejected Talos’ claim to the Zama field, Adrian Lara, Oil and Gas Analyst at GlobalData, a leading data and...
The global oil & gas industry has witnessed a substantial contract in the downstream/petrochemical sector, with China National Chemical Engineering No 7 Construction securing a...
As Russia’s statistic agency reports that 2019 was another year of record oil production, with growth of 0.8% from 2018, the country’s recent production history...
Deal activity in 2019 has largely revolved around the need to improve company finances and reduce debt. It drove multinational oil and gas companies, such...
The Arctic continental shelf is estimated to hold vast deposits of hydrocarbons and rare earth minerals. Russian and Norwegian exploration and production (E&P) operators have...
As the UK leaves the EU, ripple effects will be felt throughout the UK economy. For the oil and gas industry, changes will occur but the impact of Brexit...
Following the news that Eni has signed a liquefied natural gas (LNG) supply agreement with Nigeria LNG; Cao Chai, Upstream Analyst at GlobalData, a leading data...
North America had the highest crude oil refinery capacity under maintenance (both planned and unplanned) globally in 2019, and the region had a refining capacity...
ExxonMobil is expected to lead global planned and announced ethylene capacity additions between 2019 and 2030, contributing around 5% of the global growth by 2030,...
China had the highest crude oil refining capacity under maintenance (both planned and unplanned) in Asia in 2019, accounting for about 41% of the region’s...
Final Investment Decisions (FIDs) planned across the oil and gas value chain in 2020 are set to focus on natural gas developments, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. The company’s report, ‘Global Oil & Gas FIDs in 2020’, reveals that FIDs targeted for this...
ExxonMobil Fuels and Lubricants Co (ExxonMobil Fuels) had the highest crude oil refinery capacity under maintenance (both planned and unplanned) among all the refinery operators...
Russia is expected to lead the Former Soviet Union’s (FSU’s) oil and gas new-build trunk/transmission pipeline length additions, contributing around 84% of the region’s planned...
Oil and gas assets are increasingly fitted with a multitude of Internet of Things (IoT) sensors, causing exponential growth in data. This, in turn, is...
The Middle East is expected to contribute 17% of global new-build trunk/transmission petroleum products pipeline length additions by 2023, says GlobalData, a leading data, and...
The Arctic region is largely under-explored due to its cold, harsh climatic conditions, frozen seas and lack of investment in infrastructure development. However, this picture...
Saudi Aramco is continuing to focus significant efforts on crude oil expansion, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. The company’s report, ‘Saudi Aramco...
Asia and the Middle East are expected to collectively contribute about 30% of the global new-build crude oil trunk/transmission pipeline length additions by 2023, says...
North America is set to drive the global new-build crude oil trunk/transmission pipeline length additions, contributing around 51% of the global planned and announced crude...
Asia is expected to lead global new-build trunk/transmission petroleum product pipeline length additions, contributing around 59% of planned and announced pipeline length additions between 2019...
Asia is expected to lead the global petrochemical industry capacity growth from new-build and expansion projects between 2019 and 2030 with 50% share, according to...
Iran is expected to lead the Middle East’s oil and gas new-build trunk/transmission pipeline length additions, contributing around 43% of the region’s planned and announced...
Steven Ho, Oil and Gas Analyst at GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company, offers his view on what Comstock’s Chesapeake’s Haynesville assets acquisition will...
Nigeria is expected to contribute around 35% of Africa’s total planned and announced oil and gas new-build trunk/transmission pipeline length additions between 2019 and 2023,...
Norway is set to account for 57% of Northwest Europe’s total crude and condensate (liquids) production in 2025 from planned and announced greenfield projects, according...
Following the increased tensions between the US and Iran caused by the assassination of Qassem Suleimani, Will Scargill, Managing Oil & Gas Analyst at GlobalData, a...
Asia is expected to lead the global ethylene industry capacity growth from new-build and expansion projects between 2019 and 2030, with 47% share, according to...
India is expected to lead Asia’s oil and gas new-build trunk/pipeline length additions, contributing around 53 percent of Asia’s planned and announced pipeline length additions...
Equinor ASA is set to account for 17% of Northwest Europe’s total crude and condensate (liquids) production in 2025 from planned and announced (greenfield) projects,...
China is expected to lead the global ethylene industry capacity growth from planned and announced projects between 2019 and 2030, with 26% share, according to...
As 2019 draws to a close, Anna Belova, Senior Oil and Gas Analyst at leading data and analytics company GlobalData, looks at the key trends...
With Buzios excess area now successfully awarded, Petrobras will practically have two contracts for the complete Buzios area: one for oil originally contracted to Petrobras...
Throughout 2019 Africa has led licensing round activity; looking forward to 2020 this is set to continue, however results of the recent rounds have had...
Natural gas production for Northwest Europe is forecast to decline by approximately 25% from current levels over the next five years as upcoming projects struggle...
Following the news that China has officially launched a new state-owned oil and gas pipeline company – China Oil & Gas Piping Network Corp.– in...
Ocean LNG has dominated in terms of long-term liquefied natural gas (LNG) import volumes for contracts signed by key purchasing companies for the year 2019,...
China is set to drive capacity growth in the global acrylic acid industry from planned and announced projects between 2019 and 2023, contributing around 43%...
The US is expected to lead in terms of global trunk or transmission pipeline length additions for planned and announced (new-build) projects between 2019 and...
Gazprom is expected to lead in terms of global trunk or transmission pipeline length additions for planned and announced (new-build) projects among companies between 2019...
China is expected to lead the global petrochemical industry capacity growth from planned and announced projects between 2019 and 2030 with 27% share, according to...
North America and Asia are set to drive the global oil and gas new-build pipeline length additions, contributing around 55% of the global planned and...
Asia is expected to drive the global phenol capacity growth from planned and announced projects between 2019 and 2023, contributing around 91% of the global...
Data management has become an important theme in the oil and gas industry as the volumes of data generated by the industry have increased significantly,...
Asia is set to lead by contributing around 92% of the global acetone capacity growth from planned and announced projects between 2019 and 2023, says...
In view of the increasing competition and narrowing margins among oil and gas companies, asset management is obtaining greater relevance in enhancing operational efficiencies, according...
Abundant shale gas production in the US has enabled the country to export natural gas as liquefied natural gas (LNG) to global markets. This has...
China is set to drive capacity growth in the global propylene oxide (PO) industry from planned and announced projects between 2019 and 2023, contributing around...
This year, deal activity in the Haynesville play has attributed to notable changes in acreage positions among operators, which have been competing aggressively for acreage...
Asia is set to contribute around 72% of the global purified terephthalic acid (PTA) capacity growth from planned and announced projects between 2019 and 2023,...
The recent resurgence of drilling activity in the Haynesville shale is expected to continue for the foreseeable future, considering the projected rise in demand for natural gas...
Oil and gas companies are analyzing operational data using virtual reality (VR) to enhance their decision-making capabilities, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics...
Following the recent announcement of a new giant oil discovery in Iran; Will Scargill, Managing Analyst, Oil and Gas at GlobalData, a leading data and analytics...
Over the last four years oil and gas production in the West of Shetlands has risen and with that, a growing relevance for the biggest players still...
The global oil and gas industry has witnessed a substantial boost from contracts activity in the Middle East, which has resulted in a contract value...
Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation (EGPC) led globally among companies in the third quarter (Q3) 2019 in terms of the highest number of oil and gas...
Following the rapid adoption of virtual reality (VR) technology in consumer markets, the oil and gas industry is witnessing wide-scale deployment of this technology across...
Iran is set to drive capacity growth in the global maleic anhydride industry from planned and announced projects between 2019 and 2023. The country aims...
Algeria has recently introduced a new hydrocarbons law bill whose goal is to increase the attractiveness of its petroleum fiscal framework after years of reduced...
Petroleo Brasileiro (Petrobras) continues to dominate global floating production storage and offloading vessel (FPSO) deployments with operatorship in 15 planned and announced projects during the outlook period...
South America and Europe led globally with the highest number of oil and gas discoveries during the third quarter (Q3) of 2019, with eight discoveries...
Kuwait Petroleum Corp is expected to account for 8% capacity share in the global liquefied natural gas (LNG) regasification industry from new-build (planned and announced)...
Brazil continues to drive global floating production storage and offloading vessels (FPSOs) deployment with 21 planned and announced FPSOs during the outlook period 2019 to...
Asia is expected to lead the global new-build Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) regasification capacity additions from the planned and announced (new-build) projects. These additions are...
China, with its planned and announced (new-build) terminals, is set to drive most of the liquids storage capacity growth in Asia and Oceania. The country...
The US is forecast to drive new-build, liquefied natural gas (LNG) liquefaction capacity additions globally from planned and announced (new-build) projects between 2019 and 2023, contributing around 73% of global new-build LNG liquefaction capacity growth by 2023, according to GlobalData, a leading data...
Sustained exploration activity in the Barents Sea basin is vital to unlock the larger discoveries needed to warrant investment despite a recently poor run of...
Hengli Petrochemical (Dalian) Co. Ltd. is expected to lead the global planned and announced purified terephthalic acid (PTA) capacity additions during the period 2019 to...
Venture Global Partners is expected to be the leading company in the global liquefied natural gas (LNG) liquefaction industry, in terms of capacity additions from...
Asia is set to lead capacity growth in the global Acrylonitrile-Butadiene-Styrene (ABS) industry from planned and announced projects between 2019 and 2023, contributing around 74%...
Asia is set to lead the global ethylene oxide (EO) industry capacity growth from planned and announced projects between 2019 and 2023, contributing around 58%...
India is expected to lead with 18% capacity share in the global LNG regasification industry from new-build (planned and announced) projects between 2019 and 2023,...
The use of additive manufacturing, or 3D printing, is gradually increasing in the oil and gas industry. Currently accounting for less than 0.1% of the overall...
The Middle East is set to lead capacity growth in the global acetic acid industry from planned and announced projects between 2019 and 2023, contributing...
China is set to drive the global purified terephthalic acid (PTA) industry capacity growth from planned and announced projects between 2019 and 2023, contributing around...
The US is set to drive most of the liquids storage capacity growth in North America with its planned and announced (new-build) terminals, contributing around...
Asia is set to lead the capacity growth in the global ethylene dichloride (EDC) industry from planned and announced projects, contributing around 53% of the...
China is set to lead with the largest active capacity contribution in the global phthalic anhydride industry, contributing around 46% of the global capacity in...
Nigeria is set to drive refinery crude distillation unit (CDU) capacity growth in Africa with its planned and announced (new-build) refineries expected to contribute around...
North America is expected to drive global liquefied natural gas (LNG) liquefaction capacity growth through planned and announced (new-build) projects between 2019 and 2023, contributing...
Gazprom is expected to lead new-build gas processing capacity additions in the global gas processing industry from planned and announced (new-build) projects between 2019 and...
Asia and the Middle East are expected to drive the entire capacity growth in the global expandable polystyrene (EPS) industry from expansion projects (planned and...
The US is expected to drive new-build gas processing capacity growth in the global gas processing industry from planned and announced (new-build) projects between 2019...
Kuwait Petroleum Corp is expected to lead new-build crude distillation unit (CDU) capacity additions in the global refinery industry from planned and announced (new-build) projects...
The Agência Nacional do Petróleo, Gás Natural e Biocombustíveis (ANP), Brazil’s national agency for petroleum, plans to increase the diversity of upstream oil and gas...
Asia is expected to drive capacity growth in the global ethylbenzene industry from planned and announced plants between 2019 and 2023, contributing around 76% of...
India is set to drive capacity growth in the global styrene-butadiene-rubber (SBR) industry from planned and announced plants between 2019 and 2023, contributing around 29%...
Dangote Industries is expected to deploy four planned plants by 2030, the highest among all the operators globally, according to GlobalData, a leading data and...
Iraq is set to drive crude distillation units (CDUs) capacity growth in the Middle East from planned and announced (new-build) projects between 2019 and 2023,...
The US will drive new-build, small-scale liquefied natural gas (LNG) liquefaction capacity additions globally from planned and announced (new-build) projects between 2019 and 2023, contributing...
Following the September 14 attacks on oil infrastructure in Saudi Arabia, Will Scargill, Managing Oil & Gas Analyst at GlobalData, a leading data and analytics...
Fortress Investment Group is expected to lead capacity additions from planned and announced (new-build) projects in the global small-scale liquefied natural gas (LNG) liquefaction industry...
China Petrochemical Corp is expected to lead new-build liquids storage capacity additions in the global liquids storage industry from planned and announced (new-build) projects between...
Expanding the East-West Pipeline’s crude oil capacity to 6.5 million barrels per day (mmbd) will provide Saudi Arabia with an infrastructural improvement, but it will...
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), or drones, are becoming integral to the oil and gas industry due to their increasing usability across the value chain to...
Oil and gas companies are evaluating the possibilities of deploying wearable devices in day-to-day operations to improve safety and effiency in oilfield operations, says GlobalData,...
Asia expects to drive capacity growth in the global liquids storage industry from planned and announced (new-build) projects by contributing around 43% of the global...
Asia is expected to drive new-build crude distillation unit (CDU) capacity growth in the global refinery industry from planned and announced (new-build) projects between 2019...
China is set to drive capacity growth in the global ethylbenzene industry from planned and announced plants between 2019 and 2023, contributing around 59% of...
North America is expected to drive capacity growth in the global liquefied natural gas (LNG) liquefaction industry from planned and announced (new-build) projects between 2019...
China is expected to drive capacity growth of 34% in Asia and Oceania’s refinery crude distillation units (CDUs) from planned and announced (new-build) projects between...
Asia and the Middle East are set to lead the global styrene-butadiene-rubber (SBR) production capacity as they are poised to see moderate growth over the...
Nigeria is expected to drive new-build crude distillation unit (CDU) capacity growth in the global refinery industry from planned and announced (new-build) projects during the...
India is set to drive the global ammonia industry growth from planned and announced plants between 2019 and 2030, contributing around 20% of the total...
There is considerable potential to raise the crude oil production in the Bakken shale play from the current level of approximately 1.44 million barrels of...
Vaca Muerta has been seen by multiple governments in Argentina as an engine for economic growth, creating expectations that almost never correspond to reality, says...
Asia is expected to lead the global LNG regasification industry capacity growth from new-build (planned and announced) projects between 2019 and 2023 with 63% share,...
The upstream sector is witnessing comparatively more implementations of the Industrial Internet compared to other oil and gas sectors. This is driven by the need...
Increased recovery projects in Norway will unlock substantial oil resources, driven predominantly by the majority state-owned Equinor, says GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. Daniel...
China is expected to lead the global capacity growth of planned and announced liquids storage terminals by 2023, accounting for 26% of global new-build liquids...
Iran, Russia and the US are expected to drive the global methanol industry growth from planned and announced plants between 2019 and 2030. Together these...
India plans to spend around US$10.2bn on the expansion of its natural gas pipeline network across the country to raise the share of natural gas...
India is expected to drive capacity growth in Asia and Oceania’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) regasification industry from planned and announced (new-build) projects between 2019...
China is expected to drive the global propylene industry growth from planned and announced plants between 2019 and 2030, contributing around 33% of the total...
India is expected to drive the global urea industry growth from planned and announced plants between 2019 and 2030, contributing around 24% of the total...
Majority of the drilling and production activity in the Marcellus shale continues to take place in northeast and southwest of Pennsylvania, especially in Susquehanna and...
Brazil alone is expected to contribute around 18% or 1,455 thousand barrels per day (mbd) of global crude oil and condensate production from key offshore...
Global polypropylene capacity is poised to see a considerable growth of 48% from 80.39 million tonnes per annum (mtpa) in 2018 to 118.66 mtpa in...
Global ethylene capacity is poised to register a considerable growth of 40% from 189.13 million tonnes per annum (mtpa) in 2018 to 264.13 mtpa in...
The oil and gas industry is gearing up to deploy robotics across a wide range of applications in the upstream, midstream and downstream segments, primarily...
China’s national oil companies (NOCs) are increasingly investing in Africa to secure oil supplies to help feed surging domestic energy demand. As a result, their...
Global polyethylene capacity is poised to see considerable growth over the next five years, potentially increasing from 110.12 million tonnes per annum (mtpa) in 2018...
Israel has gone through an energy production revolution owing to discoveries of natural gas resources such as the Tamar and Leviathan fields over the past...
Russia is set to account for 92% of the Former Soviet Union’s (FSU’s) total crude and condensate (liquids) production in 2025 from planned and announced...
North America and Asia are expected to lead capacity growth in the global LNG liquefaction and regasification industries from planned and announced (new-build) projects, respectively...
Russia is expected to drive the growth in the global underground gas storage industry between 2019 and 2023, contributing around 32% of the working gas...
New coal-to-olefins (CTO)/methanol-to-olefins (MTO) projects in China are expected to face the risk of delay due to the government’s intensified efforts to reduce pollution by...
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...
India’s phenol plant capacity is forecasted to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 60.2% from 0.074 million tonnes per annum (mtpa) in...
Packaging industry, which accounted for a share of 28.8% of the polypropylene demand in India in 2017, is set to drive the country’s polypropylene plant...
The importance of predictive maintenance has increased in oil and gas operations against the backdrop of aging infrastructure and volatile crude pricing, according to GlobalData,...
China’s Purified Terephthalic Acid (PTA) plant capacity is forecasted to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 3.9% from 43.850 million tonnes per...
India is set to become a net exporter of Purified Terephthalic Acid (PTA) over the next four years as exports of PTA are expected to...
Abundant hydrocarbon reserves and the ability to drill longer laterals has made Permian Basin the most prolific shale play in the world, according to GlobalData,...
Indonesia and Malaysia will contribute around 80% of the Southeast Asia’s total crude production from eight planned and announced projects in 2025, according to GlobalData,...
The imports of Styrene-Butadiene Rubber (SBR) production in China is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 11.8% from 0.454 million...
Norway had the highest number of oil and gas discoveries globally in the first quarter (Q1) of 2019 with five discoveries. Of these, three were...
Over the last 15 years, the adoption of digital oilfields has gained impetus due to advancements in technologies for sensing, automation, connectivity and data analytics,...
Asia will be the global leader in terms of new-build liquids storage capacity during the outlook period with 43,315 thousand cubic meters (mcm), according to...
China is expected to be the major contributor to the growth of the global planned liquids storage industry between 2019 and 2023, according to GlobalData,...
Asia is forecast to be the major contributor to the growth of the global liquids storage industry by 2023, accounting for around 33% of the...
Asia is forecast to be the major contributor to the growth of the global petrochemical industry by 2030, accounting for around 49% of the global...
Asia is expected to be the major contributor to the growth of the global refinery hydrocracking units industry between 2019 and 2023, according to GlobalData,...
China and Nigeria are expected to be the major contributors to the global refinery crude distillation unit (CDU) industry capacity growth from new-build and expansion...
A steadily expanding economy and growing urbanization has led to rapid domestic energy consumption and made China increasingly dependent on foreign oil and gas. To...
Norway is expected to spend the highest new-build capital expenditure (capex) of US$21.2bn on the development of the planned and announced projects, among the countries...
China’s Acrylonitrile plant capacity is forecasted to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 12.1% from 2.124 million tonnes per annum (mtpa) in...
India’s Caustic Soda plant capacity is forecasted to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6.1% from 3.751 million tonnes per annum (mtpa)...
China is expected to lead the global refinery industry in terms of capex as well as crude distillation unit (CDU) capacity additions during the outlook...
Asia is expected to lead the global refining industry, both in terms of capacity as well as capital expenditure (capex), between 2019 and 2023, according...
China and Nigeria are expected to be the major contributors to the global refining industry capacity growth from planned and announced projects between 2019 and...
India’s Vinyl Chloride Monomer (VCM) plant capacity is forecasted to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 18.3% from 0.970 million tonnes per...
Due to rapid technological developments in the exploration and production of oil sands, Canada has emerged as the world’s fourth largest producer of crude oil,...
Australia will account for all floating production, storage and offloading vessels (FPSOs) planned for deployment in Oceania during 2019–2025, according to GlobalData, a leading data...
India’s ammonia plant capacity is forecasted to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 10.3% from 15.610 million tonnes per annum (mtpa) in...
China will drive the majority of growth in the crude oil refining industry in Asia between 2018 and 2023, contributing 44% of Asia’s crude oil...
India is the next largest contributor of Asia’s crude oil refining capacity, after China. The country is expected to contribute 15% of the Asia’s crude...
Global ethylene capacity is expected to experience considerable growth between 2017 and 2026, increasing from 180 million tons per annum (mtpa) in 2017 to more...
Romania will drive most of the growth in the gas processing industry in Europe between 2018 and 2022, contributing around 94% of Europe’s planned gas...
Russia is expected to be the major contributor to the growth of the underground working gas storage capacity in the Former Soviet Union (FSU) between...
Russia will account for 42% of the total capacity additions in the gas processing industry in the Former Soviet Union between 2018 and 2022, according...
