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The South American oil and gas pipelines sector has been impacted by weak demand and low oil and gas prices as a result of COVID-19. The worsening financial situation is leading to delays in the upcoming pipeline projects while measures to curb the spread of pandemic has impacted the operations of existing pipelines, says GlobalData, […]
Growing digitalization makes the oil and gas industry more vulnerable to cyberattacks
The oil and gas industry is increasingly relying on digital technologies to transform itself in the 21st century. As increasing volumes of data are being stored on networked servers, there is a higher probability of this data getting targeted by hackers, says GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. GlobalData’s latest thematic report, ‘Cybersecurity in […]
Feedstock optimization and prospect of netting steady revenues enabling integrated refineries
The conventional refinery model of generating revenue by processing crude to produce transportation fuels is increasingly under threat from falling fuel demand. In such a scenario, the integration of a refinery with a petrochemicals plant can improve the revenue generation potential of refiners, says GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. According to GlobalData’s latest […]
Middle East and Asia to lead global polyethylene terephthalate capacity additions by 2024, says GlobalData
The global polyethylene terephthalate (PET) capacity is poised to see considerable growth over the next five years, potentially increasing from 30.47 million tonnes per annum (mtpa) in 2019 to 35.28 mtpa in 2024, registering a total growth of 16%. Among the regions, the Middle East leads the capacity additions and the region’s polyethylene terephthalate capacity […]
Global cooperation necessary for transitioning to circular plastic economy
Extensive dependency on a non-biodegradable material has led to steady accumulation of plastic waste over the last several decades. This necessitates formulation of a sustainable and environment-friendly approach to develop a circular plastic economy for production and disposal of this ubiquitous material, says GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. GlobalData’s latest thematic report, ‘Circular […]
Asia to lead global ethylene glycol capacity additions by 2024, says GlobalData
Global ethylene glycol (EG) capacity is poised to see considerable growth over the next five years, potentially increasing from 41.80 million tonnes per annum (mtpa) in 2019 to 65.04 mtpa in 2024, registering a total growth of 56%. Among the regions, Asia leads the capacity additions and the region’s ethylene glycol capacity is expected to […]
Russia to dominate global working gas capacity additions by 2024
Russia is expected to witness the highest global working gas storage capacity additions, contributing around 21% of the global capacity additions by 2024, says GlobalData, a leading data, and analytics company. The company’s report, ‘Global Capacity and Capital Expenditure Outlook for Underground Gas Storage, 2020−2024 – Russia Leads Global Working Gas Capacity Additions,’ reveals that Russia […]
Global oil and gas contracts activity continued downtrend during Q2 2020
The global oil and gas industry has witnessed a continual slowdown in the number of oil and gas contracts, as companies are finding it difficult to proceed further due to stressed capital, crude oil prices decline and operational challenges due to the COVID-19 outbreak, says GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. The oil and […]
US oil market shows right trend at a slow pace, says GlobalData
Following the release of official weekly US Energy Information Administration data on stocks, demand and supply of US crude oil and refined products; Adrian Lara, Senior Oil & Gas Analyst at GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company, offers his view on the current events: “Gasoline demand has seen a favourable trend since early April […]
Refiners in US grapple with loss of fuel demand and COVID-19 outbreak, says GlobalData
The demand for gasoline and jet fuel has taken a hit as a result of nation-wide lockdown across the US since late March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Piling up of stocks caused challenges in the form of mounting inventory costs while storage concerns of refined products with shorter shelf life added additional strain […]
Brazil dominates global deployment of upcoming FPSOs, says GlobalData
A total of 18 planned and announced Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) projects are expected to be deployed offshore Brazil during the outlook period 2020–2025, the highest among the countries globally, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. The company’s report: ‘Global FPSO Industry Outlook, 2020−2025 – Petrobras Drives Global Upcoming FPSO […]
Drilling in Alaska’s ANWR reserves will be costly due to weather conditions and environmental hurdles
Following the approval of an oil and gas leasing plan for Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) by the US Department of Interior; Adrian Lara, Senior Oil & Gas Analyst at GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company, offers his view on the approval: “The recoverable reserves from the 1002 area within the ANWR will […]
Divergent economic outlooks for North and South Americas’ oil and gas producing countries, says GlobalData
Operators in the Americas region have had to manage projects and mitigate the effects of COVID-19 through severe production cuts and reductions in investments. As opposed to other countries with established oil and gas sectors in the region, Brazil successfully managed to keep 2020 production increasing, while Venezuela’s oil and gas industry seems to be […]
Asia to lead global refinery fluid catalytic cracking units’ capacity growth by 2024, says GlobalData
Asia is expected to lead the global refinery fluid catalytic cracking units’ (FCCU) capacity growth, contributing about 45% of the total global capacity growth by 2024. The region is likely to add 542 thousand barrels per day (mbd) of FCCU capacity by 2024, says GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. GlobalData’s report, ‘Global Refinery […]
Equinor sets out to retain leading role among oil majors in energy transition
Following today’s announcement of Equinor’s appointment of a new CEO, with an increased focus on the energy transition; Will Scargill, Managing Oil & Gas Analyst at GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company, offers his view: “Equinor, like other major European oil and gas companies, has made a significant strategic shift in recent months to […]
Marathon Oil to drive break-even prices as low as $30/bbl in Bakken and Eagle Ford by reducing well costs by 10% in H2, says GlobalData
Following the release of Marathon Oil’s Q2 results; Andrew Folse, Oil & Gas Analyst at GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company, offers his view on the current events: “Marathon Oil’s net loss of US$750m in Q2 2020 was well anticipated due to the drop in oil prices and the current economic crisis that impacted […]
China to dominate Asian refinery fluid catalytic cracking units capacity growth by 2024, says GlobalData
China is expected to lead Asia’s refinery fluid catalytic cracking units’ (FCCU) capacity growth, with about 89% of the region’s total capacity growth by 2024. China is likely to add more than 480 thousand barrels per day (mbd) of FCCU capacity by 2024, says GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. GlobalData’s report,‘ Global Refinery […]
China to dominate Asian refinery coking units’ capacity growth by 2024, says GlobalData
China is expected to lead Asia’s refinery coking units’ capacity growth, contributing about 94% of the region’s total capacity growth by 2024. The country is likely to add 351 thousand barrels per day (mbd) of coking capacity by 2024, says GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. GlobalData’s report,‘Global Refinery Coking Units Outlook to 2024 […]
BP to move heavily in acquisitions & divestments to deliver new strategy, says GlobalData
Following yesterday’s announcement of BP’s strategy for transition from an International Oil Company to an Integrated Energy Company, Will Scargill, Managing Oil & Gas Analyst at GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company, offers his view on this transition; “BP has set out ambitious targets for the realignment of its business within five and ten […]
Strategic adoption of cloud computing can alleviate oil and gas industry challenges, says GlobalData
Cloud computing allows oil and gas companies to scale their data management and storage, driving greater flexibility in infrastructure costs. The high computing power delivered via cloud platforms supports the adoption of other technologies such as the intelligent management of physical assets, which facilitates greater operational efficiency, says GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. […]