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Sector Analysis
Q1 2026 Global Oil & Gas Industry Contracts Review: Equinor Boosts Contracts Activity with Multiple Framework Agreements
Global oil and gas contracts reported a quarter-on-quarter increase in total disclosed value, with $55.7 billion in Q1 2026 as compared to $49.48 billion in Q4 2025. However, the number of contracts reported a decrease from 1,510 in Q4 2025 to 1,198 in Q1 2026.
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Thematic Analysis
Top 20 Oil and Gas Themes 2026: Strategic Intelligence
The top 20 themes impacting the oil and gas industry in 2026 are classified into four groups- macroeconomic, ESG, industry, and technology. The major macroeconomic themes impacting the oil and gas sector are tariffs, geopolitics and supply chain, while the ESG themes are environmental and social impacts. Energy transition, renewable energy, hydrogen, carbon capture and storage, biofuels, electric vehicles, LNG, and shale are the relevant industry themes in the oil and gas industry. AI, blockchain, cybersecurity, data analytics, IoT, robotics,...
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Sector Analysis
Global Ethylene Glycol Industry: Capacity and Capital Expenditure Forecasts with Details of All Active and Planned Plants, 2026-2030
Global ethylene glycol capacity is expected to increase significantly—by roughly 20% between 2025 and 2030— driven by strong demand from the textile, plastics, and automotive industries. As a key intermediate for producing polyethylene terephthalate (PET) and polyester fibers, ethylene glycol is widely used across these sectors. Asia is set to dominate the global ethylene Glycol production capacity growth by 2030.
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Sector Analysis
Global Acrylonitrile Industry: Capacity and Capital Expenditure Forecasts with Details of All Active and Planned Plants, 2026-2030
Global acrylonitrile capacity is poised to grow considerably over the 2025 to 2030 outlook period as it is extensively used to manufacture plastics, rubber, and synthetic fibers. It is also a key component in acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) plastics and carbon fibers. Asia is set to dominate the global acrylonitrile production capacity growth by 2030.
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Sector Analysis
Global Propylene Market: Key Projects and Capacity Additions, 2026
The global propylene market is expected to grow significantly due to surging demand for polypropylene in packaging, automotive, and construction industries. China remains the leading consumer of propylene on a global scale, followed by the US, South Korea and Saudi Arabia.
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Sector Analysis
Global Petrochemicals Capacity and Capital Expenditure Outlook to 2030
Global petrochemical capacity is poised to grow considerably by 2030, with Asia leading this surge due to strong demand of petrochemicals from the region's manufacturing, construction, and consumer goods sectors.
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Sector Analysis
Global Ethylene Market: Key Projects and Capacity Additions, 2026
The global ethylene market is expected to grow in the coming years, supported by continued demand from chemical value chains (notably Ethylene-to-Olefins and ethylene-based intermediates) as well as expanding fuel/energy applications in certain regions. China has solidified its position as the world's largest consumer and producer (supplier) of ethylene, officially surpassing the US.
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Sector Analysis
Annual Global Oil and Gas Industry Contracts Review: Saipem-COOEC, Petrofac, Sinopec, and Marie Led Charge Despite Contract Dips
Understand Global Oil and Gas Contracts Activity Across Key Sectors Global oil and gas contracts activity recorded a 12% decline in contract volumes, decreasing from 6,993 contracts in 2024 to 6,188 in 2025. Total disclosed contract value also declined from $193.5 billion in 2024 to $139.8 billion in 2025. However, high-value awards across upstream, midstream, and downstream sectors continued to support market stability. This report provides detailed analysis of contract activity across exploration and production, pipeline infrastructure, transportation, storage, processing,...
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Sector Analysis
Global Plastics Market: Key Trends, Product Analysis and Upcoming Projects to 2030
The Global plastics market has shown a robust and consistent growth and is expected to grow at a healthy 2.6% CAGR over the period 2026-2030. China remains the world's largest producer and consumer of plastics, accounting for more than one-third for both global production and global consumption in 2025.
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Sector Analysis
Global Polyolefins Market: Key Projects and Capacity Additions, 2026
The global polyolefins market is having steady growth over the years. It is expected to grow significantly at 2.7% CAGR over the period 2026-2030. The polyolefins market is primarily driven by its high performance in packaging, automotive, and construction sectors across the world.
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