The Fixed Platform Market Report to 2015 report provides a comprehensive forecast and analysis within the traditional backbone of the offshore oil and gas industry covering the fixed oil and gas platform sector. The sixth edition of the new Fixed Platforms Market Report, published by Infield Systems, includes a detailed forecast of capital expenditure and platform installations across the entire fixed platform sector, including conventional piled platforms through to gravity based structures, providing forecasts split by region and type of facility (Caisson, Conductor Supported, Compliant Tower (CPT), Gravity Based, Guyed, Jack-Up, Piled, Skirt Plate and Suction Pile). The Fixed Platforms Market Report To 2015 includes a detailed analysis of market conditions and potential threats and opportunities.
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The fixed platform market is considered to represent the traditional backbone of the offshore market since its inception and despite the significant growth in production in deeper waters, shallow water fixed platforms are still a vital sector in the offshore oil and gas market; a trend expected to continue during 2011 through to 2015. Given the conventional nature of this market, trends typically seen in the fixed platform market have often been indicative of the overall trends seen in the wider offshore oil and gas industry
In this latest edition of Infield Systems' Fixed Platform Market Report to 2015 the major trends driving development and expenditure in this sector are analysed, as well as potential opportunities and threats to market conditions and the consequent impacts. This includes a comprehensive analysis of the key global and regional drivers affecting each country and platform type over the next five years.
Over the next five years, Infield Systems expects substantial growth throughout the fixed platform market, in terms of platform installations as well as the capital expenditure (Capex) required to develop these projects. Asia is forecast to have the highest amount of Capex required as well as installation activity for fixed platforms compared to other regions over the next five years. Although North America has traditionally been the major region for fixed platform installations, the shift in market conditions for shallow water gas platforms in the Gulf of Mexico (GoM) has resulted in the region expecting much less platform installations than previously witnessed.
Although the economic and financial climate has improved during 2010, there are still concerns and uncertainty that surround the wider oil and gas industry and therefore the offshore fixed platform market too. Factors such as: managing OPEC's market supply, increasing tensions because of the 'Arab Spring' in the Middle East and North Africa and supply constraints have all played a role in this commodity volatility and have wider implications for the offshore industry Indeed, this volatility has ranged from US$80-US$120/bbl over the last year with prices at the time of writing at US$100/bbl.
Independent and National Oil Companies are expected to remain the major forces driving the fixed platform activity in the market over the next five years. Despite the move to deepwater, fixed platforms are evidently part of IOC offshore production, in particular in areas such as Africa, Australasia and in parts of Asia. Likewise, NOCs have taken large strides in the last ten years to develop their shallow water resources through conventional yet effective piled platforms. Independents are another operator type that has a positive outlook within the fixed platform market, typically in the more mature basins of the North Sea in the NWECS.
Piled platforms are expected to be the primary sector within the fixed platform market to attract the majority of expenditure over the next five years, anticipated to represent 87% of global Capex during 2011 through to 2015. Gravity based structures are expected to be the next best represented in terms of Capex despite lacking the large number of platform installations compared to piled platforms over the next five years. Furthermore, in addition to the thorough analysis and forecasts for the fixed platform market by region and sector, this report also includes a detailed appraisal of the political and commercial environments that could potentially impact offshore installation activity but also expenditure. This includes an analysis on the implications of the United Kingdom tax increase implemented in April 2011 , the shifting dynamics of shallow water production in the United States Gulf of Mexico and the new strategy from Malaysia focusing on sustainability and energy security.
Infield Systems' latest Fixed Platform Market Report is essential reading for those in the industry seeking to understand the latest changes and trends affecting the traditional backbone of the global offshore oil and gas industry.
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