The Offshore Pipeline and Control Line Market Report to 2015 offers a comprehensive analysis into the pipelines, control lines and umbilical control lines sectors of the offshore oil and gas industry. Analytical focus is given to the specific core market segments: SURF (subsea, umbilicals, risers and flowlines), Conventional Pipelines, Trunk/Export Pipelines and Umbilical Control Lines alongside a region by region assessment that highlights the effect of macroeconomic forces have on pipeline development in the offshore oil and gas industry. The pipeline forecasts are also split between rigid flowlines and flexible flowlines. In addition to the forecasts, the sixth edition of the Offshore Pipelines and Control Lines Market Report To 2015, published by Infield Systems, provides case studies for key up and coming offshore pipeline projects.
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Emerging out of global recession, an environment of more accessible financial liquidity and fewer investment risks have enabled operators to regain the necessary confidence to once again push the boundaries of offshore exploration and production. Simultaneously, greater macroeconomic stability and cross-border participation is helping to support plans for pipeline networks across regions. Over the 2011-2015 period the global combined pipeline and control line market is expected to reach almost 90,000km. European installations dominate demand, where export/trunk lines are expected to comprise the largest market share; higher than the combined forecast pipeline installation offshore Latin America and Australasia in the same timeframe. Increased macroeconomic stability accompanied by oil price growth has also resulted in development plans for Europe's pan-national pipeline networks to finally make progress, with the first of Nord Stream's lines expected to become fully operational by the end of this year.
Asia is forecast to be the second largest market for pipeline installations, representing 17% of Capex demand. The region is dominated by conventional pipelines, driven by the significant proportion of shallow water developments. Africa is expected to encompass 16% of Capex demand over the period, the largest share of which is forecast to be directed towards installations offshore Angola. The greatest market share in terms of market segment in the region is forecast to be SURF installations, comprising 66% of demand, and reflecting the growth in deepwater activity. Political instability in the North African region however is likely to impact upon pipeline project timescales over the forthcoming period.
Although remaining the smallest region for pipeline development, the longer term prospects for Australia, in particular the North West Coast, remain encouraging. This is to centre around the SURF and trunk/export line markets, resulting from significant deepwater development and installations of subsea tiebacks to existing infrastructure.
Latin America represents a larger proportion of global capital expenditure compared to the global proportion of kilometres installed in the same period. This predominately results from the prevalence of deepwater installations, combined with the preferred use of flexible lines by regional giant Petrobras.
Gulf of Mexico developments will continue to dominate the US' region's pipeline demand. The majority of these developments are to be associated with the large number of subsea tiebacks on floating developments. The greatest of these is in terms of kilometres installed is forecast to be on the Jack/St Malo development; to be comprised of three subsea centres tied back to a hub production facility.
The Middle East is expected to form 12% of global pipeline and control line installations over the 2011-2015 timeframe. Iranian developments remain central to the expansion of the region's offshore sector, whilst the greatest numbers of projects associated with one field are to be located on North Pars, where Iran aims to produce over 35 Tcf of gas over the following 35 years. Significant pipeline expenditure is also expected to be directed towards Azerbaijan, whilst significant industry attention is also being paid to prospective developments offshore Israel, where the Tamar natural gas field is estimated to hold up to 9 Tcf of gas is forecast to commence production at the end of 2012.
All seven regions are expected to witness substantial increases in umbilical control line, power lines and communications line installations, whilst Europe is expected to continue to lead the way in installations overall. Compared to the pipeline market where Norway and the UK share 50% of the market over the following five years, Infield expects Norway to be a clear leader, holding 43% of expected demand for control lines over the period.
Purchasers of the Global Perspectives Offshore Pipelines & Control Lines Market Report To 2015 receive 12 months access a database of major offshore pipeline, control line and umbilical projects from the current year and forward four years, worldwide. The projects included in Pipelines Online are as follows:
Pipelines Online is a subset of the Pipelines and Control Lines Data Sets of the Offshore Energy Database, which tracks over 48,000 pipelines and flowlines and 16,000 umbilicals, worldwide which range from one inch one metre jumper flowlines though to the major intercontinental export lines. Upgrades to include other pipeline and control line projects are available upon request.
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