Market Size of Digital Oilfield Services Industry
| Study Period | 2020 - 2029 |
| Base Year For Estimation | 2023 |
| CAGR | > 4.50 % |
| Fastest Growing Market | Asia-Pacific |
| Largest Market | North America |
| Market Concentration | Medium |
Major Players
*Disclaimer: Major Players sorted in no particular order |
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Digital Oilfield Services Market Analysis
The global digital oilfield services market is expected to record a CAGR of around 4.5% during the forecast period 2022-2027. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the oil and gas industry witnessed a significant decline in demand due to the lockdowns and restrictions imposed by governments worldwide. Additionally, the outbreak of COVID-19 in Q1 2020 resulted in the delay of significant drilling projects globally. For instance, in April 2020, Beach Energy sent a termination notice to Diamond Offshore for its year-long offshore drilling program in the Otway basin in Southern Australia with the semi-submersible Ocean Onyx, citing the logistical difficulties caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The volatile oil-price scenario has switched the focus of oil and gas majors toward installing digital solutions, which provide immediate benefits in lowering costs, such as cloud technology and the Internet of Things (IoT), which, in turn, is driving the digital oilfield services market. Moreover, oil and gas operators are striving for maximum production from mature fields, and a digital oilfield is a viable solution that helps in quick and effective planning of well intervention techniques, thus, driving the global market. However, cyberattacks and a lack of funding in the oil and gas automation process are expected to restrain the global digital oilfield services market.
The reservoir optimization segment, which involves the preparation of the exploration and development strategy based on data acquired during all the phases of the oil or gas field's life, boosts demand for digital oilfields and is set to drive the market during the forecast period.
According to the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), the global oil and gas industry is losing as much as USD 34 billion per year in leaked, vented, and flared methane. To reduce methane emissions, the digital transformation of methane management is likely to create massive opportunities for the digital oilfield services market.
Due to record-high production, increased offshore activity, and production from shale fields, North America is expected to remain the largest market during the forecast period, with maximum demand from the US.
