Connected Oilfield Market Size, Share & Industry Analysis, By Solution (Hardware, Software, Others), By Application (Onshore, Offshore), and Regional Forecast, 2024-2032

The integration of oil and gas wells is essential to get real-time data. Information and communication technology (ICT) is being used by oil companies to integrate oil and gas network across the region. The industry-recognized the importance of connected oilfields to manage future oil and gas developments and the effective production existing reserves. It is essential to integrate and connect business processes, geographies, and organization.

The use of collaborative information allows oil and gas experts around the world to assimilate and interrogate large volumes of data and information to make right business decision. The connected oilfield is all about integrating operation using ICT and Internet of Things (IoT) to change the work processes for better decision making, to manage and control equipment and processes.

Society of Petroleum Engineers quoted that “Over the next decade the way in which we understand our reservoirs, identify development options, manage and optimize our wells, facilities, and associated products will all change radically. Logically this leads to a substantial impact on the people working on these fields.” Ultimately connected oilfield with real-time and right time information will facilitate distributed problem-solving, decision making, and enhance effective asset management.

Connected oilfield market is segmented into solution and application. The solution is further divided into hardware, software, and others. Hardware solution use sensors, flow measuring meters, cables, and various other equipment to monitor and control the oil wells. Software-based solution mainly uses information and communication technology, IoT based solution to collect the data of well across the geographic boundaries. This solution is majorly used in onshore application to maximize the efficiency of wells and reduce the production cost.

The integration of wells through digitalization provide not only real-time data for efficient control over processes and equipment but also useful in strategic decision making to avoid losses. Rising investment in information and communication technology by major oil companies is expected to boost the growth of the connected oilfield market.

Digitalization of oil wells includes the use of software and hardware-based solution, which is highly expensive and expected to retard the growth of the connected oilfield market.

Key Players Covered

The major companies providing connected oilfield solution are Rockwell Automation, Baker Hughes, a GE company, Schlumberger, ABB, Siemens, Emerson, Weatherford, Halliburton, Redline Communications, Petrolink, Pason Systems Corp., KONGSBERG, Digi International, and National Oilwell Varco.

Regional Analysis

The connected oilfield market is segmented into North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Latin America, and the Middle East and Africa. Major oil companies are adapting the advance technology for digitalization of reservoir for effective monitoring and control of processes and equipment. Massive investment in unconventional hydrocarbon production along with the implementation of high-end technology is expected bolster the growth of the connected oilfield market in North America.

Europe is playing significant role in uplifting connecting oilfield market. Increasing demand for technological prowess to enhance the overall efficiency of the oil wells along better asset management is expected to boost the growth of the connected oilfield market in Europe. China and India account major demand for oil and gas and importing lot of hydrocarbons to bolster their economy. These countries embracing digital oilfield technologies to cut down the cost and optimize business operation.

Segmentation

Key Industry Developments

• In June 2019, Oilfield service provides Baker Hughes, a GE company has entered into a joint venture with Californian software solution provider C3.ai to leverage digital transformation in the oil and gas industry. Artificial Intelligence (AI) will help to monitor and control the processes and equipment to make a better business decision.


• In February 2019, A joint venture between Schlumberger and Rockwell Automation to solve the problems of the oil and gas industry by creating a fully integrated digital oilfield solution. The solution will provide oil companies to optimize the output of conventional and unconventional wells, and extend well life.