Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) Market (By Technology: Thermal, Chemical, Gas Injection, Other; By Product: Alkaline Chemicals, Surfactants, Polymers, Foamers, Alkali-Surfactant-Polymer (ASP) Formulations, Others; By Application: Offshore, Onshore) - Global Industry Analysis, Market Size, Opportunities and Forecast, 2019 - 2026

The global enhanced oil recovery (EOR) market is expected to grow at noteworthy CAGR around 6.5 % throughout the forecast period 2019 to 2026 and reach around US$ 91 billion by 2026.

Enhanced oil recovery (EOR) relates to crude oil extraction techniques that are not capable of extraction from conventional petroleum tank techniques. This method is also referred to after main and secondary oil recuperations as a tertiary recovery method. The oil obtained via main rehabilitation accounts for 5% to 15% of the complete tank, while secondary rehabilitation can obtain between 20% and 60% of the reservoir's total oil. Installing improved technology of oil recovery allows easy extraction of 35 to 75 percent of oil from the petrol reservoir.

The report provides analysis of global Enhanced Oil Recovery market for the period 2015-2026, wherein 2019 to 2026 is the forecast period and 2018 is considered as the base year.

Market Insights

The growth is anticipated to drive development due to the rise in the amount of old wells combined with the increased oil demand.

The main players are more willing to develop innovative technologies. For example, British Petroleum has developed the low salinity water flood technology LoSal, which allows the oil to be released into the clay. These developments can speed up market growth.

When main and secondary recovery methods are not productive, the EOR technologies are placed. Adjustment of the oil characteristics, rock characteristics and flow patterns of the reservoir by means of a tertiary extraction technology. This application increases capital investments and in the near future leads to further technological advances.

Enhanced oil recovery is a method for chemically, thermally or physically mobilizing immovable residue oil. For the manufacturing of liquid hydrocarbons, a tertiary recovery is employed through multiple methods such as repression methods of the reservoir or artificial airlifts, which will enhance market growth during the forecast period.

Over the last few years, the most important technology in extraction of oil from maturing petroleum pools has been Thermal Enhanced Oil Recovery (TEOR). Due to countless advantages such as economic efficiency and technological advances, other developments such as chemical recovery and gas injection progress at a substantial pace.

Companies are seeking to increase oil extraction facilities and techniques from reservoirs, because oil demand is anticipated in the coming years to accelerate. Due to the trouble with onshore crude extraction, businesses have also begun extracting oil from offshore sources and have a positive impact on the market growth.

As crude oil prices fluctuate dramatically, it is hard for oilfield service businesses to retain cash flows and general profits that can restrict development in their markets. However, businesses invest heavily in R&D operations to create better resources, to generate petroleum as quickly as possible and to schedule a better market recovery approach.

Technology Stance

In 2018, thermal systems were the market leader in the production of oil by more than 38 percent.

Thermal EOR is the most common technique used in depressed countries like Venezuela, Indonesia and Brazil and has enjoyed enormous success. The growth of E&P operations in Asian nations is expected to bring heat technology rapid growth.

Due to its various advantages, such as growing stress inside the tank, which will result in enhanced petroleum manufacturing, the CAGR injection procedure is expected to grow by 7% over the forecast era. In addition, the development will probably be the highest and the popularity in the USA and Canada will increase.

The chemical technique includes the implementation of surfactants and polymers in order to increase the output from oil wells. This technique needs unknown regeneration factors, elevated chemical costs and sufficient understanding of the conduct of chemical substances in oil reservoirs and failed projects. In Asia Pacific and North America, this technique is increasingly used because these areas have a big amount of depleted and still high concentrations of hydrocarbons.

Application Stance

The apps onshore resulted the market by more than 88% in 2018. In addition, the offshore application segment is expected to grow by about 6 percent in the forecast period in terms of income.

Most standard onshore basins have seen decreasing manufacturing rates in nations such as Saudi Arabia, China and Russia. In the near future there is a high demand for extracting residual reclaimable hydrocarbons and increasing gas manufacturing in these areas.
In view of the continuous growth of offshore wells in deep as well as high sea waters in the Gulf of Mexico, North Sea, South China Sea and the Persian Gulf, the use of improved technology for offshore petroleum regeneration is likely to increase in the estimated time period.

However, owing to the small amount of carriers in this room, the techno-economic feasibility of EOR in offshore investments is being evaluated. Despite the limits, this request is expected to tract the tertiary recovery techniques in the next few years because of the rapid technological advances and the steep decrease in manufacturing prices.

Regional Stance

The worldwide improved petroleum industry was resulted by North America with a complete share of over 40% in 2018 and is projected to grow significantly over the period predicted. In 2018, a large use of tertiary extraction techniques in the region is evident in an increased amount of wells matured and speculations of peak oil production in the U.S.

For example, phase I of the Caption Enhanced Oil Recovery project was initiated by Chevron North Sea Ltd. to enlarge the subheading of the platform area by six long injected oil wells. The primary aim of this project is to make extensive use of polymer technology and to improve manufacturing. Over the next few years, gas EOR, particularly CO2, will be significantly tracted in depleted petroleum fields. Further boosting of the country's use of technology is projected to be favorable Government rules relating to CCS and underground CO2 injection in the U.S.

Asia Pacific is anticipated to increase its revenues in the forecast era by more than 7.5% at the CAGR. The ever-expanding demand gap for oil in Indonesia, China and India combined with several aging wells are expected to guide regional development. In order to increase indigenous petroleum manufacturing, the federal governments of the countries mentioned above are expected to increase market growth.

The global players in the region adopt a competitive strategy and constantly pursue sophisticated methods of EOR to keep the necessary manufacturing prices. Solvay, for example, created an innovation center in Singapore with a team working to develop sophisticated EOR alternatives.

Market Segmentation

Global Enhanced Oil Recovery Market, By Technology

• Thermal
• Chemical
• Gas Injection
• Other

Global Enhanced Oil Recovery Market, By Product

• Alkaline Chemicals
• Surfactants
• Polymers
• Foamers
• Alkali-Surfactant-Polymer (ASP) Formulations
• Others

Global Enhanced Oil Recovery Market, By Application

• Offshore
• Onshore

Global Enhanced Oil Recovery Market, By Geography

• North America.
• Europe
• Asia-Pacific
• Latin America
• Middle East and Africa (MEA)

The market research study on “Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) Market - Global Industry Analysis, Market Size, Opportunities and Forecast, 2019 - 2026” offers detailed insights on global Enhanced Oil Recovery market segments with market dynamics and their impact. The report also covers basic technology development policies.

Key Players & Strategies

Due to the presence of numerous seasoned market members, the market is extremely competitive and moderately consolidated. These members expand their reach through joint ventures with other firms. They are derived from small regional providers of raw materials including CO2, polymers and nitrogen.

Companies are more likely that oil will gain the development of the economy from offshore reserves. Because the small-scale industry has fewer main actors, multinationals are investing heavily in research and development to advance new economic technology developments for increased oil recovery.

The key players operating in the market include ExxonMobil Corporation; BP plc; Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LP; Petroliam Nasional Berhad; China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation; Cenovus Energy Inc.; Royal Dutch Shell plc; Statoil ASA; Nalco Champion; Lukoil Oil Company; Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.; Chevron Corporation; and Praxair Technology Inc.