Drones in Oil and Gas - Thematic Research

Drones in Oil and Gas - Thematic Research

Summary

In the oil and gas industry, drones are being deployed for a variety of applications, including inspection of offshore platforms, refining equipment, leak detection in pipelines, emergency response, and material handling. Advances in drone-based imaging, sensing, and data transmission is helping the industry to devise newer use cases for drones. Recent favourable regulatory updates in key markets have boosted the scope for drone deployment in the industry.

Scope

  • This report presents an overview of global drones market with special focus on adoption of drones in oil and gas industry.
  • It analyses the drones value chain and identifies key players across the value chain.
  • It examines patent, company fillings, and hiring trends in the global drones market.
  • The report provides an overview of the competitive positions held by oil and gas companies, and drone technology vendors in the drones theme.
  • It also provides some drone use cases by the oil and gas players.
Reasons to Buy
  • Evaluates the drones value chain and highlights major players in each segment.
  • Impact analysis of drones on the oil and gas industry.
  • Review of some of the use cases highlighting the drones deployment by the oil and gas players.
  • Identify and benchmark key oil and gas companies and their role in the drones theme.
  • Identify and benchmark key technology vendors shaping the drones market.


  • Executive Summary
  • Players
    • Table Figure 1: Who are the leading drone vendors by end-user market?
  • Technology Briefing
    • Anatomy of a drone
      • Table Figure 2: Anatomy of a conventional drone & Anatomy of a quadcopter drone
      • Airframe
      • Propulsion system
      • Flight control system
      • Sensors
      • Payload
  • Trends
    • Oil and gas industry trends
      • Table Oil and gas industry trends
    • Technology trends
      • Table Technology trends
    • Macroeconomic trends
      • Table Macroeconomic trends
    • Regulatory trends
      • Table Regulatory trends
  • Industry Analysis
    • Market size and growth forecasts
      • Table Figure 3: By 2030, drones revenue will have reached $89.6 billion
      • The commercial drones segment is growing the fastest
      • The construction and agriculture sectors will lead the commercial drones market
    • Mergers and acquisitions
      • Table Mergers and acquisitions
    • Patent trends
      • Table Figure 4: The increase in patent activity is evidence of innovation
    • Company filings trends
      • Table Figure 5: Companies are increasingly mentioning drones in their filings
      • Table Figure 6: Technology and aerospace and defense companies mentioned drones the most in their filings
    • Hiring trends
      • Table Figure 7: The number of active jobs increased from 2,411 in Q3 2019 to 16,178 in Q2 2022
    • Use cases
      • Agriculture
        • Table Figure 8: Drones in agriculture
      • Construction
        • Table Figure 9: Drones in construction Drones are used to spray Shotcrete to build structures
        • Table Figure 10: Drones in construction Drones help in site surveying
      • Energy
        • Table Figure 11: Drones in energy
      • Healthcare
        • Table Figure 12: Drones in healthcare
      • Military
    • Timeline
      • Table Figure 13: The drone story
  • Impact of Drones on the Oil and Gas Industry
    • Table Figure 14: Drones are increasingly playing an integral role within oil and gas operations Drones in the oil and gas industry - Advanced technology
    • Drones are being normalized within the industry
      • Technological enhancements improve industrial applications
      • Threats and safeguards concerning drone deployment
      • Optimal regulatory environment for further growth
    • Use cases in the oil and gas industry
      • Chevron: Flare stack inspection
        • Table Figure 15: Drones alleviate elevation inspection
      • Sinopec: Routine pipeline inspections
        • Table Figure 16: Drones improve safety and efficiency of
      • Shell: Refinery inspection fleet
        • Table Figure 17: Shell built a drone fleet for its Deer Park
      • CNOOC: Assisting offshore platforms
        • Table Figure 18: Drones help circumvent offshore
      • Equinor: Storage tank inspection
        • Table Figure 19: Flight stabilized drones can be used
  • Value Chain
    • Table Figure 20: The drones value chain - The core segments are hardware, software, services, and end-user
    • Hardware
      • Airframes
        • Table Figure 21: Drones value chain - Airframes: Leaders and challengers
      • Components
        • Table Figure 22: Drones value chain - Components: Leaders and challengers
      • Semiconductors
        • Table Figure 23: Drones value chain - Semiconductors: Leaders and challengers
    • Software
      • Table Figure 24: Drones value chain - Software: Leaders and challengers
    • Services
      • Drones as a service
      • Connectivity
      • Drone insurance services
        • Table Figure 25: Drones value chain - Services: Leaders and challengers
    • End-User
      • Consumer drones
        • Table Figure 26: Consumer drones - Leaders and challengers
      • Commercial drones
        • Table Figure 27: Commercial drones - Leaders and challengers
      • Military drones
        • Table Figure 28: Military drones - Leaders and challengers
  • Companies
    • Oil and gas companies
      • Table Oil and gas companies
    • Technology companies
      • Table Technology companies
  • Sector Scorecard
    • Integrated oil & gas sector scorecard
      • Who's who
        • Table Figure 29: Who does what in the integrated oil & gas companies' space?
      • Thematic screen
        • Table Figure 30: Thematic screen
      • Valuation screen
        • Table Figure 31: Valuation screen
      • Risk screen
        • Table Figure 32: Risk screen
  • Glossary
    • Table Glossary
  • Further Reading
    • GlobalData reports
      • Table GlobalData reports
  • Our thematic research methodology
    • Table Figure 33: Our five-step approach for generating a sector scorecard
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