Worldwide O&G Industry Quarterly Update: July–September 2024
This IDC Market Perspective provides an overview of the oil and gas industry in 3Q24. It covers M&As, agreements, reorganizations, and major business developments; upstream, midstream, and downstream deals; global LNG contracts; EPC deals; major ICT ecosystem acquisitions and agreements; and ICT contract wins."Meaningful steps are being taken in the oil and gas sector's digital transformation journey as companies increasingly leverage AI and begin to explore the potential of GenAI. These efforts aim to enhance operational efficiency, advance sustainability goals, and lay the groundwork for more resilient infrastructure in the future," said Gaurav Verma, research manager, IDC Energy Insights.
Executive Snapshot
New Market Developments and Dynamics
Industry Overview
Oil Geopolitics
GDP Trends, 3Q24
Exploration and Production Activity
Rig Count
Liquid Fuel Production and Consumption
Oil Prices
Natural Gas Prices
Listed O&G Companies' Performance
S&P Global Oil Index
S&P GSCI Natural Gas Index
Downstream: Refinery Operations
New Market Developments and Dynamics
M&As, Agreements, Reorganizations, and Major Business Developments, 3Q24
ADNOC to Acquire a 35% Equity Stake in ExxonMobil's Hydrogen Production Facility in Texas
Aramco to Acquire 50% Stake in Air Products Qudra's Blue Hydrogen Industrial Gases Company
bp Acquires GETEC ENERGIE
Canada's Tenaz Energy to Buy Dutch NAM's Offshore Assets for $180M
Cepsa to Divest Liquefied Gas Unit Gasib
ConocoPhillips to Proceed with $22.5M Acquisition of Marathon Oil
Delek Logistics Partners Expands with Acquisition of H3O Midstream
Denmark's DEA Green-Lights Wintershall Dea's Transfer of Its O&G, CO2 Assets to Harbour Energy
OMV Announces Gas Discovery in the Norwegian Sea
ONGC Videsh Limited Signs SPA to Acquire Stake in the ACG Oilfield in Azerbaijan
Tellurian to Be Acquired by Woodside for $900M
Upstream, 3Q24
Chevron Starts Production at Anchor with Industry-First Deepwater Technology
CNOOC Starts First Ultradeep Bohia Bay Well
Eni Starts Gas Production from the Argo Cassiopea Field in the Strait of Sicily
Eni to Develop Two Major Gas Fields in Indonesia's Kutei Basin
Large O&G Discovery Springs Up Offshore Kuwait
Major Oil and Gas Reserve Found in Pakistan's Waters
Talos Energy Announces New O&G Discovery in the Gulf of Mexico, Expects More Discoveries from Ongoing Drilling Activities
Petrobras Confirms Gas Discovery in Colombia
Midstream, 3Q24
ADNOC, Indian Oil Secure 15-Year LNG Deal
Aramco to Increase Stake in EIG's MidOcean to 49%, Invest in Peru LNG
Eni, SLB Join Up for Vibroacoustic Pipeline Integrity Monitoring and Analysis
Kazakhstan Considers New Pipeline to Strengthen Gas Exports to China
QatarEnergy, KPC to Supply Up to 3 mtpa of LNG to Kuwait
Shell to Invest in Ruwais LNG Project in Abu Dhabi
Shell Invests in Phase 2 of Surat Gas Project in Australia
SIBUR to Build Ethylene Pipeline from NKNKh to Kazanorgsintez at 2.5x More Capacity by 2026
Wolf Midstream Announces $1B Phase Two Expansion of Its NGL North System
Downstream, 3Q24
MIDOR Completes Expansion, Modernization of Alexandria, Egypt Refinery
Ghana Breaks Ground on $12B First Phase of Downstream Petroleum Hub
Gunvor Grows Its Asia Operations, Expanding into LPG, Naphtha, Gasoline, Aromatics, and Power
Neste Expands Chemical Recycling Logistics Infrastructure at Its Porvoo, Finland Refinery
Nigeria Seeking Operators for State-Owned Oil Refineries
PETRONAS, Enilive, Euglena to Construct a Biorefinery in Malaysia
Engineering, Procurement, and Construction/Installation/Commissioning Contracts (EPC/EPCI/EPCC), 3Q24
CNPC, Kazakh Partners Ink Agreements on Energy Cooperation
Eni, Snam Launch Ravenna CCS Project
KMG, Sinopec Enter FEED for Proposed Atyrau PTA-PET Plant
Saipem Lands $4B Contract from QatarEnergy
TechnipFMC Awarded Subsea Contracts by Petrobras for Brazil's Pre-Salt Fields
New Energy Business Investments, Contracts, and Major Business Developments, 3Q24
bp, Iberdrola Announce FID for Largest Green Hydrogen Plant in Spain
Cepsa, PreZero Spain to Recover Waste for the Production of Biomethane and Other Biofuels
Eni, KMG to Construct 250MW Hybrid Power Plant in Kazakhstan
ExxonMobil Signs Carbon Capture Agreement with CF Industries in Mississippi
KMG, China's CVC to Cooperate in the Field of Waste Management
Repsol, EDF Renewables Join Up for Offshore Wind in Spain and Portugal
Repsol Signs Renewable Power Purchase Agreement with Microsoft
TotalEnergies Launches Floating Offshore Wind Pilot Project to Supply Renewable Electricity to an Offshore O&G Platform in the North Sea
TotalEnergies to Invest in a New Solar Portfolio of Over 1GW with Adani Green
QatarEnergy Plans to Build 2GW Solar Power in Qatar
ICT Ecosystem Major Acquisitions, Agreements, and ICT Contract Wins, 3Q24
Eni with ITQuanta Launches Eniquantic
Gazocean Smartens Up LNG Tanker Fleet with Compatriot Firm's Digital Solution
IFS Completes $726B Copperleaf Acquisition
Koch Ag & Energy Solutions Selects Cognite Data Fusion to Accelerate Digital Transformation
Petrobras Launches a Digital Tool to Encourage CO2 Emission Reduction
Petrobras PBR Plans to Boost Production with Digital Twin
TotalEnergies to Partner with SLB for Innovative Digital Solutions
Shell Accelerates CO2 Storage Modeling 100,000x Using NVIDIA Modulus
SLB, Aramco to Develop Digital Solutions to Curb GHG Emissions
SLB, Palo Alto Networks to Strength Cybersecurity for the Energy Sector
SLB, TotalEnergies to Collaborate on Next-Generation Digital Solutions
AI and GenAI, 3Q24
ADNOC Deploys AIQ's RoboWell AI Solution in Offshore Operations
ADNOC Deploys Pioneering AI-Enabled Process Optimization Technology
ADNOC's Offshore SARB Field Commences AI-Enabled Digital Operations
Cepsa Partners with OdiseIA to Promote Sustainability in AI Solutions
Deloitte, AWS Work on GenAI and Quantum Computing
Accenture Launches Custom LLM Models on NVIDIA AI Foundry
Palantir Technologies, Tree Energy Solutions Partner to Utilize AI for Energy Transition
Radix, Cognite to Deliver an Applications Library for Industry in AI
SLB to Accelerate Co-Development of AI-Driven Digital Platform for Aker BP