Colombia Oil and Gas Midstream Market - Growth, Trends, COVID-19 Impact, and Forecasts (2022 - 2027)

Colombia Oil and Gas Midstream Market - Growth, Trends, COVID-19 Impact, and Forecasts (2022 - 2027)

The Colombian oil and gas midstream market is expected to register a CAGR of more than 1.52% during the forecast period of 2020 – 2025. Factors, such as increasing production and increasing consumption of oil and gas, are expected to boost the demand in the Colombian oil and gas midstream market during the forecast period. However, regular supply disruption by rebels caused unreliability in the industry and created large-scale losses for the pipeline companies. This factor is expected to hinder the growth of the market studied in the coming years.

Key Highlights

• More than 80% of the pipeline capacity in the country is owned by the government enterprise of Ecopetrol. No new pipelines were under construction or proposal stage in 2019. The pipeline capacity is expected to remain stagnant during the forecast period.
• The Colombian government-owned company is expected to invest in the exploration and production of Colombia's oil and gas fields. It is likely that the investment would increase production and create an opportunity for the oil and gas midstream companies in the near future.
• Increasing gas oil and production and further plans to increase the output are expected to drive the market. Moreover, infrastructure related to the storage and LNG terminals is likely to increase, as the demand for oil and gas in the country increases.

Key Market TrendsPipeline Sector to Remain Stagnant

• Colombia has an extensive crude oil distribution infrastructure, which is primarily located in the northwest and center of the country close to most of the crude oil and gas production. As of 2018, Colombia had seven major oil pipelines and three major gas pipelines.
• Natural gas production in Colombia comes from two primary sources: associated gas from inland fields (Cusiana, Cupiagua, and Pauto Sur) and unassociated gas from offshore fields (Chuchupa field).
• In 2018, the total capacity of oil pipelines in the country is approximately 1,380,000 barrels per day. Ocensa pipeline, with a length of 520 miles (835 km) and a capacity of 590,000 barrels per day, is the largest pipeline in the country.
• The oil production increased in the country, by 1.4%, from 854 thousand barrels per day (kbpd), in 2017 to 866 kbpd, in 2018. The oil consumption in the country increased, by 0.74%, year on year, from 342 thousand barrels per day (kbpd), in 2017 to 332 kbpd, in 2018.
• Hence, pipeline capacity is expected to remain stagnant during the forecast period due to no new investment proposal being made in the pipeline sector. Also, continuous attacks on pipelines by the rebels make them a risky investment.

Increase in Investment to Drive the Market

• Buenaventura FSRU Import Terminal, an LNG Terminal, is being constructed in the country. The terminal is expected to come online by 2023.
• In 2019, Royal Vopak acquired a stake in the Colombian LNG import facility, Sociedad Portuaria el Cayao (SPEC), in Cartagena. It is the only working LNG import facility in Colombia.
• In 2018, Colombia had about 3,100 miles (5000 km) of natural gas pipelines with a total capacity of 864 million cubic feet per day (mmscfpd). The largest gas pipeline in the country is Barrancabermeja–Nevia–Bogota pipeline, with a capacity of 436 mmscfpd.
• Consumption of natural gas increased in the country, by 3.93%, year on year, from 9.6 million metric ton of oil equivalent (mtoe), in 2015 to 11.2 mtoe, in 2019. Production of gas in Colombia increased significantly by 2.64%, year on year, from 10.0 Million metric ton oil equivalent, in 2015 to 11.1 Million metric ton oil equivalent, in 2018.
• The Colombian oil and gas midstream industry is expected to grow slightly over the forecast period due to an increase in investment and an anticipated increase in the consumption of oil and gas.

Competitive Landscape

The Colombian oil and gas midstream market is consolidated. Some of the major companies include Ecopetrol SA, Cenit Transporte y Logística de Hidrocarburos SA, Occidental Petroleum Corp, Transportadora de Gas Internacional, and Royal Dutch Shell PLC.

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Companies Mentioned

Exxon Mobil Corporation
Ecopetrol SA
Fluor Corporation
Chevron Corporation
Shell Colombia SA

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