New Market Research Report: The Future of Deepwater Drilling

May 1, 2011 - PRLog -- Introduction

According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), at the end of 2008 the world's total offshore crude oil reserves was 238bn barrels (approximately 18% of the total oil reserves), of which
deepwater oil reserves constituted 25bn barrels. Oil and gas production from deepwater fields started around 1995 and accelerated from 2000, as increasing oil prices made expensive offshore projects viable.

Features and benefits

* Achieve a comprehensive understanding of the global deepwater oil and gas industry including the drivers and resistors of deepwater operations.
* Assess the impact of the Deepwater

Horizon accident on BP, deepwater
operators, oil-field services companies and governments.

* Predict the implications of the response of

the US government on the deepwater oil
and gas industry in the US Gulf of Mexico and globally.

* Analyze the potential impact on

deepwater operators due to possible
changes in operational and regulatory
landscapes.

* Quantify global deepwater oil production

capacity, global deepwater oil and gas
exploration wells, and global and US Gulf of Mexico deepwater oil.

Highlights

According to the International Energy Agency
(IEA), at the end of 2008 the world's total
offshore crude oil reserves was 238bn barrels
(approximately 18% of the total oil reserves), of which
deepwater oil reserves constituted 25bn barrels.
Oil and gas production from deepwater fields started around 1995 and accelerated from 2000, as increasing oil prices made expensive offshore projects economically viable.
The growth in deepwater oil and gas industry
has been led by the US GoM region due
to a favorable regulatory regime and a stable business
environment. According to Infield Systems, an energy
data provider, oil and gas producing fields in deepwater GoM rose from 32 in 2000 to 112 by 2007.

Your key questions answered

* What is the current status of the global

deepwater oil and gas industry?

* What are the main deepwater

regions and the most promising deepwater
regions globally?

* What are the key drivers and resistors of

deepwater oil and gas activities globally
today?

* Is the Deepwater Horizon accident a 'game changer'

for the deepwater oil and gas
industry?

* What are the possible changes expected to occur in drilling technology, operations, and partner relationships?


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Report Table of Contents:

Executive Summary
Introduction to Deepwater oil and gas drilling
The Macondo oil spill and implications
Evolving deepwater operational landscape
Changing US regulatory framework
Future outlook
Disclaimer
Introduction to Deepwater oil and gas drilling
Summary
Introduction
Global deepwater operations
Reserves and potential
Drivers of deepwater operations
Energy security
Resistors for deepwater operations
High costs of drilling
The Macondo oil spill and implications
Summary
The BP Gulf of Mexico accident
Oil spills comparison
Impact on environment
Response to the spill
Implications for the global upstream sector
Evolving deepwater operational landscape
Summary
Deepwater drilling technologies
Platform types
Drilling technologies
Blowout Preventer (BOP)
Operational safety
Anticipated change in risk mitigation measures
Emergency response measures
Oil spill containment and clean-up measures
Possible changes in nature of partner relationships
Industry consolidation
Change in contractual obligations
Changing US regulatory framework
Summary
Introduction
History of US offshore regulation
Possible increase in oversight, safety and environmental safeguards
Recommendations of the National Commission on the oil spill
Continued uncertainty
Future outlook
Summary
What next for BP?
Financial implications of the Deepwater Horizon accident
Outlook
A business opportunity for oil-field service companies?
The Deepwater Horizon accident - a game changer?
Deepwater oil and gas production forecasts
Glossary

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