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“Bunkering and oil refining markets in the International Maritime Organization's changing regulatory environment in 2017–2030” analytical report aims to provide expert support for making strategic and operative decisions to a wide circle of market players

RPI offers you a unique report on the Russian market of motor, gear and hydraulic oils for special, road-construction and other machinery. What makes this research conducted by RPI’s team of analysts unique in the first place is its detailed analysis of key market tendencies and acquisition of up-to-date consumption figures, which help make the most accurate assessment of demand for these types of oil by 2030.

Analytical report covers the market of lubricants for gas reciprocating and gas turbine engines at small-scale power generation plants.

The automotive transmission oil market is characterized by similar trends. Last year, transmission oil sales in Russia totaled 69,000 tons, signifying a slight decrease over 2015. Meanwhile, RPI analysts forecast a turnaround in 2017, which could bring about the market’s minimum growth. By 2025 it could grow approximately by 10 percent and reach 76,000 tons.

In 2016, the Russian lubricants market shrank further by 1.8 percent as output totaled 1.58 million tons, wheareas a year earlier it had dropped by 4.7 percent. RPI forecasts that the market will continue to shrink at a slower rate. At a later stage, it is expected to rebound demonstrating a 6.2-percent growth by 2020 as total output tops 1.67 million tons. 

The new research report Russia’s oil drilling market, produced by RPI, provides the most detailed analysis of this key market available off-the-shelf. The report aims at supporting industry players’ strategic and day-to-day decision-making

RPI brings to your attention the multi-faceted research entitled “Offshore Oil and Gas Production in Russia and CIS: Forecast until 2030 and Business Opportunities”, which contains the forecast of development of offshore production projects until 2030 and evaluates demand for main types of equipment and services in the Caspian, Black, Azov, Baltic Seas, as well as in the Arctic and the Far East.

The report’s focus is to develop forecasts of capital expenditures for oil fields slated to go onstream in 2017-2025, as well as estimates of demand for main types of oilfield services and equipment. These projects will become the key source of demand for high tech oilfield services and equipment, owing to a high share of horizontal wells (up to 95 percent in some regions), as well as to complex geological and climate conditions.

In 2011-2014, Russia's seismic survey market demonstrated steady growth. Plummeting oil prices forced subsoil users to review their geological exploration programs for 2015, bringing about a substantial decrease of the seismic survey market. The overall scope of work in the 2D segment was reduced by 36 percent, the 3D segment shrank by 18 percent, and the average level of seismic teams’ workload plunged from 70-80 percent in 2014 to 50-60 percent in 2015.

The report provides a basis for building estimates for a whole range of oilfield services and equipment segments that relate to hydraulic fracturing, including well completions, reservoir well modeling and monitoring, diffferent types of downhole treatment operations, and other work.

In 2015, the Russian motor oil market has witnessed perhaps the most dramatic changes on the demand side over the past few years. No doubt, these changes were mainly caused by overall negative trends in the Russian economy. The consumer demand decline and the turnover reduction had a negative impact on most industries, and the segment of motor oils was no exception.

About 80 companies are engaged in the oil production in Kazakhstan, while gas is produced by more than 70 companies. All of them are existing and prospective users of oilfield services. Nature and scope of oilfield services that are expected to be in demand in Kazakhstan in the coming years is the key subject of the survey “Oil and Gas Industry of Kazakhstan: Growing Demand for High-Tech Services”

This study is dedicated to analysis and description of the current state and key growth drivers of non-trunk pipelines market in Russia. The study determines key growth areas of this market and offers estimates of the year 2020 prospects based on corporate data, statistical material and expert assessments. Special attention is paid to analysis of the current and prospective market demand and supply. 

National companies have a foothold in the Russian oilfield services market, which is not the case in most producing countries (except for the USA). According to certain estimates, they account for approx. 80% of the market, whereas foreign companies hold only 20%. Yet, other estimates suggest that foreign players control more than half of the market through affiliated or controlled Russian companies. These and other peculiarities of the Russian oilfield services market are studied in the analytical report “Russian Oilfield Services Companies”

One of the key benefits of this report is that a large array of information analysis results is given as separate modules, each dedicated to one of the key segments of the oilfield services market. At the same time each module contains a general section describing current state of the Russian oilfield services market on the whole.

The subject of the research report is offshore projects in Russia and FSU countries in the Caspian Sea, the Sea of Azov, the Baltic Sea, in the Arctic and the Far East. 

The key feature of this product is the detailed and reliable information it offers on the oil and gas industry of Kazakhstan, ranging from statistical data on the scope of O&G production to drilling forecasts and an overview of the current activity and contact information on specific market participants. 

The purpose of this study is to provide a detailed analysis of the Russian market for horizontal well construction, including an overview of the main indicators of the E&P sector: output of crude oil, exploratory, development and horizontal drilling. Separate analysis will be provided for the following segments: drilling of horizontal well sections and sidetracking, MWD and LWD, completion of horizontal wells and development of horizontal wells using coiled tubing. The report estimates the value of this market for each of the segments under review, as well as its dynamics from 2013 through 2025. 

The current geopolitical and macro-economic environment has created both new challenges and new opportunities for O&G industry participants. The structure of the Russian petroleum sector could undergo sweeping changes in the near future, while M&A deals could act as the main driver for paradigm shifts in the industry due to declining oil prices, the rising cost of bank loans and limited access to Western technology used in hydrocarbon production.  

Which types of Western equipment are currently the most critical for the Russian oil and gas industry? Which Russian manufacturers have the ability to scale up their footprint in these niches, and which Asian companies will they have to compete with? What challenges and opportunities are related to the import substitution of Western equipment in the short and medium terms? These and other issues are addressed in RPI’s new study dedicated to the outlook for import substitution of oilfield services equipment in Russia in light of the current geopolitical and macroeconomic conditions. 

Over the past two years since RPI released its last report dedicated to engine oil consumption in Russia, the domestic market of transportation vehicles has undergone substantial changes. The country’s vehicle fleet has expanded and its structure has changed. How have these developments affected engine oil consumption in Russia? And what should be expected in the near future in light of the new trends and macroeconomic realities? 

The study aims to present a detailed analysis of the oilfield service market of the Republic of Kazakhstan, including a summary of producers’ key performance data: production, drilling, workovers, application of enhanced oil recovery techniques, etc. We separately reviewed the drilling segments, including sidetracking, well servicing and workover, hydraulic fracturing, coil tubing and well cementing operations. A forecast of production and drilling activities from 2014 to 2025 is provided. 

The Russian oilfield service market has undergone sweeping changes over the past year. While earlier, the main drivers of developments were the depletion of easily accessible hydrocarbon resources and the need to develop tight reserves using innovative technology, recently the geopolitical factor has taken front and center stage. 

This study focuses on advanced LNG projects in Russia: analysis of their resource base, financing conditions and main implementations options. The report also examines key issues related to LNG marketing. The main purpose is to identify potential niches for supplying Russian LNG to world markets. Special attention is attached to counties in the Asia-Pacific Region, which is the target market for most Russian projects.

This study provides a detailed overview of completed, current and planned projects in the Russian O&G industry and an assessment of the development of the design and construction services segment until 2020. Detailed profiles are given for the largest O&G and petrochemical companies, their construction needs for industrial facilities are analyzed for the coming years, as well as specific contracting features and options for project implementation (EPC, EPCM, etc). Special attention is devoted to the profiles of leading players on the Russian engineering services market as well as potential entrants.

This study examines a number of possible scenarios pertaining to the dynamics of hydrocarbon production in Russia until 2020, taking into account the existing and potential risks. Special attention is devoted to relations between Russia and the European Union due to the Ukraine crisis, economic relations between Russia and the Asia-Pacific Region, prospects for building pipelines westward and eastward from Russia, escalation of conflicts in the Middle East, as well as other factors having a direct or indirect influence on the country’s energy market. 

RPI introduces an updated edition of the Oil and Gas Exports from the Caspian Region report published in English since 2005. The report draws upon the insights and experience RPI has gained over more than 20 years of research on the Caspian region’s petroleum industry.