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Petroleum: market research reports

Petroleum, also referred to as crude oil or simply oil, is a major transportation fuel, source of energy for grid power generation, feedstock for chemical manufacturing, source of industrial-grade hydrogen gas, feedstock for various materials, and major utility heating fuel. The recovery or production of petroleum of underground deposits or reservoirs also provides the world with a portion of its natural gas supply, as the fossil fuels are usually located together in deposits in addition to petroleum gases.

Petroleum is a leading global energy commodity and feedstock for materials and chemical production, with its economic significance to modern industrialized economies rivaled only in select regions by natural gas.

The production of oil or petroleum is accomplished through drilled wells that allow geological pressure to release oil up the well to the surface with water and gas injected to the reservoir to boost pressures and sustain production. Recovered oil is transported through pipelines or tankers to refineries that remove impurities and undesirable constituents in the crude oil before refining where processing units divide useful petroleum products through fractional distillation.

Petroleum has a number of important market applications, most often as gasoline or fuel oil, but also heating oil, jet fuel, diesel fuel, asphalt, paraffin wax, tar, hydrogen, fertilizers, pesticides, plastics, kerosene, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), lubricants, wax, sulfur, sulfuric acid, and petroleum coke. The United States is the leading national consumer of crude oil, followed by China. Petroleum accounts for over 30% of the global total primary energy supply (TPES).

Petroleum market research reports and industry analysis

Oil & Gas Field Services 6/17/2013 \| published by: First Research, Inc. ... on a contract basis. Major companies include US-based Baker Hughes, Halliburton, National Oilwell Varco, and Schlumberger, along with Nabors Industries (Bermuda) and Transocean (Switzerland). Worldwide, the oil and gas field services industry generates about $160 ... \| read more...	$129.00
China Petroleum & Natural Gas Extraction Industry Profile - CIC07 6/17/2013 \| published by: Beijing Zeefer Consulting Ltd. ... form of data map, the report provides key data and concise analyses on the petroleum & natural gas extraction industry in China, a list of major 20 enterprises in the sector as well as the ... \| read more...	$580.00
Petroleum & Petroleum Products Wholesalers 6/17/2013 \| published by: First Research, Inc. ... include Global Partners, Mansfield Oil, Statoil Marketing & Trading, Sunoco (owned by Energy Transfer Partners), and World Fuel Services. The US petroleum wholesale distribution industry includes about 5,400 companies with annual revenue of about $800 ... \| read more...	$129.00
Petroleum Refining 6/17/2013 \| published by: First Research, Inc. ... (UK); and Royal Dutch Shell (the Netherlands). Worldwide, the petroleum refining industry processes about 88 million barrels of crude oil each day, including about 17 million barrels per day refined in the US. The countries ... \| read more...	$129.00
Papua New Guinea Oil and Gas Report Q3 2013 6/12/2013 \| published by: Business Monitor International ... become a player in the global LNG market. The project may be just the beginning, withprogress on the Gulf LNG project towards securing a major partner and Talisman Energy suggesting itmay already have the resources ... \| read more...	$1,295.00
Croatia Oil and Gas Report Q3 2013 6/12/2013 \| published by: Business Monitor International ... diversify the import supply and potentially build a gas tradinghub. OMV has exited the country's downstream segment, but there are no immediate signs of otherinternational oil companies (IOCs) pulling out of Croatia. The main trends ... \| read more...	$1,295.00
France Oil and Gas Report Q3 2013 6/12/2013 \| published by: Business Monitor International ... has restated a goal of reducing nuclear generation from 75% to 50% of theelectricity mix. This also leaves the door open for gas to play a larger role. However, given the influence ofthe nuclear lobby ... \| read more...	$1,295.00
Hong Kong Oil and Gas Report Q3 2013 6/12/2013 \| published by: Business Monitor International ... directly to that of its parent state. The main trends and developments we highlight for Hong Kong's oil and gas sector are: Natural gas is still viewed simply as a power generation fuel, but more ... \| read more...	$1,295.00
Hungary Oil and Gas Report Q3 2013 6/12/2013 \| published by: Business Monitor International ... explorers have made some recent progress in locating untapped (largelygas) reserves, but the upstream picture remains relatively unattractive. Hungary's commitment to the newSouth Stream gas pipeline scheme should provide greater long-term supply security. The main ... \| read more...	$1,295.00
Australia Oil and Gas Report Q3 2013 6/12/2013 \| published by: Business Monitor International ... spiralling costs of LNG project will most likely slow the momentum in further expansion of Australia'sLNG export capacity. The country will also have to contend with a growing reliance on oil imports asdomestic crude oil ... \| read more...	$1,295.00
Bulgaria Oil and Gas Report Q3 2013 6/12/2013 \| published by: Business Monitor International ... at Black Sea drilling operations. It had beenthought that shale gas prospects could stimulate long-term supply, but the ban on hydraulicfracturing (fracking) means there is little chance of progress, thereby frustrating international oilcompany (IOC) partners ... \| read more...	$1,295.00
Czech Republic Oil and Gas Report Q3 2013 6/12/2013 \| published by: Business Monitor International ... are not particularly strong, but refinery disruptions showthat the domestic fuels market is in a precarious state of balance. This, in turn, has prompted thegovernment to investigate ownership options for the national refining segment. The ... \| read more...	$1,295.00
Oil & Gas Exploration & Production 6/10/2013 \| published by: First Research, Inc. ... Mobil (all based in the US), as well as BP (the UK), LUKOIL and Tatneft (Russia), National Iranian Oil Company, PETROBRAS (Brazil), Royal Dutch Shell (the Netherlands), and Saudi Aramco (Saudi Arabia). The global oil ... \| read more...	$129.00
Global Database of the Top Oil and Gas Field Machinery and Equipment Producers - Company Names, Financial Performance, Key Executives, and Contact Details 6/10/2013 \| published by: Global Research & Data Services ... and gas field machinery and equipment producers in the world. The report includes details for nearly 1000 oil and gas field machinery and equipment producers in the world which makes the report an invaluable resource ... \| read more...	$1,313.00
Granite Wash Shale in the US, 2013 - Oil Shale Market Analysis and Forecasts to 2020 6/7/2013 \| published by: GlobalData ... the latest report from GlobalData, the industry analysis specialist, which analyzes the oil shale market in the Granite Wash play. The report is compiled by using data and information sourced from proprietary databases, secondary research ... \| read more...	$1,500.00
China Crude Oil Processing & Petroleum Products Industry Profile - CIC2511 6/7/2013 \| published by: Beijing Zeefer Consulting Ltd. ... in visualized form of data map, the report provides key data and concise analyses on the crude oil processing & petroleum products industry in China, a list of major 20 enterprises in the sector as ... \| read more...	$580.00
Global Oil and Gas Survey 2013–2014 - Market Trends, Buyer Spend and Procurement Strategies in the Global Oil and Gas Industry 6/6/2013 \| published by: iCD Research ... gas industry companies’ procurement expenditures, business strategies, and practices are set to change in 2013–2014. Additionally, this report also presents a comparative analysis between two years of survey results (wherever applicable). This report gives you ... \| read more...	$2,000.00
Global Oil and Gas Survey 2013–2014 - Market Trends, Marketing Spend and Sales Strategies in the Global Oil and Gas Industry 6/6/2013 \| published by: iCD Research ... gas industry companies’ media spend, marketing and sales strategies and practices, and business planning are set to change in 2013–2014. Additionally, this report presents comparative analysis between two years of survey results (wherever applicable). This ... \| read more...	$2,000.00
Spain Oil and Gas Report Q3 2013 6/5/2013 \| published by: Business Monitor International ... is a keyconduit for gas pipelines from Algeria and is a major receiver of liquefied natural gas (LNG), an areawhere further capacity expansion is possible once the economic outlook improves. Shale gas couldpotentially offer improved ... \| read more...	$1,295.00
Canada Oil and Gas Report Q3 2013 6/5/2013 \| published by: Business Monitor International ... unearth more oil and gas reserves tosupport the country's long-term growth prospects. The outlook for Canada's oil and gas industry is still arosy one, though its upstream potential needs more support from infrastructure development. The ... \| read more...	$1,295.00
Vietnam Oil and Gas Report Q3 2013 6/5/2013 \| published by: Business Monitor International ... output to peakin 2016 but fall thereafter, as further growth could be hindered by exploration limits imposed by Vietnam'smaritime dispute with China in the South China Sea. New developments are set to boost long-term gasproduction, ... \| read more...	$1,295.00
Romania Oil and Gas Report Q3 2013 6/5/2013 \| published by: Business Monitor International ... (IOC) interest in Romania is now on the rise and, if exploitedby the government, could result in much higher investment levels. Romanian Prime Minister Victor Pontaha said that he supports shale gas exploration in the ... \| read more...	$1,295.00
Uzbekistan Oil and Gas Report Q3 2013 6/5/2013 \| published by: Business Monitor International ... to meet its export obligations, a failure to meet its domestic refinedproducts demand and restrictions on fuel imports. The main trends and developments in Uzbekistan's oil & gas sector are: We are predicting a very ... \| read more...	$1,295.00
Sudan and South Sudan Oil and Gas Report Q3 2013 6/5/2013 \| published by: Business Monitor International ... enduring tensions between Juba and Khartoum. Political risks remain high, and oil flowsfrom South Sudan remain uncertain. The long-term outlook for South Sudan is better than that of Sudan,with more prospective acreage and more interest ... \| read more...	$1,295.00
Argentina Oil and Gas Report Q3 2013 6/5/2013 \| published by: Business Monitor International ... further exacerbated by the expropriation of YPF from Repsol in early2012. There appears, however, to be a small but growing cadre of international and national oil companiesseeking to gain first-mover advantage by tapping potentially game-changing ... \| read more...	$1,295.00

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