Global Oil and Gas Drone Market Growth 2026-2032
Description
The global Oil and Gas Drone market size is predicted to grow from US$ 781 million in 2025 to US$ 1690 million in 2032; it is expected to grow at a CAGR of 12.2% from 2026 to 2032.
Oil & gas drones are unmanned aerial vehicles and data systems specifically customized for the energy industry. They use specialized sensors—such as thermal imaging cameras and gas detectors—to safely and efficiently perform inspections, leak detection, and long-distance asset monitoring in hazardous environments. Their primary objective is to replace manual operations in high-altitude or confined spaces, thereby improving safety, reducing costs, and enabling more efficient asset management. In 2025, the global sales of oil and gas drones is about 38,000 units and an average selling price of approximately US$21,000 per unit. Typical manufacturers have a single-line production capacity of approximately 1,000–2,000 units per year, and the overall industry gross profit margin is estimated at 35%–55%. The oil and gas drone industry chain consists of upstream, midstream, and downstream segments. Upstream players supply drone platforms and core components, including flight control systems, propulsion units, batteries, airframes, and key sensors and payloads such as optical cameras, infrared thermal imagers, LiDAR, gas detectors, and communication and positioning modules. The midstream segment comprises system integrators and solution providers that customize drone platforms, integrate sensors, develop data acquisition and analytics software, and deliver professional services such as inspection, leak detection, pipeline surveillance, and emergency monitoring. Downstream users are oil and gas operators and service companies across exploration, production, transportation, and storage, including oilfields, gas fields, refineries, pipelines, and terminals, leveraging drones to enhance safety, reduce operating costs, and improve asset management efficiency.
The growth of oil and gas drones is driven by increasing safety requirements, the expanding scale of oil and gas infrastructure, and rising demand for digital and intelligent operations and maintenance. Drones can replace manual inspections in high-altitude, long-distance, or hazardous environments, significantly reducing accident risks and operating costs, while advanced sensors such as thermal imaging and gas detection combined with data analytics improve leak detection and asset management efficiency. However, the industry also faces risk factors, including aviation regulations and airspace approval constraints, flight performance and data reliability challenges in harsh environments, relatively high upfront investment costs, and data security and privacy compliance risks, all of which may affect large-scale deployment and commercialization.
LP Information, Inc. (LPI) ' newest research report, the “Oil and Gas Drone Industry Forecast” looks at past sales and reviews total world Oil and Gas Drone sales in 2025, providing a comprehensive analysis by region and market sector of projected Oil and Gas Drone sales for 2026 through 2032. With Oil and Gas Drone sales broken down by region, market sector and sub-sector, this report provides a detailed analysis in US$ millions of the world Oil and Gas Drone industry.
This Insight Report provides a comprehensive analysis of the global Oil and Gas Drone landscape and highlights key trends related to product segmentation, company formation, revenue, and market share, latest development, and M&A activity. This report also analyzes the strategies of leading global companies with a focus on Oil and Gas Drone portfolios and capabilities, market entry strategies, market positions, and geographic footprints, to better understand these firms’ unique position in an accelerating global Oil and Gas Drone market.
This Insight Report evaluates the key market trends, drivers, and affecting factors shaping the global outlook for Oil and Gas Drone and breaks down the forecast by Type, by Application, geography, and market size to highlight emerging pockets of opportunity. With a transparent methodology based on hundreds of bottom-up qualitative and quantitative market inputs, this study forecast offers a highly nuanced view of the current state and future trajectory in the global Oil and Gas Drone.
This report presents a comprehensive overview, market shares, and growth opportunities of Oil and Gas Drone market by product type, application, key manufacturers and key regions and countries.
Segmentation by Type:
Multirotor
Fixed-wing
Other
Segmentation by Functions:
Inspection Drones
Leak Detection Drones
Security and Emergency Monitoring Drones
Surveying and Modeling Drones
Segmentation by Automation Level:
Manual
Semi-automatic
Fully automatic
Segmentation by Application:
Onshore
Offshore
This report also splits the market by region:
Americas
United States
Canada
Mexico
Brazil
APAC
China
Japan
Korea
Southeast Asia
India
Australia
Europe
Germany
France
UK
Italy
Russia
Middle East & Africa
Egypt
South Africa
Israel
Turkey
GCC Countries
The below companies that are profiled have been selected based on inputs gathered from primary experts and analysing the company's coverage, product portfolio, its market penetration.
DJI
Delair
Microdrones
Flyability
FLIR Systems
Drone Volt
AeroVironment
Intel
Elistair
EWATT
Boeing (Insitu)
Voliro
Acecore
Microavia
Measur Drones
Terra Drone
Honeycomb Aerospace
Key Questions Addressed in this Report
What is the 10-year outlook for the global Oil and Gas Drone market?
What factors are driving Oil and Gas Drone market growth, globally and by region?
Which technologies are poised for the fastest growth by market and region?
How do Oil and Gas Drone market opportunities vary by end market size?
How does Oil and Gas Drone break out by Type, by Application?
Please note: The report will take approximately 2 business days to prepare and deliver.
Oil & gas drones are unmanned aerial vehicles and data systems specifically customized for the energy industry. They use specialized sensors—such as thermal imaging cameras and gas detectors—to safely and efficiently perform inspections, leak detection, and long-distance asset monitoring in hazardous environments. Their primary objective is to replace manual operations in high-altitude or confined spaces, thereby improving safety, reducing costs, and enabling more efficient asset management. In 2025, the global sales of oil and gas drones is about 38,000 units and an average selling price of approximately US$21,000 per unit. Typical manufacturers have a single-line production capacity of approximately 1,000–2,000 units per year, and the overall industry gross profit margin is estimated at 35%–55%. The oil and gas drone industry chain consists of upstream, midstream, and downstream segments. Upstream players supply drone platforms and core components, including flight control systems, propulsion units, batteries, airframes, and key sensors and payloads such as optical cameras, infrared thermal imagers, LiDAR, gas detectors, and communication and positioning modules. The midstream segment comprises system integrators and solution providers that customize drone platforms, integrate sensors, develop data acquisition and analytics software, and deliver professional services such as inspection, leak detection, pipeline surveillance, and emergency monitoring. Downstream users are oil and gas operators and service companies across exploration, production, transportation, and storage, including oilfields, gas fields, refineries, pipelines, and terminals, leveraging drones to enhance safety, reduce operating costs, and improve asset management efficiency.
The growth of oil and gas drones is driven by increasing safety requirements, the expanding scale of oil and gas infrastructure, and rising demand for digital and intelligent operations and maintenance. Drones can replace manual inspections in high-altitude, long-distance, or hazardous environments, significantly reducing accident risks and operating costs, while advanced sensors such as thermal imaging and gas detection combined with data analytics improve leak detection and asset management efficiency. However, the industry also faces risk factors, including aviation regulations and airspace approval constraints, flight performance and data reliability challenges in harsh environments, relatively high upfront investment costs, and data security and privacy compliance risks, all of which may affect large-scale deployment and commercialization.
LP Information, Inc. (LPI) ' newest research report, the “Oil and Gas Drone Industry Forecast” looks at past sales and reviews total world Oil and Gas Drone sales in 2025, providing a comprehensive analysis by region and market sector of projected Oil and Gas Drone sales for 2026 through 2032. With Oil and Gas Drone sales broken down by region, market sector and sub-sector, this report provides a detailed analysis in US$ millions of the world Oil and Gas Drone industry.
This Insight Report provides a comprehensive analysis of the global Oil and Gas Drone landscape and highlights key trends related to product segmentation, company formation, revenue, and market share, latest development, and M&A activity. This report also analyzes the strategies of leading global companies with a focus on Oil and Gas Drone portfolios and capabilities, market entry strategies, market positions, and geographic footprints, to better understand these firms’ unique position in an accelerating global Oil and Gas Drone market.
This Insight Report evaluates the key market trends, drivers, and affecting factors shaping the global outlook for Oil and Gas Drone and breaks down the forecast by Type, by Application, geography, and market size to highlight emerging pockets of opportunity. With a transparent methodology based on hundreds of bottom-up qualitative and quantitative market inputs, this study forecast offers a highly nuanced view of the current state and future trajectory in the global Oil and Gas Drone.
This report presents a comprehensive overview, market shares, and growth opportunities of Oil and Gas Drone market by product type, application, key manufacturers and key regions and countries.
Segmentation by Type:
Multirotor
Fixed-wing
Other
Segmentation by Functions:
Inspection Drones
Leak Detection Drones
Security and Emergency Monitoring Drones
Surveying and Modeling Drones
Segmentation by Automation Level:
Manual
Semi-automatic
Fully automatic
Segmentation by Application:
Onshore
Offshore
This report also splits the market by region:
Americas
United States
Canada
Mexico
Brazil
APAC
China
Japan
Korea
Southeast Asia
India
Australia
Europe
Germany
France
UK
Italy
Russia
Middle East & Africa
Egypt
South Africa
Israel
Turkey
GCC Countries
The below companies that are profiled have been selected based on inputs gathered from primary experts and analysing the company's coverage, product portfolio, its market penetration.
DJI
Delair
Microdrones
Flyability
FLIR Systems
Drone Volt
AeroVironment
Intel
Elistair
EWATT
Boeing (Insitu)
Voliro
Acecore
Microavia
Measur Drones
Terra Drone
Honeycomb Aerospace
Key Questions Addressed in this Report
What is the 10-year outlook for the global Oil and Gas Drone market?
What factors are driving Oil and Gas Drone market growth, globally and by region?
Which technologies are poised for the fastest growth by market and region?
How do Oil and Gas Drone market opportunities vary by end market size?
How does Oil and Gas Drone break out by Type, by Application?
Please note: The report will take approximately 2 business days to prepare and deliver.
Table of Contents
136 Pages
- *This is a tentative TOC and the final deliverable is subject to change.*
- 1 Scope of the Report
- 2 Executive Summary
- 3 Global by Company
- 4 World Historic Review for Oil and Gas Drone by Geographic Region
- 5 Americas
- 6 APAC
- 7 Europe
- 8 Middle East & Africa
- 9 Market Drivers, Challenges and Trends
- 10 Manufacturing Cost Structure Analysis
- 11 Marketing, Distributors and Customer
- 12 World Forecast Review for Oil and Gas Drone by Geographic Region
- 13 Key Players Analysis
- 14 Research Findings and Conclusion
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