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Global Oilfield Chemicals Market Analysis and Forecast 2024-2030

April 2024 | 125 pages | ID: GF907C24CF1CEN
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Oilfield chemicals refers to a series of chemicals used in the process of petroleum and gas drilling, mining and transportation, water treatment and enhanced oil recovery. The applications of oilfield chemicals in oilfield include drilling fluids, cementing, completion, stimulation, production and EOR (Enhanced Oil Recovery Chemicals), delivery, etc.

According to APO Research, The global Oilfield Chemicals market is projected to grow from US$ million in 2024 to US$ million by 2030, at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of % during the forecast period.

Global Oilfield Chemicals key players include Schlumberger, Halliburton, Dow, Nalco Champion, etc. Global top four manufacturers hold a share over 30%.

North America is the largest market, with a share about 50%, followed by Latin America and Asia Pacific, both have a share about 25 percent.

In terms of product, Oilfield Production & Delivery is the largest segment, with a share about 30%. And in terms of application, the largest application is Oil and Gas, followed by Shale Gas.

In terms of production side, this report researches the Oilfield Chemicals production, growth rate, market share by manufacturers and by region (region level and country level), from 2019 to 2024, and forecast to 2030.

In terms of consumption side, this report focuses on the sales of Oilfield Chemicals by region (region level and country level), by Company, by Type and by Application. from 2019 to 2024 and forecast to 2030.

This report presents an overview of global market for Oilfield Chemicals, capacity, output, revenue and price. Analyses of the global market trends, with historic market revenue or sales data for 2019 - 2023, estimates for 2024, and projections of CAGR through 2030.

This report researches the key producers of Oilfield Chemicals, also provides the consumption of main regions and countries. Of the upcoming market potential for Oilfield Chemicals, and key regions or countries of focus to forecast this market into various segments and sub-segments. Country specific data and market value analysis for the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Brazil, China, Japan, South Korea, Southeast Asia, India, Germany, the U.K., Italy, Middle East, Africa, and Other Countries.

This report focuses on the Oilfield Chemicals sales, revenue, market share and industry ranking of main manufacturers, data from 2019 to 2024. Identification of the major stakeholders in the global Oilfield Chemicals market, and analysis of their competitive landscape and market positioning based on recent developments and segmental revenues. This report will help stakeholders to understand the competitive landscape and gain more insights and position their businesses and market strategies in a better way.

This report analyzes the segments data by Type and by Application, sales, revenue, and price, from 2019 to 2030. Evaluation and forecast the market size for Oilfield Chemicals sales, projected growth trends, production technology, application and end-user industry.

Descriptive company profiles of the major global players, including SNF, CNPC, BASF, Nalco Champion, GE(Baker Hughes), Schlumberger, Halliburton, Kemira and Clariant, etc.

Oilfield Chemicals segment by Company
  • SNF
  • CNPC
  • BASF
  • Nalco Champion
  • GE(Baker Hughes)
  • Schlumberger
  • Halliburton
  • Kemira
  • Clariant
  • Lubrizol
  • DuPont
  • Chevron Phillips
  • Innospec
Oilfield Chemicals segment by Type
  • Alkyl Phenols and Ethoxylated Aps
  • Glutaraldehyde-base Biocides
  • Polyacrylamide
  • Pour Point Depressants
Oilfield Chemicals segment by Application
  • Oil and Gas
  • Shale Gas
Oilfield Chemicals segment by Region
  • North America
  • U.S.
  • Canada
  • Europe
  • Germany
  • France
  • U.K.
  • Italy
  • Russia
  • Asia-Pacific
  • China
  • Japan
  • South Korea
  • India
  • Australia
  • China Taiwan
  • Indonesia
  • Thailand
  • Malaysia
  • Latin America
  • Mexico
  • Brazil
  • Argentina
  • Middle East & Africa
  • Turkey
  • Saudi Arabia
  • UAE
Study Objectives

1. To analyze and research the global status and future forecast, involving, production, value, consumption, growth rate (CAGR), market share, historical and forecast.

2. To present the key manufacturers, capacity, production, revenue, market share, and Recent Developments.

3. To split the breakdown data by regions, type, manufacturers, and Application.

4. To analyze the global and key regions market potential and advantage, opportunity and challenge, restraints, and risks.

5. To identify significant trends, drivers, influence factors in global and regions.

6. To analyze competitive developments such as expansions, agreements, new product launches, and acquisitions in the market.

Reasons to Buy This Report

1. This report will help the readers to understand the competition within the industries and strategies for the competitive environment to enhance the potential profit. The report also focuses on the competitive landscape of the global Oilfield Chemicals market, and introduces in detail the market share, industry ranking, competitor ecosystem, market performance, new product development, operation situation, expansion, and acquisition. etc. of the main players, which helps the readers to identify the main competitors and deeply understand the competition pattern of the market.

2. This report will help stakeholders to understand the global industry status and trends of Oilfield Chemicals and provides them with information on key market drivers, restraints, challenges, and opportunities.

3. This report will help stakeholders to understand competitors better and gain more insights to strengthen their position in their businesses. The competitive landscape section includes the market share and rank (in volume and value), competitor ecosystem, new product development, expansion, and acquisition.

4. This report stays updated with novel technology integration, features, and the latest developments in the market.

5. This report helps stakeholders to gain insights into which regions to target globally.

6. This report helps stakeholders to gain insights into the end-user perception concerning the adoption of Oilfield Chemicals.

7. This report helps stakeholders to identify some of the key players in the market and understand their valuable contribution.

Chapter Outline

Chapter 1: Introduces the report scope of the report, executive summary of different market segments (by type and by application, etc), including the market size of each market segment, future development potential, and so on. It offers a high-level view of the current state of the market and its likely evolution in the short to mid-term, and long term.

Chapter 2: Introduces the market dynamics, latest developments of the market, the driving factors and restrictive factors of the market, the challenges and risks faced by manufacturers in the industry, and the analysis of relevant policies in the industry.

Chapter 3: Oilfield Chemicals production/output of global and key producers (regions/countries). It provides a quantitative analysis of the production, and development potential of each producer in the next six years.

Chapter 4: Sales (consumption), revenue of Oilfield Chemicals in global, regional level and country level. It provides a quantitative analysis of the market size and development potential of each region and its main countries and introduces the market development, future development prospects, market space of each country in the world.

Chapter 5: Detailed analysis of Oilfield Chemicals manufacturers competitive landscape, price, sales, revenue, market share and industry ranking, latest development plan, merger, and acquisition information, etc.

Chapter 6: Provides the analysis of various market segments by type, covering the sales, revenue, average price, and development potential of each market segment, to help readers find the blue ocean market in different market segments.

Chapter 7: Provides the analysis of various market segments by application, covering the sales, revenue, average price, and development potential of each market segment, to help readers find the blue ocean market in different downstream markets.

Chapter 8: Provides profiles of key manufacturers, introducing the basic situation of the main companies in the market in detail, including product descriptions and specifications, Oilfield Chemicals sales, revenue, price, gross margin, and recent development, etc.

Chapter 9: North America (US & Canada) by type, by application and by country, sales, and revenue for each segment.

Chapter 10: Europe by type, by application and by country, sales, and revenue for each segment.

Chapter 11: China by type, by application, sales, and revenue for each segment.

Chapter 12: Asia (Excluding China) by type, by application and by region, sales, and revenue for each segment.

Chapter 13: Middle East, Africa, Latin America by type, by application and by country, sales, and revenue for each segment.

Chapter 14: Analysis of industrial chain, sales channel, key raw materials, distributors and customers.

Chapter 15: The main concluding insights of the report.

Chapter 15: The main concluding insights of the report.
1 MARKET OVERVIEW

1.1 Product Definition
1.2 Oilfield Chemicals Market by Type
  1.2.1 Global Oilfield Chemicals Market Size by Type, 2019 VS 2023 VS 2030
  1.2.2 Alkyl Phenols and Ethoxylated Aps
  1.2.3 Glutaraldehyde-base Biocides
  1.2.4 Polyacrylamide
  1.2.5 Pour Point Depressants
1.3 Oilfield Chemicals Market by Application
  1.3.1 Global Oilfield Chemicals Market Size by Application, 2019 VS 2023 VS 2030
  1.3.2 Oil and Gas
  1.3.3 Shale Gas
1.4 Assumptions and Limitations
1.5 Study Goals and Objectives

2 OILFIELD CHEMICALS MARKET DYNAMICS

2.1 Oilfield Chemicals Industry Trends
2.2 Oilfield Chemicals Industry Drivers
2.3 Oilfield Chemicals Industry Opportunities and Challenges
2.4 Oilfield Chemicals Industry Restraints

3 GLOBAL OILFIELD CHEMICALS PRODUCTION OVERVIEW

3.1 Global Oilfield Chemicals Production Capacity (2019-2030)
3.2 Global Oilfield Chemicals Production by Region: 2019 VS 2023 VS 2030
3.3 Global Oilfield Chemicals Production by Region
  3.3.1 Global Oilfield Chemicals Production by Region (2019-2024)
  3.3.2 Global Oilfield Chemicals Production by Region (2025-2030)
  3.3.3 Global Oilfield Chemicals Production Market Share by Region (2019-2030)
3.4 North America
3.5 Europe
3.6 Latin America
3.7 China
3.8 India

4 GLOBAL MARKET GROWTH PROSPECTS

4.1 Global Oilfield Chemicals Revenue Estimates and Forecasts (2019-2030)
4.2 Global Oilfield Chemicals Revenue by Region
  4.2.1 Global Oilfield Chemicals Revenue by Region: 2019 VS 2023 VS 2030
  4.2.2 Global Oilfield Chemicals Revenue by Region (2019-2024)
  4.2.3 Global Oilfield Chemicals Revenue by Region (2025-2030)
  4.2.4 Global Oilfield Chemicals Revenue Market Share by Region (2019-2030)
4.3 Global Oilfield Chemicals Sales Estimates and Forecasts 2019-2030
4.4 Global Oilfield Chemicals Sales by Region
  4.4.1 Global Oilfield Chemicals Sales by Region: 2019 VS 2023 VS 2030
  4.4.2 Global Oilfield Chemicals Sales by Region (2019-2024)
  4.4.3 Global Oilfield Chemicals Sales by Region (2025-2030)
  4.4.4 Global Oilfield Chemicals Sales Market Share by Region (2019-2030)
4.5 US & Canada
4.6 Europe
4.7 China
4.8 Asia (Excluding China)
4.9 Middle East, Africa and Latin America

5 MARKET COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE BY MANUFACTURERS

5.1 Global Oilfield Chemicals Revenue by Manufacturers
  5.1.1 Global Oilfield Chemicals Revenue by Manufacturers (2019-2024)
  5.1.2 Global Oilfield Chemicals Revenue Market Share by Manufacturers (2019-2024)
  5.1.3 Global Oilfield Chemicals Manufacturers Revenue Share Top 10 and Top 5 in 2023
5.2 Global Oilfield Chemicals Sales by Manufacturers
  5.2.1 Global Oilfield Chemicals Sales by Manufacturers (2019-2024)
  5.2.2 Global Oilfield Chemicals Sales Market Share by Manufacturers (2019-2024)
  5.2.3 Global Oilfield Chemicals Manufacturers Sales Share Top 10 and Top 5 in 2023
5.3 Global Oilfield Chemicals Sales Price by Manufacturers (2019-2024)
5.4 Global Oilfield Chemicals Key Manufacturers Ranking, 2022 VS 2023 VS 2024
5.5 Global Oilfield Chemicals Key Manufacturers Manufacturing Sites & Headquarters
5.6 Global Oilfield Chemicals Manufacturers, Product Type & Application
5.7 Global Oilfield Chemicals Manufacturers Commercialization Time
5.8 Market Competitive Analysis
  5.8.1 Global Oilfield Chemicals Market CR5 and HHI
  5.8.2 2023 Oilfield Chemicals Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier

6 OILFIELD CHEMICALS MARKET BY TYPE

6.1 Global Oilfield Chemicals Revenue by Type
  6.1.1 Global Oilfield Chemicals Revenue by Type (2019 VS 2023 VS 2030)
  6.1.2 Global Oilfield Chemicals Revenue by Type (2019-2030) & (US$ Million)
  6.1.3 Global Oilfield Chemicals Revenue Market Share by Type (2019-2030)
6.2 Global Oilfield Chemicals Sales by Type
  6.2.1 Global Oilfield Chemicals Sales by Type (2019 VS 2023 VS 2030)
  6.2.2 Global Oilfield Chemicals Sales by Type (2019-2030) & (K MT)
  6.2.3 Global Oilfield Chemicals Sales Market Share by Type (2019-2030)
6.3 Global Oilfield Chemicals Price by Type

7 OILFIELD CHEMICALS MARKET BY APPLICATION

7.1 Global Oilfield Chemicals Revenue by Application
  7.1.1 Global Oilfield Chemicals Revenue by Application (2019 VS 2023 VS 2030)
  7.1.2 Global Oilfield Chemicals Revenue by Application (2019-2030) & (US$ Million)
  7.1.3 Global Oilfield Chemicals Revenue Market Share by Application (2019-2030)
7.2 Global Oilfield Chemicals Sales by Application
  7.2.1 Global Oilfield Chemicals Sales by Application (2019 VS 2023 VS 2030)
  7.2.2 Global Oilfield Chemicals Sales by Application (2019-2030) & (K MT)
  7.2.3 Global Oilfield Chemicals Sales Market Share by Application (2019-2030)
7.3 Global Oilfield Chemicals Price by Application

8 COMPANY PROFILES

8.1 SNF
  8.1.1 SNF Comapny Information
  8.1.2 SNF Business Overview
  8.1.3 SNF Oilfield Chemicals Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2019-2024)
  8.1.4 SNF Oilfield Chemicals Product Portfolio
  8.1.5 SNF Recent Developments
8.2 CNPC
  8.2.1 CNPC Comapny Information
  8.2.2 CNPC Business Overview
  8.2.3 CNPC Oilfield Chemicals Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2019-2024)
  8.2.4 CNPC Oilfield Chemicals Product Portfolio
  8.2.5 CNPC Recent Developments
8.3 BASF
  8.3.1 BASF Comapny Information
  8.3.2 BASF Business Overview
  8.3.3 BASF Oilfield Chemicals Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2019-2024)
  8.3.4 BASF Oilfield Chemicals Product Portfolio
  8.3.5 BASF Recent Developments
8.4 Nalco Champion
  8.4.1 Nalco Champion Comapny Information
  8.4.2 Nalco Champion Business Overview
  8.4.3 Nalco Champion Oilfield Chemicals Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2019-2024)
  8.4.4 Nalco Champion Oilfield Chemicals Product Portfolio
  8.4.5 Nalco Champion Recent Developments
8.5 GE(Baker Hughes)
  8.5.1 GE(Baker Hughes) Comapny Information
  8.5.2 GE(Baker Hughes) Business Overview
  8.5.3 GE(Baker Hughes) Oilfield Chemicals Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2019-2024)
  8.5.4 GE(Baker Hughes) Oilfield Chemicals Product Portfolio
  8.5.5 GE(Baker Hughes) Recent Developments
8.6 Schlumberger
  8.6.1 Schlumberger Comapny Information
  8.6.2 Schlumberger Business Overview
  8.6.3 Schlumberger Oilfield Chemicals Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2019-2024)
  8.6.4 Schlumberger Oilfield Chemicals Product Portfolio
  8.6.5 Schlumberger Recent Developments
8.7 Halliburton
  8.7.1 Halliburton Comapny Information
  8.7.2 Halliburton Business Overview
  8.7.3 Halliburton Oilfield Chemicals Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2019-2024)
  8.7.4 Halliburton Oilfield Chemicals Product Portfolio
  8.7.5 Halliburton Recent Developments
8.8 Kemira
  8.8.1 Kemira Comapny Information
  8.8.2 Kemira Business Overview
  8.8.3 Kemira Oilfield Chemicals Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2019-2024)
  8.8.4 Kemira Oilfield Chemicals Product Portfolio
  8.8.5 Kemira Recent Developments
8.9 Clariant
  8.9.1 Clariant Comapny Information
  8.9.2 Clariant Business Overview
  8.9.3 Clariant Oilfield Chemicals Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2019-2024)
  8.9.4 Clariant Oilfield Chemicals Product Portfolio
  8.9.5 Clariant Recent Developments
8.10 Lubrizol
  8.10.1 Lubrizol Comapny Information
  8.10.2 Lubrizol Business Overview
  8.10.3 Lubrizol Oilfield Chemicals Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2019-2024)
  8.10.4 Lubrizol Oilfield Chemicals Product Portfolio
  8.10.5 Lubrizol Recent Developments
8.11 DuPont
  8.11.1 DuPont Comapny Information
  8.11.2 DuPont Business Overview
  8.11.3 DuPont Oilfield Chemicals Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2019-2024)
  8.11.4 DuPont Oilfield Chemicals Product Portfolio
  8.11.5 DuPont Recent Developments
8.12 Chevron Phillips
  8.12.1 Chevron Phillips Comapny Information
  8.12.2 Chevron Phillips Business Overview
  8.12.3 Chevron Phillips Oilfield Chemicals Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2019-2024)
  8.12.4 Chevron Phillips Oilfield Chemicals Product Portfolio
  8.12.5 Chevron Phillips Recent Developments
8.13 Innospec
  8.13.1 Innospec Comapny Information
  8.13.2 Innospec Business Overview
  8.13.3 Innospec Oilfield Chemicals Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2019-2024)
  8.13.4 Innospec Oilfield Chemicals Product Portfolio
  8.13.5 Innospec Recent Developments

9 NORTH AMERICA

9.1 North America Oilfield Chemicals Market Size by Type
  9.1.1 North America Oilfield Chemicals Revenue by Type (2019-2030)
  9.1.2 North America Oilfield Chemicals Sales by Type (2019-2030)
  9.1.3 North America Oilfield Chemicals Price by Type (2019-2030)
9.2 North America Oilfield Chemicals Market Size by Application
  9.2.1 North America Oilfield Chemicals Revenue by Application (2019-2030)
  9.2.2 North America Oilfield Chemicals Sales by Application (2019-2030)
  9.2.3 North America Oilfield Chemicals Price by Application (2019-2030)
9.3 North America Oilfield Chemicals Market Size by Country
  9.3.1 North America Oilfield Chemicals Revenue Grow Rate by Country (2019 VS 2023 VS 2030)
  9.3.2 North America Oilfield Chemicals Sales by Country (2019 VS 2023 VS 2030)
  9.3.3 North America Oilfield Chemicals Price by Country (2019-2030)
  9.3.4 U.S.
  9.3.5 Canada

10 EUROPE

10.1 Europe Oilfield Chemicals Market Size by Type
  10.1.1 Europe Oilfield Chemicals Revenue by Type (2019-2030)
  10.1.2 Europe Oilfield Chemicals Sales by Type (2019-2030)
  10.1.3 Europe Oilfield Chemicals Price by Type (2019-2030)
10.2 Europe Oilfield Chemicals Market Size by Application
  10.2.1 Europe Oilfield Chemicals Revenue by Application (2019-2030)
  10.2.2 Europe Oilfield Chemicals Sales by Application (2019-2030)
  10.2.3 Europe Oilfield Chemicals Price by Application (2019-2030)
10.3 Europe Oilfield Chemicals Market Size by Country
  10.3.1 Europe Oilfield Chemicals Revenue Grow Rate by Country (2019 VS 2023 VS 2030)
  10.3.2 Europe Oilfield Chemicals Sales by Country (2019 VS 2023 VS 2030)
  10.3.3 Europe Oilfield Chemicals Price by Country (2019-2030)
  10.3.4 Germany
  10.3.5 France
  10.3.6 U.K.
  10.3.7 Italy
  10.3.8 Russia

11 CHINA

11.1 China Oilfield Chemicals Market Size by Type
  11.1.1 China Oilfield Chemicals Revenue by Type (2019-2030)
  11.1.2 China Oilfield Chemicals Sales by Type (2019-2030)
  11.1.3 China Oilfield Chemicals Price by Type (2019-2030)
11.2 China Oilfield Chemicals Market Size by Application
  11.2.1 China Oilfield Chemicals Revenue by Application (2019-2030)
  11.2.2 China Oilfield Chemicals Sales by Application (2019-2030)
  11.2.3 China Oilfield Chemicals Price by Application (2019-2030)

12 ASIA (EXCLUDING CHINA)

12.1 Asia Oilfield Chemicals Market Size by Type
  12.1.1 Asia Oilfield Chemicals Revenue by Type (2019-2030)
  12.1.2 Asia Oilfield Chemicals Sales by Type (2019-2030)
  12.1.3 Asia Oilfield Chemicals Price by Type (2019-2030)
12.2 Asia Oilfield Chemicals Market Size by Application
  12.2.1 Asia Oilfield Chemicals Revenue by Application (2019-2030)
  12.2.2 Asia Oilfield Chemicals Sales by Application (2019-2030)
  12.2.3 Asia Oilfield Chemicals Price by Application (2019-2030)
12.3 Asia Oilfield Chemicals Market Size by Country
  12.3.1 Asia Oilfield Chemicals Revenue Grow Rate by Country (2019 VS 2023 VS 2030)
  12.3.2 Asia Oilfield Chemicals Sales by Country (2019 VS 2023 VS 2030)
  12.3.3 Asia Oilfield Chemicals Price by Country (2019-2030)
  12.3.4 Japan
  12.3.5 South Korea
  12.3.6 India
  12.3.7 Australia
  12.3.8 China Taiwan
  12.3.9 Southeast Asia

13 MIDDLE EAST, AFRICA AND LATIN AMERICA

13.1 Middle East, Africa and Latin America Oilfield Chemicals Market Size by Type
  13.1.1 Middle East, Africa and Latin America Oilfield Chemicals Revenue by Type (2019-2030)
  13.1.2 Middle East, Africa and Latin America Oilfield Chemicals Sales by Type (2019-2030)
  13.1.3 Middle East, Africa and Latin America Oilfield Chemicals Price by Type (2019-2030)
13.2 Middle East, Africa and Latin America Oilfield Chemicals Market Size by Application
  13.2.1 Middle East, Africa and Latin America Oilfield Chemicals Revenue by Application (2019-2030)
  13.2.2 Middle East, Africa and Latin America Oilfield Chemicals Sales by Application (2019-2030)
  13.2.3 Middle East, Africa and Latin America Oilfield Chemicals Price by Application (2019-2030)
13.3 Middle East, Africa and Latin America Oilfield Chemicals Market Size by Country
  13.3.1 Middle East, Africa and Latin America Oilfield Chemicals Revenue Grow Rate by Country (2019 VS 2023 VS 2030)
  13.3.2 Middle East, Africa and Latin America Oilfield Chemicals Sales by Country (2019 VS 2023 VS 2030)
  13.3.3 Middle East, Africa and Latin America Oilfield Chemicals Price by Country (2019-2030)
  13.3.4 Mexico
  13.3.5 Brazil
  13.3.6 Israel
  13.3.7 Argentina
  13.3.8 Colombia
  13.3.9 Turkey
  13.3.10 Saudi Arabia
  13.3.11 UAE

14 VALUE CHAIN AND SALES CHANNELS ANALYSIS

14.1 Oilfield Chemicals Value Chain Analysis
  14.1.1 Oilfield Chemicals Key Raw Materials
  14.1.2 Raw Materials Key Suppliers
  14.1.3 Manufacturing Cost Structure
  14.1.4 Oilfield Chemicals Production Mode & Process
14.2 Oilfield Chemicals Sales Channels Analysis
  14.2.1 Direct Comparison with Distribution Share
  14.2.2 Oilfield Chemicals Distributors
  14.2.3 Oilfield Chemicals Customers

15 CONCLUDING INSIGHTS

16 APPENDIX

16.1 Reasons for Doing This Study
16.2 Research Methodology
16.3 Research Process
16.4 Authors List of This Report
16.5 Data Source
  16.5.1 Secondary Sources
  16.5.2 Primary Sources
16.6 Disclaimer


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