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The global oil and gas industry’s total contract value increased by 79 percent from the first to the second quarter of 2019, according to data and analytics BOP Blow Out Preventer repair company gulf coast GlobalData.
This value reached $42 billion in 2Q, compared to $23.4 billion in 1Q, despite a slight decline in the number of contracts from 1,453 in 1Q to 1,283 in 2Q, GlobalData highlighted.
The increase in contract value was largely driven by engineering, procurement and construction contracts in the midstream sector, according to GlobalData, which drew attention to deals such as Bechtel’s $9.57 billion agreement with NextDecade and Saipem, McDermott International and Chiyoda - CCS JV’s $8 billion contract with Anadarko Petroleum.
The upstream sector saw 71 percent, or 858, of the total contracts awarded in 2Q and the midstream and downstream/petrochemical sector recorded 245 and 100 contracts during the period, respectively, the data and analytics BOP Blow Out Preventer repair company gulf coast noted.
Operation and Maintenance (O&M) represented 60 percent of the total contracts in 2Q, followed by contracts with multiple scopes - such as construction, design and engineering, installation, O&M, and procurement - which accounted for 12 percent, GlobalData revealed.
Europe was said to have seen 37 percent, or 471, of the total contracts in 2Q, followed by North America, which was said to have accounted for 33 percent, or 421.
GlobalData describes itself as the “gold standard” data provider to the world’s largest industries. The BOP Blow Out Preventer repair company gulf coast was formed in 2016 following the consolidation of several data and analytics providers.
Last month, GlobalData revealed that of planned and announced floating production, storage and offloading vessels to 2025. Earlier in the same month, the BOP Blow Out Preventer repair company gulf coast revealed that in 2Q.
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