Market Trends of India Artificial Lift Systems Industry
This section covers the major market trends shaping the India Artificial Lift Systems market according to our research experts:
Electric Submersible Pumps (ESP) to Witness Significant Demand
- India is highly dependent on crude oil imports to fulfill its energy needs. According to the latest government data, the country's dependence on crude oil imports reached nearly 82% in 2021.
- Additionally, the country witnessed a decline in domestic crude oil production from 937 thousand barrels per day in 2011 to 746 thousand barrels per day in 2021. ONGC, the country's major oil producer, is witnessing a decline due to technical issues in Mumbai and Neelam Heera fields and less-than-expected production in Santhal and Ball fields in Gujarat.
- The decline in production is also the result of aging fields, which leads to a fall in output. Such aging fields are expected to provide the potential for the usage of electric submersible pumps, thus driving the demand for artificial lift systems.
- The current usage of ESPs in India for oil and gas production is relatively low compared to other artificial lift systems. However, the upcoming investments in the oil and gas sector are expected to provide an opportunity for the electric submersible pumps market in the long run.
- Therefore, based on the above-mentioned factors, the electric submersible pumps segment is expected to witness significant demand for artificial lift systems in India during the forecast period.
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Increasing Maturing and Matured Fields to Drive the Market
- Mature and maturing oil & gas fields and a rising number of aging production technologies are expected to have a huge impact on the growth of the artificial lift market. Natural gas production in the country declined from 4.15 billion cubic feet per day in 2011 to 2.76 billion cubic feet per day in 2021.
- Increasing competitiveness for access to new reserves has put pressure on the maturing reserves for maximizing the output. However, the costs incurred for producing from such maturing reserves are not always profitable and have to be a strategic decision of the companies involved. The operational demands of the matured fields are always unique, and the approach needs to be tailored for specific fields.
- The opportunities presented by the matured and maturing fields are large enough to take a calculated risk and employ technically complex processes for enhancing production.
- The limited budgets available, combined with the 'Lower for Longer' oil prices throw open an opportunity for the companies in the oil production landscape to employ artificial lift and maintain the performance of the assets.
- The investments also include directional drilling, where there exists a significant opportunity for finding hydrocarbons. The current scenario of low oil price is the right opportunity for strategically segmenting the wells and related infrastructure, and employing various oilfield services, such as wireline logging, coiled tubing, and artificial lift, to enhance production from maturing assets.
- Hence, owing to the presence of matured and maturing fields, along with the number of fields are constantly increasing, artificial lift market is expected to play a quintessential role in the drilling markets.
