Deepwater and Ultra-deepwater Exploration Production EP Market, By Water Depth (Deepwater and Ultra-Deepwater) and By Region (North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Latin America, and Middle East & Africa) - Trends, Analysis and Forecast till 2029

Report Code: PMI367219 | Publish Date: May 2024 | No. of Pages: 180

Global Deepwater And Ultradeepwater Market Size

The market for deepwater and ultra-deepwater exploration and production was valued at US$ 84 billion in 2019 and is expected to grow at a moderate rate of 10.8% over the coming years.

Making holes with a drilling rig for deepwater oil mining is known as "deep well drilling." Some oil resources are buried deep beneath the ocean floor, but not all oil is accessible on land or in shallow water. Oil firms identify the drilling locations most likely to yield oil using sonic equipment. They employ a mobile offshore drilling unit (MODU) to locate oil resources to drill into the ocean floor. The riser is the portion of the drill that goes through the water below the deck. Drilling fluids can travel from the floor to the rig thanks to the riser. Engineers drop a drill string through the riser, a collection of pipes intended to drill down to the oil deposit.

Additionally, this system has a ground-breaking pressure management feature that lets well operators look into the wellhead. To address the difficulties presented by ultra-deepwater oilfield reservoirs, numerous businesses are concentrating on enhancing equipment, such as offshore blowout preventer (BOP) systems. It is anticipated that these developments in drilling technology will improve the safety of deepwater and ultra-deepwater healthy drilling operations.