Integration of Technologies Poised to Open up a Billion Dollar Market
The global oil demand has been increasing at a near constant rate and increasing deep-sea oil and gas finds are leading to more deep-sea rigs. A growing number of ROVs per rig has resulted in a nearly 33.0 percent increase in market size and opportunity. A skewed balance between supply and demand presents significant opportunities for new market participants. After the BP oil spill disaster of 2010, market demand shot up and ever since a widening gap between supply and demand has existed. This study analyzes the changing rig owner needs, government mandates that contribute to increase in usage of remote operated underwater vehicles and the expected boom in the ROV market.
Market Overview—Definitions
Market Overview—Definitions (continued)
Market Overview—Definitions (continued)
Market Overview—Segmentation
Market Overview—Abbreviations and Keywords
First Base—Business Insights
By 2035, At Least 70.0 Percent of Conventional Oil Reserves will have to be Newly Discovered or Developed
High Petrol Prices Driving Exploration and Rig Construction
Importance of ROVs in the Value Chain—ROVs Incorporated into the Rig Supply Chain
Increase of 33.0 Percent in ROV Deployment
Explosion of Opportunities for Manufacturers Due to Increasing ROV Penetration
Insufficient Global Manufacturing Capacity Pointing to Opportunities for Other Participants
Competitive Landscape Matrix—An Area Ripe for Other Participants to Capitalize On
Getting a Piece of the Action—Potential Strategies for Success
Second Base—Growth Insights
What are AUVs? AUV Structure Breakdown
Ease of Interfacing With Land and Ability to Participate in Groups Driving Value for Oil and Gas Participants
Primary Deployment Areas for AUVs Indicating a Primary Use for Data Gathering
From Present to Future—New Sampling Strategies Expected to Make AUVs Integral to Oil and Gas Participants
ROVs versus AUVs—Primary Differentiating Features
Present Limitations on ROVs Pointing to New Technology as the Solution to Bridges Certain Gaps
Best of Both Worlds Scenario Driving Rapid Product Acceptance and Demand
Market Potential for Acceptance: Key Unmet Needs Fulfilled Only by the Integration of these Technologies
Key Oil and Gas Demands: Automation Need of the Future
Key Oil and Gas Demands: Automation Need of the Future (continued)
Total ROV Market Landscape—Lack of Automation Capabilities Throughout the Spectrum
AUV Market Landscape—Lack of Work-class Capabilities Throughout the Spectrum
Potential Strategies to Integration—Consolidation the Fastest Way to Combine Expertise
Third Base—Profit Insights
The Importance of Software—A Key Building Block of AUVs
Market Movement From Self-software Development to Third-party Software Development
Why this Change is Happening—Hardware Commoditization Driving Software Differentiation
A Software Company in the AUV/ROV Landscape—SeeByte
Evolution of Dumb ROVs into Intelligent AUVs Addressing Key Needs of Oil and Gas Companies
ROV Software Predicted to Become Billion-dollar Industry by 2019
Getting a Piece of the Action—Potential Strategies for Success
The Last Word—Three Big Predictions
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