Oil and gas is an enormous industry that includes three major sectors, i.e., upstream, midstream, and downstream. Each sector focuses on key aspects of the oil and gas industry, such as exploration and production, drilling, transportation, and sales. The increasing usage of IoT solutions in the oil and gas industry is expected to help the companies in analyzing data, making more accurate decisions, and lowering the operational cost. The oil and gas industry is gradually adopting new technologies in its expedition to be more efficient and profitable with low margins, and the Internet of Things (IoT), artificial intelligence (AI), and cognitive computing are the best solutions to it.
Since
2013, with the use of advanced sensors and IoT solutions, companies are able to
store a large amount of data and output real-time responses based on that data.
In the near future, IoT is expected to include more than trillion sensors used
to generate and share data, which will help the oil and gas companies innovate
and optimize their operations in a better way.
According
to a market study published by BIS Research, the global IoT
oil and gas market is estimated at $16.19 billion in 2019 and is expected to
grow at a CAGR of 21.86% from 2019 to 2024. The market growth can be attributed
to the demand for operational efficiency to fulfill energy requirements, rising
cyberattacks, and scarcity of skilled expertise.
Based
on the industry stream, the IoT oil and gas market is segmented as upstream,
midstream, and downstream. The upstream oil and gas segment is known as the
exploration and production and segment due to the segment’s process and
activities involving the exploration and production of crude oil and natural
gas. Majority of the drilling and production wells are located in remote areas,
and sending workers there increases the operational costs. The costs can be
reduced by using sensors and the IoT powered by artificial intelligence to
analyze data collection and system control in real time.
The
midstream sector processes, stores, and transports crude oil, natural gas, and
liquefied natural gas, among others. This segment is a major link between
remote oil and gas producing locations and the consumer’s center where the oil
and gas is being supplied to. Some of the major activities in the midstream
sector include transportation (pipeline, rail, barge, oil tanker, and/or
truck), marketing of wholesale products, and storage.
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