The World Offshore Oil and Gas Production and Spend Forecast is a unique, wide-ranging and comprehensive study of the future for the global offshore oil and gas industry. This new revised and expanded study presents a detailed analysis of production capacity and spending in every existing and potential offshore producing area in the world from 2001 and for each year through to 2010.

It combines primary data with a practical approach to commercial realities in each region providing the only complete, quantitative review of offshore activity available. It is an invaluable business planning tool for gauging future investment potential of individual countries and regions, and for helping producers and suppliers develop strategies for the future.

Production Forecasts

Offshore oil and gas production growth is forecast in many newer regions whilst production will decline, in some cases rapidly, in others.

The report provides detailed forecasts and descriptions of annual oil and gas output and is unique in including annual additions for each offshore region. Quantifying oil and gas developments throughout the world, including the major new and expanding areas such as the Caspian Sea and the Persian Gulf, it gives the reader unparalleled access to a tool for deciding where investment will be concentrated and where to build markets for equipment and services.

Spend Forecasts

The World Offshore Oil and Gas Production and Spend Forecast is the definitive study of the global offshore oil and gas market, unfolding the future in comprehensive detail. Forecast capital and operational expenditure levels are charted & tabulated by region, taking full account of the recent and forecast cost expansions in each sector.

Water Depths

The World Offshore Oil and Gas Production and Spend Forecast identifies the scale of opportunity and future potential for all offshore areas, subdividing these into shallow and deep waters. The huge transfer of expenditure from the traditional shallow water areas to the deep waters of Brazil, the Gulf of Mexico, West Africa and elsewhere is clearly analysed.

The Author

With a long career in the international oil and gas industry the author, Dr Michael R. Smith, has been responsible for exploration and new venture management across the world.
He is an acknowledged authority on global production and future prospects.

Dr Smith?s other reports in the Douglas-Westwood ?World? series include ?The World Offshore Drilling Spend Forecast?, ?The World Oil Supply Report? and ?The World Gas Supply Report? All forecasts are derived from the Energyfiles database.

Part of an Acclaimed Series

The World Oil and Gas Production and Spend Forecast is the latest in a series of studies used in over 30 countries by oil majors, investment banks, energy contractors and governments.