Crude Oil Carriers Market: Global Opportunity Analysis and Industry Forecast, 2023-2030 Market

 Crude oil carriers are the transportation vehicles that are used to transport crude oil drilled out from the reserves and wells to refineries for further processing. Several methods are used for carrying crude oil including pipelines, rail tank cars, trucks and others. Among these methods of oil transports; the oil tankers are most commonly used to transport bulk amount of crude oil from one point to the other. .The crude oil carriers are used in both upstream and midstream operations. In upstream operations it is used for transportation of crude oil from the exploration or drilling place to the processing section. After the processing (filtering, desalting and impurity removal) of crude oil it transports the crude oil for refining purpose.  They are either made up of galvanized iron or stainless-steel materials to withstand high-tensile strength and ensure proper durability. Corrosion is one of the major problems associated with the crude oil carriers; to avoid this it is neutralized with either acid or base after every transport cycle.

COVID-19 scenario analysis:

• The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic has severely affected the global crude oil carriers market.
• Nationwide lockdowns imposed by several governments to contain the virus, most of the business activities were either slowed down or even put to a halt. This has caused a significant decrease in demand for full across the globe, thereby affecting the crude oil carriers market.
• Attributed to the wake of COVID-19 pandemic, the overall use of crude oil has decreased to a greater extent. The oil prices have slashed down to $30 per barrel that has lead a fall of nearly 50-85% of oil & gas revenues. This is projected to have a negative impact on crude oil carriers market during the COVID-19 scenario.
•  Also, temporary shutdown of midstream refineries have put a break on the crude oil carriers market due to lockdowns and risk of health infection of workforce during the novel coronavirus pandemic.

Top impacting factors: Market Scenario Analysis, Trends, Drivers and Impact Analysis

With the rapid industrialization across the globe, there is a significant rise in demand for fuel in the market. Thus, in order to fulfil the rising demand of oil and gas, the major companies are manufacturing crude oil carriers at their highest abilities. This is one of the key growth driver uncovering healthy growth opportunities to this market. With the growing crude oil trade, there has been an upsurge in the applications for very large crude carriers (VLCC) and ultra large crude carriers (ULCC) in the market. With growing global trade, adoption of such crude carriers is increasing every year thereby complementing the growth of this market. However the volatility in crude oil prices might restrain the growth of crude oil carriers market in the coming future. Also, developed countries like the U.S., Australia, Switzerland, and others, are shifting rapidly toward renewable sources of energy such as wind, tidal and geothermal. Thus, making them less dependent on crude oil for energy generation. This may hamper the growth of crude oil carriers market among the developed economies.

The North America region caters for a major fraction of the global oilfield crude oil carriers market due to the increasing number of exploration and drilling activities in the region, especially in countries like the U.S. In addition, the market in the Middle Eastern region is also expected to witness a lucrative growth due to the presence of huge number of oil and gas companies in the region. In 2018, Asia-Pacific and Middle-East countries contributed to the highest demand for crude oil carriers. Middle East countries being the top exporters of crude oil require crude oil carriers at larger extent. The demand for crude oil carriers among the Middle East and Asia-Pacific region has registered an increase by 5%. This data is expected to increase significantly during the forecast period due to surge in crude oil related activities in the developing economies like China, India, and others. Thus, creating lucrative opportunities for the crude oil carriers market during the forecast period.

Key benefits of the report:

• This study presents the analytical depiction of the global crude oil carriers industry along with the current trends and future estimations to determine the imminent investment pockets.
• The report presents information related to key drivers, restraints, and opportunities along with detailed analysis of the global crude oil carriers market share.
• The current market is quantitatively analyzed to highlight the global crude oil carriers market growth scenario.
• Porter’s five forces analysis illustrates the potency of buyers & suppliers in the market.
• The report provides a detailed global crude oil carriers market analysis based on competitive intensity and how the competition will take shape in coming years.

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