TABLE OF CONTENTS
SECTION PAGE
INTRODUCTION ix
I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1
II. MARKET ENVIRONMENT 4
General 4
Macroeconomic Environment 5
Petroleum & Natural Gas Outlook 10
Natural Gas 12
Exploration & Reserves 14
Production 16
Drilling 20
Pricing 22
Petroleum 24
Exploration & Reserves 26
Production 28
Drilling 32
Pricing 34
Oilfield Services Outlook 37
Enhanced Oil Recovery 40
Historical Market Trends 42
Raw Material Pricing Trends 46
Formulated Product Pricing Trends 47
Environmental & Regulatory Considerations 49
Foreign Trade 52
International Environment 53
World Oil & Gas Reserves 54
Petroleum 55
Natural Gas 56
World Oil & Gas Production 59
World Oilfield Chemicals Outlook 60
III. TECHNOLOGY 63
General 63
Well Drilling 64
Directional Drilling 65
Horizontal Drilling 66
Expandable Technologies 68
Coiled Tubing Drilling 69
Dual-Gradient Drilling 70
Other Drilling Technologies 71
Drilling Fluids 72
Well Completion & Workover 74
Coal Bed Methane 77
Well Stimulation 78
Hydraulic Fracturing 78
Acidizing 81
Types 81
Uses 82
Retardation of Acid Reactions 84
Fracture Acidizing 85
Other Well Stimulation Techniques & Technology 86
Well Stimulation Fluids 88
Foamed Fracturing Fluids 91
Acidizing Fluids 92
Foamed Acidizing Fluids 92
Enhanced Oil Recovery 93
Thermal Recovery 94
Gas Recovery 94
Chemical Recovery 95
Other EOR Methods 96
Other Oilfield Technologies 97
IV. OILFIELD CHEMICAL PRODUCTS 99
General 99
Stimulation Chemicals 102
Drilling Fluids 105
Product Characteristics 107
Demand by Type 109
Water-Based 112
Synthetic-Based 113
Oil-Based 114
Demand by Location 115
Market Share 118
Production Chemicals 120
Demulsifiers & Related Products 123
Corrosion & Scale Inhibitors 125
Lubricants 127
Asphaltene & Paraffin Inhibitors 129
Biocides 131
Defoamers 133
Other 134
Market Share 136
Cementing Chemicals 138
Completion & Workover Fluids 140
Product Characteristics 141
Market Share 142
EOR Products 145
V. OILFIELD CHEMICAL RAW MATERIALS 149
General 149
Commodity Chemicals 151
Cement 154
Barite 158
Bromine Compounds 161
Acids 163
Calcium Chloride 165
Clays 167
Other Commodity Chemicals 169
Specialty Chemicals 171
Surfactants 173
Other Specialty Chemicals 176
Polymers 179
Cellulose Polymers 182
Natural Gums 184
Guar Gum 186
Xanthan Gum 187
Other Gums 188
Polyacrylamides 188
Other Polymers 190
Gases 192
Nitrogen 194
Carbon Dioxide 196
Other Raw Materials 199
VI. INDUSTRY STRUCTURE 203
General 203
Market Share 207
Formulated Product Market Share 208
M-I SWACO 209
Baker Hughes 210
Halliburton 210
Other Leaders 210
Raw Material Market Share 211
Industry Restructuring 213
Cooperative Agreements 215
Marketing & Distribution 216
Research & Development 219
Competitive Strategies 221
Company Profiles 224
Air Products and Chemicals Incorporated 225
Akzo Nobel NV 227
Albemarle Corporation 229
Alco Chemical, see Akzo Nobel
AMCOL International Corporation 231
American Colloid Company, see AMCOL International
Ashland Incorporated 233
Baker Hughes Incorporated 236
BASF SE 241
BJ Services Company 243
Capitol Aggregates Limited 246
CEMEX SAB de CV 247
Champion Technologies Incorporated 248
Chemtura Corporation 250
Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LLC 251
Clariant International Limited 253
Cognis Deutschland GmbH & Company KG 255
Croda International plc 256
Dow Chemical Company 258
DuPont (EI) de Nemours 261
Elementis plc 262
Emery Oleochemicals Group 264
Enerchem International Incorporated 265
Excalibar Minerals Incorporated, see Newpark Resources
GEO Drilling Fluids Incorporated 266
Halliburton Company 267
International Specialty Products Incorporated 271
Israel Chemicals Limited 272
Kemira Oyj 274
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP 275
Koch Industries Incorporated 277
Lafarge SA 278
Lubrizol Corporation 280
M-I SWACO LLC, see Schlumberger and Smith International
Messina Incorporated 281
Nalco Holding Company 283
Newpark Resources Incorporated 285
Patterson-UTI Energy Incorporated 287
Praxair Incorporated 289
Rhodia SA 290
Roemex Limited 292
Schlumberger Limited 293
Smith International Incorporated 295
TETRA Technologies Incorporated 299
Texas Industries Incorporated 301
Weatherford International Limited 303
Other Companies Involved in the Oilfield Chemicals Industry 305
LIST OF TABLES
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SECTION I -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Summary Table 3
SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT
1 Macroeconomic Indicators 10
2 US Oil & Natural Gas Production 12
3 US Natural Gas Supply & Demand 14
4 Natural Gas Drilling Indicators 21
5 US Petroleum Supply & Demand 26
6 Petroleum Drilling Indicators 33
7 Oilfield Services Indicators 39
8 US Enhanced Oil Recovery Outlook 42
9 Oilfield Chemical Market, 1998-2008 44
10 Prices for Selected Oilfield Chemical Raw Materials 47
11 Prices for Selected Oilfield Chemical Products 48
12 Petroleum Reserves by Country, 2008 56
13 Natural Gas Reserves by Country, 2008 58
14 World Oil & Gas Production 60
SECTION IV -- OILFIELD CHEMICAL PRODUCTS
1 Formulated Oilfield Chemical Demand by Type 101
2 Oilfield Stimulation Chemical Demand 105
3 Drilling Fluids Demand 107
4 Selected Drilling Fluid Additives & Their Functions 109
5 Drilling Fluid Demand by Type 110
6 Water-Based Drilling Fluid Demand 113
7 Synthetic-Based Drilling Fluid Demand 114
8 Oil-Based Drilling Fluid Demand 115
9 Drilling Fluid Demand by Location 118
10 Oilfield Production Chemical Demand by Type 122
11 Demulsifier & Related Product Demand in Oilfield
Applications 125
12 Corrosion & Scale Inhibitor Demand in Oilfield
Applications 127
13 Lubricant Demand in Oilfield Applications 129
14 Asphaltene & Paraffin Inhibitor Demand in Oilfield
Applications 131
15 Biocide Demand in Oilfield Applications 132
16 Defoamer Demand in Oilfield Applications 134
17 Other Oilfield Production Chemicals Demand 136
18 Oilfield Cementing Chemicals Demand 140
19 Completion & Workover Fluids Demand 141
20 Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) Products Demand 148
SECTION V -- OILFIELD CHEMICAL RAW MATERIALS
1 Oilfield Chemical Raw Material Demand by Type 150
2 Commodity Chemical Demand in Oilfield Applications 153
3 Cement Demand in Oilfield Applications 158
4 Barite Demand in Oilfield Applications 161
5 Bromine Compound Demand in Oilfield Applications 163
6 Acids Demand in Oilfield Applications 165
7 Calcium Chloride Demand in Oilfield Applications 167
8 Clay Demand in Oilfield Applications 169
9 Other Commodity Chemical Demand in Oilfield
Applications 171
10 Specialty Chemical Demand in Oilfield Applications 173
11 Surfactant Demand in Oilfield Applications 176
12 Other Specialty Chemical Demand in Oilfield Applications 179
13 Polymer Demand in Oilfield Applications 181
14 Cellulose Polymer Demand in Oilfield Chemical
Applications 184
15 Natural Gum Demand in Oilfield Applications 186
16 Polyacrylamide Demand in Oilfield Applications 190
17 Other Polymer Demand in Oilfield Applications 192
18 Gases Demand in Oilfield Applications 194
19 Nitrogen Demand in Oilfield Applications 196
20 Merchant Carbon Dioxide Demand in Oilfield
Applications 199
21 Other Raw Material Demand in Oilfield Applications 202
SECTION VI -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
1 US Oilfield Chemical Sales by Company, 2008 205
2 Selected Acquisitions & Divestitures 215
3 Research & Development Expenditures for Selected Oilfield
Chemical Firms 221
LIST OF CHARTS
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SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT
1 US Natural Gas Reserves, 1998-2008 16
2 Natural Gas Production, 1998-2008 18
3 Natural Gas Producing States, 2008 19
4 Natural Gas Drilling Indicators, 1998-2008 21
5 Natural Gas Wellhead Prices, 1998-2008 23
6 Natural Gas Pricing & Crude Oil Pricing, 1998-2008 24
7 US Petroleum Reserves, 1998-2008 28
8 US Petroleum Production, 1998-2008 29
9 Crude Oil Producing States, 2008 31
10 Petroleum Drilling Indicators, 1998-2008 34
11 Petroleum Prices, 1998-2008 37
12 Oilfield Chemical Market, 1998-2008: Formulated Product
Demand & Oil & Gas Production 45
13 Oilfield Chemical Market, 1998-2008: Formulated Product Demand,
Oil Prices, Gas Prices & Active Rig Count 45
SECTION IV -- OILFIELD CHEMICAL PRODUCTS
1 Formulated Oilfield Chemical Demand by Type, 2008 102
2 Drilling Fluid Demand by Type, 2008: Value & Volume 111
3 Drilling Fluid Market Share, 2008 120
4 Oilfield Production Chemical Demand by Type, 2008 123
5 US Production Chemical Market Share, 2008 138
6 US Completion & Workover Fluid Market Share, 2008 145
SECTION V -- OILFIELD CHEMICAL RAW MATERIALS
1 Oilfield Chemical Raw Material Demand by Type, 2008 151
2 Commodity Chemical Demand in Oilfield Applications, 2008 154
SECTION VI -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
1 US Formulated Oilfield Chemical Market Share, 2008 209
2 Oilfield Chemical Raw Material Market Share, 2008 213