A total of 477 contracts have been awarded in the oil and gas sector globally in November 2022, marking a decrease of 5% when compared with 503 contracts in the previous month, according to GlobalData’s oil and gas contracts database.

The activity marked a decrease of 20%, when compared with the last 12-month average of 598 contracts.

Global oil and gas industry: Contracts activity by volume - November 2021 to November 2022520743610628692577596612552570567503477100%

Oil and gas contracts activity by region in November 2022

By comparing contracts activity in different regions of the globe, Europe held the top position with 178 contracts and a share of 37% in November 2022, followed by North America and Asia-Pacific with 115 contracts (24%) and 96 contracts (20%), respectively.

In fourth place was Middle East with 42 contracts and a 9% share.

Regional share of global oil and gas contracts - November 202237%24%20%19%EuropeNorth AmericaAsia-PacificOthers100%

Upstream segment tops contracts activity in November 2022

Looking at contracts by segment, upstream accounted for the largest proportion with 357 contracts and a 75% share in November 2022, followed by midstream with 69 contracts and a 14% share.

Methodology

All publicly announced contracts are included in this analysis, which is drawn from GlobalData’s oil and gas contracts database that provides insights into awarded and expired contracts globally.

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