The Gas Utilities Infrastructure Market Will Top $36bn in 2012

Wednesday 23 May 2012, Amsterdam

The Gas Utilities Infrastructure Market 2012-2022 report analyses how this important sector will develop over the next ten years. The report quantifies the market in terms of global size and breaks the market down into 3 major gas utilities infrastructure submarkets, and 13 leading national markets and the rest of the world. Forecasts and analysis are provided for each market from 2012-2022. The report also examines the major drivers and restraints influencing the market over the next decade analysing which nations will drive capital investment into the gas utilities infrastructure market. This new research shows that global spending on gas utilities infrastructure will total $36.13bn in 2012.

A combination of ageing infrastructure, rising use of natural gas as an energy source, a need to improve distribution efficiency and energy security, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions are driving capital expenditure growth in the gas utilities infrastructure market. Over the forecast period many regions and countries will experience strong growth in the gas utilities infrastructures market as new gas infrastructure is built to meet rising demand. More established gas markets will need to upgrade ageing and insufficient distribution infrastructure.

Emerging national gas utility infrastructure markets such as China, India, and Brazil, will drive growth in the market while the US and major European countries will remain central to capital expenditure on gas utility infrastructure over the forecast period to 2012-2022. These major gas using economies will continue to invest heavily in their gas utility distribution networks. Growth in other national and regional markets is expected to increase steadily, as national and regional demand and new discoveries of natural gas lead to greater investment.

The Gas Utilities Infrastructure Market 2012-2022 report analyses the prospects for this dynamic utility sector with detailed forecasts from 2012-2022. The report will be valuable to those already involved in the gas utility infrastructure market or to those wishing to enter this important market in the future.

The Gas Utilities Infrastructure Market 2012-2022 report includes 94 tables, charts and graphs quantifying and forecasting the market in detail, and provides information on 3 global gas utilities infrastructure submarkets, 13 leading national markets and the rest of the world. In addition, the report offers profiles of 35 of the leading companies involved in the gas utilities infrastructure market.