BCC 연구소에서 출간한 새로운 보고서에 따르면, 수압 파쇄된 가스와 유정을 위한 폐수 처리 장비 시장이 2018년까지 3억5천만 달러 성장을 예상하고 5년간 연평균 성장률(CAGR)이 10.1%로 전망하고 또한 전체적인 부분에서 빠르게 성장하고 있는 수압파쇄된 유정 시장은 연평균 성장률이 11.2%로 전망하고 있다.

북아메리카의 생산수 처리 시장은 세계 최대 규모로 알려져 있다. 파쇄 운영에서 폐수 처리를 위해 사용되는 장비 판매와 전통적인 정은 2013년에 8억8천900만 달러에 도달했다. 판매에서 fracking 시장은 전체에서 대략 24%를 차지하거나 2013년 2억1천600만 달러로 추정한다. 마찬가지로 수열파쇄 시장의 가장 큰 부분인 수열 파쇄 가스정은 2018년까지 2억4천800만 달러로 성장할 것으로 예상하고 연평균 성장비율은 9.7%로 예측하고 있다. 수열파쇄 기름정 부분은 2013년 600만 달러의 가치를 기록했지만 지금 빠르게 성장하는 시장으로 2018년에 1억200만 달러로 상승을 예상한다고 밝혔다.

According to a new report published by BCC Research, the North American market for wastewater treatment equipment for hydraulically-fractured gas and oil wells is expected to grow to $350 million by 2018, with a five-year compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 10.1 percent. Further, the hydrofracted oil well market, the fastest growing segment overall, is growing at a significant 11.2-percent CAGR.

The North American produced water treatment market is the world's largest. Equipment sales for equipment used to treat wastewater from fracking operations as well as conventional wells reached $889 million in 2013. Sales into the fracking market alone make up approximately 24 percent of the total, or $216 million in 2013. Likewise, hydraulically-fractured gas wells, the largest segment of the hydrofracturing market, is expected to grow to $248 million by 2018, registering a CAGR of 9.7 percent. The hydraulically-fractured oil well segment however, valued at just $60 million in 2013, is growing more rapidly than the market as a whole and is expected to jump to $102 million in 2018.

"The desire to treat produced water to a level suitable for beneficial reuse (other than reinjection) plays an increasing role in market growth," said BCC Research membrane and separation technology analyst Susan Hanft. "Currently, some reuse applications are limited by the cost to treat the highly saline waters to potable quality and the logistics of transporting the water to potential end users. Initial equipment sales into this sector are at wells located in water-scarce areas where alternative disposal options are limited and/or have stringent regulatory standards."

The report, called "FRACKING WATER TREATMENT: THE NORTH AMERICAN MARKET," provides an overview of the North American hydrofracturing water treatment market, including market size estimates and forecasts for developing markets for fracking water treatment technologies through 2018. It focuses on the developing North American market for hydraulic fracturing flowback and produced water treatment equipment for the oil and gas industry. The market is broken down by several different parameters, including country, equipment type and wastewater source.The study covers the industry in the U.S., Canada and Mexico in terms of the manufacture and deployment of treatment systems.

In addition, government roles in support of global markets, including regulatory support, government requirements and promotional incentives for various technologies as relevant and available, are examined. The report is intended for anyone interested in the current and future state of the water treatment market, including players already active in oil and gas production and/or produced water treatment, oilfield services companies, and startups. It will also be of interest to venture investors, entrepreneurs and entrepreneurial companies interested in entering or expanding into the produced water treatment sector.
 

[출처 = Water World / 2014년 5월 30일]