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Construction Outlook
replace Russian supplies and the Asia-Pacific region continuing
to expand its import, transmission and distribution infrastructure,
led by India and China.
Even before 2022 and Russia's invasion of Ukraine, global
energy markets were strained as demand returned faster than
supply. Even if commodity supply/demand balances loosen
more than expected in 2023, S&P's Klein notes that almost
all markets will require " another year or more of recalibration
before inventories, balances and prices return to a more sustainable
equilibrium. "
Moreover, despite Europe's success at building gas stocks
ahead of the 2022-23 winter, that feat may prove to be more
daunting in the months ahead as the continent faces a full year
with scarcely a trickle of Russian gas. Planning and construction
of liquefaction and regasification facilities, along with supporting
natural gas pipeline infrastructure, is moving ahead, but
nearly all of the new LNG supply will come online after 2023.
These trends were reflected in Underground Infrastructure/
Pipeline & Gas Journal's annual analysis of pipeline construction
activity, which found 114,403 miles of pipelines either planned
or under construction worldwide at the start of 2023. Of those,
86 percent are natural gas projects and 14 percent are liquids
pipelines. Projects still in the planning, engineering and design
phases represent 75,332 miles of the total, while 39,071 miles
are in various stages of construction.
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102 YEARS...
Pipeline Construction
Maintenance Services
Facilities Construction
The combined figures reveal a 10.7 percent increase in total
mileage compared with the 113,305 miles of pipelines that were
planned or under construction in our 2022 survey.
Total mileage increased in four of seven regions, including
gains of more than 50 percent in both Europe and Asia-Pacific,
while North America, Africa and South and Central America
posted declines.
Total mileage of pipelines planned and under construction
across all regions at the start of 2023 includes Africa, 15,026
(-9.9 percent); Asia-Pacific, 31,521 (+50.6 percent); Western
Europe, 12,082 (+57.5 percent); Russia/CIS, 16,684 (+11.6
percent); South/Central America and Caribbean, 13,281
(-18.2 percent); North America, 18,869 (-13.8 percent); and
Middle East, 6,940 (+39.2 percent).
North America outlook
Pipeline mileage either under construction or set to kick off in
2023 equals 8,548 miles with another 10,321 being planned.
U.S. LNG has been a critical source of Europe's supply and
is projected to meet more of the EU's natural gas demand in the
future. Export capacity is currently maxed out, but more natural
gas pipeline and LNG export capacity is being added through
numerous projects to help meet growing international demand.
With pipeline takeaway capacity bottlenecked in the gasrich
Marcellus Shale, the Haynesville Basin of Northeast Texas
Pipeline Construction
Maintenance and Integrity Work
Gas Compressor Stations
Pump Stations
Gas / Oil Separation Facilities
Metering or Mainline Valve Stations
Petrochemical Plant Facilities
Electrical Power Generation Plants
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