Capital expenditure for upstream oil and gas projects worldwide fell more than 25 percent in 2020 to approximately 305 billion U.S. dollars. In 2021, upstream capex is forecast to increase by two percent to 310 billion U.S. dollars, staying far below pre-pandemic levels.
Estimated capital expenditure for upstream oil and gas projects worldwide from 2019 to 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars)
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Global energy industryStatista. (March 18, 2021). Estimated capital expenditure for upstream oil and gas projects worldwide from 2019 to 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 08, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1243620/upstream-oil-and-gas-project-capex-worldwide/
Statista. "Estimated capital expenditure for upstream oil and gas projects worldwide from 2019 to 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. March 18, 2021. Statista. Accessed June 08, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1243620/upstream-oil-and-gas-project-capex-worldwide/
Statista. (2021). Estimated capital expenditure for upstream oil and gas projects worldwide from 2019 to 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 08, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1243620/upstream-oil-and-gas-project-capex-worldwide/
Statista. "Estimated Capital Expenditure for Upstream Oil and Gas Projects Worldwide from 2019 to 2021 (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Mar 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1243620/upstream-oil-and-gas-project-capex-worldwide/
Statista, Estimated capital expenditure for upstream oil and gas projects worldwide from 2019 to 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1243620/upstream-oil-and-gas-project-capex-worldwide/ (last visited June 08, 2024)
Estimated capital expenditure for upstream oil and gas projects worldwide from 2019 to 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph], Statista, March 18, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1243620/upstream-oil-and-gas-project-capex-worldwide/