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Global Desalination: Market Share and Company Rankings
With 97% of the Earth's surface covered by oceans, seawater desalination stands as a proven backstop to addressing global water scarcity challenges. Since 1999, the global desalination sector has seen significant growth in large-scale (>50,000 m3/d) plants, with over 42 million m3/d of capacity added across 214 facilities.
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Analyst Presentation // Water Scarcity and A Volatile Landscape for Water Reuse in U.S. Fracking
Bluefield Research delivered a presentation, Water Scarcity and a Volatile Landscape for Water Reuse in U.S. Fracking, at the 30th Annual WateReuse Association on 14 September 2015. This presentation highlights...
15 Sep. 2015
Analyst PresentationIndustry presentations given by our team of water experts at water conferences and other speaking engagements.
Aqualia Adds to Scaling MENA Wastewater Position
On 30 August 2015, the Egyptian Urban Planning Ministry awarded Orasqualia, a consortium of FCC Aqualia, Orascom Construction, Veolia, and ICAT the Abu Rawash wastewater...
3 Sep. 2015
Research NoteBrief research summaries of market development or company strategies.
Veolia Capitalizes on Water-for-Fracking Shift
On 19 August 2015, Antero Resources Corporation signed an agreement with Veolia Water Technologies Inc. and Veolia North America to design and build a US$275...
27 Aug. 2015
Research NoteBrief research summaries of market development or company strategies.
Water Management for U.S. Downstream Oil: Market Drivers, Trends, and Forecasts, 2015-2025
This Market Insight, Water Management for U.S. Downstream Oil: Market Drivers, Trends, and Outlook, 2015-2025 highlights the critical drivers and inhibitors shaping the sector’s water requirements, costs, and opportunities...
13 Aug. 2015
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New Strategies Emerge in Oman Desal Tender
On 20 March 2015, Oman Power and Water Procurement Co (OPWP) released a list of 12 consortiums, including 22 companies, with statements of qualifications to...
2 Jun. 2015
Research NoteBrief research summaries of market development or company strategies.
Antofagasta Deal Elevates EPM Water Expansion
On 23 April 2015, Colombian utility group Grupo EPM (Empresas Públicas de Medellín) agreed to purchase Chilean water utility Aguas de Antofagasta (ADASA) for US$965...
18 May. 2015
Research NoteBrief research summaries of market development or company strategies.
Commodity Swings Alter LatAm Desal Landscape
In the first quarter of 2015, Latin America’s desalination sector is showing an uptick in project activity with discrete opportunities in Chile and Mexico.
18 Mar. 2015
Research NoteBrief research summaries of market development or company strategies.
Updated Outlook // Water for U.S. Hydraulic Fracturing Forecast, 2015-2020
This market outlook has been updated to reflect new market conditions, sparked by a US$64/bbl decline in oil prices between June 2014 and January 2015. The...
11 Feb. 2015
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Water Reuse for the Mining Sector: Drivers, Demand, and Competitive Landscape
This presentation was given by Bluefield analyst, Erin Bonney Casey, at the WateReuse Association’s 2015 Industrial and Commercial Water Reuse Conference in Austin, Texas on...
2 Feb. 2015
Analyst PresentationIndustry presentations given by our team of water experts at water conferences and other speaking engagements.
Prevailing Desal Trends Spur IDE Divestment
Israel Chemicals Ltd (ICL) announced on 11 November 2014 that it is placing its 50% stake in IDE Technologies up for sale. The remaining 50%...
4 Dec. 2014
Research NoteBrief research summaries of market development or company strategies.