据天然气加工和液化天然气/2021年8月6日报道，据Allied Research称，到2026年前，全球页岩气加工设备市场预计将达到135亿美元，2019年至2026年的复合年增长率为14.8%。 页岩气加工设备用于去除未经处理的页岩气和依岩油中的N2、H2S、重烃、CO2和水等组分。
这种方法包括蒸馏、过滤、裂化、再加热、热解和化学处理等各种过程。 热交换器、分离和过滤设备扮演着重要的角色，因为页岩气是从页岩地层中钻出来的，需要在几个温度范围内加热和冷却，然后进行分离和过滤过程。
根据美国能源信息署（EIA）的数据，2018年全球页岩气行业的收入超过了2000亿美元，预计到2025年，该行业的收入将超过3900亿美元。 页岩气和页岩油基础设施及其相关产品(更具体地说，加工设备)的市场总体上正处于增长扩张阶段。
美国是最大的页岩气市场，在美国生产的天然气中，页岩气占了市场份额的一半以上。 因此，随着石油和天然气价格的回升，天然气加工设备的贸易也随之增加。 在上述场景中，观察到对热交换器、分离器、压缩机和内燃机的主要需求。 此外，由于贸易和油价的上涨，对中游油气设备的投资也有所增加。
由于页岩气储量丰富，其基础设施预计将在未来十年大幅增加。 因此，页岩气加工设备有望在未来几年有一个很好的前景。
李峻 编译自 天然气加工和液化天然气
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Shale gas processing equipment market to cross $13.5 B by 2026
According to Allied Research, the global shale gas processing equipment market is projected to reach $13.5 billion by 2026, growing at a CAGR of 14.8% from 2019 to 2026. Shale gas equipment are used to eliminate components such as N2, H2S, heavy hydrocarbons, CO2, and water from the raw shale gas and oil before it is sent for transportation.
This method includes various processes such as distillation, filtration, cracking, reheating, pyrolysis, and chemical treatment. Heat exchangers, separation, and filtration equipment play an important role as raw shale gas is drilled from shale formation, which needs to be heated and cooled at several temperature ranges followed by separation and filtration process.
As per the U.S. energy information administration, the global shale gas industry surpassed more than $200 billion revenue in 2018 and as per their estimates it is anticipated to generate more than $390 billion revenue by 2025. Shale gas and oil infrastructure and markets for their related products, more specifically, processing equipment, altogether are heading toward their growth expansion phase as whole.
The U.S. is the largest shale gas market, and out of overall natural gas produced in the country, shale gas accounted for more than half of the market share. Hence, trade for gas processing equipment increased in response to the recovering oil and gas prices. In the above scenario, major demand is observed for heat exchangers, separators, compressors, and combustion engines. Furthermore, there is a rise in the investment in the midstream oil and gas equipment due to increase in trade and oil prices.
Due to abundant shale gas reserves, its infrastructure expected to grow significantly over the next decade. Hence, processing equipment is expected to have a promising future over the years to come.