Market Trends of Middle East and Africa Intrinsically Safe Equipment Industry
This section covers the major market trends shaping the MEA Intrinsically Safe Equipment Market according to our research experts:
The Oil and Gas Segment is Expected to Hold a Major Market Share
- An explosion requires three ingredients: oxygen, a flammable substance (fuel), and a source of ignition. It is not always possible to eliminate the fuel from the environment in an industry that deals specifically with flammable compounds, such as an oil and gas refinery.
- Intrinsically safe equipment permits safe operation in hazardous areas like mining, oil, and gas facilities by restricting the thermal or electrical energy accessible for ignition, which is accomplished by restricting the amount of power available to electrical tools in the hazardous region to a level that will not ignite the gases.
- According to BP Plc, the Middle East had the largest proven natural gas reserves in the world, at 75.8 trillion cubic meters in 202 Further, according to Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF), The Middle East's natural gas demand hit 540 billion cubic meters in 201. Natural gas is mostly utilized for heating and power generation, and demand in the Middle East is expected to increase by 53% by 2050.
- Additionally, in November 2020, UAE's Supreme Petroleum Council (SPC) announced discoveries of unconventional oil resources estimated at 22 billion barrels of oil in addition to 2 billion barrels of conventional oil in Abu Dhabi, which is expected to supplement the uptake of newer oil and gas upstream projects in the country. The abundance of gas reserves and the increasing demand for natural gas are expected to propel the growth of the studied market.
- Also, UAE intends to increase investments in field expansion projects and the use of enhanced oil recovery (EOR) techniques to counter production from maturing fields; as a result, new oilfield investments and policies would significantly drive the market's growth.
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Safety Switches are Expected to Witness a Significant Growth
- An intrinsically safe switch is a device that instantly turns off the electricity supply when an electrical fault is detected, reducing the risk of electrical fires, electric shock, injury, and human death. These switches are commonly used for two purposes: as a disconnecting means for a service entrance and as a disconnecting and fault protection mechanism for motors or equipment. There are two types of safety switches, non-fusible safety switch and fusible safety switch.
- There are no fuses associated with non-fusible safety switches or circuit protection. It only provides a convenient means to open and close an electric circuit. The load is disconnected from its electrical power source when the circuit is opened, and the load is connected when the circuit is closed. External overcurrent devices, like circuit breakers or fuses, are used to protect the circuit.
- A fusible safety switch can be coupled with fuses in a single enclosure and, thus, is known as a fusible safety switch. The switch provides a means to manually open and close the circuit, and the fuse prevents heat-generated damage, overcurrent, or short-circuiting.
- The safety switches are crucial for safe and efficient work in hazardous locations like grain elevators, offshore drilling, petrochemical industries, waste treatment plants, paint booths, and hazardous waste handling facilities.
- According to General Authority for Statistics (Saudi Arabia), It is projected that the revenue of manufacture of chemicals and chemical products in Saudi Arabia would amount to approximately USD 54.2 billion by 2024, from USD 45.71 billion in 2020. The increasing trends of chemical production and consumption in the region would provide lucrative opportunities for the growth of the studied market.
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