1. Executive Summary
1.1 The Oil & Gas Virtual Reality Training and Simulation Market Overview
1.2 Drivers and Restraints in the Oil & Gas Virtual Reality Training and Simulation Market
1.2.1 Drivers in the Oil & Gas Virtual Reality Training and Simulation Market
1.2.2 Restraints in the Oil & Gas Virtual Reality Training and Simulation Market
1.3 Highlights of the Report
1.4 Benefits of the Report
1.5 Methodology
1.6 The Global Oil & Gas Virtual Reality Training and Simulation Market Forecast 2011-2021
1.7 Regional Oil & Gas Virtual Reality Training and Simulation Markets Forecast 2011-2021
2. Introduction to the Oil & Gas Virtual Reality Training and Simulation Market
2.1 Definition of Virtual Reality
2.2 Origins of Virtual Reality
2.3 Uses for Virtual Reality within the Oil & Gas Industry
2.3.1 Virtual Reality Training
2.3.2 Virtual Reality in the Drilling Industry
2.3.3 Virtual Reality in the Design of Plants
2.3.4 Virtual Reality in Process Optimisation
2.3.5 Virtual Reality in Reservoir Engineering
2.3.5.1 Virtual Cubes
2.3.5.2 GeoWalls
2.3.6 Improving Safety through Virtual Reality
2.3.6.1 Virtual Reality in Fire Safety
2.3.7 Virtual Reality in Pilot Training
2.3.7.1 Virtual Reality in ROV Pilot Training
2.3.7.2 Virtual Reality in Tanker Pilot Training
3. The Global Oil & Gas Virtual Reality Training and Simulation Market
3.1 Recent Developments in the Oil & Gas Virtual Reality Training and Simulation Market
3.2 Global Oil & Gas Virtual Reality Training and Simulation Market Drivers and Restraints 2011-2021
3.3 Global Oil & Gas Virtual Reality Training and Simulation Market Drivers
3.3.1 Need to Replace the Retiring Baby Boom Generation with Younger Workers
3.3.2 Increasing Demand for Oil & Gas
3.3.3 Time and Cost Saving Potential
3.3.4 Increasing Safety Concerns
3.3.5 Technological Advances
3.4 Global Oil & Gas Virtual Reality Training and Simulation Market Restraints
3.4.1 Relatively High Costs
3.4.2 Technological Limitations
3.4.3 Institutional Opposition
3.4.4 Lack of Safety Regulations
3.4.5 Effects of a Weak Global Economy
4. Regional Oil & Gas Virtual Reality Training and Simulation Markets Forecast 2011-2021
4.1 The North American Oil & Gas Virtual Reality Training and Simulation Market Forecast 2011-2021
4.2 The European Oil & Gas Virtual Reality Training and Simulation Market Forecast 2011-2021
4.3 The Middle Eastern Oil & Gas Virtual Reality Training and Simulation Market Forecast 2011-2021
4.4 The Asia-Pacific American Oil & Gas Virtual Reality Training and Simulation Market Forecast 2011-2021
4.5 The African Oil & Gas Virtual Reality Training and Simulation Market Forecast 2011-2021
4.6 The South American Oil & Gas Virtual Reality Training and Simulation Market Forecast 2011-2021
4.7 The Russian and Central Asian Oil & Gas Virtual Reality Training and Simulation Market Forecast 2011-2021
4.8 Regional Variations in Market Size and Growth
5. SWOT Analysis of the Oil & Gas Virtual Reality Training and Simulation Market 2011-2021
5.1 Strengths
5.1.1 Need to Replace Retiring Workers
5.1.2 Virtual Reality Suitable for Young People
5.1.3 Reduced Start-up Times
5.1.4 Cost Effective
5.1.5 Varied Training Scenarios
5.1.6 Remote Learning Capabilities
5.2 Weaknesses
5.2.1 Technological Limitations
5.2.2 Relatively High Costs
5.3 Opportunities
5.3.1 Technological Advances
5.3.2 Increasing Safety Concerns
5.3.3 Increasing Demand for Oil & Gas
5.3.4 Ability to Learn from an Accident
5.3.5 Long Term Potential
5.4 Threats
5.4.1 Effects of a Weak Global Economy
5.4.2 Institutional Opposition
6. Leading Technologies in the Oil & Gas Virtual Reality Training and Simulation Market
6.1 Walkinside
6.2 EyeSim
6.3 Real Asset Virtualisation Environment
6.4 VRSafety
6.5 SAVE Simulator
6.6 MindSafe
6.7 EON ICube
6.8 Holospace
6.9 GeoVisionary
6.10 EON Geo
6.11 The DeepTouch Pilot Training Simulator
6.12 ROVsim2 O&G
6.13 VROV
7. Expert Opinion
7.1 Coole Immersive
7.1.1 Coole Immersive's Products and Services within the Virtual Reality Market for Oil & Gas
7.1.2 Coole Immersive's Current Clients
7.1.3 The Impact of the Retirement of the Baby Boom Generation
7.1.4 Uses for Virtual Reality within the Oil & Gas Industry
7.1.5 The Development of Virtual Reality Technologies
7.1.6 Growth Opportunities outside North America and Europe
7.1.7 Estimations of the Virtual Reality Market for Oil & Gas
7.2 VRcontext
7.2.1 The Advantages of Walkinside Version 6.0
7.2.2 VRcontext's Current Clients
7.2.3 Geographical Demand for Virtual Reality within the Oil & Gas Industry
7.2.4 Uses for Virtual Reality within the Oil & Gas Industry
7.2.5 The Development of Virtual Reality Technologies
7.3 GexCon
7.3.1 GexCon's Products and Services within the Virtual Reality Market for Oil & Gas
7.3.2 Uses for Virtual Reality within the Oil & Gas Industry
7.3.3 High Costs of Virtual Reality Technologies
7.3.4 Safety Concerns in the Wake of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
7.3.5 The Development of Virtual Reality Technologies
7.3.6 Future Plans for VRSafety
7.4 Marine Simulation LLC
7.4.1 Marine Simulation's Products and Services within the Virtual Reality Market for Oil & Gas
7.4.2 Marine Simulation's Clients
7.4.3 Uses for Virtual Reality within the Oil & Gas Industry
7.4.4 Demand for Virtual Reality within the Oil & Gas Industry
7.4.5 The Development of Virtual Reality Technologies
7.5 TSC Simulation
7.5.1 TSC Simulation's Products and Services within the Virtual Reality Market for Oil and Gas
7.5.2 TSC Simulation's Clients
7.5.3 Safety Concerns in the Wake of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
7.5.4 Uses for Virtual Reality within the Oil & Gas Industry
7.5.5 The Development of Virtual Reality Technologies
8. Leading Companies in the Oil & Gas Virtual Reality Training and Simulation Market
8.1 AspenTech
8.2 Baker Hughes
8.3 Barco
8.4 Check-6 Inc.
8.5 Chevron
8.6 Coole Immersive
8.7 CPS Canadian Petroleum Services
8.8 Cresent
8.9 Drilling Systems
8.10 Dynamic Vision
8.11 EON Reality
8.12 ESD Simulation Training
8.13 ESSCA
8.14 ExxonMobil
8.15 ForgeFX
8.16 Fugro General Robotics Limited (FGRL)
8.17 GexCon
8.18 GSE Systems
8.19 Haliburton
8.20 Honeywell
8.21 Invensys
8.22 Intertek Moody C&T
8.23 INTEX
8.24 KCA DEUTAG
8.25 Kongsberg Gruppen
8.26 Marine Simulation LLC
8.27 Nebb
8.28 Oceaneering
8.29 Phenomatics
8.30 Royal Dutch Shell
8.31 Saudi Aramco
8.32 Schilling Robotics
8.33 Schlumberger
8.34 SimiGon
8.35 TSC Simulation
8.36 VectorCommand Limited
8.37 Virtalis
8.38 Virthualis
8.39 VRcontext
9. Conclusion
9.1 Outlook for the Global Oil & Gas Virtual Reality Training and Simulation Market 2011-2021
9.2 High Growth Nations in the Oil & Gas Virtual Reality Training and Simulation Market
9.3 Moderate to High Growth Nations in the Oil & Gas Virtual Reality Training and Simulation Market
9.4 Moderate Growth Nations in the Oil & Gas Virtual Reality Training and Simulation Market
9.5 Moderate to Low Growth Nations in the Oil & Gas Virtual Reality Training and Simulation Market
9.6 Global Oil & Gas Virtual Reality Training and Simulation Market Summary
10. Glossary
List of Tables
Table 3.1 Global Oil & Gas Virtual Reality Training and Simulation Market Forecast 2011-2021 ($m, AGR %)
Table 3.2 Global Oil & Gas Virtual Reality Training and Simulation Market Forecast CAGR (%) 2011-2021, 2011-2016, 2016-2021
Table 3.3 Global Oil & Gas Virtual Reality Training and Simulation Market Drivers and Restraints 2011-2021
Table 4.1 Regional Oil & Gas Virtual Reality Training and Simulation Markets Forecast 2011-2021 ($m, AGR %)
Table 4.2 Regional Oil & Gas Virtual Reality Training and Simulation Markets Forecast CAGR (%) 2011-2021, 2011-2016, 2016-2021
Table 4.3 North American Oil & Gas Virtual Reality Training and Simulation Market Forecast Summary 2011, 2016 and 2021 ($m, Rank, % Share, CAGR %, Cumulative)
Table 4.4 North American Oil & Gas Virtual Reality Training and Simulation Market Forecast 2011-2021 ($m, AGR %)
Table 4.5 North American Oil & Gas Virtual Reality Training and Simulation Market Forecast CAGR (%) 2011-2021, 2011-2016, 2016-2021
Table 4.6 European Oil & Gas Virtual Reality Training and Simulation Market Forecast Summary 2011, 2016 and 2021 ($m, Rank, % Share, CAGR %, Cumulative)
Table 4.7 European Oil & Gas Virtual Reality Training and Simulation Market Forecast 2011-2021 ($m, AGR %)
Table 4.8 European Oil & Gas Virtual Reality Training and Simulation Market Forecast CAGR (%) 2011-2021, 2011-2016, 2016-2021
Table 4.9 Middle Eastern Oil & Gas Virtual Reality Training and Simulation Market Forecast Summary 2011, 2016 and 2021 ($m, Rank, % Share, CAGR %, Cumulative)
Table 4.10 Middle Eastern Oil & Gas Virtual Reality Training and Simulation Market Forecast 2011-2021 ($m, AGR %)
Table 4.11 Middle Eastern Oil & Gas Virtual Reality Training and Simulation Market Forecast CAGR (%) 2011-2021, 2011-2016, 2016-2021
Table 4.12 Asia-Pacific Oil & Gas Virtual Reality Training and Simulation Market Forecast Summary 2011, 2016 and 2021 ($m, Rank, % Share, CAGR %, Cumulative)
Table 4.13 Asia-Pacific Oil & Gas Virtual Reality Training and Simulation Market Forecast 2011-2021 ($m, AGR %)
Table 4.14 Asia-Pacific Oil & Gas Virtual Reality Training and Simulation Market Forecast CAGR (%) 2011-2021, 2011-2016, 2016-2021
Table 4.15 African Oil & Gas Virtual Reality Training and Simulation Market Forecast Summary 2011, 2016 and 2021 ($m, Rank, % Share, CAGR %, Cumulative)
Table 4.16 African Oil & Gas Virtual Reality Training and Simulation Market Forecast 2011-2021 ($m, AGR %)
Table 4.17 African Oil & Gas Virtual Reality Training and Simulation Market Forecast CAGR (%) 2011-2021, 2011-2016, 2016-2021
Table 4.18 South American Oil & Gas Virtual Reality Training and Simulation Market Forecast Summary 2011, 2016 and 2021 ($m, Rank, % Share, CAGR %, Cumulative)
Table 4.19 South American Oil & Gas Virtual Reality Training and Simulation Market Forecast 2011-2021 ($m, AGR %)
Table 4.20 South American Oil & Gas Virtual Reality Training and Simulation Market Forecast CAGR (%) 2011-2021, 2011-2016, 2016-2021
Table 4.21 Russian and Central Asian Oil & Gas Virtual Reality Training and Simulation Market Forecast Summary 2011, 2016 and 2021 ($m, Rank, % Share, CAGR %, Cumulative)
Table 4.22 Russian and Central Asian Oil & Gas Virtual Reality Training and Simulation Market Forecast 2011-2021 ($m, AGR %)
Table 4.23 Russian and Central Asian Oil & Gas Virtual Reality Training and Simulation Market Forecast CAGR (%) 2011-2021, 2011-2016, 2016-2021
Table 4.24 Regional Oil & Gas Virtual Reality Training and Simulation Market Share Forecast 2011, 2016 and 2021 ($m, %)
Table 5.1 SWOT Analysis of the Oil & Gas Virtual Reality Training and Simulation Market 2011-2021
Table 9.1 Regional Oil & Gas Virtual Reality Training and Simulation Markets Sizes 2011 and 2021 ($m), and 2011-2021 CAGRs (%)
List of Figures
Figure 3.1 Global Oil & Gas Virtual Reality Training and Simulation Market Forecast 2011-2021 ($m)
Figure 3.2 Global Oil & Gas Virtual Reality Training and Simulation Market Annual Growth Rate (AGR %) Forecast 2011-2021
Figure 4.1 Regional Oil & Gas Virtual Reality Training and Simulation Markets Forecast 2011-2021 ($m)
Figure 4.2 North American Oil & Gas Virtual Reality Training and Simulation Market Share Forecast 2011, 2016 and 2021 (% Share)
Figure 4.3 North American Oil & Gas Virtual Reality Training and Simulation Market Forecast 2011-2021 ($m)
Figure 4.4 European Oil & Gas Virtual Reality Training and Simulation Market Share Forecast 2011, 2016 and 2021 (% Share)
Figure 4.5 European Oil & Gas Virtual Reality Training and Simulation Market Forecast 2011-2021 ($m)
Figure 4.6 Middle Eastern Oil & Gas Virtual Reality Training and Simulation Market Share Forecast 2011, 2016 and 2021 (% Share)
Figure 4.7 Middle Eastern Oil & Gas Virtual Reality Training and Simulation Market Forecast 2011-2021 ($m)
Figure 4.8 Regional Proven Recoverable Natural Gas Reserves (% of World Total)
Figure 4.9 Regional Proven Recoverable Crude Oil and Natural Gas Liquids Reserves (% of World Total)
Figure 4.10 Asia-Pacific Oil & Gas Virtual Reality Training and Simulation Market Share Forecast 2011, 2016 and 2021 (% Share)
Figure 4.11 Asia-Pacific Oil & Gas Virtual Reality Training and Simulation Market Forecast 2011-2021 ($m)
Figure 4.12 African Oil & Gas Virtual Reality Training and Simulation Market Share Forecast 2011, 2016 and 2021 (% Share)
Figure 4.13 African Oil & Gas Virtual Reality Training and Simulation Market Forecast 2011-2021 ($m)
Figure 4.14 South American Oil & Gas Virtual Reality Training and Simulation Market Share Forecast 2011, 2016 and 2021 (% Share)
Figure 4.15 South American Oil & Gas Virtual Reality Training and Simulation Market Forecast 2011-2021 ($m)
Figure 4.16 Russian and Central Asian Oil & Gas Virtual Reality Training and Simulation Market Share Forecast 2011, 2016 and 2021 (% Share)
Figure 4.17 Russian and Central Asian Oil & Gas Virtual Reality Training and Simulation Market Forecast 2011-2021 ($m)
Figure 4.18 Regional Oil & Gas Virtual Reality Training and Simulation Markets CAGRs (%) 2011-2021
Figure 4.19 Regional Oil & Gas Virtual Reality Training and Simulation Markets CAGRs (%) 2011-2016 and 2016-2021
Figure 4.20 Regional Oil & Gas Virtual Reality Training and Simulation Market Share Forecast 2011 (%)
Figure 4.21 Regional Oil & Gas Virtual Reality Training and Simulation Market Share Forecast 2016 (%)
Figure 4.22 Regional Oil & Gas Virtual Reality Training and Simulation Market Share Forecast 2021 (%)
Figure 4.23 Regional Oil & Gas Virtual Reality Training and Simulation Markets Share Change (%) 2011-2021
Figure 5.1 World Natural Gas Consumption Forecast 2008-2035 (Trillion Cubic Feet)
Figure 5.2 World Liquid Fuel Consumption Forecast 2008-2035 (Million Barrels Per Day)
Figure 9.1 Global Oil & Gas Virtual Reality Training and Simulation Market Size Forecast 2011-2021 ($m)