ADI conducted an in-depth evaluation of non-destructive testing (NDT) opportunities across a global pipeline network. The research integrated granular construction outlooks for gas transmission lines with emerging requirements in CCUS and nuclear power cooling systems to determine service demand over a 10-year period. Analysis prioritized regions such as the Asia Pacific and North America where deepwater exploration and LNG export growth are hitting infrastructure capacity constraints.
The client
Private equity firm
The situation
The client needed to quantify NDT service demand across traditional oil and gas pipelines and emerging low-carbon infrastructure segments.
ADI’s contributions
Installed base segmentation
Leveraged proprietary data to categorize the global pipeline network by fluid type, asset class, and regional growth rates to find NDT hot spots.
Adjacent market evaluation
Modeled NDT demand in CCUS and nuclear power by also analyzing CO2 pipeline corrosion risks and small modular reactor (SMR) deployment timelines.
Construction outlook forecasting
Developed high- and low-case scenarios for new pipeline mileage, accounting for geopolitical shifts in European gas imports and LNG exports.
Operational cost benchmarking
Synthesized NDT service revenue per mile for onshore and offshore assets to calculate the total addressable market for field operations.
Key outcomes
- Provided a data-driven foundation for investment diligence, to identify global opportunity in specialized NDT over a 10-year period.
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