Global Decant Oil Market Size By Type, By Application, By Geographic Scope And Forecast

Decant Oil Market Size And Forecast

Decant Oil Market size was valued at USD 21.7 Billion in 2024 and is projected to reach USD 46.6 Billion by 2031, growing at a CAGR of 9.3% from 2024 to 2031.

The market is expanding because decant oil is a growing source of raw material for electrode pitch and needle coke. Because of its high aromatic content, decant oil is also used as a feedstock to produce carbon black or carbon fibre. Generally, it is used as a viscosity cutter in heavy fuel oil. The Global Decant Oil Market report provides a holistic evaluation of the market. The report offers a comprehensive analysis of key segments, trends, drivers, restraints, competitive landscape, and factors that are playing a substantial role in the market.

Global Decant Oil Market Definition

Decant oil also known as cat slurry or cat bottoms are obtained from catalytic cracking of petroleum gas oils. Decant Oil is high in density and Sulphur content, but low in viscosity (less than 100 CST). Decant oil is used as a blending material for utility or bunker fuels or in the production of “carbon black”. This oil has the consistency of a thick oily liquid that is soluble in diethyl ether, partly soluble in acetone, and insoluble in water.

Decant oil possesses a petroleum asphalt odour. In a refinery, decant oil is also called slurry oil and is the heaviest cut off of the Fluid Catalytic Cracker. Decant oil is becoming a more important raw material source for electrode pitch and needle coke. Because of its high aromatics content, FCC slurry is an excellent feedstock for the production of carbon black. The main uses of decant oil are Fuel oil, Coker feed, Needle coke production and Carbon black production.

Global Decant Oil Market Overview

The key factors driving the growth of the market are increasing production, profit and reduction in environmental impacts from refining due to increasing technological advancement in this sector. Generally, it is mixed into heavy fuel oil as a viscosity cutter, rising its use as blending material into residual fuel oil with minimal amounts of cutter stock to achieve the required viscosity. Moreover, Because of its high aromatics content, decant oil tends to form needle-like crystalline carbon structures when coked. This needle coke is highly valued for its use in the production of electrodes. An increase in the utilization of these electrodes in the steel manufacturing industry is anticipated to bode well for market growth.

Across the globe, the oil and gas industry is faced with shrinking margins and the need to increase profits is acting as a restraint for the growth of the global decant oil market. Large infrastructural investment to refine and require greater concentration on processing heavier crudes and require a more technical approach acting as a challenging situation for the growth of the global market. Proper equipment and technology is required to process residual oils and recover valuable hydrocarbons from slurry also pose a challenge toward the market growth. As the focus turns to process heavier crudes, efforts at recovering value from the bottom of the barrel become more significant bring newer growth opportunities for the Decant Oil Market.

Global Decant Oil MarketSegmentation Analysis

The Global Decant Oil Market is segmented based on Type, Application and Geography.

Decant Oil Market, By Type

• FCC-based (fuel catalytic cracking)• RCC-based (residue catalytic cracking)

Based on Type, the market is classified into Fuel Catalytic Cracking Decant Oil and Residue Catalytic Cracking Decant Oil. Fuel catalytic cracking accounted for the highest market share and is anticipated to dominate the market during the forecast period. Owing to wide use to produce needle coke, needle-like crystalline carbon structures formed during the coking process. This needle coke is valued highly for its use in the manufacturing process of electrodes. The increased use of these electrodes in the steel manufacturing industry is expected to increase demand for FCC-based decant oil. FCC decant oil is also used as a feedstock to generate carbon black or carbon fibre owing to its high aromatic content.

Decant Oil Market, By Application

• Needle coke• Carbon black feedstock• Heavy fuel oil• Others

Based on Application, the market is divided into needle coke, carbon black feedstock, heavy fuel oil, and others. The needle coke segment accounted for the highest market share and is expected to dictate the global market during the predicted period. Under the right operating conditions, a pure decant oil is used in a delayed coker to produce needle coke, a special grade of coke. Because of its superior properties, needle coke commands a higher price than other grades of coke. The decant oil market is expected to be driven by an increase in demand for needle coke by many electrode manufacturers. Even though decant oil has a similar boiling range to heavy fuel oils, it is blended with heavy fuel oil and used in marine engines and coal-fired power plants.

Decant Oil Market, By Geography

• North America• Europe• Asia Pacific• Rest of the world

On the basis of regional analysis, the Global Decant Oil Market is classified into North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, and the Rest of the world. The Asia Pacific accounted for the highest market share in the Global Decant Oil Market. Owing to a large number of industry players present in the region who produces electrodes. Also, the market is estimated to grow on this due to rising demand due to rapid industrialization in countries such as India and China.

Key Players

The “Global Decant Oil Market” study report will provide a valuable insight with an emphasis on the global market. The major players in the market are Reliance Industries Ltd., BP Marine Americas Inc., Countrymark Cooperative Holding Corp., HollyFrontier Corporation, Husky Lima Refinery, Marathon Petroleum Corporation, Ponderosa Petroleum, Qatar Petroleum, Seadrift Coke and Sinclair Oil Corporation.

Our market analysis also entails a section solely dedicated for such major players wherein our analysts provide an insight to the financial statements of all the major players, along with its product benchmarking and SWOT analysis. The competitive landscape section also includes key development strategies, market share and market ranking analysis of the above-mentioned players globally.

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