The number of compressor and pump package orders in the energy sector has increased greatly over previous years' level due to increased activity in the oil & gas production, transmission and storage sector.
Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, TX) is currently tracking the progress of 572 compression and pump units in various stages of planning, engineering and construction in North America. These new units represent a combined total of approximately 5,907,671-hp, as each unit averages 10,328-hp in size.
These new units are in the precommissioned stages and the number will most likely grow in size as new pipeline, production and storage schemes unfold in the energy sector. The total population of prime movers is sectioned off into aeroderivative and heavy frame turbines, electric motors, and internal combustion units. The 572 drives break down into 85 areoderivative turbines, 128 heavy frame turbines, 182 electric motors, and 169 internal combustion engines.
Related to geography, the Southwest has the highest number of these projected units, with a total of 134. Next is the Rocky Mountains with 116 projected units, then Western Canada and the Southeast regions with 91 and 47 units, respectively. There are total of 469 units planned for the U.S. and 104 planned for Canada.
The three largest manufacturers of the prime movers are Solar Turbines with 109 units, Caterpillar with 101 units, and GE Power Systems with 37 units.