Abstract
Saudi Arabia, the world' s largest oil exporter, understand the importance of
uninterrupted flow of oil, and they know that one successful terror attack on
the Saudi oil industry will send oil prices to a new record high. To head off
such an eventuality, the Saudis are forecasted to procure $14 billion of
security systems and services over the next 6 years, to harden the kingdom oil
infrastructure security.
Among the findings/conclusions of this new report are the following:
- The Saudi government will invest "whatever it takes" in the security of
its oil industry ,the lifeline of the kingdom
- The security of the Saudi oil industry is considered by world governments
as "the Achilles heel of the global economy"
- A major interruption of Saudi oil supply [10% of global supply] or it' s
oil fields [24% of global reserves] is forecasted by governments worldwide to
send the global economy into a major recession
- The Saudi government embarked recently on a major investment of
$129Billion to expand the country oil exports and security
This report is a product of an extensive research, by HSRC leading analysts.
It represents several researcher years, dozens of interviews, and in-depth
analysis of thousands of documents, with the goal to produce a comprehensive
roadmap of this highly profitable Homeland Security market. Key oil industry
security markets analyzed include:
- Saudi Oil industry perimeter protection markets
- Saudi Oil industry IT security & C3I markets
- Saudi Oil industry people screening ,biometrics & RFID markets
- Saudi Oil industry maritime security markets
- Saudi Oil industry security communication equipment markets
- Saudi Oil industry Strike force markets