Percentage of global oil and gas megaprojects facing cost overruns 2014, by region

Published by Statista Research Department, Aug 14, 2014
This statistic shows the percentage of oil and gas megaprojects facing cost overruns in 2014, by global region. Eighty-nine percent of oil and gas megaprojects in the middle east were facing cost overrruns in 2014.

Percentage of global oil and gas megaprojects facing cost overruns in 2014, by region

CharacteristicPercentage of projects facing cost overruns
Middle East 89%
Asia Pacific 68%
Africa 67%
North America 58%
Latin America 57%
Europe 53%
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Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Percentage of projects facing cost overruns89%89%68%68%67%67%58%58%57%57%53%53%Middle EastAsia PacificAfricaNorth AmericaLatin AmericaEurope
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August 2014

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Worldwide

Survey time period

2014

Supplementary notes

A megaproject is defined here as a project having a proposed capital investment exceeding one billion U.S. dollars.

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