| Product Code: ETC12623598 | Publication Date: Apr 2025 | Updated Date: Nov 2025 | Product Type: Market Research Report | |
| Publisher: 6Wresearch | No. of Pages: 65 | No. of Figures: 34 | No. of Tables: 19 | |
In 2024, Ireland continued to rely heavily on imports of land drilling rigs, with the UK, Sweden, Netherlands, Germany, and Belgium emerging as the top exporting countries. Despite a high concentration level indicated by the Herfindahl-Hirschman Index (HHI), the market experienced a negative compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of -2.31% from 2020 to 2024. Furthermore, the growth rate in 2024 decreased by -4.07% compared to the previous year, signaling potential challenges and shifts in the market dynamics for land drilling rig imports in Ireland.

1 Executive Summary |
2 Introduction |
2.1 Key Highlights of the Report |
2.2 Report Description |
2.3 Market Scope & Segmentation |
2.4 Research Methodology |
2.5 Assumptions |
3 Ireland Land Drilling Rig Market Overview |
3.1 Ireland Country Macro Economic Indicators |
3.2 Ireland Land Drilling Rig Market Revenues & Volume, 2021 & 2031F |
3.3 Ireland Land Drilling Rig Market - Industry Life Cycle |
3.4 Ireland Land Drilling Rig Market - Porter's Five Forces |
3.5 Ireland Land Drilling Rig Market Revenues & Volume Share, By Type, 2021 & 2031F |
3.6 Ireland Land Drilling Rig Market Revenues & Volume Share, By Drilling Method, 2021 & 2031F |
3.7 Ireland Land Drilling Rig Market Revenues & Volume Share, By Operation Mode, 2021 & 2031F |
3.8 Ireland Land Drilling Rig Market Revenues & Volume Share, By Application, 2021 & 2031F |
3.9 Ireland Land Drilling Rig Market Revenues & Volume Share, By Power Source, 2021 & 2031F |
4 Ireland Land Drilling Rig Market Dynamics |
4.1 Impact Analysis |
4.2 Market Drivers |
4.2.1 Increasing demand for energy sources in Ireland |
4.2.2 Government initiatives supporting oil and gas exploration |
4.2.3 Technological advancements in drilling rig equipment |
4.3 Market Restraints |
4.3.1 Environmental concerns and regulations impacting drilling activities |
4.3.2 Volatility in global oil and gas prices affecting investment decisions |
5 Ireland Land Drilling Rig Market Trends |
6 Ireland Land Drilling Rig Market, By Types |
6.1 Ireland Land Drilling Rig Market, By Type |
6.1.1 Overview and Analysis |
6.1.2 Ireland Land Drilling Rig Market Revenues & Volume, By Type, 2021 - 2031F |
6.1.3 Ireland Land Drilling Rig Market Revenues & Volume, By Rotary Drilling Rig, 2021 - 2031F |
6.1.4 Ireland Land Drilling Rig Market Revenues & Volume, By Cable Tool Drilling Rig, 2021 - 2031F |
6.1.5 Ireland Land Drilling Rig Market Revenues & Volume, By Auger Drilling Rig, 2021 - 2031F |
6.1.6 Ireland Land Drilling Rig Market Revenues & Volume, By Percussion Drilling Rig, 2021 - 2031F |
6.1.7 Ireland Land Drilling Rig Market Revenues & Volume, By Hydraulic Drilling Rig, 2021 - 2031F |
6.2 Ireland Land Drilling Rig Market, By Drilling Method |
6.2.1 Overview and Analysis |
6.2.2 Ireland Land Drilling Rig Market Revenues & Volume, By Vertical Drilling, 2021 - 2031F |
6.2.3 Ireland Land Drilling Rig Market Revenues & Volume, By Horizontal Drilling, 2021 - 2031F |
6.2.4 Ireland Land Drilling Rig Market Revenues & Volume, By Directional Drilling, 2021 - 2031F |
6.2.5 Ireland Land Drilling Rig Market Revenues & Volume, By Multi-Angle Drilling, 2021 - 2031F |
6.2.6 Ireland Land Drilling Rig Market Revenues & Volume, By Fracking, 2021 - 2031F |
6.3 Ireland Land Drilling Rig Market, By Operation Mode |
6.3.1 Overview and Analysis |
6.3.2 Ireland Land Drilling Rig Market Revenues & Volume, By Automatic, 2021 - 2031F |
6.3.3 Ireland Land Drilling Rig Market Revenues & Volume, By Semi-Automatic, 2021 - 2031F |
6.3.4 Ireland Land Drilling Rig Market Revenues & Volume, By Manual, 2021 - 2031F |
6.3.5 Ireland Land Drilling Rig Market Revenues & Volume, By Remote-Controlled, 2021 - 2031F |
6.3.6 Ireland Land Drilling Rig Market Revenues & Volume, By Autonomous, 2021 - 2031F |
6.4 Ireland Land Drilling Rig Market, By Application |
6.4.1 Overview and Analysis |
6.4.2 Ireland Land Drilling Rig Market Revenues & Volume, By Onshore Oil Extraction, 2021 - 2031F |
6.4.3 Ireland Land Drilling Rig Market Revenues & Volume, By Natural Gas Extraction, 2021 - 2031F |
6.4.4 Ireland Land Drilling Rig Market Revenues & Volume, By Geothermal Drilling, 2021 - 2031F |
6.4.5 Ireland Land Drilling Rig Market Revenues & Volume, By Water Well Drilling, 2021 - 2031F |
6.4.6 Ireland Land Drilling Rig Market Revenues & Volume, By Soil Sampling, 2021 - 2031F |
6.5 Ireland Land Drilling Rig Market, By Power Source |
6.5.1 Overview and Analysis |
6.5.2 Ireland Land Drilling Rig Market Revenues & Volume, By Electric, 2021 - 2031F |
6.5.3 Ireland Land Drilling Rig Market Revenues & Volume, By Diesel, 2021 - 2031F |
6.5.4 Ireland Land Drilling Rig Market Revenues & Volume, By Hydraulic, 2021 - 2031F |
6.5.5 Ireland Land Drilling Rig Market Revenues & Volume, By Pneumatic, 2021 - 2031F |
6.5.6 Ireland Land Drilling Rig Market Revenues & Volume, By Solar-Powered, 2021 - 2031F |
7 Ireland Land Drilling Rig Market Import-Export Trade Statistics |
7.1 Ireland Land Drilling Rig Market Export to Major Countries |
7.2 Ireland Land Drilling Rig Market Imports from Major Countries |
8 Ireland Land Drilling Rig Market Key Performance Indicators |
8.1 Average utilization rate of land drilling rigs in Ireland |
8.2 Number of drilling permits issued by government authorities |
8.3 Investment in research and development for drilling rig technology |
8.4 Rate of adoption of sustainable drilling practices |
8.5 Number of new entrants in the land drilling rig market in Ireland |
9 Ireland Land Drilling Rig Market - Opportunity Assessment |
9.1 Ireland Land Drilling Rig Market Opportunity Assessment, By Type, 2021 & 2031F |
9.2 Ireland Land Drilling Rig Market Opportunity Assessment, By Drilling Method, 2021 & 2031F |
9.3 Ireland Land Drilling Rig Market Opportunity Assessment, By Operation Mode, 2021 & 2031F |
9.4 Ireland Land Drilling Rig Market Opportunity Assessment, By Application, 2021 & 2031F |
9.5 Ireland Land Drilling Rig Market Opportunity Assessment, By Power Source, 2021 & 2031F |
10 Ireland Land Drilling Rig Market - Competitive Landscape |
10.1 Ireland Land Drilling Rig Market Revenue Share, By Companies, 2024 |
10.2 Ireland Land Drilling Rig Market Competitive Benchmarking, By Operating and Technical Parameters |
11 Company Profiles |
12 Recommendations |
13 Disclaimer |
Export potential enables firms to identify high-growth global markets with greater confidence by combining advanced trade intelligence with a structured quantitative methodology. The framework analyzes emerging demand trends and country-level import patterns while integrating macroeconomic and trade datasets such as GDP and population forecasts, bilateral import–export flows, tariff structures, elasticity differentials between developed and developing economies, geographic distance, and import demand projections. Using weighted trade values from 2020–2024 as the base period to project country-to-country export potential for 2030, these inputs are operationalized through calculated drivers such as gravity model parameters, tariff impact factors, and projected GDP per-capita growth. Through an analysis of hidden potentials, demand hotspots, and market conditions that are most favorable to success, this method enables firms to focus on target countries, maximize returns, and global expansion with data, backed by accuracy.
By factoring in the projected importer demand gap that is currently unmet and could be potential opportunity, it identifies the potential for the Exporter (Country) among 190 countries, against the general trade analysis, which identifies the biggest importer or exporter.
To discover high-growth global markets and optimize your business strategy:
Click Here