United Kingdom LNG Strategy Analysis and Outlook to 2020- Capacity, Trade, Price, Contracts, Expenditure, Competition, New Projects, Demand, Supply Trends and Forecasts

Report Summary

LNGReports’ comprehensive report on “United Kingdom LNG Strategy Analysis and Outlook to 2020- Capacity, Trade, Price, Contracts, Expenditure, Competition, New Projects, Demand, Supply Trends and Forecasts” is a detailed and complete analyzer of United Kingdom LNG markets.

The research work provides key LNG operational and growth strategies, business opportunities, trends, drivers and challenges in the United Kingdom industry. The industry is compared with its peer markets of Belgium, France, Greece, Italy, Portugal, Spain, Turkey, United Kingdom through SWOT, benchmarking and positioning matrix tools.

The report provides profound analysis and complete data on each segment of United Kingdom LNG value chain including source fields, connecting pipelines, regasification plants, storage tanks, jetty and LNG carriers for all the existing and planned LNG terminals in United Kingdom.

The research work provides historical and forecasted regasification and storage capacity information of all existing and planned terminals between 2000 and 2020. For each LNG terminal, location, operator, ownership, capital investments and construction information are provided. In addition, the report provides the current status of all planned projects including construction, capital investments and feasibility details.

Detailed analysis of United Kingdom Trade Pattern including information on monthly LNG trade movements, monthly LNG prices and revenues for 2010 is provided. In addition, annual LNG imports by supplying country are also provided between 2000 and 2010. All the existing and planned contract agreements (SPA/ HOA/MOUs) signed by United Kingdom LNG companies are detailed. Further, spare/ available LNG capacity in the country to 2020 is provided.

The report forecasts LNG trade from 2000 to 2020. It also forecasts natural gas supply- demand along with regasification, contracted and storage capacities to 2020. Further, United Kingdom LNG capital expenditure is forecasted to 2015.

United Kingdom market structure and competitive landscape is clearly described with supporting data on market shares of each company. LNG operations, strategies, business and financial overview of three major LNG producers in the country including Excellerate Energy, LLC, ExxonMobil Corporation, Petroliam Nasional Berhard, BG Group Plc are analyzed in detail.

Scope

• United Kingdom LNG strategies, SWOT analysis, growth prospects, benchmarking and positioning matrix for comparison with Peru, Trinidad and Tobago, United Kingdom, Qatar and Nigeria markets
• All latest trends and major drivers, issues of investing and contracting with United Kingdom LNG importers
• Historic and forecasted regasification, storage, LNG contracted and spare capacities and storage tanks to 2020 for all existing and planned terminals
• United Kingdom LNG demand forecast to 2020
• Monthly LNG trade, LNG export price and LNG expenditure data by importing country between January 2010 and December 2010 along with annual data from 2000 to 2010
• All active and planned Sales and Purchase agreements (SPAs) along with seller, quantity, duration and delivery details
• Terminal wise location, operator, ownership, start up and capex
• United Kingdom LNG Market Structure, company wise regasification capacity information from 2000 to 2020
• Business profiles and LNG strategies of three LNG majors in the industry
• Latest mergers, acquisitions, contract announcements, trade agreements, terminal expansions and all related news
• An illustrative map of all the existing and planned LNG terminals.

Reasons To Purchase

• Make strategic decisions using our in-depth analysis and outlook data on liquefaction capacities, LNG trade and natural gas
• Identify latest trends, drivers and challenges of operating in the industry
• Evaluate pros and cons of investing or contracting in the country’s LNG market as compared to its peer markets
• Enhance your strategy formulation through analytical tools including SWOT analysis, Peer benchmarking and positioning matrix
• Get complete understanding of future LNG markets amidst current uncertain demand conditions
• Formulate best pricing strategies using the monthly export price information of the country
• Compare your strategies with the leading LNG companies’ mid term and long term strategies
• Evaluate planned projects using our feasibility analysis of planned projects and capital investment
• Make merger and acquisition decisions using market share information and latest news section.

Table of Contents

1 Table of Contents 4
1.1 List of Tables 8
1.2 List of Figures 10

2 United Kingdom Industry Overview 11
2.1 United Kingdom LNG Industry Brief, 2011 11
2.1.1 Regasification Capacity 11
2.1.2 LNG Purchases 11
2.1.3 Spare LNG Capacity available for Contracts 11
2.1.4 Total LNG Import Expenditure 11
2.1.5 Average LNG Import Price 11
2.1.6 Top Importers of United Kingdom LNG 11
2.1.7 LNG Terminals under Operation 11
2.1.8 LNG Terminals Planned/ under Construction 12
2.1.9 Natural Gas Production 12
2.1.10 Natural Gas Consumption 12
2.1.11 Natural Gas Reserves 12
2.1.12 Industry Concentration Ratio 12
2.1.13 Market Leader 12
2.2 United Kingdom LNG Market Description 13
2.3 United Kingdom LNG Export Terminals Map 14

3 Strategy Analysis of United Kingdom LNG Markets 15
3.1 United Kingdom LNG Strategies 15
3.2 United Kingdom LNG SWOT Analysis 17
3.2.1 Key Strengths 17
3.2.2 Key Weaknesses 18
3.2.3 Key Opportunities 19
3.2.4 Key Threats 19
3.3 United Kingdom Benchmarking with Other European LNG Exporters 20
3.3.1 Overall Ranking 21
3.3.2 Supply Index 22
3.3.3 Capacity Index 23
3.3.4 Operational Index 24
3.4 United Kingdom LNG Positioning matrix 25

4 United Kingdom LNG Trends and Outlook to 2020 26
4.1 Latest United Kingdom LNG Market Trends 26
4.2 Key Factors Driving United Kingdom LNG Industry to 2020 27
4.3 Regasification Capacity Forecasts, 2000- 2020 28
4.4 LNG Trade Forecast, 2000-2020 30
4.5 Contracted and Non- Contracted Capacity Forecasts, 2000- 2020 32

5 United Kingdom Natural Gas Market Outlook 34
5.1 United Kingdom Proven Natural Gas Reserves, 2000-2010 34
5.1.1 Major Natural Gas Fields in United Kingdom 34
5.1.2 Comparison of United Kingdom Proven Gas Reserves 34
5.1.3 United Kingdom Proven Gas Reserve Volume, 2000- 2010 35
5.2 United Kingdom Natural Gas Production Forecast, 2000-2020 36
5.2.1 United Kingdom Natural Gas Production Trends 36
5.2.2 United Kingdom Natural Gas Production Outlook to 2020 37
5.3 United Kingdom Natural Gas Demand Forecast, 2000-2020 38
5.3.1 United Kingdom Primary Energy Consumption by Fuel 38
5.3.2 United Kingdom Natural Gas Consumption Trends 38
5.3.3 United Kingdom Natural Gas Consumption Outlook to 2020 40

6 Analysis of United Kingdom Operational and Planned LNG Terminals 41
6.1 Location, Operator, Ownership, Start Up, Construction, Technology, Capex and Current Status Details by Terminal, 2011 41
6.2 United Kingdom Regasification Capacity by Terminal, 2000-2020 42
6.3 United Kingdom LNG Carrier Details by Terminal 45
6.4 United Kingdom LNG Storage Capacity by Terminal, 2000-2020 46
6.5 United Kingdom LNG Storage Tank Details by Terminal, 2000-2020 47

7 United Kingdom Monthly LNG Import Trade Pattern and Pricing Analysis, 2010 48
7.1 Annual LNG Trade Quantities by Supplier, 2000-2010 48
7.2 Monthly LNG Trade Quantities by Supplier, January 2010- December 2010 49
7.3 Monthly LNG Import Prices by Supplier, January 2010- December 2010 51
7.4 Monthly LNG Import Expenditure by Supplier, January 2010- December 2010 53

8 United Kingdom Long and Medium Term LNG Contract Details, 2000-2020 55
8.1 Geographical Analysis of LNG Supply Contracts, 2011- 2020 55
8.2 Terminal wise Contracted Vs. Available Capacity, 2000- 2020 56
8.3 Existing LNG Supply Contract Details by Terminal 58
8.4 Announced/ Planned LNG Supply Contract Details by Terminal 59

9 Analysis of Planned LNG Projects in United Kingdom 60
9.1 Current Status of Planned LNG Terminals 60
9.2 Planned LNG Terminals- Capital Expenditure 60
9.3 Planned LNG Terminals- Location, Operator, Ownership and Technology 61
9.4 Planned LNG Terminals- Fields, Tankers and Other Infrastructure 61
9.5 Planned LNG Terminals- Long and Medium term Supply Contracts 62
9.6 Planned Expansions of Existing LNG Terminals 63

10 United Kingdom LNG Markets, Competitive Scenario 64
10.1 LNG Strategies of Major United Kingdomn Operators 64
10.2 United Kingdom LNG Market Structure, 2011 66
10.3 United Kingdom LNG Companies Benchmarking, 2011 67
10.4 United Kingdom, Company wise LNG Import Capacity, 2000-2020 70
10.5 United Kingdom Company wise Planned Capital Expenditure 71

11 Analysis of Key LNG Companies in United Kingdom 72
11.1 Excellerate Energy, LLC 72
11.1.1 Overview 72
11.1.2 Business Description 73
11.1.3 LNG Strategies 75
11.1.4 LNG Operations 76
11.1.5 SWOT Analysis 77
11.1.6 Contact Information 79
11.2 ExxonMobil Corporation 80
11.2.1 Overview 80
11.2.2 Business Description 81
11.2.3 LNG Strategies 83
11.2.4 LNG Operations 84
11.2.5 SWOT Analysis 86
11.2.6 Contact Information 88
11.3 Petroliam Nasional Berhard 89
11.3.1 Overview 89
11.3.2 Business Description 90
11.3.3 LNG Strategies 92
11.3.4 LNG Operations 93
11.3.5 SWOT Analysis 95
11.3.6 Contact Information 97

12 Latest Developments in United Kingdom LNG Industry 98

13 Appendix 116
13.1 Introduction to LNG 116
13.1.1 Widening Scope of LNG Globally 116
13.1.2 LNG Vs Pipeline Transport 117
13.2 Global LNG Markets Overview, 2011 118
13.3 LNG Conversion Factors 119
13.4 Definitions 119
13.5 About LNGReports 120
13.6 Sources and Methodology 120
13.7 Contact Information 121
13.8 Disclaimer 121

List of Tables

Table 1: Europe LNG Markets- Country Benchmarking 21
Table 2: Europe Natural Gas Reserves and Production by Country, 2010 22
Table 3: Europe Operational and Planned LNG Capacity by Country, 2011-2015 23
Table 4: Europe LNG Utilization Rates, 2010 24
Table 5: United Kingdom Regasification Capacity Outlook, 2000- 2020 28
Table 6: United Kingdom LNG Trade Volume Outlook, 2000- 2020 30
Table 7: United Kingdom LNG Contracted Capacity Outlook, 2000- 2020 32
Table 8: United Kingdom Proven Natural Gas Reserves, 2000-2010 35
Table 9: United Kingdom, Marketed Natural Gas Production Forecast, 2000- 2020 37
Table 10: United Kingdom Natural Gas Consumption Forecast, 2000-2020 40
Table 11: United Kingdom Existing and Planned LNG Terminal Details, 2011 41
Table 12: United Kingdom Regasification Capacity by Terminal, 2000- 2020 42
Table 13: United Kingdom LNG Storage Capacity by Terminal, 2000- 2020 46
Table 14: United Kingdom LNG Storage Tanks by Terminal, 2000- 2020 47
Table 15: United Kingdom Annual LNG Trade Quantities by Supplier, 2000- 2010 48
Table 16: United Kingdom Monthly LNG Trade Quantities by Supplier, January 2010- December 2010 49
Table 17: United Kingdom Average Monthly LNG Prices by Importer, January 2010- December 2010 51
Table 18: United Kingdom Monthly LNG Expenditure by Importer, January 2010- December 2010 53
Table 19: United Kingdom LNG Supply Contract Volumes by Country, 2011- 2020 55
Table 20: Terminal wise Contracted LNG Volumes, 2011- 2020 56
Table 21: Terminal wise Non- Contracted (Available) LNG Volumes, 2011- 2020 57
Table 22: Seller, Contract Volume, Duration, Delivery Type Details of Existing Contracts by Terminal, 2011 58
Table 23: Seller, Contract Volume, Duration, Delivery Type Details of Planned Contracts by Terminal, 2011 59
Table 24: United Kingdom, Planned LNG Capital Expenditure by Terminal, 2011-2020 60
Table 25: United Kingdom, Planned LNG Terminal Details (Location, Operator, Ownership and Technology) 61
Table 26: Seller, Market, Contract Volume, Duration, Delivery Type Details of Contracts by Planned Terminals, 2011 62
Table 27: United Kingdom LNG Capacity Expansions of Planned Terminals 63
Table 28: United Kingdom LNG Companies Benchmarking (Capacity Index) 67
Table 29: United Kingdom LNG Companies Benchmarking (Expenditure Index) 68
Table 30: United Kingdom LNG Companies Benchmarking (Investment Index) 69
Table 31: United Kingdom Weighted LNG Capacity by Company, 2000- 2020 70
Table 32: United Kingdom Company wise Planned Capital Investments, 2011- 2015 71
Table 33: Excelerate Energy LLC- Top Level Information 72
Table 34: Excelerate Energy LLC- Existing and Planned LNG Operations by Country, 2011 76
Table 35: Excelerate Energy LLC- Weighted LNG Export Capacity by Terminal, 2000-2015 76
Table 36: ExxonMobil Corporation- Top Level Information 80
Table 37: ExxonMobil Corporation- Existing and Planned LNG Operations by Country, 2011 84
Table 38: ExxonMobil Corporation- Weighted LNG Export Capacity by Terminal, 2000-2015 84
Table 39: Petroliam Nasional Berhard- Top Level Information 89
Table 40: Petroliam Nasional Berhard- Existing and Planned LNG Operations by Country, 2011 93
Table 41: Petroliam Nasional Berhard- Weighted LNG Export Capacity by Terminal, 2000-2015 93
Table 42: Natural Gas (NG) and Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Conversion Factors 119

List of Figures

Figure 1: United Kingdom Regasification Terminals Map 14
Figure 2: United Kingdom LNG Positioning Matrix 25
Figure 3: United Kingdom Regasification Capacity Outlook, 2000- 2020 28
Figure 4: United Kingdom LNG Trade Volume Outlook, 2000- 2020 30
Figure 5: United Kingdom LNG Contracted Capacity Outlook, 2000- 2020 32
Figure 6: United Kingdom Natural Gas Reserves Comparison, 2010 34
Figure 7: United Kingdom Proven Natural Gas Reserves, 2000-2010 35
Figure 8: United Kingdom, Marketed Natural Gas Production Forecast, 2000- 2020 37
Figure 9: United Kingdom, Primary Energy Consumption by Fuel (%), 2010 38
Figure 10: United Kingdom Natural Gas Consumption Forecast, 2000-2020 40
Figure 11: United Kingdom Annual LNG Trade Quantities, 2000-2010 48
Figure 12: United Kingdom Monthly LNG Trade Quantities, January 2010- December 2010 49
Figure 13: United Kingdom Average Monthly LNG Prices, January 2010- December 2010 51
Figure 14: United Kingdom Monthly LNG Import Expenditure, January 2010- December 2010 53
Figure 15: United Kingdom LNG Supply Contract Volumes by Country, 2011 55
Figure 16: United Kingdom LNG Market Shares by Companies, 2011 66
Figure 17: United Kingdom Weighted LNG Capacity by Company, 2000- 2020 70