US Louisiana Gas Markets Investment Opportunities, Market Analysis and Forecasts to 2020

US Louisiana Gas Markets Investment Opportunities, Market Analysis and Forecasts to 2020

Summary

This profile is the essential source for top-level energy industry data and information. The report provides an overview of each of the key sub-segments of the energy industry in US Louisiana Gas Markets Investment Opportunities, Market Analysis and Forecasts to 2020. It details the market structure, regulatory environment, infrastructure and provides historical and forecasted statistics relating to the supply/demand balance for each of the key sub-segments. It also provides information relating to the natural gas assets (gas fields, pipelines, LNG terminals and underground gas storage facilities) in US Louisiana Gas Markets Investment Opportunities, Market Analysis and Forecasts to 2020. The report also analyses the fiscal regime relevant to the natural gas assets in US Louisiana Gas Markets Investment Opportunities, Market Analysis and Forecasts to 2020 and compares the investment environment in US Louisiana Gas Markets Investment Opportunities, Market Analysis and Forecasts to 2020 with other countries in the region. The profiles of the major companies operating in the natural gas sector in US Louisiana Gas Markets Investment Opportunities, Market Analysis and Forecasts to 2020 together with the latest news and deals are also included in the report.

Scope

- Historic and forecast data relating to production, consumption, imports, exports and reserves are provided for each industry sub-segment for the period 1995-2020.
- Historical and forecast data and information for all the major gas fields, LNG Terminals, pipelines and underground gas storage facilities in US Louisiana Gas Markets Investment Opportunities, Market Analysis and Forecasts to 2020 for the period 1995-2020.
- Operator and equity details for major natural gas assets in US Louisiana Gas Markets Investment Opportunities, Market Analysis and Forecasts to 2020
- Key information relating to market regulations, key energy assets and the key companies operating in the US Louisiana Gas Markets Investment Opportunities, Market Analysis and Forecasts to 2020’s energy industry.
- Detailed information on key fiscal terms (such as rents, bonuses, royalty, cost recovery, profit oil, petroleum and corporate taxes) pertaining the geography is also provided. A sample calculation detailing how fiscal terms apply to a typical asset in the regime is included.
- Information on the top companies in the US Louisiana Gas Markets Investment Opportunities, Market Analysis and Forecasts to 2020 including business description, strategic analysis, and financial information.
- Product and brand updates, strategy changes, R&D projects, corporate expansions and contractions and regulatory changes.
- Key mergers and acquisitions, partnerships, private equity and venture capital investments, and IPOs.

Reasons to buy

- Gain a strong understanding of the country’s energy market.
- Facilitate market analysis and forecasting of future industry trends.
- Evaluate the attractiveness of the geography for gas investment in the light of government policies and the fiscal environment.
- Facilitate decision making on the basis of strong historic and forecast production, reserves and capacity data.
- Understand the geography’s policies and fiscal terms, and their impact on contractor’s profits from upstream gas assets.
- Assess your competitor’s major natural gas assets and their performance.
- Analyze the latest news and financial deals in the gas sector of each country.
- Develop strategies based on the latest operational, financial, and regulatory events.
- Do deals with an understanding of how competitors are financed, and the mergers and partnerships that have shaped the market.
- Identify and analyze the strengths and weaknesses of the leading companies in the country.

1 Table of Contents 2
1.1 List of Tables 8
1.2 List of Figures 11
2 US Louisiana Energy Sector 12
2.1 US Louisiana Energy Sector, Market Overview 12
2.2 US Louisiana Energy Sector, Natural Gas 13
2.2.1 US Louisiana Natural Gas, Overview 13
2.2.2 US Louisiana Natural Gas, Supply and Demand Balance 14
2.2.3 US Louisiana Natural Gas, Regulatory Structure 17
2.2.4 US Louisiana Natural Gas, Infrastructure 17
3 US Louisiana Fiscal Regime 18
3.1 US Louisiana Petroleum Fiscal Environment 18
3.2 License Terms 18
3.3 Key Fiscal Terms 19
3.4 Sample Cashflows Calculations 21
4 US Louisiana Gas Upstream Investment Environment Benchmarking 22
4.1 Introduction 22
4.2 The Overall Ranking 22
4.3 Upstream Fiscal Attractiveness 23
4.3.1 Revenue Protection 24
4.3.2 Fiscal Flexibility 24
4.4 Gas Sector Performance 25
4.4.1 Gas Production 27
4.4.2 Gas Reserves 27
4.4.3 Gas Consumption 27
5 US Louisiana Exploration and Production Sector 28
5.1 US Louisiana Exploration and Production Sector, Country Snapshot 28
5.1.1 US Louisiana Exploration and Production Sector, Key Data 28
5.1.2 US Louisiana Exploration and Production Sector, Natural Gas Assets Map 28
5.2 US Louisiana Exploration and Production Sector, Marketed Natural Gas Production 29
5.2.1 US Louisiana Exploration and Production Sector, Marketed Natural Gas-Historical Production 29
5.2.2 US Louisiana Exploration and Production Sector, Marketed Natural Gas Production by Assets 30
5.2.3 US Louisiana Exploration and Production Sector, Marketed Equity Weighted Natural Gas Production by Company 35
5.2.4 US Louisiana Exploration and Production Sector, Market Share (%) based on Marketed Natural Gas Production 38
5.3 US Louisiana Exploration and Production Sector, Marketed Natural Gas Forecasts 40
5.3.1 US Louisiana Exploration and Production Sector, Marketed Natural Gas Forecasted Production 40
5.4 US Louisiana Exploration And Production Sector, Natural Gas Asset Details 43
5.4.1 US Louisiana Exploration And Production Sector, Active Natural Gas Asset Details 43
5.4.2 US Louisiana Exploration And Production Sector, Planned Natural Gas Asset Details 46
6 US Louisiana Pipeline Sector 47
6.1 US Louisiana Pipeline Sector, Key Data 47
6.2 US Louisiana Pipeline Sector, An Overview 47
6.3 US Louisiana Pipeline Sector, Natural Gas Pipelines 48
7 US Louisiana LNG Sector 52
7.1 US Louisiana LNG Sector, Key Data 52
7.2 US Louisiana LNG Sector, Regasification 52
7.2.1 US Louisiana LNG Sector, Regasification, Total Regasification Capacity 52
7.2.2 US Louisiana LNG Sector, Asset- Wise Regasification Capacity 54
8 US Louisiana Under Ground Storage Gas Sector 55
8.1 US Louisiana Under Ground Storage Sector, Key Data 55
8.2 US Louisiana Underground Gas Storage Sector, An Overview 55
8.3 US Louisiana, Underground Gas Storage Sector, Storage Capacity 55
9 Profile of BP p.l.c. 57
9.1 BP p.l.c., Key Information 57
9.2 BP p.l.c., Company Overview 57
9.3 BP p.l.c., Business Description 57
9.3.1 BP p.l.c., Business Description, Business Overview 57
9.3.2 BP p.l.c., Business Description, Exploration and Production 58
9.3.3 BP p.l.c., Business Description, Other Businesses and Corporate Segment 59
9.3.4 BP p.l.c., Business Description, Refining and Marketing 60
9.4 BP p.l.c., Value Chain Analysis 62
9.4.1 BP p.l.c., Value Chain Analysis, Upstream 63
9.4.2 BP p.l.c., Value Chain Analysis, Midstream 63
9.4.3 BP p.l.c., Value Chain Analysis, Downstream 63
9.4.4 BP p.l.c., Value Chain Analysis, Retail 64
9.5 BP p.l.c., SWOT Analysis 64
9.5.1 BP p.l.c., SWOT Analysis, Overview 64
9.5.2 BP p.l.c., SWOT Analysis, Strengths 65
9.5.3 BP p.l.c., SWOT Analysis, Weaknesses 66
9.5.4 BP p.l.c., SWOT Analysis, Opportunities 66
9.5.5 BP p.l.c., SWOT Analysis, Threats 67
9.6 BP p.l.c., Revenue Analysis 68
9.6.1 BP p.l.c., Revenue by Segment 68
9.6.2 BP p.l.c., Revenue by Geography 69
9.7 BP p.l.c., Financial and Operational Review 70
9.7.1 Financial Statements 70
9.7.2 Financial Ratios 71
10 Profile of ConocoPhillips 72
10.1 ConocoPhillips, Key Information 72
10.2 ConocoPhillips, Company Overview 72
10.3 ConocoPhillips, Business Description 72
10.3.1 ConocoPhillips, Business Description, Business Overview 72
10.3.2 ConocoPhillips, Business Description, Chemicals Segment 73
10.3.3 ConocoPhillips, Business Description, Emerging Businesses Segment 73
10.3.4 ConocoPhillips, Business Description, Exploration and Production Segment 75
10.3.5 ConocoPhillips, Business Description, LUKOIL Investment 76
10.3.6 ConocoPhillips, Business Description, Midstream Segment 76
10.3.7 ConocoPhillips, Business Description, Refining, Marketing and Transportation 77
10.4 ConocoPhillips, Value Chain Analysis 79
10.4.1 ConocoPhillips, Value Chain Analysis, Upstream 79
10.4.2 ConocoPhillips, Value Chain Analysis, Midstream 80
10.4.3 ConocoPhillips, Value Chain Analysis, Downstream 81
10.4.4 ConocoPhillips, Value Chain Analysis, Retail 81
10.5 ConocoPhillips, SWOT Analysis 82
10.5.1 ConocoPhillips, SWOT Analysis, Overview 82
10.5.2 ConocoPhillips, SWOT Analysis, Strengths 83
10.5.3 ConocoPhillips, SWOT Analysis, Weaknesses 84
10.5.4 ConocoPhillips, SWOT Analysis, Opportunities 84
10.5.5 ConocoPhillips, SWOT Analysis, Threats 85
10.6 ConocoPhillips, Revenue Analysis 86
10.7 ConocoPhillips, Revenue Analysis, Revenue by Segment 86
10.7.1 ConocoPhillips, Revenue Analysis, Revenue by Geography 87
10.8 ConocoPhillips, Financial and Operational Review 88
10.8.1 Financial Statements 88
10.8.2 Financial Ratios 89
11 Profile of Exxon Mobil Corporation 90
11.1 Exxon Mobil Corporation, Key Information 90
11.2 Exxon Mobil Corporation, Company Overview 90
11.3 Exxon Mobil Corporation, Business Description 90
11.3.1 Exxon Mobil Corporation, Business Description, Business Overview 90
11.3.2 Exxon Mobil Corporation, Business Description, Chemical 90
11.3.3 Exxon Mobil Corporation, Business Description, Downstream 92
11.3.4 Exxon Mobil Corporation, Business Description, Upstream 93
11.4 Exxon Mobil Corporation, Value Chain Analysis 95
11.4.1 Exxon Mobil Corporation, Value Chain Analysis, Upstream 95
11.4.2 Exxon Mobil Corporation, Value Chain Analysis, Midstream 96
11.4.3 Exxon Mobil Corporation, Value Chain Analysis, Downstream 97
11.4.4 Exxon Mobil Corporation, Value Chain Analysis, Retail 97
11.5 Exxon Mobil Corporation, SWOT Analysis 98
11.5.1 Exxon Mobil Corporation, SWOT Analysis, Overview 98
11.5.2 Exxon Mobil Corporation, SWOT Analysis, Strengths 99
11.5.3 Exxon Mobil Corporation, SWOT Analysis, Weaknesses 100
11.5.4 Exxon Mobil Corporation, SWOT Analysis, Opportunities 101
11.5.5 Exxon Mobil Corporation, SWOT Analysis, Threats 103
11.6 Exxon Mobil Corporation, Revenue Analysis 104
11.6.1 Exxon Mobil Corporation, Revenue by Segment 104
11.6.2 Exxon Mobil Corporation, Revenue by Geography 104
11.7 Exxon Mobil Corporation, Financial and Operational Review 106
11.7.1 Financial Statements 106
11.7.2 Financial Ratios 107
12 Financial Deals Landscape 108
12.1 Detailed Deal Summary 108
12.1.1 Acquisition 108
12.1.2 Private Equity 115
12.1.3 Equity Offerings 118
12.1.4 Debt Offerings 126
12.1.5 Partnerships 133
12.1.6 Asset Transactions 135
13 Recent Developments 142
13.1 License Rounds 142
13.1.1 Jun 11, 2009: BLM Delays Oil, Gas Lease Sales In South County 142
13.2 License Awards 143
13.2.1 Jun 16, 2009: Tricor Ten Section Files Application With FERC For Gas Storage Facility In Kern County, California 143
13.2.2 Jun 11, 2009: ELK Petroleum Receives APD Approval For Grieve #39A Well In Wyoming 144
13.2.3 Jun 08, 2009: ATP Oil & Gas Wins Green Canyon Block 344 In Central Gulf Of Mexico Offshore Lease Sale 208 144
13.3 Strategy and Business Expansion 144
13.3.1 Jun 04, 2009: Valero Energy Suspends Hydrocracker Project At Its Port Arthur Refinery In Texas 144
13.3.2 Jun 01, 2009: Kinder Morgan Energy Announces Open Season For Crude Oil Shipments On Cochin Pipeline 145
13.3.3 Jun 01, 2009: Tricor Ten Section Announces Non-Binding Open Season For Natural Gas Storage Facility In California 146
13.3.4 May 28, 2009: Cabot Oil & Gas Opens New Regional Office In Pittsburgh 146
13.4 Recent Discoveries 147
13.4.1 Jun 17, 2009: American Energy Resources Strikes Oil At Bonita Springs 4A Well In Gove County, Kansas 147
13.4.2 Jun 09, 2009: Antares Energy Finds Gas At Frances Dilworth No. 2 Well In McMullen County, Texas 148
13.4.3 Jun 04, 2009: KFG Resources Discovers Oil At Fayette Field In Jefferson County, Mississippi 149
13.4.4 Jun 03, 2009: American Energy Resources Finds Oil Reserve In Lane County, Kansas 150
13.4.5 Jun 02, 2009: Stone Energy Announces Deepwater Discovery In Pyrenees Prospect, Gulf Of Mexico 150
13.5 Drilling and Production Updates 151
13.5.1 Jun 16, 2009: American Petro-Hunter To Place #1 Lutters Well Into Production 151
13.5.2 Jun 16, 2009: Daytona Energy's Walker #1H Well Flowing Gas To Sales 151
13.5.3 Jun 15, 2009: Golden Gate Petroleum Updates On Jumonville #2 Bullseye Prospect In Iberville Parish, Louisiana 152
13.5.4 Jun 15, 2009: Pryme Oil and Gas Commences Production From Crosby 16 No.1 Well In Four Rivers Project, Louisiana 153
13.5.5 Jun 15, 2009: Harvest Natural Resources Begins Drilling Operations At Bar F No. 1-20-3-2 Well In Antelope Project, Utah 154
13.6 Financial Announcements 154
13.6.1 Jun 15, 2009: Green Star Energies Posts $1.67 Million Net Gain In Q1 2009 154
13.6.2 May 21, 2009: Beard Reports Net Loss Of $266,000 In Q1 2009 155
13.6.3 May 20, 2009: PrimeEnergy Posts Net Loss Of $3.5 Million In Q1 2009 156
13.6.4 May 19, 2009: John D. Oil and Gas Posts Revenue Of $1.4 Million In Q1 2009 156
13.6.5 May 18, 2009: Frontera Resources Reports $7.9 Million Net Loss In Q1 2009 157
13.7 Other Significant Developments 160
13.7.1 Jun 16, 2009: GMX Resources Provides Operations Update 160
13.7.2 Jun 16, 2009: StatoilHydro Signs LNG Deal With RasGas For Cove Point Terminal In US 161
13.7.3 Jun 16, 2009: Duke Energy Appoints Lynn J. Good As Group Executive And CFO 161
13.7.4 Jun 16, 2009: Energy Partners Wins Court Approval For Its Disclosure Statement 162
13.7.5 Jun 15, 2009: Circumpacific Energy President Peter Simpson Resigns 163
13.8 New Contracts Announcements 163
13.8.1 Jun 16, 2009: ForeRunner Wins Three Natural Gas Storage Projects In Western US 163
13.8.2 Jun 10, 2009: Clean Energy Wins Natural Gas Fuel Supply Contract From City Of Phoenix Public Transit Department 163
14 Appendix 165
14.1 Methodology 165
14.1.1 Coverage 166
14.1.2 Secondary Research 167
14.1.3 Primary Research 167
14.1.4 E&P Forecasts 167
14.1.5 Midstream Forecasts 169
14.1.6 Expert Panel Validation 169
14.2 Contact Us 169
14.3 About GlobalData 169
14.4 Disclaimer 170