Argentina Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Industry Investment Opportunities, Analysis and Forecasts of All Active and Planned Exploration Blocks and Oil and Gas Fields to 2013

Argentina Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Industry Investment Opportunities, Analysis and Forecasts of All Active and Planned Exploration Blocks and Oil and Gas Fields to 2013

Summary

This profile is the essential source for top-level industry data and information relating to the Exploration and Production industry in Argentina. It provides asset level information relating to the active and planned oil and gas fields and exploration blocks in Argentina. The profiles of the major companies operating in the upstream industry of Argentina are also included in the report. The latest news and deals pertaining to the sector are also provided and analyzed.

Scope

- Updated information relating to all active and planned exploration blocks in Argentina
- Provides historical and forecast data to 2013, and information for all the major operating and planned crude oil and natural gas fields.
- Details operators and equity partners of oil and gas fields and exploration blocks.
- Includes information relating to license round details, start and end dates, acreage, location, and reserves.
- Information on the top companies in the sector including business description, strategic analysis, and financial information, SWOT and Value Chain. Key companies covered include Saudi Aramco, Gazprom, Petróleos Mexicanos, Pemex, Exxonmobil Corporation, BP Plc, British Petroleum, Sonatrach, China National Petroleum Corporation, Chevron, Kuwait Oil Company, Total S.A., Petroleos De Venezuela S.A., Pdvsa
- Product and brand updates, strategy changes, R&D projects, corporate expansions and contractions and regulatory changes.
- Key mergers and acquisitions, partnerships, private equity investments and IPOs.

Reasons to buy

- Obtain the most up to date information available on exploration licenses and oil and gas fields.
- Identify growth markets and opportunities in the industry.
- Facilitate market analysis and forecasting of future industry trends.
- Facilitate decision making on the basis of strong historic and forecast data data.
- Assess your competitor’s exploration and production asset portfolio.
- Understand and respond to your competitors business structure, strategy and prospects.
- 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.

1 Table of Contents 2
1.1 List of Tables 7
1.2 List of Figures 9
2 Argentina Exploration And Production Sector 10
2.1 Argentina, Key Data 10
2.2 Argentina, Exploration And Production Assets Map 10
2.3 Argentina Exploration and Production Sector, Production 11
2.3.1 Argentina Exploration and Production Sector, Crude Oil-Historical Production 11
2.3.2 Argentina Exploration and Production Sector, Natural Gas-Historical Production 12
2.3.3 Argentina Exploration and Production Sector, Crude Oil Production by Assets 13
2.3.4 Argentina Exploration and Production Sector, Natural Gas Production by Assets 21
2.3.5 Argentina Exploration and Production Sector, Crude Oil Production by Company 34
2.3.6 Argentina Exploration and Production Sector, Natural Gas Production by Company 37
2.4 Argentina Exploration and Production Sector, Forecasts 40
2.4.1 Argentina Exploration and Production Sector, Crude Oil Forecasted Production 40
2.4.2 Argentina Exploration and Production Sector, Natural Gas Forecasted Production 46
2.4.3 Argentina Exploration and Production Sector, Crude Oil Gross Revenue Forecast 51
2.4.4 Argentina Exploration and Production Sector, Natural Gas Gross Revenue Forecast 57
2.4.5 Argentina Exploration and Production Sector, Government Take Forecast of Crude Oil Assets 63
2.4.6 Argentina Exploration and Production Sector, Government Take Forecast of Natural Gas Assets 69
2.4.7 Argentina Exploration and Production Sector, Contractor Take Forecast of Crude Oil Assets 74
2.4.8 Argentina Exploration and Production Sector, Contractor Take Forecast of Natural Gas Assets 80
2.5 Argentina Exploration And Production Sector, Asset Details 85
2.5.1 Argentina Exploration And Production Sector, Active Crude Oil Asset Details 85
2.5.2 Argentina Exploration And Production Sector, Active Natural Gas Asset Details 89
2.6 Argentina Exploration And Production Sector, Exploration 93
2.6.1 Argentina Exploration And Production Sector, Total Active Exploration Blocks 93
2.6.2 Argentina Exploration And Production Sector, Active Exploration Blocks by Company 93
2.6.3 Argentina Exploration And Production Sector, Exploration Details 95
3 Profile of Repsol YPF, S.A. 97
3.1 Repsol YPF, S.A., Key Information 97
3.2 Repsol YPF, S.A., Company Overview 97
3.3 Repsol YPF, S.A., Business Description 97
3.3.1 Repsol YPF, S.A., Business Description, Business Overview 97
3.3.2 Repsol YPF, S.A., Business Description, Downstream 98
3.3.3 Repsol YPF, S.A., Business Description, Gas Natural SDG 100
3.3.4 Repsol YPF, S.A., Business Description, LNG 100
3.3.5 Repsol YPF, S.A., Business Description, Upstream 101
3.3.6 Repsol YPF, S.A., Business Description, YPF 103
3.4 Repsol YPF, S.A., SWOT Analysis 103
3.4.1 Repsol YPF, S.A., SWOT Analysis, Overview 103
3.4.2 Repsol YPF, S.A., SWOT Analysis, Strengths 104
3.4.3 Repsol YPF, S.A., SWOT Analysis, Weaknesses 106
3.4.4 Repsol YPF, S.A., SWOT Analysis, Opportunities 106
3.4.5 Repsol YPF, S.A., SWOT Analysis, Threats 107
3.5 Repsol YPF, S.A., Revenue Analysis 108
3.5.1 Repsol YPF, S.A., Revenue by Segment 108
3.5.2 Repsol YPF, S.A., Revenue by Geography 109
3.6 Repsol YPF, S.A., Financial and Operational Review 110
3.6.1 Financial Statements 110
3.6.2 Financial Ratios 111
4 Profile of Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. 112
4.1 Petroleo Brasileiro S.A., Key Information 112
4.2 Petroleo Brasileiro S.A., Company Overview 112
4.3 Petroleo Brasileiro S.A., Business Description 112
4.3.1 Petroleo Brasileiro S.A., Business Description, Business Overview 112
4.3.2 Petroleo Brasileiro S.A., Business Description, Distribution 113
4.3.3 Petroleo Brasileiro S.A., Business Description, Exploration and Production 114
4.3.4 Petroleo Brasileiro S.A., Business Description, Gas and Energy 115
4.3.5 Petroleo Brasileiro S.A., Business Description, International 117
4.3.6 Petroleo Brasileiro S.A., Business Description, Supply 118
4.4 Petroleo Brasileiro S.A., SWOT Analysis 120
4.4.1 Petroleo Brasileiro S.A., SWOT Analysis, Overview 120
4.4.2 Petroleo Brasileiro S.A., SWOT Analysis, Strengths 121
4.4.3 Petroleo Brasileiro S.A., SWOT Analysis, Weaknesses 121
4.4.4 Petroleo Brasileiro S.A., SWOT Analysis, Opportunities 122
4.4.5 Petroleo Brasileiro S.A., SWOT Analysis, Threats 123
4.5 Petroleo Brasileiro S.A., Revenue Analysis 124
4.5.1 Petroleo Brasileiro S.A., Revenue by Segment 124
4.5.2 Petroleo Brasileiro S.A., Revenue by Geography 125
4.6 Petroleo Brasileiro S.A., Financial and Operational Review 126
4.6.1 Financial Statements 126
4.6.2 Financial Ratios 127
5 Profile of Chevron Corporation 128
5.1 Chevron Corporation, Key Information 128
5.2 Chevron Corporation, Company Overview 128
5.3 Chevron Corporation, Business Description 128
5.3.1 Chevron Corporation, Business Description, Business Overview 128
5.3.2 Chevron Corporation, Business Description, Chemicals 129
5.3.3 Chevron Corporation, Business Description, Downstream 129
5.3.4 Chevron Corporation, Business Description, Others 131
5.3.5 Chevron Corporation, Business Description, Upstream Segment 132
5.4 Chevron Corporation, SWOT Analysis 134
5.4.1 Chevron Corporation, SWOT Analysis, Overview 134
5.4.2 Chevron Corporation, SWOT Analysis, Strengths 135
5.4.3 Chevron Corporation, SWOT Analysis, Weaknesses 136
5.4.4 Chevron Corporation, SWOT Analysis, Opportunities 137
5.4.5 Chevron Corporation, SWOT Analysis, Threats 138
5.5 Chevron Corporation, Revenue Analysis 139
5.5.1 Chevron Corporation, Revenue by Segment 139
5.5.2 Chevron Corporation, Revenue by Geography 140
5.6 Chevron Corporation, Financial and Operational Review 141
5.6.1 Financial Statements 141
5.6.2 Financial Ratios 142
6 Financial Deals Landscape 143
6.1 Detailed Deal Summary 143
6.1.1 Rumored Deals 143
6.1.2 Acquisition 145
6.1.3 Debt Offerings 146
6.1.4 Partnerships 147
6.1.5 Asset Transactions 149
7 Recent Developments 165
7.1 License Awards 165
7.1.1 Jul 27, 2009: Apco Oil and Gas Receives Concession Extensions From Neuquen Province, Argentina 165
7.1.2 Jul 16, 2009: Americas Petrogas Signs Agreement With Government Of La Pampa Province In Argentina 166
7.2 Strategy and Business Expansion 166
7.2.1 Aug 13, 2009: CNPC To Accelerate Acquisitions In Latin America, Africa 166
7.2.2 Mar 29, 2009: PetroVietnam Signs Partnership Agreement With ENARSA 167
7.3 Recent Discoveries 167
7.3.1 Feb 24, 2009: Madalena Ventures Announces Oil Discovery At Coiron Amargo Exploration Block In Neuquen, Argentina 167
7.4 Drilling and Production Updates 168
7.4.1 Aug 31, 2009: Crown Point Ventures Concludes The Second Well Of Its Argentina Program As A Potential Oil Well 168
7.4.2 Aug 21, 2009: YPF's Crude Output Hit By Pay Strike 169
7.4.3 Aug 06, 2009: Apache To Drill Four Wells On Guanaco, Ranquil Co Fields In Argentina 169
7.4.4 Aug 04, 2009: Crown Point Ventures Concludes Drilling First Well In San Jorge Basin, Argentina 170
7.4.5 Jul 28, 2009: Otto Energy Provides Argentina Drilling Program Update 170
7.4.6 Jul 28, 2009: Oromin Explorations To Plug And Abandon OLE.MD.SRE X-2001 Well In Santa Rosa Prospect, Argentina 171
7.4.7 Jul 20, 2009: Crown Point Ventures Starts Argentine Drilling Program 171
7.4.8 Jul 16, 2009: Oromin Explorations Commences Drilling OLE.MD.SRE X-2001 Well In Santa Rosa Dome Prospect, Argentina 172
7.4.9 Jul 08, 2009: Oromin Explorations Announces Drilling Mobilization At Santa Rosa, Argentina 172
7.4.10 Jul 02, 2009: Otto Energy Provides Drilling Operations Update 172
7.4.11 Jun 29, 2009: Gran Tierra Energy Begins Production Testing At Costayaco-8 Well In Colombia 173
7.4.12 Jun 23, 2009: Crown Point Ventures To Commence Initial Three Well Argentine Drilling Program In El Valle Field 174
7.4.13 Jun 16, 2009: Otto Energy Updates On Its Drilling Programs In Turkey, Italy And Argentina 175
7.4.14 Jun 15, 2009: Gran Tierra Energy Temporarily Reduces Production Operations In Putumayo Basin, Colombia 176
7.4.15 Jun 08, 2009: Argenta Oil & Gas Announces Drilling Results Of LEDO e4 Well In Argentina 176
7.5 Financial Announcements 177
7.5.1 Mar 16, 2009: Apco Argentina Reports 2008 Results 177
7.6 Other Significant Developments 178
7.6.1 Aug 12, 2009: Antrim Energy Provides H1 2009 Operations Update 178
7.6.2 Aug 11, 2009: Gran Tierra Energy Provides Q2 2009 Operations Update 180
7.6.3 Jul 29, 2009: Madalena Ventures Completes 3D Seismic Program In Argentina 184
7.6.4 Jul 22, 2009: Otto Energy Provides Operations Update 184
7.6.5 Jul 15, 2009: Otto Energy Provides Operations Update 185
7.6.6 Jun 25, 2009: Otto Energy Provides Operations Update 185
7.6.7 Jun 16, 2009: Pan American Energy To Invest $80 Million In Argentina 187
7.6.8 Jun 10, 2009: Otto Energy Updates On Its Drilling Programs In Turkey, Italy And Argentina 187
7.6.9 Jun 08, 2009: Repsol Consortium To Explore For Oil Off Argentina, Falklands 188
8 Appendix 189
8.1 Methodology 189
8.1.1 Coverage 190
8.1.2 Secondary Research 191
8.1.3 Primary Research 191
8.1.4 E&P Forecasts 191
8.1.5 Midstream Forecasts 193
8.1.6 Expert Panel Validation 193
8.2 Contact Us 193
8.3 About GlobalData 194
8.4 Disclaimer 194