Qatar Gas Markets, 2011

Report 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 Qatar. 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 and LNG terminals) in Qatar. The report compares the investment environment in Qatar with other countries in the region. The profiles of the major companies operating in the natural gas sector in Qatar 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 2000-2020.
• Historical and forecast data and information for all the major gas fields, (Liquified Natural Gas) LNG Terminals and pipelines in Qatar for the period 2000-2015.
• Operator and equity details for major natural gas assets in Qatar.
• Key information relating to market regulations, key energy assets and the key companies operating in the Qatar’s energy industry.
• Information on the top companies in the Qatar 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.
• Facilitate decision making on the basis of strong historic and forecast production, reserves and capacity data.
• 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.

Table Of Contents

1 Table Of Contents
1.1 List of Tables
1.2 List of Figures

2 Qatar Energy Sector
2.1 Qatar Energy Sector, Market Overview
2.2 Qatar Energy Sector, Natural Gas
2.2.1 Qatar Natural Gas, Overview
2.2.2 Qatar Natural Gas, Supply and Demand Balance
2.2.3 Qatar Natural Gas, Regulatory Structure
2.2.4 Qatar Natural Gas, Infrastructure

3 Qatar Gas Upstream Investment Environment Benchmarking
3.1 Introduction
3.2 The Overall Ranking
3.3 Upstream Fiscal Attractiveness
3.4 Gas Sector Performance
3.4.1 Exploration Activity
3.4.2 Gas Production
3.4.3 Gas Reserves
3.4.4 Gas Consumption
3.5 Economic Performance
3.5.1 GDP Growth Index
3.5.2 FDI Confidence Index
3.5.3 Balance of Trade Index
3.6 Socio-Political Performance
3.6.1 Democracy Index
3.6.2 Governance Index

4 Qatar Exploration and Production Sector
4.1 Qatar Exploration and Production Sector, Country Snapshot
4.1.1 Qatar Exploration and Production Sector, Key Data
4.1.2 Qatar Exploration and Production Sector, Natural Gas Assets Map
4.2 Qatar Exploration and Production Sector, Marketed Natural Gas Production
4.2.1 Qatar Exploration and Production Sector, Total Marketed Natural Gas-Historical Production
4.2.2 Qatar, Exploration and Production Sector, Marketed Natural Gas-Historical Production by Type
4.2.3 Qatar Exploration and Production Sector, Marketed Natural Gas Production by Assets
4.2.4 Qatar Exploration and Production Sector, Gross Equity Weighted Natural Gas Production by Company
4.2.5 Qatar Exploration and Production Sector, Market Share based on Marketed Natural Gas Production
4.3 Qatar Exploration and Production Sector, Marketed Natural Gas Forecasts
4.4 Qatar Exploration And Production Sector, Natural Gas Asset Details
4.4.1 Qatar Exploration And Production Sector, Active Natural Gas Asset Details
4.4.2 Qatar Exploration and Production Sector, Planned Natural Gas Asset Details
4.5 Qatar Exploration And Production Sector, Drilling and Production Updates
4.5.1 Feb 09, 2011: Qatargas Commences LNG Production From Train 7 In Ras Laffan
4.5.2 Nov 13, 2010: QatarGas Train 6 Produces First LNG
4.5.3 Jul 19, 2010: Maersk Oil Production In Qatar Reaches One Billionth Barrel Mark
4.5.4 Jul 14, 2010: RasGas Resumes Production At Its LNG Units After Maintenance

5 Qatar Pipeline Sector
5.1 Qatar Pipeline Sector, Key Data
5.2 Qatar Pipeline Sector, An Overview
5.3 Qatar Pipeline Sector, Comparision of Key Natural Gas Pipeline Companies
5.4 Qatar Pipeline Sector, Natural Gas Pipelines

6 Qatar LNG Sector
6.1 Qatar LNG Sector, Key Data
6.2 Qatar LNG Sector, Liquefaction
6.2.1 Qatar LNG Sector, Liquefaction, Total Liquefaction Capacity
6.2.2 Qatar LNG Sector, Liquefaction Capacity- Wise (Million Tonnes) Market Share By Company
6.2.3 Qatar LNG Sector, Asset- Wise Liquefaction Capacity by Terminal

7 Profile of Qatar Petroleum
7.1 Qatar Petroleum, Key Information
7.2 Qatar Petroleum, Company Overview
7.3 Qatar Petroleum, Business Description
7.3.1 Business Overview
7.4 Qatar Petroleum, SWOT Analysis
7.4.1 Overview
7.4.2 Qatar Petroleum Strengths
7.4.3 Qatar Petroleum Weaknesses
7.4.4 Qatar Petroleum Opportunities
7.4.5 Qatar Petroleum Threats

8 Profile of Exxon Mobil Corporation
8.1 Exxon Mobil Corporation, Key Information
8.2 Exxon Mobil Corporation, Company Overview
8.3 Exxon Mobil Corporation, Business Description
8.3.1 Business Overview
8.3.2 Chemical
8.3.3 Downstream
8.3.4 Upstream
8.4 Exxon Mobil Corporation, SWOT Analysis
8.4.1 Overview
8.4.2 Exxon Mobil Corporation, Strengths
8.4.3 Exxon Mobil Corporation, Weaknesses
8.4.4 Exxon Mobil Corporation, Opportunities
8.4.5 Exxon Mobil Corporation, Threats

9 Profile of A.P. Moller - Maersk A/S
9.1 A.P. Moller - Maersk A/S, Key Information
9.2 A.P. Moller - Maersk A/S, Company Overview
9.3 A.P. Moller - Maersk A/S, Business Description
9.3.1 Business Overview
9.3.2 Container Activities
9.3.3 Oil and Gas Activities
9.3.4 Other Businesses Activities
9.3.5 Retail Activity
9.3.6 Tankers, offshore and other shipping activities
9.3.7 Tankers, offshore and other shipping activities
9.3.8 Terminals Activities
9.4 A.P. Moller - Maersk A/S, SWOT Analysis
9.4.1 Overview
9.4.2 A.P. Moller - Maersk A/S Strengths
9.4.3 A.P. Moller - Maersk A/S Weaknesses
9.4.4 A.P. Moller - Maersk A/S Opportunities
9.4.5 A.P. Moller - Maersk A/S Threats

10 Financial Deals Landscape
10.1 Detailed Deal Summary
10.1.1 Acquisition
10.1.2 Debt Offerings

11 Recent Developments
11.1 Strategy and Business Expansion
11.1.1 Apr 12, 2011: Gazprom To Open Representative Office In Qatar
11.1.2 Mar 10, 2011: Port of Rotterdam And RLC Sign MoU
11.1.3 May 16, 2010: Qatar Petroleum, Shell And PetroChina Sign New EPSA
11.2 Other Significant Developments
11.2.1 Apr 21, 2011: Maersk Oil Qatar Reports Fire On Offshore Platform
11.2.2 Apr 14, 2011: First LNG Vessel Docks At Ras Laffan Port: N-KOM
11.2.3 Apr 07, 2011: Qatar's Prime Minister Opens Golden Pass LNG Terminal
11.2.4 Apr 02, 2011: Qatargas Achieves Full Production Capacity
11.2.5 Jan 25, 2011: Nakilat Announces Board Appointments
11.2.6 Jan 16, 2011: Bangladesh Signs Agreement For Qatari LNG
11.2.7 Jan 15, 2011: GAIL To Import LNG From Qatar
11.2.8 Jan 06, 2011: Qatargas Train Seven To Start Production
11.2.9 Dec 01, 2010: ConocoPhillips Announces First LNG Shipment From QG3 Project
11.2.10 Nov 24, 2010: Qatar To Supply Additional LNG To India
11.3 New Contracts Announcements
11.3.1 Apr 23, 2011: Qatargas Signs SPA With Centrica
11.3.2 Feb 16, 2011: GE Oil & Gas To Minimize Gas Flaring At LNG Complex In Qatar
11.3.3 Dec 07, 2010: Struthers Wells To Supply Equipment For Qatargas LNG Project

12 Appendix
12.1 Abbreviations
12.2 Methodology
12.2.1 Coverage
12.2.2 Secondary Research
12.2.3 Primary Research
12.2.4 Expert Panel Validation
12.3 Contact Us
12.4 Disclaimer

List of Tables

 Table 1: Qatar, Historic and Forecast Production and Consumption of Natural Gas, Billion Cubic Feet, 2000-2020
Table 2: Qatar, Historic and Forecast Exports of Natural Gas, Billion Cubic Feet, 2000-2020
Table 3: Qatar, Historic Reserves of Natural Gas, Trillion Cubic Feet, 2000-2010
Table 4: Middle East, Investment Benchmarking, Overall Country Rankings, April 2011
Table 5: Middle East, Investment Benchmarking, Gas Sector Performance, April 2011
Table 6: Middle East, Investment Benchmarking, Economic Performance, April 2011
Table 7: Middle East, Country Standings, Economic Performance, April 2011
Table 8: Middle East, Investment Benchmarking, Socio-Political Performance, April 2011
Table 9: Middle East, Country Standings, Socio-Political Performance, April 2011
Table 10: Qatar, Natural Gas Key Statistics, 2010
Table 11: Qatar, Total Marketed Natural Gas Production (MMcf), 2003-2010
Table 12: Qatar, Marketed Natural Gas Production (MMcf) by Type, 2003- 2010
Table 13: Qatar, Marketed Natural Gas Production (MMcf), by Assets, 2003-2010
Table 14: Qatar, Marketed Equity Weighted Natural Gas Production (MMcf), by Company, 2003- 2010
Table 15: Qatar, Market Share (%) of Key Companies Based on Marketed Natural Gas Production, 2003- 2010
Table 16: Qatar, Marketed Natural Gas Production Forecast by Assets (MMcf), 2011- 2015
Table 17: Qatar, Active Gas Field Asset Details
Table 18: Qatar, Planned Gas Field Asset Details
Table 19: Qatar, Pipeline Key Statistics, April 2011
Table 20: Qatar, Natural Gas Pipeline Length by Company (Km), April 2011
Table 21: Qatar, Natural Gas Pipelines, April 2011
Table 22: Qatar, Natural Gas Pipelines, April 2011 (Contd.1)
Table 23: Qatar, LNG Key Statistics, April 2011
Table 24: Qatar Total Liquefaction Capacity (Million Tonnes), 2000-2015
Table 25: Qatar Liquefaction Capacity, by Company (Million Tonnes), 2000-2015
Table 26: Qatar, Liquefaction Capacity (Million Tonnes), 2000-2015
Table 27: Qatar Petroleum, Key Facts
Table 28: Qatar Petroleum, SWOT Analysis
Table 29: Exxon Mobil Corporation, Key Facts
Table 30: Exxon Mobil Corporation, SWOT Analysis
Table 31: A.P. Moller - Maersk A/S, Key Facts
Table 32: A.P. Moller - Maersk A/S, SWOT Analysis
Table 33: GDF Suez Acquires Anadarko Qatar Block 4 Company From Anadarko Petroleum
Table 34: RasGas Completes Notes Offering For $500 Million
Table 35: RasGas Completes Notes Offering For $1.1 Billion
Table 36: RasGas Completes Notes Offering For $615 Million

List of Figures

Figure 1: Qatar, Energy Consumption Split By Fuel Type (%), 2010
Figure 2: Qatar, Natural Gas Production And Consumption, Billion Cubic Feet, 2000-2020
Figure 3: Qatar, Natural Gas Exports, Billion Cubic Feet, 2000-2020
Figure 4: Qatar, Natural Gas Reserves, Trillion Cubic Feet, 2000-2010
Figure 5: Middle East, Country Standings, Gas Sector Performance, by Reserves-Exploration & Production, April 2011
Figure 6: Middle East, Country Standings, Gas Sector Performance, by Production & Consumption, April 2011
Figure 7: Middle East, Country Standings, Number of Exploration Blocks Awarded, April 2011
Figure 8: Middle East, Country Standings, Economic Performance, April 2011
Figure 9: Middle East, Country Standings, Socio-Political Performance, April 2011
Figure 10: Qatar, Natural Gas Assets Map, April 2011
Figure 11: Qatar, Total Marketed Natural Gas Production (MMcf), 2003-2010
Figure 12: Qatar, Marketed Natural Gas Production (MMcf) by Type, 2003-2010
Figure 13: Qatar, Marketed Equity Weighted Natural Gas Production (MMcf), by Key Companies, 2003-2010
Figure 14: Qatar, Market Share (%) of Key Companies based on Marketed Natural Gas Production by Key Companies, 2010
Figure 15: Qatar, Natural Gas Pipeline Length by Company (Km), April 2011
Figure 16: Qatar Total Liquefaction Capacity (Million Tonnes), 2000-2015
Figure 17: Qatar Liquefaction Capacity, by Company (Million Tonnes), 2000-2015