Qatar Oil 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 crude oil assets (oil fields, refineries, pipelines and storage 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 crude oil 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 oil fields, refineries, pipelines and storage terminals in Qatar for the period 2000-2015.
• Operator and equity details for major crude oil 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 crude oil assets and their performance.
• Analyze the latest news and financial deals in the oil 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 Table Of Contents 2
1.1 List of Tables 7
1.2 List of Figures 9

2 Qatar Energy Sector 10
2.1 Qatar Energy Sector, Market Overview 10
2.2 Qatar Energy Sector, Crude Oil 10
2.2.1 Qatar Crude Oil, Overview 10
2.2.2 Qatar Crude Oil, Supply and Demand Balance 11
2.2.3 Qatar Crude Oil, Regulatory Structure 16
2.2.4 Qatar Crude Oil, Infrastructure 16

3 Qatar Oil Upstream Investment Environment Benchmarking 18
3.1 Introduction 18
3.2 The Overall Ranking 18
3.3 Upstream Fiscal Attractiveness 18
3.4 Oil Sector Performance 20
3.4.1 Exploration Activity 22
3.4.2 Oil Production 23
3.4.3 Oil Reserves 23
3.4.4 Oil Consumption 23
3.4.5 Refining Industry 24
3.5 Economic Performance 24
3.5.1 GDP Growth Index 26
3.5.2 FDI Confidence Index 26
3.5.3 Balance of Trade Index 26
3.6 Socio-Political Performance 26
3.6.1 Democracy Index 28
3.6.2 Governance Index 28

4 Qatar Exploration and Production Sector 29
4.1 Qatar Exploration and Production Sector, Country Snapshot 29
4.1.1 Qatar Exploration and Production Sector, Key Data 29
4.1.2 Qatar Exploration and Production Sector, Crude Oil Assets Map 29
4.2 Qatar Exploration and Production Sector, Gross Crude Oil Production 30
4.2.1 Qatar Exploration and Production Sector, Total Gross Crude Oil-Historical Production 30
4.2.2 Qatar Exploration and Production Sector, Gross Crude Oil-Historical Production by Type 31
4.2.3 Qatar Exploration and Production Sector, Gross Crude Oil Production by Assets 32
4.2.4 Qatar Exploration and Production Sector, Gross Equity Weighted Crude Oil Production by Company 32
4.2.5 Qatar Exploration and Production Oil Sector, Market Share of Key companies Based on Gross Equity Weighted Crude Oil Production 33
4.3 Qatar Exploration and Production Sector, Gross Crude Oil Forecasts 34
4.3.1 Qatar Exploration and Production Sector, Gross Crude Oil Forecasted Production 34
4.4 Qatar Exploration And Production Sector, Crude Oil Asset Details 35
4.4.1 Qatar Exploration And Production Sector, Active Crude Oil Asset Details 35
4.4.2 Qatar Exploration and Production Sector, Planned Crude Oil Asset Details 35
4.5 Qatar Exploration And Production Sector, Drilling and Production Updates 36
4.5.1 Jul 19, 2010: Maersk Oil Production In Qatar Reaches One Billionth Barrel Mark 36
4.5.2 Sep 26, 2009: Qatargas Begins Production From Its Laffan Refinery In Qatar 37
4.5.3 Aug 02, 2009: ExxonMobil's RasGas LNG Unit 6 Production Is Imminent 38
4.5.4 Jul 13, 2009: Qatar To Shut Production From QatarGas2 For Inspection 38
4.5.5 Mar 10, 2009: Wintershall Provides Production Update 38

5 Qatar FSO Industry 41
5.1 Qatar FSO Industry, FSO Capacity Details by Vessel 41
5.2 Qatar FSO Industry, FSO Vessel Specifications 41

6 Qatar Pipeline Sector 42
6.1 Qatar Pipeline Sector, Key Data 42
6.2 Qatar Pipeline Sector, An Overview 42
6.3 Qatar Pipeline Sector, Comparision of Key Crude Oil Pipeline Companies 42
6.4 Qatar Pipeline Sector, Petroleum Product Pipeline Companies 43
6.5 Qatar Pipeline Sector, Crude Oil Pipelines 44
6.6 Qatar Pipeline Sector, Petroleum Product Pipelines 45

7 Qatar Refining Sector 46
7.1 Qatar Refining Sector, Key Data 46
7.2 Qatar Refining Sector, An Overview 46
7.2.1 Qatar Refining Sector, Total Refining Capacity 46
7.3 Qatar Refining Sector, Market Shares By Company 47
7.4 Qatar Refining Sector, Crude Distillation Unit Capacity 48
7.5 Qatar Refining Sector, Fluid Catalytic Cracking Capacity 49

8 Qatar Oil and Chemicals Storage Sector 50
8.1 Qatar Oil and Chemicals Storage Sector, Key Data 50
8.2 Qatar Oil and Chemicals Storage Sector, An Overview 50
8.2.1 Qatar Oil and Chemicals Storage Sector, Total Storage Capacity 50
8.3 Qatar Oil and Chemicals Storage Sector, Capacity-Wise Market Share By Company 51
8.4 Qatar Oil and Chemicals Storage Sector, Storage Capacity 52

9 Profile of Qatar Petroleum 53
9.1 Qatar Petroleum, Key Information 53
9.2 Qatar Petroleum, Company Overview 53
9.3 Qatar Petroleum, Business Description 53
9.3.1 Business Overview 53
9.4 Qatar Petroleum, SWOT Analysis 55
9.4.1 Overview 55
9.4.2 Qatar Petroleum Strengths 55
9.4.3 Qatar Petroleum Weaknesses 57
9.4.4 Qatar Petroleum Opportunities 58
9.4.5 Qatar Petroleum Threats 59

10 Profile of Exxon Mobil Corporation 61
10.1 Exxon Mobil Corporation, Key Information 61
10.2 Exxon Mobil Corporation, Company Overview 61
10.3 Exxon Mobil Corporation, Business Description 61
10.3.1 Business Overview 61
10.3.2 Chemical 62
10.3.3 Downstream 62
10.3.4 Upstream 63
10.4 Exxon Mobil Corporation, SWOT Analysis 64
10.4.1 Overview 64
10.4.2 Exxon Mobil Corporation, Strengths 65
10.4.3 Exxon Mobil Corporation, Weaknesses 67
10.4.4 Exxon Mobil Corporation, Opportunities 68
10.4.5 Exxon Mobil Corporation, Threats 69

11 Profile of A.P. Moller - Maersk A/S 71
11.1 A.P. Moller - Maersk A/S, Key Information 71
11.2 A.P. Moller - Maersk A/S, Company Overview 71
11.3 A.P. Moller - Maersk A/S, Business Description 71
11.3.1 Business Overview 71
11.3.2 Container Activities 72
11.3.3 Oil and Gas Activities 72
11.3.4 Other Businesses Activities 73
11.3.5 Retail Activity 73
11.3.6 Tankers, offshore and other shipping activities 74
11.3.7 Tankers, offshore and other shipping activities 75
11.3.8 Terminals Activities 76
11.4 A.P. Moller - Maersk A/S, SWOT Analysis 76
11.4.1 Overview 76
11.4.2 A.P. Moller - Maersk A/S Strengths 77
11.4.3 A.P. Moller - Maersk A/S Weaknesses 78
11.4.4 A.P. Moller - Maersk A/S Opportunities 79
11.4.5 A.P. Moller - Maersk A/S Threats 80

12 Financial Deals Landscape 81
12.1 Detailed Deal Summary 81
12.1.1 Acquisition 81
12.1.2 Debt Offerings 82

13 Recent Developments 84
13.1 Strategy and Business Expansion 84
13.1.1 Apr 12, 2011: Gazprom To Open Representative Office In Qatar 84
13.1.2 May 16, 2010: Qatar Petroleum, Shell And PetroChina Sign New EPSA 84
13.1.3 May 02, 2010: Qatar Petroleum, Texas A&M Sign Research Agreement 85
13.1.4 Mar 26, 2010: Qatargas To Inaugurate Condensate Laffan Refinery In April 2010 85
13.1.5 Jun 11, 2009: Pertamina Expands Oil, Gas Exploration Activities To Overseas 86
13.2 Other Significant Developments 86
13.2.1 Apr 21, 2011: Maersk Oil Qatar Reports Fire On Offshore Platform 86
13.2.2 Mar 08, 2011: Qatar Starts Construction Of New Condensate Refinery 87
13.2.3 Jan 25, 2011: Nakilat Announces Board Appointments 87
13.2.4 Oct 03, 2010: Dolphin Energy To Shut Two Offshore Platforms In Qatar 87
13.2.5 Aug 07, 2010: Qatar Sees 63% Surge In Hydrocarbon Sector For Q1 2010 87
13.2.6 Jul 09, 2010: TAQA Announces Investements In Qatar And Iraq 88
13.2.7 Jun 13, 2010: J Ray Hands Over QW8 Platform To Qatargas 88
13.2.8 May 12, 2010: Qatar's Gas Production To Hit 750,000 Bpd By 2014 88
13.2.9 May 12, 2010: Qatar To Expand Ras Laffan Refinery Capacity 88
13.2.10 May 05, 2010: Qatar To Produce 12.6 Mtpa Of LPG By 2012 89
13.3 New Contracts Announcements 89
13.3.1 Sep 13, 2010: Kentz Secures $36 Million Contract From Qatar Petroleum 89

14 Appendix 90
14.1 Abbreviations 90
14.2 Methodology 90
14.2.1 Coverage 90
14.2.2 Secondary Research 91
14.2.3 Primary Research 91
14.2.4 Expert Panel Validation 91
14.3 Contact Us 92
14.4 Disclaimer 92

1.1 List of Tables

Table 1: Qatar, Historic and Forecast Production and Consumption of Crude Oil, Thousand Barrels per Day, 2000-2020
Table 2: Qatar, Historic and Forecast Exports of Crude Oil, Thousand Barrels Per Day, 2000-2020
Table 3: Qatar, Historic Reserves of Crude Oil, Million Barrels, 2000-2010
Table 4: Middle East, Investment Benchmarking, Overall Country Rankings, April 2011
Table 5: Middle East, Investment Benchmarking, Oil 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, Crude Oil Key Statistics, 2010
Table 11: Qatar, Total Gross Crude Oil Production (MMBBLs), 2003-2010
Table 12: Qatar, Gross Crude Oil Production (MMBBLs) by Type, 2003- 2010
Table 13: Qatar, Gross Crude Oil Production (MMBBLs), by Assets, 2003-2010
Table 14: Qatar, Gross Equity Weighted Crude Oil Production (MMBBLs), by Company, 2003- 2010
Table 15: Qatar, Market Share (%) of Key Companies based on Gross Equity Weighted Crude Oil Production, 2003-2010
Table 16: Qatar, Gross Crude Oil Production (MMBBLs), Forecast by Assets, 2011- 2015
Table 17: Qatar, Active Oil Field Asset Details
Table 18: Qatar, Planned Oil Field Asset Details
Table 19: Qatar FSO Industry, FSO Oil Production Capacities, April 2011
Table 20: Qatar FSO Industry, FSO Vessel Specifications, April 2011
Table 21: Qatar, Pipeline Key Statistics, April 2011
Table 22: Qatar, Crude Oil Pipeline Length by Company (Km), April 2011
Table 23: Qatar, Petroleum Product Pipeline Length by Company (Km), April 2011
Table 24: Qatar, Crude Oil Pipelines, April 2011
Table 25: Qatar, Petroleum Product Pipelines, April 2011
Table 26: Qatar, Refinery Key Statistics, April 2011
Table 27: Qatar, Total Refining Capacity (MMTPA), 2000- 2015
Table 28: Qatar, Refining Capacity by Company (MMTPA), 2000-2015
Table 29: Qatar, Crude Distillation Unit Capacity (MMTPA), 2000-2015
Table 30: Qatar, Fluid Catalytic Cracking Unit Capacity (MMTPA), 2000-2015
Table 31: Qatar, Oil and Chemicals Storage Key Statistics, April 2011
Table 32: Qatar, Total Oil and Chemicals Storage Capacity (Thousand M3), 2000- 2015
Table 33: Qatar, Oil and Chemicals Storage Capacity by Company (Thousand M3), 2000-2015
Table 34: Qatar, Oil and Chemicals Storage Capacity (Thousand M3), 2000-2015
Table 35: Qatar Petroleum, Key Facts
Table 36: Qatar Petroleum, SWOT Analysis
Table 37: Exxon Mobil Corporation, Key Facts
Table 38: Exxon Mobil Corporation, SWOT Analysis
Table 39: A.P. Moller - Maersk A/S, Key Facts
Table 40: A.P. Moller - Maersk A/S, SWOT Analysis
Table 41: GDF Suez Acquires Anadarko Qatar Block 4 Company From Anadarko Petroleum
Table 42: RasGas Completes Notes Offering For $500 Million
Table 43: RasGas Completes Notes Offering For $1.1 Billion

1.2 List of Figures

Figure 1: Qatar, Energy Consumption Split By Fuel Type (%), 2010
Figure 2: Qatar, Crude Oil Production And Consumption, Thousand Barrels Per Day, 2000-2020
Figure 3: Qatar, Crude Oil Exports, Thousand Barrels Per Day, 2000-2020
Figure 4: Qatar, Crude Oil Reserves, Million Barrels, 2000-2010
Figure 5: Middle East, Country Standings, Oil Sector Performance, by Reserves-Exploration & Production, April 2011
Figure 6: Middle East, Country Standings, Oil Sector Performance, by Production-Consumption & Refining, 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, Crude Oil Assets Map, April 2011
Figure 11: Qatar, Total Gross Crude Oil Production (MMBBLs), 2003-2010
Figure 12: Qatar, Gross Crude Oil Production (MMBBLs) by Type, 2003-2010
Figure 13: Qatar, Gross Equity Weighted Crude Oil Production by Key Companies (MMBBLs), 2003-2010
Figure 14: Qatar, Market Share (%) of Key Companies based on Gross Equity Weighted Crude Oil Production, 2010
Figure 15: Qatar, Crude Oil Pipeline Length by Company (Km), April 2011
Figure 16: Qatar, Total Refining Capacity (MMTPA), 2000- 2015
Figure 17: Qatar Refining Sector, Market Shares (%) by Key Companies, 2010
Figure 18: Qatar, Total Oil and Chemicals Storage Capacity (Thousand M3), 2000- 2015