Table of Contents
1 Table of Contents
1.1 List of Tables
1.2 List of Figures
2 Australia Energy Sector
2.1 Australia Energy Sector, Market Overview
2.2 Australia Energy Sector, Natural Gas
2.2.1 Australia Natural Gas, Overview
2.2.2 Australia Natural Gas, Supply and Demand Balance
2.2.3 Australia Natural Gas, Regulatory Structure
2.2.4 Australia Natural Gas, Infrastructure
3 Australia Gas Upstream Investment Environment Benchmarking
3.1 Introduction
3.2 The Overall Ranking
3.3 Upstream Fiscal Attractiveness
3.3.1 Maximum Government Take Index
3.3.2 Fiscal Flexibility
3.3.3 Maximum State Participation
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 Australia Exploration and Production Sector
4.1 Australia Exploration and Production Sector, Country Snapshot
4.1.1 Australia Exploration and Production Sector, Key Data
4.1.2 Australia Exploration and Production Sector, Natural Gas Assets Map
4.2 Australia Exploration and Production Sector, Marketed Natural Gas Production
4.2.1 Australia Exploration and Production Sector, Total Marketed Natural Gas-Historical Production
4.2.2 Australia Exploration and Production Sector, Marketed Natural Gas-Historical Production by Type
4.2.3 Australia Exploration and Production Sector, Marketed Natural Gas Production by Major Assets
4.2.4 Australia Exploration and Production Sector, Marketed Equity Weighted Natural Gas Production by Company
4.2.5 Australia Exploration and Production Sector, Market Share based on Marketed Natural Gas Production
4.3 Australia Exploration and Production Sector, Production Forecast
4.3.1 Australia Exploration and Production Sector, Marketed Natural Gas Production Forecast
4.4 Australia Exploration and Production Sector, Natural Gas Asset Details
4.4.1 Australia Exploration and Production Sector, Active Natural Gas Asset Details
4.4.2 Australia Exploration and Production Sector, Planned Natural Gas Asset Details
4.5 Australia Exploration and Production Sector, Major Gas Discoveries
4.5.1 Australia Exploration and Production Sector, Number of Gas Discoveries
4.5.2 Australia Exploration and Production Sector, Gas Discovery Details
4.6 Australia Exploration and Production Sector, Recent Discoveries
4.6.1 Jul 23, 2012: Drillsearch Energy Announces New Birkhead Oil Discovery At Bauer-5 Appraisal/Development Well In PEL 91, Australia
4.6.2 Jul 23, 2012: Chevron Discovers Gas At Pontus-1 Exploration Well In Greater Gorgon Area Offshore Western Australia
4.6.3 Jul 17, 2012: Senex Energy Discovers Oil Field At Mustang-1 Well In Cooper Basin, Australia
4.6.4 Jul 02, 2012: Ambassador Oil and Gas Encounters Oil At Shocking 1 Exploration Well In Cooper Basin, South Australia
4.7 Australia Exploration and Production Sector, Drilling and Production Updates
4.7.1 Jul 30, 2012: Comet Ridge Provides Drilling Update On Mahalo Pilot Project In ATP 337P, Queensland
4.7.2 Jul 30, 2012: WestSide Launches New Production Drilling Program At Meridian SeamGas
4.7.3 Jul 30, 2012: Exoma Energy Spuds Katherine West-1 Conventional Oil Exploration Well In ATP 999P, Australia
4.7.4 Jul 30, 2012: Ambassador Oil and Gas Provides Update On Kruger 1 Oil Exploration Well In Cooper Basin, Australia
4.7.5 Jul 30, 2012: Armour Energy Provides Update On Glyde #1 Well In EP 171, Australia
5 Australia FPSO Industry
5.1 Australia FPSO Industry, FPSO Capacity Details by Vessel
5.2 Australia FPSO Industry, FPSO Vessel Specifications
6 Australia Pipeline Sector
6.1 Australia Pipeline Sector, Key Data
6.2 Australia Pipeline Sector, An Overview
6.3 Australia Pipeline Sector, Comparison of Key Natural Gas Pipeline Companies
6.4 Australia Pipeline Sector, Natural Gas Pipelines
7 Australia LNG Sector
7.1 Australia LNG Sector, Key Data
7.2 LNG Sector, Liquefaction
7.2.1 Australia LNG Sector, Liquefaction, Total Liquefaction Capacity
7.2.2 Australia LNG Sector, Liquefaction Capacity Market Share by Company
7.2.3 Australia LNG Sector, Liquefaction, Asset Wise Liquefaction Capacity
8 Australia Underground Gas Storage Sector
8.1 Australia Underground Gas Storage Sector, Key Data
8.2 Australia Underground Gas Storage Sector, An Overview
8.3 Australia Underground Gas Storage Sector, Capacity Market Share by Company
8.4 Australia Underground Gas Storage Industry
8.4.1 Underground Gas Storage Industry in Australia, Storage Capacity by Area
8.5 Australia Underground Gas Storage Sector, Storage Capacity
8.5.1 Australia Underground Gas Storage Sector, Storage Capacity of Active Terminals
8.5.2 Australia, Underground Gas Storage Sector, Storage Capacity of Planned Terminals
9 Profile of Santos Ltd
9.1 Santos Ltd., Key Information
9.2 Santos Ltd., Company Overview
9.3 Santos Ltd., Business Description
9.3.1 Business Overview
9.3.2 Asia Pacific
9.3.3 Eastern Australia
9.3.4 Gladstone LNG
9.3.5 Western Australia and Northern Territory
9.4 Santos Ltd., SWOT Analysis
9.4.1 Overview
9.4.2 Santos Ltd. Strengths
9.4.3 Santos Ltd. Weaknesses
9.4.4 Santos Ltd. Opportunities
9.4.5 Launch of Production
9.4.6 Santos Ltd. Threats
10 Profile of BHP Billiton
10.1 BHP Billiton, Key Information
10.2 BHP Billiton, Company Overview
10.3 BHP Billiton, Business Description
10.3.1 Business Overview
10.3.2 Aluminium
10.3.3 Base Metals
10.3.4 Diamonds and Specialty Products
10.3.5 Energy Coal
10.3.6 Iron Ore
10.3.7 Manganese
10.3.8 Metallurgical Coal
10.3.9 Petroleum
10.3.10 Stainless Steel Materials
10.4 BHP Billiton, SWOT Analysis
10.4.1 Overview
10.4.2 BHP Billiton Strengths
10.4.3 BHP Billiton Limited Weaknesses
10.4.4 BHP Billiton Limited Opportunities
10.4.5 BHP Billiton Limited Threats
11 Profile of Royal Dutch Shell plc
11.1 Royal Dutch Shell plc, Key Information
11.2 Royal Dutch Shell plc,Company Overview
11.3 Royal Dutch Shell plc, Business Description
11.3.1 Business Overview
11.3.2 Corporate
11.3.3 Downstream
11.3.4 Upstream
11.4 Royal Dutch Shell plc, SWOT Analysis
11.4.1 Overview
11.4.2 Royal Dutch Shell plc Strengths
11.4.3 Royal Dutch Shell plc Weaknesses
11.4.4 Royal Dutch Shell plc Opportunities
11.4.5 Royal Dutch Shell plc Threats
12 Financial Deals Landscape
12.1 Detailed Deal Summary
12.1.1 Acquisition
12.1.2 Equity Offerings
12.1.3 Debt Offerings
12.1.4 Partnerships
12.1.5 Asset Transactions
13 Recent Developments
13.1 License Awards
13.1.1 Jul 27, 2012: Bass Strait Oil Announces Renewal Of PEP 167 Exploration Permit For Five Years
13.2 Strategy and Business Expansion
13.2.1 Jul 19, 2012: Santos GLNG Opens Brisbane Operations Center
13.3 Other Significant Developments
13.3.1 Jul 30, 2012: Norwest Energy Completes Hydraulic Fracture Stimulation Program On Arrowsmith-2 Well In Australia
13.3.2 Jul 30, 2012: Antares Energy Provides Operations Update
13.3.3 Jul 27, 2012: Searcher Seismic Completes Acquisition Of Duvalia 2D Seismic Survey, Carnarvon Basin, Australia
13.3.4 Jul 25, 2012: Samson Oil & Gas Provides Operations Update
13.3.5 Jul 25, 2012: Linc Energy CFO Anton Rohner Resigns
13.3.6 Jul 24, 2012: Norwest Energy Continues Mobilizing Halliburton Hydraulic Fracture Stimulation To Arrowsmith-2 Project In Australia
13.3.7 Jul 24, 2012: Cougar Energy Appoints Rob Neill As CEO
13.3.8 Jul 24, 2012: Oilex Appoints Michael Maloney As COO
13.4 New Contracts Announcements
13.4.1 Jul 17, 2012: Terra Nova Signs Agreement With Geokinetics To Conduct 3D Seismic Survey On PEL 112
14 Appendix
14.1 Abbreviations
14.2 Methodology
14.2.1 Coverage
14.2.2 Secondary Research
14.2.3 Primary Research
14.3 Contact Us
14.4 Disclaimer
List of Tables
Table 1: Australia, Historic and Forecast Production and Consumption of Natural Gas, Billion Cubic Feet, 2000-2020
Table 2: Australia, Historic and Forecast Exports and Imports of Natural Gas, Billion Cubic Feet, 2000-2020
Table 3: Australia, Historic Reserves of Natural Gas, 2000-2010
Table 4: Asia Pacific, Investment Benchmarking, Overall Country Rankings, Jul 2012
Table 5: Asia Pacific, Investment Benchmarking, Upstream Fiscal Attractiveness, Jul 2012
Table 6: Asia Pacific, Investment Benchmarking, Gas Sector Performance, Jul 2012
Table 7: Asia Pacific, Investment Benchmarking, Economic Performance, Jul 2012
Table 8: Asia Pacific, Country Standings, Economic Performance, by FDI Confidence- GDP Growth & Production, Jul 2012
Table 9: Asia Pacific, Investment Benchmarking, Socio-Political Performance, Jul 2012
Table 10: Asia Pacific, Country Standings, Socio-Political Performance, by Exploration Growth- FDI Confidence and Governance Indices, Jul 2012
Table 11: Australia, Natural Gas Key Statistics, 2011
Table 12: Australia, Total Marketed Natural Gas Production (MMcf), 2003-2011
Table 13: Australia, Marketed Natural Gas Production by Type (MMcf), 2003-2011
Table 14: Australia, Marketed Natural Gas Production (MMcf), by Major Assets, 2003-2011
Table 15: Australia, Marketed Equity Weighted Natural Gas Production by Company (MMcf), 2003-2011
Table 16: Australia, Market Share (%) of Key Companies based on Marketed Natural Gas Production, 2003-2011
Table 17: Australia, Marketed Natural Gas Production (MMcf), Forecast by Major Assets, 2012- 2016
Table 18: Australia, Active Gas Field Assets Details
Table 19: Australia, Planned Gas Field Assets Details
Table 20: Australia, Number of Gas Discoveries, 2006-2011
Table 21: Australia, Natural Gas Discovery Details, 2006-2011
Table 22: Australia, Natural Gas Discovery Details, 2006-2011 (Contd.1)
Table 23: Australia, Natural Gas Discovery Details, 2006-2011 (Contd.2)
Table 24: Australia FPSO Industry, FPSO Gas Production Capacities, Jul 2012
Table 25: Australia FPSO Industry, FPSO Vessel Specifications, Jul 2012
Table 26: Australia, Pipeline Key Statistics, Jul 2012
Table 27: Australia, Natural Gas Pipeline Length by Company (Km), Jul 2012
Table 28: Australia, Natural Gas Pipelines, 2012
Table 29: Australia, Natural Gas Pipelines, 2012 (Contd.1)
Table 30: Australia, Natural Gas Pipelines, 2012 (Contd.2)
Table 31: Australia, Natural Gas Pipelines, 2012 (Contd.3)
Table 32: Australia, Natural Gas Pipelines, 2012 (Contd.4)
Table 33: Australia LNG Key Statistics, Jul 2012
Table 34: Australia, Total Liquefaction Capacity (MMTPA), 2005-2016
Table 35: Australia, Liquefaction Capacity by Company 2005-2016
Table 36: Australia, Liquefaction Capacity (Million Tonnes), 2005-2016
Table 37: Australia, Underground Gas Storage Key Statistics, Jul 2012
Table 38: Australia, Underground Gas Storage Capacity by Company (MMcf), Jul 2012
Table 39: Australia, Underground Working Gas Capacity (MMcf) by Area, Jul 2012
Table 40: Australia, Active Underground Gas Storage Capacity (MMcf), Jul 2012
Table 41: Australia, Planned Underground Gas Storage Capacity (MMcf), Jul 2012
Table 42: Santos Ltd., Key Facts
Table 43: Santos Ltd., SWOT Analysis
Table 44: BHP Billiton, Key Facts
Table 45: BHP Billiton, SWOT Analysis
Table 46: Royal Dutch Shell plc, Key Facts
Table 47: Royal Dutch Shell plc, SWOT Analysis
Table 48: Mattvale Plans To Acquire Remaining 64.45% Stake In Bridgeport Energy For $46.2 Million
Table 49: ConocoPhillips And Origin Energy To Sell 7.5% Stake Each In Australia Pacific LNG For Up To $3. 08 Billion
Table 50: Ormil Energy To Acquire Energy Botswana
Table 51: Frontier Oil To Acquire Additional 50% Stake In Frontier Gasfields From BioProspect For $10 Million
Table 52: Frontier Oil To Acquire Additional 25% Stake In Frontier Gasfields
Table 53: Drillsearch Energy Completes Private Placement Of Shares For $51.3 Million
Table 54: Buccaneer Energy Raises $1.5 Million Through Issue Of Shares
Table 55: Maverick Drilling & Exploration Completes Private Placement Of Shares For $51.6 Million
Table 56: Buccaneer Energy Announces Private Placement Of Shares For $12.3 Million
Table 57: Envestra Completes Private Placement Of Bonds For $202 Million
Table 58: APA Group Completes Public Offering Of 4.245% Medium Term Notes Due 2019 For $294 Million
Table 59: Golden Gate Petroleum Completes Public Offering Of Convertible Notes For $0.22 Million
Table 60: Solimar Energy Completes Private Placement Of Subscription Receipts For $3.9 Million
Table 61: Government of Queensland To Award Four Exploration Blocks In Central Queensland To Exoma Energy
Table 62: Empire Oil Awarded EP 479 In Australia
Table 63: Empire Oil And ERM Gas Awarded EP 480 In Australia
Table 64: Bass Strait Oil To Acquire 15% Stake In PEP 150 In Australia From Somerton Energy
Table 65: Comet Ridge To Acquire Up To 75% Interest In Lake Galilee Area In Queensland From Queensland Energy Resources
Table 66: ERM Gas To Acquire Interest In PEL457, PEL478 And PEL479 In Australia From Red Sky Energy And Clarence Moreton Resources
Table 67: ONGC Plans To Acquire Overseas Oil And Gas Assets For $8.8 Billion
List of Figures
Figure 1: Australia, Primary Energy Consumption Split By Fuel Type (%), 2011
Figure 2: Australia, Natural Gas Production And Consumption, Billion Cubic Feet, 2000-2020
Figure 3: Australia, Natural Gas Exports and Imports, Billion Cubic Feet, 2000-2020
Figure 4: Australia, Natural Gas Reserves, Trillion Cubic Feet, 2000-2011
Figure 5: Asia Pacific, Country Standings, Upstream Fiscal Attractiveness, Jul 2012
Figure 6: Asia Pacific, Country Standings, Gas Sector Performance, by Reserves-Exploration & Production, Jul 2012
Figure 7: Asia Pacific, Country Standings, Gas Sector Performance, by Production & Consumption, Jul 2012
Figure 8: Asia Pacific, Country Standings, Number of Exploration Blocks Awarded, Jul 2012
Figure 9: Asia Pacific, Country Standings, Economic Performance, by FDI Confidence- GDP Growth & Production, Jul 2012
Figure 10: Asia Pacific, Country Standings, Socio-Political Performance, by Exploration Growth- FDI Confidence and Governance Indices, Jul 2012
Figure 11: Australia, Natural Gas Assets Map, Jul 2012
Figure 12: Australia, Total Marketed Natural Gas Production (MMcf), 2003-2011
Figure 13: Australia, Marketed Natural Gas Production by Type (MMcf), 2003-2011
Figure 14: Australia, Marketed Equity Weighted Natural Gas Production by Key Companies (MMcf), 2003-2011
Figure 15: Australia, Market Share (%) of Key Companies based on Marketed Natural Gas Production, 2011
Figure 16: Australia, Number of Gas Discoveries, 2006-2011
Figure 17: Australia, Natural Gas Pipeline Length by Company (Km), Jul 2012
Figure 18: Australia, Total Liquefaction Capacity (MMTPA), 2005-2016
Figure 19: Australia, Liquefaction Capacity by Company (Million Tonnes), 2005-2016
Figure 20: Australia, Underground Gas Storage Capacity by Company (%), Jul 2012
Figure 21: Australia, Underground Working Gas Capacity (MMcf) by Area (%), Jul 2012 77
