Natural Gas Industry to 2017 - Depleting Conventional Crude Oil Reserves and Emerging Technologies in Gas Consumption Infrastructure Driving Growth

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Market	Energy and Utilities
Report Type	Market Research
Country	Global
Published	4 May 2012
Number of Pages	82
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Depleting crude oil reserves drive natural gas industry

With the reserves-production ratios of developed nations such as the United States and Canada reaching alarming levels, and Middle Eastern resources depleting rapidly, there is widespread concern over crude oil future fuel replacement.

While natural gas was not considered a utility in crude oil production's glory days, the depletion of conventional crude oil reserves and regulatory emissions charges have started shifting consumption towards cleaner and more plentiful natural gas. This will therefore create a steady increase in gas demand.

New advancements in technologies such as LNG infrastructure and processes such as the liquefaction and regasification of natural gas have expanded gas's possible uses, while the momentum of technological breakthroughs and efforts in this direction is being led by successes in exploration evidenced by an abundance of freshly-found reserves.

Difficulties associated with storage and transportation is currently inhibiting the growth of the natural gas market. Infrastructural limitations in logistics and transportation cause variations in natural gas prices across various regions. While an effective transportation infrastructure has been in place to transport crude oil for many years, this has not been the case with natural gas, which relies extensively upon liquefaction and regasification when faced with insufficient pipeline infrastructure. Pipelines also hold limitations in regards to terrain and distance. Offshore logistics via the LNG method provide a simpler and more efficient process while supporting cross-continental transport, but can be a cost-intensive operation owing to expensive logistics and tanker construction.

However, discoveries of natural gas in offshore Western Australia have created excellent business opportunities due to the proximity of the resources to emerging economies in the Asia Pacific, causing the LNG industry to explode. The huge consumer base, rapidly increasing demand and short distance to end-use markets make these new gas findings perfectly placed. Australia is consequently expected to emerge as a leader in global LNG production 2017. Energy giants such as Royal Dutch Shell are planning to build liquefaction terminals on Western Australian shores to feed both the domestic markets and nations, such as China, India and Taiwan, demonstrating its financial commitment to the newly discovered reserves.

Though the global energy scenario is embracing natural gas, the fossil fuel shift is continuing only gradually, as global economies have long been accustomed to utilizing crude oil. A total shift would happen only over decades, and demand the extensive rejuvenation and revamping of fuel consumption infrastructure. However, natural gas is still anticipated to emerge as a promising commodity over the coming years.

Report Scope

The report provides an in-depth analysis of the major factors affecting the natural gas industry worldwide. Its scope includes -

- Key and imminent trends in the global natural gas industry.
- Geographic and competitive analysis of the key segments of the natural gas industry
- Supply and demand outlook to 2017 for the global natural gas industry
- Exclusive focus on the LNG industry and the pipelines industry.
- Trends and future outlook of the unconventional natural gas industry

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1 Table of Contents

1.1 List of Tables
1.2 List of Figures

2 Natural Gas Industry to 2017 - Introduction

3 Overview of the Natural Gas Industry

3.1 Natural Gas Industry Structure
3.2 Exploration
3.3 Extraction
3.4 Production
3.5 Transportation
3.6 Storage
3.7 Distribution
3.8 Marketing

4 Key Trends

4.1 Consumption Shift from Crude Oil to Natural Gas and Depleting Conventional Crude Oil Reserves is Expected to Create a Steady Increase in Demand
4.2 Increasing Demand from the Asia-Pacific and Natural Gas Production in Australia Boosting the LNG Industry
4.3 Unconventional Natural Gas Production Expected to Rise Steadily Due to Technological Advances and Fresh Discoveries
4.4 Infrastructural Limitations in Logistics and Transportation Leading to Variations in Natural Gas Prices across Geographies
4.5 Changing Supply and Demand Dynamics Create Paradigm Shift in Natural Gas Industry
4.6 High Levels in Gas Storage Facilities Worldwide Expected to Lead to Low Market Prices in the Immediate Future

5 Supply and Demand Outlook to 2017

5.1 Global Natural Gas Consumption, 2001-2017
5.2 Global Natural Gas Consumption, Geographic Analysis
5.3 Global Natural Gas Production, 2001-2017
5.4 Global Natural Gas Production, Geographic Analysis
5.5 Natural Gas Industry, End uses
5.5.1 Residential Customers
5.5.2 Industrial Customers
5.5.3 Commercial Customers
5.5.4 Transportation Customers
5.5.5 Electricity Generation Customers
5.5.6 Distributed Generation
5.5.7 Fuel Cells

6 Natural Gas Exploration and Production Industry

6.1 Global Natural Gas Reserves, 2011
6.2 Global Natural Gas Production To 2017
6.3 Global Natural Gas Production, Geographic Analysis
6.4 Global Natural Gas Industry, Competitive Analysis
6.4.1 Asia-Pacific
6.4.2 Europe
6.4.3 Middle East and Africa
6.4.4 North America
6.4.5 South and Central America

7 Natural Gas Pipelines Industry

7.1 Global Natural Gas Pipeline Industry
7.2 Global Natural Gas Pipeline Industry, Geopolitical Scenario
7.3 Global Natural Gas Pipeline Industry, Geographic Analysis
7.3.1 Asia-Pacific
7.3.2 Europe
7.3.3 Middle East and Africa
7.3.4 North America
7.3.5 South and Central America
7.4 Global Natural Gas Pipeline Industry, Competitive Analysis
7.4.1 Asia-Pacific
7.4.2 Europe
7.4.3 Middle East and Africa
7.4.4 North America
7.4.5 South and Central America

8 LNG Industry

8.1 Global LNG Liquefaction and Regasification Capacity to 2017
8.1.1 Global LNG Liquefaction Capacity to 2017
8.1.2 Global LNG Regasification Capacity to 2017
8.2 Global LNG Industry, Geographic Analysis
8.2.1 Liquefaction Capacity
8.2.2 Regasification Capacity

9 LNG and Pipeline Economics

9.1 Comparison of Transportation Cost from LNG versus Pipelines
9.1.1 Pipe-laying
9.2 Liquefaction and Regasification Costs
9.3 LNG Transportation and Storage Costs
9.4 LNG Pricing Mechanism

10 Natural Gas Storage Industry

10.1 Global Natural Gas Storage Industry, Top Countries
10.2 Geographic Analysis of the Global Gas Storage Industry
10.2.1 Asia-Pacific
10.2.2 Europe
10.2.3 North America
10.3 Global Natural Gas Storage Industry, Competitive Analysis
10.3.1 North America
10.3.2 Asia-Pacific
10.3.3 Europe

11 Unconventional Natural Gas Industry

11.1 Unconventional Natural Gas Industry, Future Outlook
11.2 Shale Gas to Emerge as the Primary Unconventional Gas Source in North America

12 Appendix

12.1 Abbreviations
12.2 Market Definition
12.3 Methodology
12.3.1 Coverage
12.3.2 Secondary Research
12.3.3 Primary Research
12.3.4 Expert Panel Validation
12.4 References
12.5 Contact Us
12.6 Disclaimer

List of Tables

Table 1: Natural Gas Consumption by Year, Global, bcfe, 2001- 2017
Table 2: Natural Gas Consumption by Year, Geographic Breakdown, Global, bcfe, 2001- 2017
Table 3: Natural Gas Production by Year, Global, bcfe, 2000-2017
Table 4: Natural Gas Production by Year, Geographical Breakdown, bcfe, 2001-2017
Table 5: Proven Natural Gas Reserves, Global, 2011
Table 6: Natural Gas Production by Year, Global, bcfe, 2001-2017
Table 7: Natural Gas Production by Year, Geographical Breakdown, bcfe, 2001-2017
Table 8: Top 10 E&P Companies by Production, Asia-Pacific, bcf, 2011
Table 9: Top 10 E&P Companies by Production, Europe, bcf, 2011
Table 10: Top 10 E&P Companies by Production, Middle East and Africa, bcf, 2011
Table 11: Top 10 E&P Companies by Production, North America, bcf, 2011
Table 12: Top 10 E&P Companies by Production, South and Central America, bcf, 2011
Table 13: Pipeline Length By Region, Thousand km, 2011
Table 14: Pipeline Length by Country, Top 10 Countries, Global, Thousand km, 2011
Table 15: Pipeline Length by Country, Top 10 Countries, Global, Thousand km, 2011
Table 16: Pipeline Length by Country, Top 10 Countries, Global, Thousand km, 2011
Table 17: Pipeline Length by Country, Top 10 Countries, Middle East and Africa, Thousand km, 2011
Table 18: Pipeline Length by Country, Top 10 Countries, North America, Thousand km, 2011
Table 19: Pipeline Length by Country, Top 10 Countries, North America, Thousand km, 2011
Table 20: Pipeline Length by Company, Top 10 Companies, Asia-Pacific, Thousand km, 2011
Table 21: Pipeline Length by Company, Top 10 Companies, Europe, Thousand km, 2011
Table 22: Pipeline Length by Company, Top 10 Companies, Middle East and Africa, Thousand km, 2011
Table 23: Pipeline Length by Company, Top 10 Companies, North America, thousand km, 2011
Table 24: Pipeline Length by Company, Top 10 Companies, North America, thousand km, 2011
Table 25: LNG Liquefaction Capacity by Year, Global, Million Tons, 2001- 2017
Table 26: LNG Regasification Capacity by Year, Global, Million Tons, 2001- 2017
Table 27: LNG Liquefaction Capacity by Year, Geographical Breakdown, Global, Million Tons, 2001- 2017
Table 28: LNG Regasification Capacity by Year, Geographical Breakdown, Global, Million Tons, 2001- 2017
Table 29: Gas Storage Capacity by Country, Top Five Countries, Global, bcf, 2011
Table 30: Gas Storage Capacity by Country, Top Five Countries, Asia-Pacific, bcf, 2011
Table 31: Working Gas Capacity by Country, Top Five Countries, Europe, bcf, 2011
Table 32: Working Gas Capacity by Country, Top Five Countries, North America, bcf, 2011
Table 33: Gas Storage Capacity by Company, Top Five Gas Storage Companies, Global, MMcf, 2011
Table 34: Gas Storage Capacity by Company, Top Five Companies, North America, bcf, 2011
Table 35: Gas Storage Capacity by Company, Top Five Companies, Asia-Pacific, bcf, 2011
Table 36: Gas Storage Capacity by Company, Top Five Companies, Europe, bcf, 2011
Table 37: Abbreviations

List of Figures

Figure 1: Natural Gas Consumption, Global, bcfe, 2001-2017
Figure 2: North America Natural Gas Industry, Growth In Natural Gas Production, bcf/d, 2008-2020
Figure 3: Forecasted Natural Gas Production From Major Shale Plays, North America, bcf/d, 2008-2020
Figure 4: Natural Gas Consumption by Year, Global, bcfe, 2001- 2017
Figure 5: Natural Gas Consumption by Year, Geographic Breakdown, Global, bcfe, 2001- 2017
Figure 6: Natural Gas Production by Year, Global, bcfe, 2000-2017
Figure 7: Natural Gas Production by Year, Geographical Breakdown, bcfe, 2001-2017
Figure 8: Proven Natural Gas Reserves, Percentage Share by Geographic Regions, Global, 2011
Figure 9: Natural Gas Production by Year, Global, bcfe, 2001-2017
Figure 10: Natural Gas Production by Year, Geographical Breakdown, bcfe, 2001-2017
Figure 11: Top 10 E&P Companies by Production, Asia-Pacific, bcf, 2011
Figure 12: Top 10 E&P Companies by Production, Europe, bcf, 2011
Figure 13: Top 10 E&P Companies by Production, Middle East and Africa, bcf, 2011
Figure 14: Top 10 E&P Companies by Production, North America, bcf, 2011
Figure 15: Top 10 E&P Companies by Production, South and Central America, bcf, 2011
Figure 16: Pipeline Length By Region, Thousand km, 2011
Figure 17: Pipeline Length by Country, Top 10 Countries, Global, Thousand km, 2011
Figure 18: Pipeline Length by Country, Top 10 Countries, Asia-Pacific, Thousand km, 2011
Figure 19: Pipeline Length by Country, Top 10 Countries, Europe, Thousand km, 2011
Figure 20: Pipeline Length by Country, Top 10 Countries, Middle East and Africa, Thousand km, 2011
Figure 21: Pipeline Length by Country, Top 10 Countries, North America, Thousand km, 2011
Figure 22: Pipeline Length by Country, Top 10 Countries, South and Central America, Thousand km, 2011
Figure 23: Pipeline Length by Company, Top 10 Companies, Asia-Pacific, Thousand km, 2011
Figure 24: Pipeline Length by Company, Top 10 Companies, Europe, Thousand km, 2011
Figure 25: Pipeline Length by Company, Top 10 Companies, Middle East and Africa, Thousand km, 2011
Figure 26: Pipeline Length by Company, Top 10 Companies, North America, thousand km, 2011
Figure 27: Pipeline Length by Company, Top 10 Companies, South and Central America, Thousand km, 2011
Figure 28: LNG Liquefaction Capacity by Year, Global, Million Tons, 2001- 2017
Figure 29: LNG Regasification Capacity by Year, Global, Million Tons, 2001- 2017
Figure 30: LNG Liquefaction Capacity by Year, Geographical Breakdown, Global, Million Tons, 2001- 2017
Figure 31: LNG Regasification Capacity by Year, Geographical Breakdown, Global, Million Tons, 2001- 2017
Figure 32: Gas Storage Capacity by Country, Top Five Countries, Global, bcf, 2011
Figure 33: Gas Storage Capacity by Country, Top Five Countries, Asia-Pacific, bcf, 2011
Figure 34: Working Gas Capacity by Country, Top Five Countries, Europe, bcf, 2011
Figure 35: Working Gas Capacity by Country, Top Five Countries, North America, bcf, 2011
Figure 36: Gas Storage Capacity by Company, Top Five Gas Storage Companies, Global, MMcf, 2011
Figure 37: Gas Storage Capacity by Company, Top Five Companies, North America, bcf, 2011
Figure 38: Gas Storage Capacity by Company, Top Five Companies, Asia-Pacific, bcf, 2011
Figure 39: Gas Storage Capacity by Company, Top Five Companies, Europe, bcf, 2011
Figure 40: Forecast Natural Gas Production From Major Shale Plays, North America, bcf/d, 2003-2020 79

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