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

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

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

Summary Scope

- 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 Contents1 Table of Contents 71.1 List of Tables 91.2 List of Figures 102 Natural Gas Industry to 2017 - Introduction 113 Overview of the Natural Gas Industry 123.1 Natural Gas Industry Structure 123.2 Exploration 133.3 Extraction 133.4 Production 143.5 Transportation 143.6 Storage 143.7 Distribution 153.8 Marketing 154 Key Trends 164.1 Consumption Shift from Crude Oil to Natural Gas and Depleting Conventional Crude Oil Reserves is Expected to Create a Steady Increase in Demand 164.2 Increasing Demand from the Asia-Pacific and Natural Gas Production in Australia Boosting the LNG Industry 174.3 Unconventional Natural Gas Production Expected to Rise Steadily Due to Technological Advances and Fresh Discoveries 184.4 Infrastructural Limitations in Logistics and Transportation Leading to Variations in Natural Gas Prices across Geographies 194.5 Changing Supply and Demand Dynamics Create Paradigm Shift in Natural Gas Industry 204.6 High Levels in Gas Storage Facilities Worldwide Expected to Lead to Low Market Prices in the Immediate Future 205 Supply and Demand Outlook to 2017 215.1 Global Natural Gas Consumption, 2001-2017 215.2 Global Natural Gas Consumption, Geographic Analysis 235.3 Global Natural Gas Production, 2001-2017 255.4 Global Natural Gas Production, Geographic Analysis 275.5 Natural Gas Industry, End uses 295.5.1 Residential Customers 295.5.2 Industrial Customers 295.5.3 Commercial Customers 295.5.4 Transportation Customers 305.5.5 Electricity Generation Customers 315.5.6 Distributed Generation 315.5.7 Fuel Cells 326 Natural Gas Exploration and Production Industry 336.1 Global Natural Gas Reserves, 2011 336.2 Global Natural Gas Production To 2017 356.3 Global Natural Gas Production, Geographic Analysis 376.4 Global Natural Gas Industry, Competitive Analysis 396.4.1 Asia-Pacific 396.4.2 Europe 406.4.3 Middle East and Africa 416.4.4 North America 426.4.5 South and Central America 437 Natural Gas Pipelines Industry 447.1 Global Natural Gas Pipeline Industry 447.2 Global Natural Gas Pipeline Industry, Geopolitical Scenario 467.3 Global Natural Gas Pipeline Industry, Geographic Analysis 467.3.1 Asia-Pacific 467.3.2 Europe 487.3.3 Middle East and Africa 497.3.4 North America 507.3.5 South and Central America 517.4 Global Natural Gas Pipeline Industry, Competitive Analysis 527.4.1 Asia-Pacific 527.4.2 Europe 537.4.3 Middle East and Africa 547.4.4 North America 557.4.5 South and Central America 568 LNG Industry 578.1 Global LNG Liquefaction and Regasification Capacity to 2017 578.1.1 Global LNG Liquefaction Capacity to 2017 578.1.2 Global LNG Regasification Capacity to 2017 598.2 Global LNG Industry, Geographic Analysis 608.2.1 Liquefaction Capacity 618.2.2 Regasification Capacity 639 LNG and Pipeline Economics 659.1 Comparison of Transportation Cost from LNG versus Pipelines 659.1.1 Pipe-laying 679.2 Liquefaction and Regasification Costs 679.3 LNG Transportation and Storage Costs 689.4 LNG Pricing Mechanism 6810 Natural Gas Storage Industry 7010.1 Global Natural Gas Storage Industry, Top Countries 7010.2 Geographic Analysis of the Global Gas Storage Industry 7110.2.1 Asia-Pacific 7110.2.2 Europe 7210.2.3 North America 7310.3 Global Natural Gas Storage Industry, Competitive Analysis 7410.3.1 North America 7510.3.2 Asia-Pacific 7610.3.3 Europe 7711 Unconventional Natural Gas Industry 7811.1 Unconventional Natural Gas Industry, Future Outlook 7811.2 Shale Gas to Emerge as the Primary Unconventional Gas Source in North America 7912 Appendix 8012.1 Abbreviations 8012.2 Market Definition 8012.3 Methodology 8012.3.1 Coverage 8112.3.2 Secondary Research 8112.3.3 Primary Research 8112.3.4 Expert Panel Validation 8112.4 References 8212.5 Contact Us 8212.6 Disclaimer 82

1.1 List of Tables

Table 1: Natural Gas Consumption by Year, Global, bcfe, 2001- 2017 22Table 2: Natural Gas Consumption by Year, Geographic Breakdown, Global, bcfe, 2001- 2017 24Table 3: Natural Gas Production by Year, Global, bcfe, 2000-2017 26Table 4: Natural Gas Production by Year, Geographical Breakdown, bcfe, 2001-2017 28Table 5: Proven Natural Gas Reserves, Global, 2011 34Table 6: Natural Gas Production by Year, Global, bcfe, 2001-2017 36Table 7: Natural Gas Production by Year, Geographical Breakdown, bcfe, 2001-2017 38Table 8: Top 10 E&P Companies by Production, Asia-Pacific, bcf, 2011 39Table 9: Top 10 E&P Companies by Production, Europe, bcf, 2011 40Table 10: Top 10 E&P Companies by Production, Middle East and Africa, bcf, 2011 41Table 11: Top 10 E&P Companies by Production, North America, bcf, 2011 42Table 12: Top 10 E&P Companies by Production, South and Central America, bcf, 2011 43Table 13: Pipeline Length By Region, Thousand km, 2011 44Table 14: Pipeline Length by Country, Top 10 Countries, Global, Thousand km, 2011 45Table 15: Pipeline Length by Country, Top 10 Countries, Global, Thousand km, 2011 47Table 16: Pipeline Length by Country, Top 10 Countries, Global, Thousand km, 2011 48Table 17: Pipeline Length by Country, Top 10 Countries, Middle East and Africa, Thousand km, 2011 49Table 18: Pipeline Length by Country, Top 10 Countries, North America, Thousand km, 2011 50Table 19: Pipeline Length by Country, Top 10 Countries, North America, Thousand km, 2011 51Table 20: Pipeline Length by Company, Top 10 Companies, Asia-Pacific, Thousand km, 2011 52Table 21: Pipeline Length by Company, Top 10 Companies, Europe, Thousand km, 2011 53Table 22: Pipeline Length by Company, Top 10 Companies, Middle East and Africa, Thousand km, 2011 54Table 23: Pipeline Length by Company, Top 10 Companies, North America, thousand km, 2011 55Table 24: Pipeline Length by Company, Top 10 Companies, North America, thousand km, 2011 56Table 25: LNG Liquefaction Capacity by Year, Global, Million Tons, 2001- 2017 58Table 26: LNG Regasification Capacity by Year, Global, Million Tons, 2001- 2017 59Table 27: LNG Liquefaction Capacity by Year, Geographical Breakdown, Global, Million Tons, 2001- 2017 62Table 28: LNG Regasification Capacity by Year, Geographical Breakdown, Global, Million Tons, 2001- 2017 64Table 29: Gas Storage Capacity by Country, Top Five Countries, Global, bcf, 2011 70Table 30: Gas Storage Capacity by Country, Top Five Countries, Asia-Pacific, bcf, 2011 71Table 31: Working Gas Capacity by Country, Top Five Countries, Europe, bcf, 2011 72Table 32: Working Gas Capacity by Country, Top Five Countries, North America, bcf, 2011 73Table 33: Gas Storage Capacity by Company, Top Five Gas Storage Companies, Global, MMcf, 2011 74Table 34: Gas Storage Capacity by Company, Top Five Companies, North America, bcf, 2011 75Table 35: Gas Storage Capacity by Company, Top Five Companies, Asia-Pacific, bcf, 2011 76Table 36: Gas Storage Capacity by Company, Top Five Companies, Europe, bcf, 2011 77Table 37: Abbreviations 80

1.2 List of Figures

Figure 1: Natural Gas Consumption, Global, bcfe, 2001-2017 16Figure 2: North America Natural Gas Industry, Growth In Natural Gas Production, bcf/d, 2008-2020 18Figure 3: Forecasted Natural Gas Production From Major Shale Plays, North America, bcf/d, 2008-2020 19Figure 4: Natural Gas Consumption by Year, Global, bcfe, 2001- 2017 21Figure 5: Natural Gas Consumption by Year, Geographic Breakdown, Global, bcfe, 2001- 2017 23Figure 6: Natural Gas Production by Year, Global, bcfe, 2000-2017 25Figure 7: Natural Gas Production by Year, Geographical Breakdown, bcfe, 2001-2017 27Figure 8: Proven Natural Gas Reserves, Percentage Share by Geographic Regions, Global, 2011 33Figure 9: Natural Gas Production by Year, Global, bcfe, 2001-2017 35Figure 10: Natural Gas Production by Year, Geographical Breakdown, bcfe, 2001-2017 37Figure 11: Top 10 E&P Companies by Production, Asia-Pacific, bcf, 2011 39Figure 12: Top 10 E&P Companies by Production, Europe, bcf, 2011 40Figure 13: Top 10 E&P Companies by Production, Middle East and Africa, bcf, 2011 41Figure 14: Top 10 E&P Companies by Production, North America, bcf, 2011 42Figure 15: Top 10 E&P Companies by Production, South and Central America, bcf, 2011 43Figure 16: Pipeline Length By Region, Thousand km, 2011 44Figure 17: Pipeline Length by Country, Top 10 Countries, Global, Thousand km, 2011 45Figure 18: Pipeline Length by Country, Top 10 Countries, Asia-Pacific, Thousand km, 2011 46Figure 19: Pipeline Length by Country, Top 10 Countries, Europe, Thousand km, 2011 48Figure 20: Pipeline Length by Country, Top 10 Countries, Middle East and Africa, Thousand km, 2011 49Figure 21: Pipeline Length by Country, Top 10 Countries, North America, Thousand km, 2011 50Figure 22: Pipeline Length by Country, Top 10 Countries, South and Central America, Thousand km, 2011 51Figure 23: Pipeline Length by Company, Top 10 Companies, Asia-Pacific, Thousand km, 2011 52Figure 24: Pipeline Length by Company, Top 10 Companies, Europe, Thousand km, 2011 53Figure 25: Pipeline Length by Company, Top 10 Companies, Middle East and Africa, Thousand km, 2011 54Figure 26: Pipeline Length by Company, Top 10 Companies, North America, thousand km, 2011 55Figure 27: Pipeline Length by Company, Top 10 Companies, South and Central America, Thousand km, 2011 56Figure 28: LNG Liquefaction Capacity by Year, Global, Million Tons, 2001- 2017 57Figure 29: LNG Regasification Capacity by Year, Global, Million Tons, 2001- 2017 59Figure 30: LNG Liquefaction Capacity by Year, Geographical Breakdown, Global, Million Tons, 2001- 2017 61Figure 31: LNG Regasification Capacity by Year, Geographical Breakdown, Global, Million Tons, 2001- 2017 63Figure 32: Gas Storage Capacity by Country, Top Five Countries, Global, bcf, 2011 70Figure 33: Gas Storage Capacity by Country, Top Five Countries, Asia-Pacific, bcf, 2011 71Figure 34: Working Gas Capacity by Country, Top Five Countries, Europe, bcf, 2011 72Figure 35: Working Gas Capacity by Country, Top Five Countries, North America, bcf, 2011 73Figure 36: Gas Storage Capacity by Company, Top Five Gas Storage Companies, Global, MMcf, 2011 74Figure 37: Gas Storage Capacity by Company, Top Five Companies, North America, bcf, 2011 75Figure 38: Gas Storage Capacity by Company, Top Five Companies, Asia-Pacific, bcf, 2011 76Figure 39: Gas Storage Capacity by Company, Top Five Companies, Europe, bcf, 2011 77Figure 40: Forecast Natural Gas Production From Major Shale Plays, North America, bcf/d, 2003-2020 79