Gabon Oil Markets, 2011

Gabon Oil Markets, 2011

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 Gabon. 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 and pipelines) in Gabon. The report compares the investment environment in Gabon with other countries in the region. The profiles of the major companies operating in the crude oil sector in Gabon 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 and pipelines in Gabon for the period 2000-2015.
- Operator and equity details for major crude oil assets in Gabon.
- Key information relating to market regulations, key energy assets and the key companies operating in the Gabon’s energy industry.
- Information on the top companies in the Gabon 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. SHOW LESS READ MORE >

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1.1 List of Tables
1.2 List of Figures
2 Gabon Energy Sector
2.1 Gabon Energy Sector, Market Overview
2.2 Gabon Energy Sector, Crude Oil
2.2.1 Gabon Crude Oil, Overview
2.2.2 Gabon Crude Oil, Supply and Demand Balance
2.2.3 Gabon Crude Oil, Regulatory Structure
2.2.4 Gabon Crude Oil, Infrastructure
3 Gabon Oil 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
3.3.4 Maximum Domestic Market Obligation
3.4 Oil Sector Performance
3.4.1 Exploration Activity
3.4.2 Oil Production
3.4.3 Oil Reserves
3.4.4 Oil Consumption
3.4.5 Refining Industry
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 Gabon Exploration and Production Sector
4.1 Gabon Exploration and Production Sector, Country Snapshot
4.1.1 Gabon Exploration and Production Sector, Key Data
4.1.2 Gabon Exploration and Production Sector, Crude Oil Assets Map
4.2 Gabon Exploration and Production Sector, Gross Crude Oil Production
4.2.1 Gabon Exploration and Production Sector, Total Gross Crude Oil Production
4.2.2 Gabon Exploration and Production Sector, Gross Crude Oil Production by Type
4.2.3 Gabon Exploration and Production Sector, Gross Crude Oil Production by Assets
4.2.4 Gabon Exploration and Production Sector, Gross Equity Weighted Crude Oil Production by Company
4.2.5 Gabon Exploration and Production Sector, Market Share of Key Companies Based on Gross Equity Weighted Crude Oil Production
4.3 Gabon Exploration and Production Sector, Gross Crude Oil Forecasts
4.3.1 Gabon Exploration and Production Sector, Gross Crude Oil Forecasted Production
4.4 Gabon Exploration And Production Sector, Crude Oil Asset Details
4.4.1 Gabon Exploration And Production Sector, Active Crude Oil Asset Details
4.4.2 Gabon Exploration And Production Sector, Planned Crude Oil Asset Details
4.5 Gabon Exploration And Production Sector, Major Oil Discoveries
4.5.1 Gabon Exploration And Production Sector, Number of Oil Discoveries, 2005-2010
4.5.2 Gabon Exploration And Production Sector, Oil Discovery Details
4.6 Gabon Exploration And Production Sector, Recent Discoveries
4.6.1 Jun 13, 2011: Harvest Natural Resources Discovers Oil In Pre-Salt Offshore Gabon
4.6.2 Nov 15, 2010: Maurel & Prom Encounters Saturated Hydrocarbon Reserves At OMOC-N-302 Well In Onal AEE, Gabon
4.6.3 Sep 16, 2010: Maurel & Prom Announces Oil Discovery At OMOC-N-301 Well In Gabon
4.6.4 Jun 16, 2010: VAALCO Energy Discovers Oil At ETSEM-1 Well In Southeast Etame Prospect, Offshore Gabon
4.6.5 Dec 22, 2009: Maurel & Prom Finds Hydrocarbons At OMGW-1 Well In Gabon
4.7 Gabon Exploration And Production Sector, Drilling and Production Updates
4.7.1 Jul 21, 2011: Harvest Natural Resources Provides Update On DRM-1 Well In Dussafu Marin PSC, Offshore Gabon
4.7.2 May 13, 2011: Addax Petroleum Daily Crude Production Hits 40,357 Barrels In Gabon
4.7.3 Apr 29, 2011: Harvest Natural Resources Commences Drilling Operations On Ruche Marin-A Exploration Well In Gabon
4.7.4 Apr 04, 2011: VAALCO Energy Expects To Resume Full Production In Gabon Within 24 Hours
4.7.5 Dec 08, 2010: VAALCO Energy Commences First Production From ET-7H Development Well, Offshore Gabon
5 Gabon FPSO Industry
5.1 Gabon FPSO Industry, FPSO Capacity Details by Vessel
5.2 Gabon FPSO Industry, FPSO Vessel Specifications
6 Gabon FSO Industry
6.1 Gabon FSO Industry, FSO Capacity Details by Vessel
6.2 Gabon FSO Industry, FSO Vessel Specifications
7 Gabon Pipeline Sector
7.1 Gabon Pipeline Sector, Key Data
7.2 Gabon Pipeline Sector, An Overview
7.3 Gabon Pipeline Sector, Comparison of Key Crude Oil Pipeline Companies
7.4 Gabon Pipeline Sector, Crude Oil Pipelines
8 Gabon Refining Sector
8.1 Gabon Refining Sector, Key Data
8.2 Gabon Refining Sector, An Overview
8.2.1 Gabon Refining Sector, Total Refining Capacity
8.3 Gabon Refining Sector, Market Shares by Company
8.4 Gabon Refining Sector, Crude Distillation Unit Capacity
9 Profile of Perenco
9.1 Perenco, Key Information
9.2 Perenco, Company Overview
9.3 Perenco, Business Description
9.3.1 Business Overview
10 Profile of Eni S.p.A.
10.1 Eni S.p.A., Key Information
10.2 Eni S.p.A., Company Overview
10.3 Eni S.p.A., Business Description
10.3.1 Business Overview
10.3.2 Exploration & Production
10.3.3 Gas & Power
10.3.4 Other activities
10.3.5 Petrochemicals
10.3.6 Refining and Marketing
10.3.7 Refining and Marketing
10.4 Eni S.p.A., SWOT Analysis
10.4.1 Overview
10.4.2 Eni S.p.A. Strengths
10.4.3 Eni S.p.A. Weaknesses
10.4.4 Eni S.p.A. Opportunities
10.4.5 Eni S.p.A. Threats
11 Profile of Total S.A.
11.1 Total S.A., Key Information
11.2 Total S.A., Company Overview
11.3 Total S.A., Business Description
11.3.1 Business Overview
11.3.2 Chemicals
11.3.3 Downstream
11.3.4 Upstream
11.4 Total S.A., SWOT Analysis
11.4.1 Overview
11.4.2 Total S.A. Strengths
11.4.3 Total S.A. Weaknesses
11.4.4 Total S.A. Opportunities
11.4.5 Total S.A. 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 Asset Transactions
13 Recent Developments
13.1 License Rounds
13.1.1 Oct 13, 2010: Gabon Delays Oil Exploration Block Auction
13.1.2 Sep 23, 2010: Gabon To Launch 10th Licensing Round In October 2010
13.1.3 Mar 13, 2010: Gabon Offers 42 Offshore Oil Blocks For Exploration
13.2 License Awards
13.2.1 Dec 01, 2009: VAALCO Energy Extends Etame Marin Exploration Permit To 2014
13.3 Other Significant Developments
13.3.1 Apr 08, 2011: Harvest Natural Resources Provides Q1 2011 Operations Update
13.3.2 Apr 01, 2011: VAALCO Energy Provides Operations Update Following Gabon Industrial Action
13.3.3 Jan 11, 2011: Harvest Natural Resources Provides Operations Update
13.3.4 Jan 05, 2011: Maurel & Prom Updates On Nigeria And Gabon Operations
13.3.5 Nov 25, 2010: Perenco Updates On Offshore Drilling Campaign In Gabon
13.3.6 Nov 10, 2010: Fugro Airborne Completes Airborne Acquisition For Eni Gabon
14 Appendix
14.1 Abbreviations
14.2 Methodology
14.2.1 Coverage
14.2.2 Secondary Research
14.2.3 Primary Research
14.2.4 Expert Panel Validation
14.3 Contact Us
14.4 Disclaimer

1.1 List of Tables
Table 1: Gabon, Historic and Forecast Production and Consumption of Crude Oil, Thousand Barrels Per Day, 2000-2020
Table 2: Gabon, Historic and Forecast Exports of Crude Oil, Thousand Barrels Per Day, 2000-2020
Table 3: Gabon, Historic Reserves of Crude Oil, Million Barrels, 2000-2010
Table 4: West Africa, Investment Benchmarking, Overall Country Rankings, Aug 2011
Table 5: West Africa, Investment Benchmarking, Upstream Fiscal Attractiveness, Aug 2011
Table 6: West Africa, Investment Benchmarking, Oil Sector Performance, Aug 2011
Table 7: West Africa, Investment Benchmarking, Economic Performance, Aug 2011
Table 8: West Africa, Country Standings, Economic Performance, Aug 2011
Table 9: West Africa, Investment Benchmarking, Socio-Political Performance, Aug 2011
Table 10: West Africa, Country Standings, Socio-Political Performance, Aug 2011
Table 11: Gabon, Crude Oil Key Statistics, 2010
Table 12: Gabon, Total Gross Crude Oil Production (MMBBLs), 2003- 2010
Table 13: Gabon, Total Gross Crude Oil Production (MMBBLs) by Type, 2003-2010
Table 14: Gabon, Gross Crude Oil Production (MMBBLs), by Assets, 2003-2010
Table 15: Gabon, Gross Equity Weighted Crude Oil Production (MMBBLs), by Company, 2003-2010
Table 16: Gabon, Market Share (%) of Key Companies based on Gross Equity Weighted Crude Oil Production, 2003-2010
Table 17: Gabon, Gross Crude Oil Production (MMBBLs), Forecast by Assets, 2011- 2015
Table 18: Gabon, Active Oil Field Assets Details
Table 19: Gabon, Planned Oil Field Assets Details
Table 20: Gabon, Number of Oil Discoveries, 2005-2010
Table 21: Gabon, Oil Discovery Details, 2005-2010
Table 22: Gabon FPSO Industry, FPSO Oil Production Capacities, Aug 2011
Table 23: Gabon FPSO Industry, FPSO Vessel Specifications, Aug 2011
Table 24: Gabon FSO Industry, FSO Oil Production Capacities, Aug 2011
Table 25: Gabon FSO Industry, FSO Vessel Specifications, Aug 2011
Table 26: Gabon, Pipeline Key Statistics, Aug 2011
Table 27: Gabon, Crude Oil Pipeline Length by Company (Km), Aug 2011
Table 28: Gabon, Crude Oil Pipelines, Aug 2011
Table 29: Gabon, Refinery Key Statistics, Aug 2011
Table 30: Gabon, Total Refining Capacity (MMTPA), 2000- 2015
Table 31: Gabon, Refining Capacity by Company (MMTPA), 2000- 2015
Table 32: Gabon, Crude Distillation Unit Capacity (MMTPA), 2000-2015
Table 33: Perenco, Key Facts
Table 34: Eni S.p.A., Key Facts
Table 35: Eni S.p.A., SWOT Analysis
Table 36: Total S.A., Key Facts
Table 37: Total S.A., SWOT Analysis
Table 38: Perenco Acquires Marathon Oil Gabon
Table 39: Sterling Energy Completes Private Placement Of $103.47 Million
Table 40: BowLeven Completes Private Placement For $113.26 Million
Table 41: Afren Completes Offering Of Shares For $126.3 Million
Table 42: Pioneer Natural Resources Completes Public Offering Of 7.5% Senior Notes Offering For $450 Million
Table 43: Ophir Energy To Sell 50% Interest In Mbeli And Ntsina Blocks To Petrobras
Table 44: Total To Acquire Interests In Onshore Exploration Licenses In Gabon
Table 45: Hess Sells Interest In Clair Field And Gabon To Shell
Table 46: VAALCO Energy Enters Into Farm-Out Agreement With Total Gabon
Table 47: Addax Petroleum To Farm-In 50% Interest In Ogueyi License Area In Gabon From Perenco

1.2 List of Figures
Figure 1: Gabon, Energy Consumption Split By Fuel Type (%), 2010
Figure 2: Gabon, Historic and Forecast Production and Consumption of Crude Oil, Thousand Barrels Per Day, 2000-2020
Figure 3: Gabon, Historic and Forecast Exports of Crude Oil, Thousand Barrels Per Day, 2000-2020
Figure 4: Gabon, Historic Reserves of Crude Oil, Million Barrels, 2000-2010
Figure 5: West Africa, Country Standings, Upstream Fiscal Attractiveness, Aug 2011
Figure 6: West Africa, Country Standings, Oil Sector Performance, by Reserves-Exploration & Production, Aug 2011
Figure 7: West Africa, Country Standings, Oil Sector Performance, by Production-Consumption & Refining, Aug 2011
Figure 8: West Africa, Country Standings, Exploration Blocks Awarded, Aug 2011
Figure 9: West Africa, Country Standings, Economic Performance, Aug 2011
Figure 10: West Africa, Country Standings, Socio-Political Performance, Aug 2011
Figure 11: Gabon, Crude Oil Assets Map, Aug 2011
Figure 12: Gabon, Total Gross Crude Oil Production (MMBBLs), 2003-2010
Figure 13: Gabon, Total Gross Crude Oil Production (MMBBLs) by Type, 2003-2010
Figure 14: Gabon, Gross Equity Weighted Crude Oil Production (MMBBLs) by Key Companies, 2003-2010
Figure 15: Gabon, Market Share (%) of Key Companies based on Gross Equity Weighted Crude Oil Production, 2010
Figure 16: Gabon, Number of Oil Discoveries, 2005-2010
Figure 17: Gabon, Crude Oil Pipeline Length By Company (Km), Aug 2011
Figure 18: Gabon, Total Refining Capacity (MMTPA), 2000- 2015
Figure 19: Gabon, Refining Capacity-Wise Market Share (%) By Company, 2010

Perenco
Eni S.p.A.
Total S.A.