Roc Oil (Roc) Analysis across The Oil and Gas Value Chain

Global Markets Direct, September 2008, Pages: 83

Roc Oil (Roc) Analysis across The Oil and Gas Value Chain

Summary

Roc Oil (Roc) Analysis across The Oil and Gas Value Chain is an essential source for data, analysis and strategic insight into Roc Oil. The report provides key information relating to oil and gas assets of the company and financial, SWOT and value chain analysis of the company. The report examines company’s business structure and operations, history and products, and provides an analysis of its key revenue lines. It inspects the company’s strategy, both in terms of its value chain positioning and strategic strengths and weaknesses.

Scope

- Provides historical production or capacity data on Roc Oil’s oil and gas assets across value chain.
- Analyses and forecasts output for major oil and gas assets to 2020.
- Reports oil and gas exploration assets for each country including operator and equity details for major oil and gas assets of Roc Oil
- Critical analysis of Roc Oil’ s strengths, weaknesses opportunities and threats and positioning on the value chain.
- Provides summary analysis of key revenue lines and strategy.
- Details on Roc Oil’s history, key executives, business description, locations and subsidiaries as well as a list of products and services and the latest available company statement.
- Product and brand updates, strategy changes, financial events.
- Latest mergers and acquisitions, partnerships or financings of Roc Oil including debt, equity or venture finance.

Reasons to buy

- Research your competitors business structure, strategy and prospects.
- Assess your competitor’s major energy assets and their historic and forecast performance.
- Identify and assess potential corporate and asset investment opportunities
- Support sales activities by understanding your customers businesses better.
- Qualify prospective partners and suppliers.
- Obtain up to date company information

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1.1 List of Tables 7
1.2 List of Figures 8
2 Company Snapshot 9
2.1 Key Information 9
2.2 Company Overview 9
2.3 Financial Performance 9
2.4 Industry Outlook - Production & Exploration 9
2.5 SWOT Snapshot 10
3 Roc Oil Company Limited , Exploration and Production Summary 11
3.1 Roc Oil Company Limited , Active Exploration Blocks, by Country, 2000-2007 11
3.2 Roc Oil Company Limited, Crude Oil Production, by Country 12
3.3 Roc Oil Company Limited, Natural Gas Production, by Country 13
4 Roc Oil Company Limited, Crude Oil and Natural Gas Production By Fields 14
4.1 Roc Oil Company Limited, Crude Oil Production 14
4.1.1 Roc Oil Company Limited, Crude Oil Production in New Mexico, By Fields 14
4.1.2 Roc Oil Company Limited, Crude Oil Production in Australia, By Fields 14
4.1.3 Roc Oil Company Limited, Crude Oil Production in China, By Fields 15
4.1.4 Roc Oil Company Limited, Crude Oil Production in Norway, By Fields 15
4.1.5 Roc Oil Company Limited, Crude Oil Production in United Kingdom, By Fields 15
4.2 Roc Oil Company Limited, Natural Gas Production 16
4.2.1 Roc Oil Company Limited, Natural Gas Production in New Mexico, By Fields 16
4.2.2 Roc Oil Company Limited, Natural Gas Production in Australia, By Fields 16
4.2.3 Roc Oil Company Limited, Natural Gas Production in Norway, By Fields 16
5 Business Strategy 17
5.1 Mission Statement 17
5.2 Strategy 17
5.3 Corporate Social Responsibility 17
5.3.1 Overview 17
5.3.2 Specific CSR Initiatives 17
6 Value Chain Analysis 19
6.1 Upstream 19
6.1.1 Overview 19
6.1.2 Financials, Production and Major Projects 19
7 SWOT Analysis 21
7.1 Overview 21
7.2 Roc Oil Company Limited Strengths 21
7.2.1 Significant Growth in Production 21
7.2.2 Global Presence 22
7.2.3 Considerable Revenue Growth 22
7.3 Roc Oil Company Limited Weaknesses 22
7.3.1 Increasing Losses 22
7.3.2 Increase in the Production Cost 22
7.4 Roc Oil Company Limited Opportunities 23
7.4.1 Potential Assets in China 23
7.4.2 New Ventures 23
7.5 Roc Oil Company Limited Threats 23
7.5.1 Unsuccessful Drilling 23
7.5.2 Growing Use of Alternative Sources of Energy 24
8 Competitors 25
9 Revenue Analysis 26
9.1 Revenue by Segment 26
9.2 Revenue by Geography 26
10 Financial and Operational Review 28
10.1 Financial Statements 28
10.2 Financial Ratios 29
11 Operational Indicators 30
12 Share Holding Structure 31
13 Key Employees 32
14 Key Employee Biographies 33
15 Company Statement 35
16 Locations And Subsidiaries 37
16.1 Head Office 37
16.2 Other Locations & Subsidiaries 37
17 Financial Deals Landscape 39
17.1 Asset Purchase 39
17.1.1 Apache Sells 24.5% Interest In Zhao Dong Block To ROC Oil Company 39
17.1.2 Pioneer Natural Resources Acquires Interest In Blocks H15 And H16 From ROC 40
17.2 Merger 41
17.2.1 Roc Oil Company To Merge With Anzon Australia 41
18 Recent Developments 43
18.1 Recent Discoveries 43
18.1.1 Jun 06, 2008: ROC Discovers Oil In Coco-1 Exploration Well, Angola 43
18.1.2 Mar 26, 2008: AWE Updates On Dunsborough-2 Well 43
18.1.3 Mar 04, 2008: AWE Updates On Frankland-2 Well 43
18.1.4 Feb 08, 2008: ROC Updates On Lilac-1 Well 44
18.1.5 Jun 12, 2007: ROC Updates On Dunsborough #1, Massamabala #1 Exploration Well 44
18.1.6 May 28, 2007: ROC Updates On Perseverance-1 Exploration Well 45
18.2 Drilling and Production Updates 46
18.2.1 Aug 13, 2008: ROC Drills Arroz-1 Well In Cabinda South Block, Onshore Angola 46
18.2.2 May 30, 2008: Origin Provides Freshwater Point 1 Exploration Well Update, Onshore Perth Basin, Western Australia 46
18.2.3 May 26, 2008: Origin Provides Freshwater Point 1 Exploration Well Update 47
18.2.4 May 22, 2008: Origin Updates On Freshwater Point 1 Exploration Well 47
18.2.5 May 15, 2008: Origin Updates On Freshwater Point 1 Exploration Well 49
18.2.6 May 12, 2008: Origin Updates On Freshwater Point 1 Well 50
18.2.7 May 07, 2008: ROC Suspends Banda NW ST-1 Well 50
18.2.8 Apr 30, 2008: ROC Provides Drilling Update 51
18.2.9 Apr 23, 2008: ROC Provides Drilling Update 51
18.2.10 Apr 16, 2008: ROC Provides Operational Update 52
18.2.11 Apr 09, 2008: ROC Provides Drilling Update 52
18.2.12 Apr 02, 2008: ROC Provides Operational Update 53
18.2.13 Apr 01, 2008: ROC Updates On Dunsborough-2 Appraisal Well 54
18.2.14 Mar 28, 2008: ROC Updates On Dunsborough-2 Appraisal Well 54
18.2.15 Mar 25, 2008: ROC Updates On Khop-1 Exploration Well 55
18.2.16 Mar 19, 2008: Petsec Updates On Block 22/12, Beibu Gulf 55
18.2.17 Mar 19, 2008: ROC Provides Drilling Update 56
18.2.18 Mar 11, 2008: ROC Provides Operational Update 57
18.2.19 Mar 04, 2008: ROC Provides Operational Update 57
18.2.20 Feb 13, 2008: ROC Provides Operational Update 58
18.2.21 Feb 08, 2008: ROC Provides Operational Update On Lilac-1 Exploration Well 60
18.2.22 Feb 04, 2008: ROC Begins Exploration Drilling Program Offshore Perth Basin 60
18.2.23 Jan 29, 2008: ROC Provides Update On Wei 6-12W-1 Exploration Well 61
18.2.24 Jan 16, 2008: ROC Updates On Wei-6-12W-1 Well, Offshore China 61
18.2.25 Jan 02, 2008: ROC Commences Multi-Well Drilling Programme, Offshore China 61
18.2.26 Nov 30, 2007: ROC Provides Production Updates On Zhao Dong Block, Offshore China 62
18.2.27 Aug 07, 2007: ROC Updates On Massambala #1 Exploration Well 63
18.2.28 May 21, 2007: ROC Updates On Perseverance #1 Exploration Well 63
18.2.29 May 15, 2007: ROC Updates On Perseverance #1 Exploration Well 64
18.2.30 May 11, 2007: ROC Updates On Perseverance #1 Exploration Well 64
18.2.31 Apr 23, 2007: ROC Updates On Frankland #1 Exploration Well 64
18.2.32 Jan 24, 2007: ROC Updates On Chinguetti #18 Development Well 64
18.3 Financial Announcements 65
18.3.1 Jul 30, 2008: ROC Reports 2Q 2008 Results 65
18.3.2 Jan 31, 2008: ROC Reports Q4 2007 Results 66
18.3.3 Oct 31, 2007: ROC Reports Q3 2007 Results 67
18.3.4 Aug 30, 2007: ROC Reports H1 2007 Results 69
18.3.5 Feb 28, 2007: ROC Reports 2006 Results 71
18.4 Other Significant Developments 71
18.4.1 Aug 15, 2008: Tap Oil Updates On Aragon Multiclient 3D Seismic Survey In WA-351-P 71
18.4.2 Jun 25, 2008: Roc Provides Operational Update 72
18.4.3 Jun 23, 2008: ROC Appoints Acting CEO 73
18.4.4 Feb 20, 2008: ROC Provides Operational Update 73
18.4.5 Dec 19, 2007: ROC Board Member Resigns 74
18.4.6 Oct 18, 2007: ROC Updates On Cevada-1 Exploration Well 75
18.4.7 Aug 29, 2007: ROC Appoints Non-Executive Director 75
18.4.8 Jun 27, 2007: ROC Appoints Director 75
18.4.9 Jun 01, 2007: ROC Provides Production And Exploration Updates 76
18.4.10 Feb 23, 2007: ROC Appoints General Manager, External Affairs And Investor Relations 77
18.5 New Contracts Announcements 77
18.5.1 Mar 14, 2008: ROC Awards Service Contract To BJ 77
19 Appendix 78
19.1 Methodology 78
19.1.1 Coverage 78
19.1.2 Secondary Research 79
19.1.3 Primary Research 79
19.1.4 E&P Forecasts 80
19.1.5 Midstream Forecasts 82
19.1.6 Expert Panel Validation 82
19.2 Contact Us 83
19.3 About us83
19.4 Disclaimer 83

Executive Summary

1.1 List of Tables
Table 1: Roc Oil Company Limited,Key Facts, 2007 9
Table 2: Roc Oil Company Limited, Number of Exploration Blocks, by Country, 2000-2007 11
Table 3: Roc Oil Company Limited, Crude Oil Production (BBls), by Country, 2000-2007 12
Table 4: Roc Oil Company Limited, Natural Gas Production (MMcf), by Country, 2000-2007 13
Table 5: Roc Oil Company Limited, Crude Oil Production (BBls) By Fields in New Mexico, 2000-2007 14
Table 6: Roc Oil Company Limited, Crude Oil Production (BBls) By Fields in Australia, 2000-2007 14
Table 7: Roc Oil Company Limited, Crude Oil Production (BBls) By Fields in China, 2000-2007 15
Table 8: Roc Oil Company Limited, Crude Oil Production (BBls) By Fields in Norway, 2000-2007 15
Table 9: Roc Oil Company Limited, Crude Oil Production (BBls) By Fields in United Kingdom, 2000-2007 15
Table 10: Roc Oil Company Limited, Natural Gas Production (MMcf), By Fields in New Mexico, 2000-2007 16
Table 11: Roc Oil Company Limited, Natural Gas Production (MMcf), By Fields in Australia, 2000-2007 16
Table 12: Roc Oil Company Limited, Natural Gas Production (MMcf), By Fields in Norway, 2000-2007 16
Table 13: Roc Oil Company Limited, SWOT Analysis , 2007 21
Table 14: Roc Oil Company Limited, Revenue by Segment, USD Thousand, 2003-2007 26
Table 15: Roc Oil Company Limited, Revenue by Geography, USD Thousand, 2003-2007 27
Table 16: Roc Oil Company Limited, Financial Statements, USD Thousand, 2003-2007 28
Table 17: Roc Oil Company Limited, Financial Ratios, USD Thousand, 2003-2007 29
Table 18: Roc Oil Company Limited Operational Indicators, 2003-2007 30
Table 19: Roc Oil Company Limited, Share Holding Structure 31
Table 20: Roc Oil Company Limited, Key Employees, 2007 32
Table 21: Roc Oil Company Limited, Other Locations 37
Table 22: Roc Oil Company Limited, Subsidiaries 38
Table 23: Brent Blend NYMEX Future Prices 82

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