Abstract
Oil Market Outlook in Gabon, 2010
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, pipelines and storage terminals) 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
1996-2020.
- Historical and forecast data and information for all the
major oil fields, refineries, pipelines and storage terminals in Gabon for the
period 2000-2013.
- 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.
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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.
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Facilitate market analysis and forecasting of future industry trends.
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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.
Table of Contents
1 Table Of Contents 2
1.1 List of Tables 7
1.2 List of Figures 8
2
Gabon Energy Sector 9
2.1 Gabon Energy Sector, Market Overview 9
2.2
Gabon Energy Sector, Crude Oil 9
2.2.1 Gabon Crude Oil, Overview 9
2.2.2 Gabon Crude Oil, Supply and Demand Balance 10
2.2.3 Gabon Crude Oil,
Regulatory Structure 15
2.2.4 Gabon Crude Oil, Infrastructure 15
3
Gabon Oil Upstream Investment Environment Benchmarking 16
3.1 Introduction
16
3.2 The Overall Ranking 16
3.3 Upstream Fiscal Attractiveness
16
3.3.1 Maximum Government Take Index 18
3.3.2 Fiscal Flexibility
18
3.3.3 Maximum State Participation 18
3.3.4 Maximum Domestic Market
Obligation 18
3.4 Oil Sector Performance 18
3.4.1 Exploration Activity
20
3.4.2 Oil Production 21
3.4.3 Oil Reserves 21
3.4.4 Oil
Consumption 21
3.4.5 Refining Industry 22
3.5 Economic Performance
22
3.5.1 GDP Growth Index 23
3.5.2 FDI Confidence Index 23
3.5.3
Balance of Trade Index 23
3.6 Socio-Political Performance 24
3.6.1
Democracy Index 25
3.6.2 Governance Index 25
4 Gabon Exploration and
Production Sector 26
4.1 Gabon Exploration and Production Sector, Country
Snapshot 26
4.1.1 Gabon Exploration and Production Sector, Key Data 26
4.1.2 Gabon Exploration and Production Sector, Crude Oil Assets Map 26
4.2
Gabon Exploration and Production Sector, Gross Crude Oil Production 27
4.2.1 Gabon Exploration and Production Sector, Gross Crude Oil-Historical
Production 27
4.2.2 Gabon Exploration and Production Sector, Gross Crude
Oil-Historical Production by Type 28
4.2.3 Gabon Exploration and
Production Sector, Gross Crude Oil Production by Assets 29
4.2.4 Gabon
Exploration and Production Sector, Gross Equity Weighted Crude Oil Production
by Company 30
4.2.5 Gabon Exploration and Production Oil Sector, Market
Share based on Gross Equity Weighted Crude Oil Production 31
4.3 Gabon
Exploration and Production Sector, Gross Crude Oil Forecasts 32
4.3.1
Gabon Exploration and Production Sector, Gross Crude Oil Forecasted Production
32
4.4 Gabon Exploration And Production Sector, Crude Oil Asset Details
33
4.4.1 Gabon Exploration And Production Sector, Active Crude Oil Asset
Details 33
4.4.2 Gabon Exploration and Production Sector, Planned Crude
Oil Asset Details 34
4.5 Gabon Exploration and Production Sector, Major
Oil Discoveries 34
4.5.1 Gabon Exploration and Production Sector, Number
of Oil Discoveries, 2004- 2009 34
4.5.2 Gabon Exploration And Production
Sector, Oil Discovery Details 35
4.6 Gabon Exploration and Production
Sector, Recent Discoveries 35
4.6.1 Jun 16, 2010: VAALCO Energy Discovers
Oil At ETSEM-1 Well In Southeast Etame Prospect, Offshore Gabon 35
4.6.2
Dec 22, 2009: Maurel & Prom Finds Hydrocarbons At OMGW-1 Well In Gabon 36
4.7 Gabon Exploration and Production Sector, Drilling and Production Updates
37
4.7.1 May 19, 2010: Tullow Oil Provides Exploration And Appraisal
Update 37
4.7.2 May 19, 2010: Maurel & Prom Updates On Tanzania, Congo And
Gabon Exploration 37
4.7.3 May 18, 2010: VAALCO Energy Provides Drilling
Update 38
4.7.4 Apr 21, 2010: Maurel & Prom Updates On Nigeria And Gabon
Production 38
4.7.5 Mar 10, 2010: VAALCO Energy Updates On Gabon Drilling
Program 39
4.7.6 Mar 01, 2010: Maurel & Prom Identifies 111m Oil Column At
OMOC-N-1 Well In Onal AEE, Gabon 39
5 Gabon FPSO Industry 40
5.1 Gabon
FPSO Industry, FPSO Capacity Details by Vessel 40
5.2 Gabon FPSO Industry,
FPSO Vessel Specifications 40
6 Gabon Pipeline Sector 41
6.1 Gabon
Pipeline Sector, Key Data 41
6.2 Gabon Pipeline Sector, an Overview 41
6.3 Gabon Pipeline Sector, Comparision of Key Crude Oil Pipeline Companies
41
6.4 Gabon Pipeline Sector, Crude Oil Pipelines 43
7 Gabon Refining
Sector 44
7.1 Gabon Refining Sector, Key Data 44
7.2 Gabon Refining
Sector, An Overview 44
7.3 Gabon Refining Sector, Crude Distillation Unit
Capacity 44
8 Profile of TOTAL S.A. 45
8.1 TOTAL S.A., Key Information
45
8.2 TOTAL S.A., Company Overview 45
8.3 TOTAL S.A., Business
Description 45
8.3.1 Business Overview 45
8.3.2 Chemicals 45
8.3.3
Downstream 46
8.3.4 Upstream 47
8.4 TOTAL S.A., SWOT Analysis 49
8.4.1 Overview 49
8.4.2 TOTAL S.A. Strengths 49
8.4.3 TOTAL S.A.
Weaknesses 51
8.4.4 TOTAL S.A. Opportunities 51
8.4.5 TOTAL S.A.
Threats 52
9 Profile of Addax Petroleum Corporation 54
9.1 Addax
Petroleum Corporation, Key Information 54
9.2 Addax Petroleum Corporation,
Company Overview 54
9.3 Addax Petroleum Corporation, Business Description
54
9.3.1 Business Overview 54
9.3.2 Exploration and Production Segment
55
9.4 Addax Petroleum Corporation, SWOT Analysis 55
9.4.1 Overview
55
9.4.2 Addax Petroleum Corporation Strengths 56
9.4.3 Addax
Petroleum Corporation Weaknesses 57
9.4.4 Addax Petroleum Corporation
Opportunities 57
9.4.5 Addax Petroleum Corporation Threats 58
10
Profile of Hess Corporation 59
10.1 Hess Corporation, Key Information
59
10.2 Hess Corporation, Company Overview 59
10.3 Hess Corporation,
Business Description 59
10.3.1 Business Overview 59
10.3.2 Exploration
and Production 59
10.3.3 Marketing and Refining 60
10.4 Hess
Corporation, SWOT Analysis 61
10.4.1 Overview 61
10.4.2 Hess
Corporation Strengths 62
10.4.3 Hess Corporation Weaknesses 63
10.4.4
Hess Corporation Opportunities 63
10.4.5 Hess Corporation Threats 64
11 Financial Deals Landscape 65
11.1 Detailed Deal Summary 65
11.1.1
Acquisition 65
12 Recent Developments 66
12.1 License Rounds 66
12.1.1 Mar 13, 2010: Gabon Offers 42 Offshore Oil Blocks For Exploration
66
12.2 License Awards 66
12.2.1 Dec 01, 2009: VAALCO Energy Extends
Etame Marin Exploration Permit To 2014 66
12.3 Other Significant
Developments 66
12.3.1 Aug 27, 2010: Maurel & Prom Provides H1 2010
Operations Update 66
12.3.2 Aug 03, 2010: VAALCO Energy Provides Update On
Drilling Activities 69
12.3.3 Jul 16, 2010: VAALCO Energy Provides Update
On Drilling Activities 70
12.3.4 Jul 12, 2010: Perenco Announces
Completion Of First Workover Campaign In Gabon 70
12.3.5 Jul 07, 2010:
Maurel & Prom Provides Operations Update 71
12.3.6 May 07, 2010: Sterling
Energy Provides Operations Update 71
12.3.7 Apr 29, 2010: VAALCO Energy
Updates On Gabon Drilling Program 72
12.3.8 Mar 29, 2010: Maurel & Prom
Increases Production In Gabon 72
12.3.9 Feb 09, 2010: Perenco Gabon' s
Diga-Ozangue Pipeline Delivers Zap-Lok Pipes To Port-Gentil 73
13 Appendix
74
13.1 Methodology 74
13.1.1 Coverage 74
13.1.2 Secondary
Research 75
13.1.3 Primary Research 75
13.1.4 Midstream Forecasts
76
13.1.5 Expert Panel Validation 76
13.2 Contact Us 76
13.3 About
GlobalData 76
13.4 Disclaimer 76
Table 1: Gabon,
Historic and Forecast Production and Consumption of Crude Oil (Thousand
Barrels Per Day), 1996-2020 10
Table 2: Gabon, Historic and Forecast
Exports of Crude Oil (Thousand Barrels Per Day), 1996-2020 12
Table 3:
Gabon, Historic Reserves of Crude Oil (Million Barrels), 1996-2009 14
Table 4: West Africa, Investment Benchmarking, Overall Country Rankings, July
2010 16
Table 5: West Africa, Investment Benchmarking, Upstream Fiscal
Attractiveness, July 2010 17
Table 6: West Africa, Investment
Benchmarking, Oil Sector Performance, July 2010 18
Table 7: West Africa,
Investment Benchmarking, Economic Performance, July 2010 22
Table 8: West
Africa, Country Standings, Economic Performance, July 2010 22
Table 9:
West Africa, Investment Benchmarking, Socio-Political Performance, July 2010
24
Table 10: West Africa, Country Standings, Socio-Political Performance,
July 2010 24
Table 11: Gabon, Crude Oil Key Statistics, 2009 26
Table
12: Gabon, Total Gross Crude Oil Production (MMBBLs), 2002-2009 27
Table
13: Gabon, Gross Crude Oil Production (MMBBLs) by Type, 2002- 2009 28
Table 14: Gabon, Gross Crude Oil Production (MMBBLs), by Assets, 2002-2009
29
Table 15: Gabon, Gross Equity Weighted Crude Oil Production by Company
(MMBBLs), 2002-2009 30
Table 16: Gabon, Market Share (%) based on Gross
Equity Weighted Crude Oil Production, 2002-2009 31
Table 17: Gabon, Gross
Crude Oil Production (MMBBLs), Forecast by Assets, 2010- 2015 32
Table 18:
Gabon, Active Oil Field Asset Details 33
Table 19: Gabon, Planned Oil
Field Asset Details 34
Table 20: Gabon, Number of Oil Discoveries,
2004-2009 34
Table 21: Gabon, Oil Discovery Details, 2004-2009 35
Table 22: Gabon FPSO Industry, FPSO Oil Production Capacities, 2009 40
Table 23: Gabon FPSO Industry, FPSO Vessel Specifications, 2009 40
Table
24: Gabon, Pipeline Key Statistics, 2009 41
Table 25: Gabon, Crude Oil
Pipeline Length by Company (Km), 2009 41
Table 26: Gabon, Crude Oil
Pipelines, 2009 43
Table 27: Gabon, Refinery Key Statistics, 2009 44
Table 28: Gabon, Crude Distillation Unit Capacity (MMTPA), 2000-2013 44
Table 29: TOTAL S.A., Key Facts 45
Table 30: TOTAL S.A., SWOT
Analysis 49
Table 31: Addax Petroleum Corporation, Key Facts 54
Table
32: Addax Petroleum Corporation, SWOT Analysis 56
Table 33: Hess
Corporation, Key Facts 59
Table 34: Hess Corporation, SWOT Analysis
62
Table 35: Perenco Acquires Marathon Oil Gabon 65
Figure 1: Gabon, Energy Sector Split By Fuel Type, 2009 9
Figure 2: Gabon,
Historic and Forecast Production and Consumption of Crude Oil (Thousand
Barrels Per Day), 1996-2020 11
Figure 3: Gabon, Historic and Forecast
Exports of Crude Oil (Thousand Barrels Per Day), 1996-2020 13
Figure 4:
Gabon, Historic Reserves of Crude Oil (Million Barrels), 1996-2009 14
Figure 5: West Africa, Country Standings, Upstream Fiscal Attractiveness, July
2010 17
Figure 6: West Africa, Country Standings, Oil Sector Performance,
by Reserves-Exploration & Production, July 2010 19
Figure 7: West Africa,
Country Standings, Oil Sector Performance, by Production-Consumption &
Refining, July 2010 20
Figure 8: West Africa, Country Standings,
Exploration Blocks Awarded, July 2010 21
Figure 9: West Africa, Country
Standings, Economic Performance, July 2010 23
Figure 10: West Africa,
Country Standings, Socio-Political Performance, July 2010 25
Figure 11:
Gabon, Crude Oil Assets Map, 2009 26
Figure 12: Gabon, Total Gross Crude
Oil Production (MMBBLs), 2002-2009 27
Figure 13: Gabon, Gross Crude Oil
Production (MMBBLs) by Type, 2002-2009 28
Figure 14: Gabon, Gross Equity
Weighted Crude Oil Production (MMBBLs), by Company, 2002-2009 30
Figure
15: Gabon, Market Share (%) based on Gross Equity Weighted Crude Oil
Production, 2009 31
Figure 16: Gabon, Number of Oil Discoveries, 2004-
2009 35
Figure 17: Gabon, Crude Oil Pipeline Length by Company (Km), 2009
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