Germany Gas Markets, 2012
Publisher Name » GlobalData
Published Date » 2012-06-30
No. Of Pages » 120
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 Germany. 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 natural gas assets (gas fields, pipelines, LNG terminals and underground gas storage facilities) in Germany. The report compares the investment environment in Germany with other countries in the region. The profiles of the major companies operating in the natural gas sector in Germany 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 gas fields, (Liquified Natural Gas) LNG Terminals, pipelines and underground gas storage facilities in Germany for the period 2005-2016.
- Operator and equity details for major natural gas assets in Germany.
- Key information relating to market regulations, key energy assets and the key companies operating in the Germanys energy industry.
- Information on the top companies in the Germany 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.
- Gain a strong understanding of the countrys 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 competitors major natural gas assets and their performance.
- Analyze the latest news and financial deals in the gas 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.
Energy Sector, Natural Gas, Import, Export, Production, Consumption, Generation, Reserves, Forecast, Historical, Trends, 2020, Energy, Oil And Gas, Pipeline, LNG, Refining, Demand, Supply, Installed Capacity, Equity Partner, Operator, Length, Capacity, Government Take, Company Profile, SWOT, Business Description, News, Deals.
Table Of Contents
1 Table Of Contents
1 Table Of Contents 2
1.1 List of Tables 7
1.2 List Of Figures 9
2 Germany Energy Sector 10
2.1 Germany Energy Sector, Market Overview 10
2.2 Germany Energy Sector, Natural Gas 11
2.2.1 Germany Natural Gas, Overview 11
2.2.2 Germany Natural Gas, Supply and Demand Balance 11
2.2.3 Germany Natural Gas, Regulatory Structure 17
2.2.4 Germany Natural Gas, Infrastructure 18
3 Germany Gas Upstream Investment Environment Benchmarking 19
3.1 Introduction 19
3.2 The Overall Ranking 19
3.3 Upstream Fiscal Attractiveness 19
3.3.1 Maximum Government Take Index 21
3.3.2 Fiscal Flexibility 21
3.3.3 Maximum State Participation 21
3.4 Gas Sector Performance 21
3.4.1 Exploration Activity 23
3.4.2 Gas Production 24
3.4.3 Gas Reserves 24
3.4.4 Gas Consumption 24
3.5 Economic Performance 25
3.5.1 GDP Growth Index 26
3.5.2 FDI Confidence Index 26
3.5.3 Balance of Trade Index 26
3.6 Socio-Political Performance 27
4 Germany Exploration and Production Sector 29
4.1 Germany Exploration and Production Sector, Country Snapshot 29
4.1.1 Germany Exploration and Production Sector, Key Data 29
4.1.2 Germany Exploration and Production Sector, Natural Gas Assets Map 29
4.2 Germany Exploration and Production Sector, Marketed Natural Gas Production 30
4.2.1 Germany Exploration and Production Sector, Total Marketed Natural Gas-Historical Production 30
4.2.2 Germany Exploration and Production Sector, Marketed Natural Gas-Historical Production by Type 31
4.2.3 Germany Exploration and Production Sector, Marketed Natural Gas Production by Assets 32
4.2.4 Germany Exploration and Production Sector, Marketed Equity Weighted Natural Gas Production by Company 35
4.2.5 Germany Exploration and Production Sector, Market Share based on Marketed Natural Gas Production 36
4.3 Germany Exploration and Production Sector, Production Forecast 37
4.3.1 Germany Exploration and Production Sector, Marketed Natural Gas Production Forecast 37
4.4 Germany Exploration and Production Sector, Natural Gas Asset Details 39
4.4.1 Germany Exploration and Production Sector, Active Natural Gas Asset Details 39
4.5 Germany Exploration and Production Sector, Recent Discoveries 42
4.5.1 Jun 03, 2011: Central European Petroleum Finds Hydrocarbons At Barth-11 Well In German State Of Mecklenberg-Vorpommern 42
4.6 Germany Exploration and Production Sector, Drilling and Production Updates 42
4.6.1 May 25, 2012: Wintershall Announces 10 Million Tons Of Crude Oil From Emlichheim, Germany 42
4.6.2 Feb 28, 2012: Wintershall Increases Oil Production In Aitingen 43
4.6.3 Nov 08, 2010: Wintershall Ramps Up German Oil Production 44
4.6.4 Oct 25, 2010: RWE Dea Provides Mittelplate Oil Field Production Update 45
4.6.5 Jan 05, 2010: RWE Dea Updates On Herzogsbrunnen 1 Well In Germany 46
5 Germany Pipeline Sector 47
5.1 Germany Pipeline Sector, Key Data 47
5.2 Germany Pipeline Sector, An Overview 47
5.3 Germany Pipeline Sector, Comparison of Key Natural Gas Pipeline Companies 47
5.4 Germany Pipeline Sector, Natural Gas Pipelines 49
6 Germany LNG Sector 52
6.1 Germany LNG Sector, Regasification 52
6.1.1 Germany LNG Sector, Regasification, Total Regasification Capacity 52
6.1.2 Germany LNG Sector, Regasification Capacity Market Share By Company 53
6.2 Germany LNG Sector, Regasification Capacity 54
6.2.1 Germany LNG Sector, Regasification, Asset- Wise Regasification Capacity 54
7 Germany Underground Gas Storage Sector 55
7.1 Germany Underground Gas Storage Sector, Key Data 55
7.2 Germany Underground Gas Storage Sector, An Overview 55
7.3 Germany Underground Gas Storage Sector, Capacity Market Share By Company 55
7.4 Germany Underground Gas Storage Sector 57
7.4.1 Germany Underground Gas Storage Sector, Storage Capacity by Area 57
7.4.2 Germany Underground Gas Storage Sector, Storage Capacity of Active Terminals 58
7.4.3 Germany Underground Gas Storage Sector, Storage Capacity of Planned Terminals 60
8 Profile of GDF SUEZ SA 61
8.1 GDF SUEZ SA, Key Information 61
8.2 GDF SUEZ SA, Company Overview 61
8.3 GDF SUEZ SA, Business Description 61
8.3.1 Business Overview 61
8.4 GDF SUEZ SA, SWOT Analysis 63
8.4.1 Overview 63
8.4.2 GDF SUEZ SA Strengths 64
8.4.3 GDF SUEZ SA Weaknesses 66
8.4.4 GDF SUEZ SA Opportunities 66
8.4.5 GDF SUEZ SA Threats 68
9 Profile of Exxon Mobil Corporation 71
9.1 Exxon Mobil Corporation, Key Information 71
9.2 Exxon Mobil Corporation, Company Overview 71
9.3 Exxon Mobil Corporation, Business Description 71
9.3.1 Business Overview 71
9.3.2 Chemical 72
9.3.3 Downstream 73
9.3.4 Upstream 74
9.4 Exxon Mobil Corporation, SWOT Analysis 75
9.4.1 Overview 75
9.4.2 Exxon Mobil Corporation Strengths 75
9.4.3 Exxon Mobil Corporation Weaknesses 77
9.4.4 Exxon Mobil Corporation Opportunities 78
9.4.5 Exxon Mobil Corporation Threats 80
10 Profile of Gaz de France 82
10.1 Gaz de France, Key Information 82
10.2 Gaz de France, Company Overview 82
10.3 Gaz de France, Business Description 82
10.3.1 Business Overview 82
10.4 Gaz de France, SWOT Analysis 84
10.4.1 Overview 84
10.4.2 Gaz de France Strengths 84
10.4.3 Gaz de France Weaknesses 85
10.4.4 Gaz de France Opportunities 85
10.4.5 Gaz de France Threats 86
11 Financial Deals Landscape 87
11.1 Detailed Deal Summary 87
11.1.1 Acquisition 87
11.1.2 Private Equity 95
11.1.3 Debt Offerings 96
11.1.4 Partnerships 102
11.1.5 Asset Transactions 105
12 Recent Developments 109
12.1 License Awards 109
12.1.1 Nov 01, 2011: PRD Energy Receives Petroleum Exploration And Production Licenses Covering Over 240,000 Acres Onshore Germany 109
12.1.2 Aug 31, 2011: Rhein Petroleum Wins Licenses To Explore For Conventional Hydrocarbons In Graben Neudorf Area 110
12.1.3 Jan 20, 2011: Wintershall Wins 10 New Licenses In Norway 110
12.2 Strategy and Business Expansion 111
12.2.1 Mar 02, 2012: VNG Establishes Gas Storage Company VNG Gasspeicher GmbH 111
12.2.2 May 27, 2011: Gazprom And E.ON Discuss Joint Projects 111
12.2.3 Dec 07, 2010: Gazprom, Wintershall Sign Sci-Tech Cooperation Program 111
12.3 Other Significant Developments 112
12.3.1 May 10, 2012: RWE Dea To Conduct Seismic Surveys At Natural Gas Field In Volkersen 112
12.3.2 May 03, 2012: E.ON To Transform Into European Company 112
12.3.3 Apr 16, 2012: VNG Appoints Rainer Seele As Chairman 113
12.3.4 Mar 30, 2012: E.ON Appoints Stein Dale As CEO Of E.ON International Energy 113
12.3.5 Mar 29, 2012: Eneco Puts Underground Gas Storage Facility Eneco Gasspeicher Into Operation 113
12.3.6 Mar 20, 2012: RWE Dea Provides 2011 Operations Update 114
12.3.7 Mar 02, 2012: RWE Dea Finds Liquid Discharge At Gas Production Facility Wardbohmen Z1 116
12.4 New Contracts Announcements 117
12.4.1 Oct 21, 2011: VNG Purchases First Spot LNG Quantities 117
12.4.2 Oct 18, 2011: Ramboll Secures Contract From Gassco For Norsea Gas Terminal In Germany 117
13 Appendix 118
13.1 Abbreviations 118
13.2 Methodology 118
13.2.1 Coverage 118
13.2.2 Secondary Research 119
13.2.3 Primary Research 119
13.3 Contact Us 119
13.4 Disclaimer 120
Table 1: Germany, Historical and Forecast Production and Consumption of Natural Gas, Billion Cubic Feet, 2000-2020 12
Table 2: Germany, Historical and Forecast Exports and Imports of Natural Gas, Billion Cubic Feet, 2000-2020 14
Table 3: Germany, Historical Reserves of Natural Gas, Trillion Cubic Feet, 2000-2011 16
Table 4: Western Europe, Investment Benchmarking, Overall Country Rankings, May 2012 19
Table 5: Western Europe, Investment Benchmarking, Upstream Fiscal Attractiveness, May 2012 20
Table 6: Western Europe, Investment Benchmarking, Gas Sector Performance, May 2012 21
Table 7: Western Europe, Investment Benchmarking, Economic Performance, May 2012 25
Table 8: Western Europe, Country Standings, Economic Performance, by GDP Growth- FDI Confidence and Production Indices, May 2012 25
Table 9: Western Europe, Investment Benchmarking, Socio-Political Performance, May 2012 27
Table 10: Western Europe, Country Standings, Socio-Political Performance by Exploration Growth- FDI Confidence and Governance Indices, May 2012 27
Table 11: Germany, Natural Gas Key Statistics, 2011 29
Table 12: Germany, Total Marketed Natural Gas Production (MMcf), 2003-2011 30
Table 13: Germany, Marketed Natural Gas Production (MMcf) by Type, 2003-2011 31
Table 14: Germany, Marketed Natural Gas Production (MMcf), by Assets, 2003-2011 32
Table 15: Germany, Marketed Equity Weighted Natural Gas Production by Company (MMcf), 2003-2011 35
Table 16: Germany, Market Share (%) of Companies based on Marketed Natural Gas Production, 2003- 2011 36
Table 17: Germany, Marketed Natural Gas Production (MMcf), Forecast by Assets, 2012- 2016 37
Table 18: Germany, Active Gas Field Assets Details 39
Table 19: Germany, Pipeline Key Statistics, May 2012 47
Table 20: Germany, Natural Gas Pipelines Length By Company (Km), May 2012 47
Table 21: Germany, Natural Gas Pipelines, May 2012 49
Table 22: Germany, Natural Gas Pipelines, May 2012 (Contd.1) 50
Table 23: Germany, Natural Gas Pipelines, May 2012 (Contd.2) 51
Table 24: Germany Regasification Capacity (Bcf), 2005-2016 52
Table 25: Germany, Regasification Capacity by Company (Bcf), 2005-2016 53
Table 26: Germany Regasification Capacity (Bcf), 2005-2016 54
Table 27: Germany Underground Gas Storage Key Statistics, May 2012 55
Table 28: Germany Underground Gas Storage Capacity by Company (MMcf), May 2012 55
Table 29: Germany, Underground Working Gas Capacity (MMcf) by Area, April 2012 57
Table 30: Germany, Active Underground Gas Storage Capacity (MMcf), May 2012 58
Table 31: Germany, Active Underground Gas Storage Capacity (MMcf), May 2012 (Contd.1) 59
Table 32: Germany, Planned Underground Gas Storage Capacity (MMcf), May 2012 60
Table 33: GDF SUEZ SA, Key Facts 61
Table 34: GDF SUEZ SA, SWOT Analysis 64
Table 35: Exxon Mobil Corporation, Key Facts 71
Table 36: Exxon Mobil Corporation, SWOT Analysis 75
Table 37: Gaz de France, Key Facts 82
Table 38: Gaz de France, SWOT Analysis 84
Table 39: Macquarie Consortium To Acquire Open Grid Europe From E.ON For $4.07 Billion 87
Table 40: Fluxys G To Acquire German Gas Pipeline System From Eni For $82.2 Million 89
Table 41: Tulip Oil To Acquire 75% Stake In Rhein Petroleum 91
Table 42: Vattenfall Sells 24.9% Stake In Stadtische Werke To Thuga 92
Table 43: EDF Sells Its 45% Stake In EnBW Energie Baden-Wurttemberg 93
Table 44: Haddington Ventures To Acquire Continental Gas Storage 95
Table 45: Energie Baden-Wurttemberg Announces Public Offering Of Bonds Due 2072 For $328 Million 96
Table 46: RWE Completes Public Offering Of 4.75% Bonds Due 2034 For $918.5 Million 97
Table 47: Linde Completes Private Placement Of 3.125% Senior Notes Due 2018 For $1 Billion 98
Table 48: EWE Prices Public Offering Of 4.125% Bonds Due 2020 For $694.2 Million 99
Table 49: EnBW Energie Baden-Wurttemberg Completes Public Offering Of 7.375% Bonds Due 2072 For $1,041.27 Million 100
Table 50: Linde Completes Private Placement Of 3.875% Senior Notes Due 2021 For $844.7 Million 101
Table 51: PRD Energy Awarded Oberg Production License In Germany 102
Table 52: PRD Energy Awarded Two Production License In Germany 102
Table 53: PRD Energy Awarded Production License In Germany 103
Table 54: BNK Petroleum Awarded Weinbergen Oil And Gas Concession In Thuringian Basin Of Germany 104
Table 55: GDF SUEZ Acquires Interest In Underground Natural Gas Storage Facilities In Germany 105
Table 56: Fluxys Acquires 19% Stake In North European Gas Pipeline 106
Table 57: N.V. Nederlandse Gasunie Plans To Acquire 20% Stake In North European Gas Pipeline 107
Table 58: GDF SUEZ Acquires 9% Stake In Nord Stream Gas Pipeline Project 108
Figure 1: Germany, Energy Consumption Split by Fuel Type (%), 2011 10
Figure 2: Germany, Historical and Forecasted Production and Consumption of Natural Gas, Billion Cubic Feet, 2000-2020 13
Figure 3: Germany, Historical and Forecast Exports and Imports of Natural Gas, Billion Cubic Feet, 2000-2020 15
Figure 4: Germany, Historical Reserves of Natural Gas, Trillion Cubic Feet, 2000-2011 17
Figure 5: Western Europe, Country Standings, Upstream Fiscal Attractiveness, May 2012 20
Figure 6: Western Europe, Country Standings, Gas Sector Performance, by Reserves-Exploration & Production, May 2012 22
Figure 7: Western Europe, Country Standings, Gas Sector Performance, by Production & Consumption, May 2012 23
Figure 8: Western Europe, Country Standings, Number Of Exploration Blocks Awarded, May 2012 24
Figure 9: Western Europe, Country Standings, Economic Performance, by GDP Growth-FDI Confidence and Production Indices, May 2012 26
Figure 10: Western Europe, Country Standings, Socio-Political Performance, by Exploration Growth-FDI Confidence and Governance Indices, May 2012 28
Figure 11: Germany, Natural Gas Assets Map, May 2012 29
Figure 12: Germany, Total Marketed Natural Gas Production (MMcf), 2003-2011 30
Figure 13: Germany, Marketed Natural Gas Production (MMcf) by Type, 2003-2011 31
Figure 14: Germany, Marketed Equity Weighted Natural Gas Production by Company (MMcf), 2003-2011 35
Figure 15: Germany, Market Share (%) of Companies based on Marketed Natural Gas Production, 2011 36
Figure 16: Germany, Natural Gas Pipelines Length By Company (Km), May 2012 48
Figure 17: Germany Regasification Capacity (Bcf), 2005-2016 52
Figure 18: Germany Regasification Capacity, Market Share by Company (Bcf), 2005-2016 53
Figure 19: Germany Underground Gas Storage Capacity, Market Shares (%), May 2012 56
Figure 20: Germany, Underground Working Gas Capacity (MMcf) by Area (%), May 2012 57
1 Table Of Contents
1 Table Of Contents 2
1.1 List of Tables 7
1.2 List Of Figures 9
2 Germany Energy Sector 10
2.1 Germany Energy Sector, Market Overview 10
2.2 Germany Energy Sector, Natural Gas 11
2.2.1 Germany Natural Gas, Overview 11
2.2.2 Germany Natural Gas, Supply and Demand Balance 11
2.2.3 Germany Natural Gas, Regulatory Structure 17
2.2.4 Germany Natural Gas, Infrastructure 18
3 Germany Gas Upstream Investment Environment Benchmarking 19
3.1 Introduction 19
3.2 The Overall Ranking 19
3.3 Upstream Fiscal Attractiveness 19
3.3.1 Maximum Government Take Index 21
3.3.2 Fiscal Flexibility 21
3.3.3 Maximum State Participation 21
3.4 Gas Sector Performance 21
3.4.1 Exploration Activity 23
3.4.2 Gas Production 24
3.4.3 Gas Reserves 24
3.4.4 Gas Consumption 24
3.5 Economic Performance 25
3.5.1 GDP Growth Index 26
3.5.2 FDI Confidence Index 26
3.5.3 Balance of Trade Index 26
3.6 Socio-Political Performance 27
4 Germany Exploration and Production Sector 29
4.1 Germany Exploration and Production Sector, Country Snapshot 29
4.1.1 Germany Exploration and Production Sector, Key Data 29
4.1.2 Germany Exploration and Production Sector, Natural Gas Assets Map 29
4.2 Germany Exploration and Production Sector, Marketed Natural Gas Production 30
4.2.1 Germany Exploration and Production Sector, Total Marketed Natural Gas-Historical Production 30
4.2.2 Germany Exploration and Production Sector, Marketed Natural Gas-Historical Production by Type 31
4.2.3 Germany Exploration and Production Sector, Marketed Natural Gas Production by Assets 32
4.2.4 Germany Exploration and Production Sector, Marketed Equity Weighted Natural Gas Production by Company 35
4.2.5 Germany Exploration and Production Sector, Market Share based on Marketed Natural Gas Production 36
4.3 Germany Exploration and Production Sector, Production Forecast 37
4.3.1 Germany Exploration and Production Sector, Marketed Natural Gas Production Forecast 37
4.4 Germany Exploration and Production Sector, Natural Gas Asset Details 39
4.4.1 Germany Exploration and Production Sector, Active Natural Gas Asset Details 39
4.5 Germany Exploration and Production Sector, Recent Discoveries 42
4.5.1 Jun 03, 2011: Central European Petroleum Finds Hydrocarbons At Barth-11 Well In German State Of Mecklenberg-Vorpommern 42
4.6 Germany Exploration and Production Sector, Drilling and Production Updates 42
4.6.1 May 25, 2012: Wintershall Announces 10 Million Tons Of Crude Oil From Emlichheim, Germany 42
4.6.2 Feb 28, 2012: Wintershall Increases Oil Production In Aitingen 43
4.6.3 Nov 08, 2010: Wintershall Ramps Up German Oil Production 44
4.6.4 Oct 25, 2010: RWE Dea Provides Mittelplate Oil Field Production Update 45
4.6.5 Jan 05, 2010: RWE Dea Updates On Herzogsbrunnen 1 Well In Germany 46
5 Germany Pipeline Sector 47
5.1 Germany Pipeline Sector, Key Data 47
5.2 Germany Pipeline Sector, An Overview 47
5.3 Germany Pipeline Sector, Comparison of Key Natural Gas Pipeline Companies 47
5.4 Germany Pipeline Sector, Natural Gas Pipelines 49
6 Germany LNG Sector 52
6.1 Germany LNG Sector, Regasification 52
6.1.1 Germany LNG Sector, Regasification, Total Regasification Capacity 52
6.1.2 Germany LNG Sector, Regasification Capacity Market Share By Company 53
6.2 Germany LNG Sector, Regasification Capacity 54
6.2.1 Germany LNG Sector, Regasification, Asset- Wise Regasification Capacity 54
7 Germany Underground Gas Storage Sector 55
7.1 Germany Underground Gas Storage Sector, Key Data 55
7.2 Germany Underground Gas Storage Sector, An Overview 55
7.3 Germany Underground Gas Storage Sector, Capacity Market Share By Company 55
7.4 Germany Underground Gas Storage Sector 57
7.4.1 Germany Underground Gas Storage Sector, Storage Capacity by Area 57
7.4.2 Germany Underground Gas Storage Sector, Storage Capacity of Active Terminals 58
7.4.3 Germany Underground Gas Storage Sector, Storage Capacity of Planned Terminals 60
8 Profile of GDF SUEZ SA 61
8.1 GDF SUEZ SA, Key Information 61
8.2 GDF SUEZ SA, Company Overview 61
8.3 GDF SUEZ SA, Business Description 61
8.3.1 Business Overview 61
8.4 GDF SUEZ SA, SWOT Analysis 63
8.4.1 Overview 63
8.4.2 GDF SUEZ SA Strengths 64
8.4.3 GDF SUEZ SA Weaknesses 66
8.4.4 GDF SUEZ SA Opportunities 66
8.4.5 GDF SUEZ SA Threats 68
9 Profile of Exxon Mobil Corporation 71
9.1 Exxon Mobil Corporation, Key Information 71
9.2 Exxon Mobil Corporation, Company Overview 71
9.3 Exxon Mobil Corporation, Business Description 71
9.3.1 Business Overview 71
9.3.2 Chemical 72
9.3.3 Downstream 73
9.3.4 Upstream 74
9.4 Exxon Mobil Corporation, SWOT Analysis 75
9.4.1 Overview 75
9.4.2 Exxon Mobil Corporation Strengths 75
9.4.3 Exxon Mobil Corporation Weaknesses 77
9.4.4 Exxon Mobil Corporation Opportunities 78
9.4.5 Exxon Mobil Corporation Threats 80
10 Profile of Gaz de France 82
10.1 Gaz de France, Key Information 82
10.2 Gaz de France, Company Overview 82
10.3 Gaz de France, Business Description 82
10.3.1 Business Overview 82
10.4 Gaz de France, SWOT Analysis 84
10.4.1 Overview 84
10.4.2 Gaz de France Strengths 84
10.4.3 Gaz de France Weaknesses 85
10.4.4 Gaz de France Opportunities 85
10.4.5 Gaz de France Threats 86
11 Financial Deals Landscape 87
11.1 Detailed Deal Summary 87
11.1.1 Acquisition 87
11.1.2 Private Equity 95
11.1.3 Debt Offerings 96
11.1.4 Partnerships 102
11.1.5 Asset Transactions 105
12 Recent Developments 109
12.1 License Awards 109
12.1.1 Nov 01, 2011: PRD Energy Receives Petroleum Exploration And Production Licenses Covering Over 240,000 Acres Onshore Germany 109
12.1.2 Aug 31, 2011: Rhein Petroleum Wins Licenses To Explore For Conventional Hydrocarbons In Graben Neudorf Area 110
12.1.3 Jan 20, 2011: Wintershall Wins 10 New Licenses In Norway 110
12.2 Strategy and Business Expansion 111
12.2.1 Mar 02, 2012: VNG Establishes Gas Storage Company VNG Gasspeicher GmbH 111
12.2.2 May 27, 2011: Gazprom And E.ON Discuss Joint Projects 111
12.2.3 Dec 07, 2010: Gazprom, Wintershall Sign Sci-Tech Cooperation Program 111
12.3 Other Significant Developments 112
12.3.1 May 10, 2012: RWE Dea To Conduct Seismic Surveys At Natural Gas Field In Volkersen 112
12.3.2 May 03, 2012: E.ON To Transform Into European Company 112
12.3.3 Apr 16, 2012: VNG Appoints Rainer Seele As Chairman 113
12.3.4 Mar 30, 2012: E.ON Appoints Stein Dale As CEO Of E.ON International Energy 113
12.3.5 Mar 29, 2012: Eneco Puts Underground Gas Storage Facility Eneco Gasspeicher Into Operation 113
12.3.6 Mar 20, 2012: RWE Dea Provides 2011 Operations Update 114
12.3.7 Mar 02, 2012: RWE Dea Finds Liquid Discharge At Gas Production Facility Wardbohmen Z1 116
12.4 New Contracts Announcements 117
12.4.1 Oct 21, 2011: VNG Purchases First Spot LNG Quantities 117
12.4.2 Oct 18, 2011: Ramboll Secures Contract From Gassco For Norsea Gas Terminal In Germany 117
13 Appendix 118
13.1 Abbreviations 118
13.2 Methodology 118
13.2.1 Coverage 118
13.2.2 Secondary Research 119
13.2.3 Primary Research 119
13.3 Contact Us 119
13.4 Disclaimer 120
List of Tables
Table 1: Germany, Historical and Forecast Production and Consumption of Natural Gas, Billion Cubic Feet, 2000-2020 12
Table 2: Germany, Historical and Forecast Exports and Imports of Natural Gas, Billion Cubic Feet, 2000-2020 14
Table 3: Germany, Historical Reserves of Natural Gas, Trillion Cubic Feet, 2000-2011 16
Table 4: Western Europe, Investment Benchmarking, Overall Country Rankings, May 2012 19
Table 5: Western Europe, Investment Benchmarking, Upstream Fiscal Attractiveness, May 2012 20
Table 6: Western Europe, Investment Benchmarking, Gas Sector Performance, May 2012 21
Table 7: Western Europe, Investment Benchmarking, Economic Performance, May 2012 25
Table 8: Western Europe, Country Standings, Economic Performance, by GDP Growth- FDI Confidence and Production Indices, May 2012 25
Table 9: Western Europe, Investment Benchmarking, Socio-Political Performance, May 2012 27
Table 10: Western Europe, Country Standings, Socio-Political Performance by Exploration Growth- FDI Confidence and Governance Indices, May 2012 27
Table 11: Germany, Natural Gas Key Statistics, 2011 29
Table 12: Germany, Total Marketed Natural Gas Production (MMcf), 2003-2011 30
Table 13: Germany, Marketed Natural Gas Production (MMcf) by Type, 2003-2011 31
Table 14: Germany, Marketed Natural Gas Production (MMcf), by Assets, 2003-2011 32
Table 15: Germany, Marketed Equity Weighted Natural Gas Production by Company (MMcf), 2003-2011 35
Table 16: Germany, Market Share (%) of Companies based on Marketed Natural Gas Production, 2003- 2011 36
Table 17: Germany, Marketed Natural Gas Production (MMcf), Forecast by Assets, 2012- 2016 37
Table 18: Germany, Active Gas Field Assets Details 39
Table 19: Germany, Pipeline Key Statistics, May 2012 47
Table 20: Germany, Natural Gas Pipelines Length By Company (Km), May 2012 47
Table 21: Germany, Natural Gas Pipelines, May 2012 49
Table 22: Germany, Natural Gas Pipelines, May 2012 (Contd.1) 50
Table 23: Germany, Natural Gas Pipelines, May 2012 (Contd.2) 51
Table 24: Germany Regasification Capacity (Bcf), 2005-2016 52
Table 25: Germany, Regasification Capacity by Company (Bcf), 2005-2016 53
Table 26: Germany Regasification Capacity (Bcf), 2005-2016 54
Table 27: Germany Underground Gas Storage Key Statistics, May 2012 55
Table 28: Germany Underground Gas Storage Capacity by Company (MMcf), May 2012 55
Table 29: Germany, Underground Working Gas Capacity (MMcf) by Area, April 2012 57
Table 30: Germany, Active Underground Gas Storage Capacity (MMcf), May 2012 58
Table 31: Germany, Active Underground Gas Storage Capacity (MMcf), May 2012 (Contd.1) 59
Table 32: Germany, Planned Underground Gas Storage Capacity (MMcf), May 2012 60
Table 33: GDF SUEZ SA, Key Facts 61
Table 34: GDF SUEZ SA, SWOT Analysis 64
Table 35: Exxon Mobil Corporation, Key Facts 71
Table 36: Exxon Mobil Corporation, SWOT Analysis 75
Table 37: Gaz de France, Key Facts 82
Table 38: Gaz de France, SWOT Analysis 84
Table 39: Macquarie Consortium To Acquire Open Grid Europe From E.ON For $4.07 Billion 87
Table 40: Fluxys G To Acquire German Gas Pipeline System From Eni For $82.2 Million 89
Table 41: Tulip Oil To Acquire 75% Stake In Rhein Petroleum 91
Table 42: Vattenfall Sells 24.9% Stake In Stadtische Werke To Thuga 92
Table 43: EDF Sells Its 45% Stake In EnBW Energie Baden-Wurttemberg 93
Table 44: Haddington Ventures To Acquire Continental Gas Storage 95
Table 45: Energie Baden-Wurttemberg Announces Public Offering Of Bonds Due 2072 For $328 Million 96
Table 46: RWE Completes Public Offering Of 4.75% Bonds Due 2034 For $918.5 Million 97
Table 47: Linde Completes Private Placement Of 3.125% Senior Notes Due 2018 For $1 Billion 98
Table 48: EWE Prices Public Offering Of 4.125% Bonds Due 2020 For $694.2 Million 99
Table 49: EnBW Energie Baden-Wurttemberg Completes Public Offering Of 7.375% Bonds Due 2072 For $1,041.27 Million 100
Table 50: Linde Completes Private Placement Of 3.875% Senior Notes Due 2021 For $844.7 Million 101
Table 51: PRD Energy Awarded Oberg Production License In Germany 102
Table 52: PRD Energy Awarded Two Production License In Germany 102
Table 53: PRD Energy Awarded Production License In Germany 103
Table 54: BNK Petroleum Awarded Weinbergen Oil And Gas Concession In Thuringian Basin Of Germany 104
Table 55: GDF SUEZ Acquires Interest In Underground Natural Gas Storage Facilities In Germany 105
Table 56: Fluxys Acquires 19% Stake In North European Gas Pipeline 106
Table 57: N.V. Nederlandse Gasunie Plans To Acquire 20% Stake In North European Gas Pipeline 107
Table 58: GDF SUEZ Acquires 9% Stake In Nord Stream Gas Pipeline Project 108
List of Figures
Figure 1: Germany, Energy Consumption Split by Fuel Type (%), 2011 10
Figure 2: Germany, Historical and Forecasted Production and Consumption of Natural Gas, Billion Cubic Feet, 2000-2020 13
Figure 3: Germany, Historical and Forecast Exports and Imports of Natural Gas, Billion Cubic Feet, 2000-2020 15
Figure 4: Germany, Historical Reserves of Natural Gas, Trillion Cubic Feet, 2000-2011 17
Figure 5: Western Europe, Country Standings, Upstream Fiscal Attractiveness, May 2012 20
Figure 6: Western Europe, Country Standings, Gas Sector Performance, by Reserves-Exploration & Production, May 2012 22
Figure 7: Western Europe, Country Standings, Gas Sector Performance, by Production & Consumption, May 2012 23
Figure 8: Western Europe, Country Standings, Number Of Exploration Blocks Awarded, May 2012 24
Figure 9: Western Europe, Country Standings, Economic Performance, by GDP Growth-FDI Confidence and Production Indices, May 2012 26
Figure 10: Western Europe, Country Standings, Socio-Political Performance, by Exploration Growth-FDI Confidence and Governance Indices, May 2012 28
Figure 11: Germany, Natural Gas Assets Map, May 2012 29
Figure 12: Germany, Total Marketed Natural Gas Production (MMcf), 2003-2011 30
Figure 13: Germany, Marketed Natural Gas Production (MMcf) by Type, 2003-2011 31
Figure 14: Germany, Marketed Equity Weighted Natural Gas Production by Company (MMcf), 2003-2011 35
Figure 15: Germany, Market Share (%) of Companies based on Marketed Natural Gas Production, 2011 36
Figure 16: Germany, Natural Gas Pipelines Length By Company (Km), May 2012 48
Figure 17: Germany Regasification Capacity (Bcf), 2005-2016 52
Figure 18: Germany Regasification Capacity, Market Share by Company (Bcf), 2005-2016 53
Figure 19: Germany Underground Gas Storage Capacity, Market Shares (%), May 2012 56
Figure 20: Germany, Underground Working Gas Capacity (MMcf) by Area (%), May 2012 57
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