CONTENTS
Chapter 1 Natural Gas Industry Current Status Analysis 11
Section 1 Natural Gas Industry Definitions 11
Section 2 Industry Development Status 12
1. China natural gas resources introduction 12
2. China natural gas industry development status 13
Section 3 Global Natural Gas Industry Development Status 17
1. Abundance in global natural gas resources Error! Bookmark not defined.
2. Natural gas demand growing rapidly 17
3. Growing investment in natural gas 18
4. Rapid development of technologies that use natural gas 18
Section 4 Development Status of Important Global Natural Gas Countries 27
1. Germany natural gas industry 27
2. Kuwait natural gas industry 28
3. Iran natural gas industry 29
4. Russia natural gas industry 36
5. Australia natural gas industry 41
6. US natural gas industry 44
7. South Korea natural gas industry 51
8. Saudi Arabia natural gas industry 56
9. Nigeria natural gas industry 58
10. Japan natural gas industry 62
Chapter 2 China natural gas industry development policies and strategies 65
Section 1 Industry Polices 65
1. Industry policy analysis 65
2. Analysis of industry policy's influence on the industry 67
Section 2 China Natural Gas Industry Development Strategies 70
1. China natural gas industry development strategy thinking 70
2. China natural gas industry development strategy measures 71
Chapter 3 Industry Analysis 80
Section 1 China Natural Gas Industry Current Status 80
1. Natural gas industry upstream development status 80
2. China natural gas distribution characteristics 80
3. China natural gas exploration industry development status 81
Section 2 Industry Concentration Analysis 86
Section 3 Oil and Natural Gas Market Gaps 88
Section 4 Six Major Challenges and Issues Facing the Oil and Gas Industry 90
Section 5 Future Oil and Natural Gas Development Policies 91
Section 6 Natural Gas Industry Rapid Development Periods 92
Section 7 Natural Gas Industry Fully Opening to the Outside World 93
Chapter 4 China Natural Gas Market Analysis 95
Section 1 Oil and Natural Gas Development Trends 95
1. Oil and natural gas functioning summary 95
2. Oil and natural gas industry economic cycle analysis 96
Section 2 Product Production Capacity Analysis 101
1. Natural gas production capacity 101
2. Natural gas demand predictions 104
Section 3 Product Price Status Analysis 107
1. Natural gas price analysis 107
2. Natural gas price trends 109
Section 4 China Regional Natural Gas Pipeline Network Planning 110
Chapter 5 China Natural Gas Market Demand Analysis 117
Section 1 Global Natural Gas Consumption and Demand 117
1. Status of worldwide natural gas supply and demand 117
2. Global natural gas consumption 119
Section 2 China Natural Gas Market Supply and Demand Trends Analysis 123
1. China natural gas consumption structures 123
2. Natural gas demand predictions by region 125
3. Natural gas will coexist with LPC in the Chinese civil-use market for some time 126
4. China natural gas demand predictions by industry 128
Chapter 6 Investment Analysis 132
Section 1 Investment Outlook 132
1. Natural Gas: a global "sunrise industry" 132
2. Rapid market growth opportunities are rare 134
Section 2 Global Natural Gas Investment Trends 136
Section 3 Investment Strategy Analysis 139
1. Key factors in urban gas investment 139
2. End-user sales becoming a hotspot for investment 140
3. Expanding natural gas applications must resolve "bottlneck" issues 142
Chapter 7 Industry Competition Patterns 144
Section 1 Foreign investment status and strategies 144
1. Status of multinational oil and gas companies investing in China 144
2. Strategies for multinational oil and gas companies investing in China 154
3. Future development trends and strategies for multinational oil and gas companies investing in China 169
Section 2 Competition among Chinese Domestic Oil and Gas Companies 175
Section 3 China Natural Gas Industry Chain Analysis 177
1. Natural gas industry chain analysis 177
2. ***Taking over from monopolies/interacting with monopolies/privatization 179
3. Abandoning outdated business models, strengthening market operation 181
4. Cultivating and strengthening channel and freight industries 182
Section 4 Natural Gas Industry Chain Midstream and Downstream Competition 183
Section 5 Natural Gas Industry Chain Downstream Market Risk Factor Analysis 185
1. Natural gas industry chain downstream market risk factor analysis 185
2. Natural gas industry chain downstream market risk prevention measures 195
Chapter 8 Regional Market Analysis 199
Section 1 Sichuan Natural Gas 199
1. Sichuan Province natural gas usage status 199
2. Sichuan province natural gas supply mid- to long-term development planning 201
3. Urban pipeline network construction 201
4. Sichuan Province urban use gas storage facility status 203
5. Sichuan natural gas shortage analysis 203
Section 2 Xinjiang Natural Gas 204
1. Xinjiang gas usage status 204
2. Xinjiang natural gas connecting with major Shanghai energy arteries 206
3. Xinjiang becoming China's largest natural gas producing region 207
Section 3 Beijing Natural Gas 208
1. Beijing gas usage status 208
2. Beijing mid- to long-term gas supply development planning 209
3. Beijing natural gas shortage analysis 213
Section 4 Tianjin Natural Gas 215
1. Tianjin gas usage status 215
2. Cooperation project between Tianjin City and China National Offshore Oil to import liquified natural gas 217
Section 5 Shaanxi Natural Gas 219
1. Shaanxi natural gas overview 219
2. Project to assemble trust fund capital for Shaanxi natural gas 221
3. Importing Shaanxi natural gas to Beijing 222
Chapter 9 Company Analysis 223
Section 1 China National Petroleum Corporation 223
1. Company introduction 223
2. Main areas of business 225
Section 2 China National Offshore Oil Corporation 227
1. Company introduction 227
2. Main areas of business 228
Section 3 Shanghai Shenergy Group 232
1. Company introduction 232
2. Business development 233
3. Major economic indicators and financial status 235
Section 4 Beijing Gas Group 235
1. Stages of natural gas supply planning for Beijing City 235
2. Beijing Gas Group natural gas price adjustment planning 236
Section 5 Shanghai Dazhong Gas Co., Ltd. 239
Section 6 Chongqing Gas Group 242
Chapter 10 China Natural Gas Market Development Trends and Analysis 247
Section 1 Industry Development Forecasts 247
1. Natural gas supply planning in the national 11th Five-Year Plan 247
2. Forecasts for the first 20 years of the 21st century 249
Section 2 2006-2050 Global Non-Renewable Energy Supply and Demand Forecasts 252
Section 3 Factors Influencing China Natural Gas Industry Development 254
1. Weak basic infrastructure, need for downstream market expansion 254
2. Incomplete natural gas market structures 255
3. Uneven natural gas supply market distribution 256
4. Incomplete legal framework and natural gas administration systems 257
Section 4 Current Hot Topics, Challenges and Issues 257
1. Hot topics - natural gas power generation 257
2. Challenges - economic and technological 262
3. Issues - downstream markets and users 262
Figures and Tables
Year 2006 Global Natural Gas Proven Reserves Estimates 21
South Korea LNG Consumption 54
South Korea LNG Demand Forecast, 2000-2010 55
LNG Purchasing Agreements with Nigeria LNG Companies 60
China Natural Gas Production Volume, January - August 2006 84
Oil and Gas Industry Economic Status, 2003 - April 2006 96
Oil and Gas Industry Capital Analysis, 2003 - April 2006 97
Oil and Gas Industry Capital Operation, 2003 - April 2006 98
Oil and Gas Industry Economic Results Analysis, 2003 - April 2006 99
China Natural Gas Production, August 2006 101
China Natural Gas Production Trends, 2003 - August 2006 103
China Natural Gas Aggregate Production Trends, 2003 - August 2006 103
Global Natural Gas Consumption, 2003-2006 119
China Natural Gas Consumption Patterns 123
Natural Gas Demand Forecasts by Region, 2015 125
China Natural Gas Demand Forecasts by Industry 128
Progress of Multinational Oil Company Investment in China 144
2007 Natural Gas Usage Estimates 211
2006 Natural Gas Usage Estimates 212
Operating Status of Major CNOOC Business Units, 2006 229
Shanghai Dazhong Gas Co., Ltd. Business Analysis, 2006 239
Chongqing Gas Group Business Status, 2006 244
Worldwide Demand for Non-Renewable Energy Resources, 2006-2050 252
1x108m3 Natural Gas to Coal Usage Comparison 258
