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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 US Gulf of Mexico. 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 oil and gas assets (oil and gas fields, exploration blocks, refineries, pipelines, LNG terminals and storage terminals) in US Gulf of Mexico. The report also analyses the fiscal regime relevant to the oil and gas assets in US Gulf of Mexico and compares the investment environment in US Gulf of Mexico with other states in US. The profiles of the major companies operating in the oil and gas sector in US Gulf of Mexico 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 1995-2020.
--  Historical and forecast data and information for all the major
    exploration blocks, oil and gas fields, refineries, pipelines, LNG
    terminals and storage terminals in US Gulf of Mexico for the period 1995-
    2020.
--  Operator and equity details for major oil and gas assets in US Gulf of
    Mexico
--  Key information relating to market regulations, key energy assets and
    the key companies operating in the the US Gulf of Mexico's energy industry.
--  Detailed information on key fiscal terms (such as rents, bonuses,
    royalty, cost recovery, profit oil, petroleum and corporate taxes)
    pertaining the geography is also provided. A sample calculation detailing
    how fiscal terms apply to a typical asset in the regime is included.
--  Information on the top companies in US Gulf of Mexico 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 state's energy market.
--  Facilitate market analysis and forecasting of future industry trends.
--  Evaluate the attractiveness of the geography for oil and gas
    investment in the light of government policies and the fiscal environment.
--  Facilitate decision making on the basis of strong historic and
    forecast production, reserves and capacity data.
--  Understand the geography's policies and fiscal terms, and their impact
    on contractor's profits from upstream oil and gas assets.
--  Assess your competitor's major oil and gas assets and their
    performance.
--  Analyze the latest news and financial deals in the oil and gas sector
    of each state.
--  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 each state.
    

1 Table of Contents
      1.1 List of Tables
      1.2 List of Figures
2 Gulf of Mexico Fiscal Regime
      2.1 Gulf of Mexico Petroleum Fiscal Environment
      2.2 License Terms
      2.3 Key Fiscal Terms
      2.4 Sample Cashflows Calculations
3 Gulf of Mexico Upstream Investment Environment Benchmarking
      3.1 Introduction
      3.2 The Overall Ranking
      3.3 Upstream Fiscal Attractiveness
      3.3.1 Revenue Protection
      3.3.2 Fiscal Flexibility
      3.4 Oil and Gas Sector Performance
      3.4.1 Oil and Gas Production
      3.4.2 Oil and Gas Reserves
4 US Gulf of Mexico, Exploration and Production
      4.1 US Gulf of Mexico, Exploration and Production, Country Snapshot
      4.1.1 US Gulf of Mexico, Exploration and Production, Key Data
      4.1.2 US Gulf of Mexico, Exploration And Production, Exploration And
            Production Assets Map
      4.1.3 US Gulf of Mexico, Exploration And Production, Crude Oil &
            Natural Gas Reserves
      4.2 US Gulf of Mexico, Exploration And Production, Crude Oil And
          Natural Gas Production
      4.2.1 US Gulf of Mexico, Exploration And Production, Historical
            Crude Oil Production
      4.2.2 US Gulf of Mexico, Exploration And Production, Historical
            Natural Gas Production
      4.2.3 US Gulf of Mexico, Exploration And Production, Crude Oil and
            Natural Gas Producing Asset Details
      4.2.4 US Gulf of Mexico, Exploration And Production, Crude Oil
            Producing Assets By Area
      4.2.5 US Gulf of Mexico, Exploration And Production, Natural Gas
            Producing Assets By Area
      4.2.6 US Gulf of Mexico, Exploration And Production, Planned
            Production Assets Details
      4.2.7 US Gulf of Mexico, Exploration And Production, Crude Oil
            Production By Company
      4.2.8 US Gulf of Mexico, Exploration And Production, Natural Gas
            Production By Company
      4.3 US Gulf of Mexico, Exploration And Production, Crude Oil And
          Natural Gas Forecasts
      4.3.1 US Gulf of Mexico, Exploration And Production, Forecasted Crude
            Oil Production Of Key Assets
      4.3.2 US Gulf of Mexico, Exploration And Production, Forecasted
            Natural Gas Production of Key Assets
5 United States Gulf Of Mexico Pipeline Industry
      5.1 United States Gulf Of Mexico Pipeline Sector, Crude Oil Pipelines
      5.2 United States Gulf Of Mexico Pipeline Sector, Petroleum Product
          Pipelines
      5.3 United States Gulf Of Mexico Pipeline Sector, Natural Gas
          Pipelines
6 Profile of Royal Dutch Shell Plc
      6.1 Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Key Information
      6.2 Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Company Overview
      6.3 Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Business Description
      6.3.1 Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Business Description, Overview
      6.3.2 Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Business Description, Chemicals
      6.3.3 Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Business Description, Corporate and
            Others
      6.3.4 Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Business Description, Exploration and
            Production
      6.3.5 Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Business Description, Gas and Power
      6.3.6 Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Business Description, Oil Products
      6.3.7 Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Business Description, Oil Sands
      6.4 Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Value Chain Analysis
      6.4.1 Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Value Chain Analysis, Upstream
      6.4.2 Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Value Chain Analysis, Midstream
      6.4.3 Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Value Chain Analysis, Retail
      6.4.4 Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Value Chain Analysis, Power Generation
      6.4.5 Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Value Chain Analysis, Transformation
      6.5 Royal Dutch Shell Plc, SWOT Analysis
      6.5.1 Royal Dutch Shell Plc, SWOT Analysis, Overview
      6.5.2 Royal Dutch Shell Plc, SWOT Analysis, Strengths
      6.5.3 Royal Dutch Shell Plc, SWOT Analysis, Weaknesses
      6.5.4 Royal Dutch Shell Plc, SWOT Analysis, Opportunities
      6.5.5 Royal Dutch Shell Plc, SWOT Analysis, Threats
      6.6 Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Revenue Analysis
      6.6.1 Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Revenue by Segment
      6.6.2 Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Revenue by Geography
      6.7 Royal Dutch Shell plc, Financial and Operational Review
      6.7.1 Financial Statements
      6.7.2 Financial Ratios
7 Profile of British Petroleum Plc
      7.1 British Petroleum Plc, Key Information
      7.2 British Petroleum Plc, Company Overview
      7.3 British Petroleum Plc, Business Description
      7.3.1 British Petroleum Plc, Business Description, Business Overview
      7.3.2 British Petroleum Plc, Business Description, Exploration and
            Production
      7.3.3 British Petroleum Plc, Business Description, Gas, Power and
            Renewables
      7.3.4 British Petroleum Plc, Business Description, Refining and
            Marketing
      7.4 British Petroleum Plc, Value Chain Analysis
      7.4.1 British Petroleum Plc, Value Chain Analysis, Upstream
      7.4.2 British Petroleum Plc, Value Chain Analysis, Midstream
      7.4.3 British Petroleum Plc, Value Chain Analysis, Downstream
      7.4.4 British Petroleum Plc, Value Chain Analysis, Retail
      7.5 British Petroleum Plc, SWOT Analysis
      7.5.1 British Petroleum Plc, SWOT Analysis, Overview
      7.5.2 British Petroleum Plc, SWOT Analysis, Strengths
      7.5.3 British Petroleum Plc, SWOT Analysis, Weaknesses
      7.5.4 British Petroleum Plc, SWOT Analysis, Opportunities
      7.5.5 British Petroleum Plc, SWOT Analysis, Threats
      7.6 British Petroleum Plc, Revenue Analysis
      7.6.1 British Petroleum Plc, Revenue by Segment
      7.6.2 British Petroleum Plc, Revenue by Geography
      7.7 British Petroleum Plc, Financial and Operational Review
      7.7.1 Financial Statements
      7.7.2 Financial Ratios
8 Profile of Chevron Corporation
      8.1 Chevron Corporation, Key Information
      8.2 Chevron Corporation, Company Overview
      8.3 Chevron Corporation, Business Description
      8.3.1 Chevron Corporation, Business Description, Overview
      8.3.2 Chevron Corporation, Business Description, Chemicals
      8.3.3 Chevron Corporation, Business Description, Downstream Segment
      8.3.4 Chevron Corporation, Business Description, Others Segment
      8.3.5 Chevron Corporation, Business Description, Upstream Segment
      8.4 Chevron Corporation, Value Chain Analysis
      8.4.1 Chevron Corporation, Value Chain Analysis, Upstream
      8.4.2 Chevron Corporation, Value Chain Analysis, Midstream
      8.4.3 Chevron Corporation, Value Chain Analysis, Retail
      8.4.4 Chevron Corporation, Value Chain Analysis, Power Generation
      8.4.5 Chevron Corporation, Value Chain Analysis, Transformation
      8.5 Chevron Corporation, SWOT Analysis
      8.5.1 Chevron Corporation, SWOT Analysis, Overview
      8.5.2 Chevron Corporation, SWOT Analysis, Strengths
      8.5.3 Chevron Corporation, SWOT Analysis, Weaknesses
      8.5.4 Chevron Corporation, SWOT Analysis, Opportunities
      8.5.5 Chevron Corporation, SWOT Analysis, Threats
      8.6 Chevron Corporation, Revenue Analysis
      8.6.1 Chevron Corporation, Revenue by Segment
      8.6.2 Chevron Corporation, Revenue by Geography
      8.7 Chevron Corporation, Financial and Operational Review
      8.7.1 Financial Statements
      8.7.2 Financial Ratios
9 Financial Deals Landscape
      9.1 Detailed Deal Summary
      9.1.1 Rumored Deals
      9.1.2 Merger
      9.1.3 Acquisition
      9.1.4 Private Equity
      9.1.5 Venture Financing
      9.1.6 Equity Offerings
      9.1.7 Debt Offerings
      9.1.8 Partnerships
      9.1.9 Asset Transactions
10 Recent Developments
      10.1 License Rounds
      10.1.1 Nov 13, 2008: Louisiana To Offer 21 Offshore Tracts On
             December 10, 2008
      10.1.2 Nov 12, 2008: MMS Initiates Oil And Gas Leasing Process For
             Offshore Virginia
      10.1.3 Oct 13, 2008: Louisiana Offers One Offshore Tract In November
             2008 Lease Sale
      10.1.4 Sep 24, 2008: BLM Awards Oil And Gas Lease Tracts To Five
             Companies
      10.1.5 Sep 18, 2008: DEP Issues 73 Drilling Permits For Marcellus
             Shale Formation
      10.1.6 Sep 10, 2008: New Brunswick Government Opens Up Six Areas For
             Oil And Gas Exploration
      10.2 License Awards
      10.2.1 Nov 12, 2008: Friendly Energy Acquires Ten Natural Gas
             Drilling Sites And Options Forty Additional Sites In Molly
             Murphy Gas Field In Texas
      10.2.2 Oct 16, 2008: Synergy Wins Seven New Drilling Permits For
Meyer
             Prospect In Greeley, Colorado
      10.2.3 Oct 08, 2008: PXP Receives Approval For T-Ridge Project From
             Santa Barbara County
      10.2.4 Sep 23, 2008: Petsec Receives Two New Leases In Gulf of
             Mexico, US
      10.2.5 Sep 18, 2008: Allenergy Receives Approval To Drill Bane 1-A
             well In Chautauqua County, Kansas
      10.3 Strategy and Business Expansion
      10.3.1 Dec 02, 2008: ConocoPhillips And KU Sign Three-Year
             Nanotechnology Research Agreement
      10.3.2 Nov 21, 2008: Modena Abandons Interest In Jackson County
             Amidst Financial Crisis
      10.3.3 Sep 30, 2008: GTI To Lead Field Based Research Consortium For
             New Albany Shale In Illinois Basin
      10.3.4 Sep 17, 2008: RIL To Set Up Trading Subsidiary In US
      10.4 Recent Discoveries
      10.4.1 Dec 05, 2008: Beacon Encounters Oil At Sunday #1 Well In
             San Joaquin Basin, Southern California
      10.4.2 Dec 03, 2008: Southern Star Encounters Gas At Burt 20-1 Well
             In Sentell Field, Louisiana
      10.4.3 Dec 01, 2008: Leed Encounters Hydrocarbons At Eugene Island
             A-8 Well In Gulf Of Mexico
      10.4.4 Nov 24, 2008: Salinas Strikes Oil At Eighth Horizontal
             Production Well In North San Ardo Oil Field In California
      10.4.5 Nov 10, 2008: Red Fork Observes Gas Shows At West#2-2 Well In
             East Oklahoma
      10.4.6 Nov 05, 2008: Pan Andean Encounters Gas At Vieman No. 1 Well
             At Danbury Dome, Texas
      10.5 Drilling and Production Updates
      10.5.1 Dec 08, 2008: GGPL Plugs And Abandons West Lake Boudreaux
             SL 18892 # 1 Well In Louisiana
      10.5.2 Dec 05, 2008: AusTex Plugs And Abandons Cooper #2 Well,
             Commences Drilling Stallings #1 Well In Kansas, US
      10.5.3 Dec 04, 2008: Interline Completes Production Testing At
             NorthCut Refinery In Wyoming
      10.5.4 Dec 04, 2008: Index Updates On Armour-Runnells #1 ST Well In
             Alligator Bayou Prospect, Texas
      10.5.5 Dec 04, 2008: Meridian Provides Test Results Of Sutton A-574
             No. 1 Well In Polk County, Texas
      10.5.6 Dec 04, 2008: Samson Plans To Complete Leonard #1-23 H Well
             In Williston Basin, North Dakota
      10.5.7 Dec 03, 2008: Rex Energy Updates On Marcellus Shale Wells
             In Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania
      10.5.8 Dec 03, 2008: Portrush Petroleum Completes Drilling #14 Well
             In Mission River Texas Field, US
      10.5.9 Dec 03, 2008: NAER Completes Gas Well In Washington County
      10.5.10 Dec 03, 2008: Sun Resources Updates On Its Gas
              Production In US

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