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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 Pacific Outer Continental Shelf. 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 Pacific Outer Continental Shelf . The report also analyses the fiscal regime relevant to the oil and gas assets in US Pacific Outer Continental Shelf and compares the investment environment in US Pacific Outer Continental Shelf with other states in US. The profiles of the major companies operating in the oil and gas sector in US Pacific Outer Continental Shelf 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 Pacific Outer Continental Shelf for
    the period 1995-2020.
--  Operator and equity details for major oil and gas assets in US Pacific
    Outer Continental Shelf
--  Key information relating to market regulations, key energy assets and
    the key companies operating in the US Pacific Outer Continental Shelf'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 Pacific Outer Continental Shelf
    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 Pacific OCS Fiscal Regime
   2.1 Pacific OCS Petroleum Fiscal Environment
   2.2 License Terms
   2.3 Key Fiscal Terms
   2.4 Sample Cashflows Calculations
3 Pacific Outer Continental Shelf Offshore 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 Pacific Outer Continental Shelf Offshore, Exploration and Production
   4.1 US Pacific Outer Continental Shelf Offshore, Exploration and
Production, Country Snapshot
   4.1.1 US Pacific Outer Continental Shelf Offshore, Exploration and
Production, Key Data
   4.1.2 US Pacific Outer Continental Shelf Offshore, Exploration and
Production, Exploration And Production Assets Map
   4.1.3 US Pacific Outer Continental Shelf Offshore, Exploration and
Production, Crude Oil & Natural Gas Reserves
   4.2 US Pacific Outer Continental Shelf Offshore, Exploration and
Production, Crude Oil And Natural Gas Production
   4.2.1 US Pacific Outer Continental Shelf Offshore, Exploration and
Production, Historical Crude Oil Production
   4.2.2 US Pacific Outer Continental Shelf Offshore, Exploration and
Production, Historical Natural Gas Production
   4.2.3 US Pacific Outer Continental Shelf Offshore, Exploration and
Production, Crude Oil And Natural Gas Producing Asset Details
   4.2.4 US Pacific Outer Continental Shelf Offshore, Exploration and
Production, Crude Oil Production Assets By Area
   4.2.5 US Pacific Outer Continental Shelf Offshore, Exploration and
Production, Natural Gas Production Assets By Area
   4.2.6 US Pacific Outer Continental Shelf Offshore, Exploration and
Production, Crude Oil Production By Company
   4.2.7 US Pacific Outer Continental Shelf Offshore, Exploration and
Production, Natural Gas Production By Company
   4.3 US Pacific Outer Continental Shelf Offshore, Exploration and
Production, Crude Oil And Natural Gas Forecasts
   4.3.1 US Pacific Outer Continental Shelf Offshore, Exploration and
Production, Forecasted Crude Oil Production Of Key Assets
   4.3.2 US Pacific Outer Continental Shelf Offshore, Exploration and
Production, Forecasted Natural Gas Production of Key Assets
5 Profile of Exxon Mobil Corporation
   5.1 Exxon Mobil Corporation, Key Information
   5.2 Exxon Mobil Corporation, Company Overview
   5.3 Exxon Mobil Corporation, Business Description
   5.3.1 Exxon Mobil Corporation, Business Description, Overview
   5.3.2 Exxon Mobil Corporation, Business Description, Chemical
   5.3.3 Exxon Mobil Corporation, Business Description, Downstream
   5.3.4 Exxon Mobil Corporation, Business Description, Upstream
   5.4 Exxon Mobil Corporation, Value Chain Analysis
   5.4.1 Exxon Mobil Corporation, Value Chain Analysis, Upstream
   5.4.2 Exxon Mobil Corporation, Value Chain Analysis, Midstream
   5.4.3 Exxon Mobil Corporation, Value Chain Analysis, Downstream
   5.4.4 Exxon Mobil Corporation, Value Chain Analysis, Retail
   5.5 Exxon Mobil Corporation, SWOT Analysis
   5.5.1 Exxon Mobil Corporation, SWOT Analysis, Overview
   5.5.2 Exxon Mobil Corporation, SWOT Analysis, Strengths
   5.5.3 Exxon Mobil Corporation, SWOT Analysis, Weaknesses
   5.5.4 Exxon Mobil Corporation, SWOT Analysis, Opportunities
   5.5.5 Exxon Mobil Corporation, SWOT Analysis, Threats
   5.6 Exxon Mobil Corporation, Revenue Analysis
   5.6.1 Exxon Mobil Corporation, Revenue by Segment
   5.6.2 Exxon Mobil Corporation, Revenue by Geography
   5.7 Exxon Mobil Corporation, Financial and Operational Review
   5.7.1 Financial Statements
   5.7.2 Financial Ratios
6 Profile of Chevron Corporation
   6.1 Chevron Corporation, Key Information
   6.2 Chevron Corporation, Company Overview
   6.3 Chevron Corporation, Business Description
   6.3.1 Chevron Corporation, Business Description, Overview
   6.3.2 Chevron Corporation, Business Description, Chemicals
   6.3.3 Chevron Corporation, Business Description, Downstream Segment
   6.3.4 Chevron Corporation, Business Description, Others Segment
   6.3.5 Chevron Corporation, Business Description, Upstream Segment
   6.4 Chevron Corporation, Value Chain Analysis
   6.4.1 Chevron Corporation, Value Chain Analysis, Upstream
   6.4.2 Chevron Corporation, Value Chain Analysis, Midstream
   6.4.3 Chevron Corporation, Value Chain Analysis, Retail
   6.4.4 Chevron Corporation, Value Chain Analysis, Power Generation
   6.4.5 Chevron Corporation, Value Chain Analysis, Transformation
   6.5 Chevron Corporation, SWOT Analysis
   6.5.1 Chevron Corporation, SWOT Analysis, Overview
   6.5.2 Chevron Corporation, SWOT Analysis, Strengths
   6.5.3 Chevron Corporation, SWOT Analysis, Weaknesses
   6.5.4 Chevron Corporation, SWOT Analysis, Opportunities
   6.5.5 Chevron Corporation, SWOT Analysis, Threats
   6.6 Chevron Corporation, Revenue Analysis
   6.6.1 Chevron Corporation, Revenue by Segment
   6.6.2 Chevron Corporation, Revenue by Geography
   6.7 Chevron Corporation, Financial and Operational Review
   6.7.1 Financial Statements
   6.7.2 Financial Ratios
7 Profile of ConocoPhillips
   7.1 ConocoPhillips, Key Information
   7.2 ConocoPhillips, Company Overview
   7.3 ConocoPhillips, Business Description
   7.3.1 ConocoPhillips, Business Description, Overview
   7.3.2 ConocoPhillips, Business Description, Chemicals Segment
   7.3.3 ConocoPhillips, Business Description, Emerging Businesses Segment
   7.3.4 ConocoPhillips, Business Description, Exploration and Production
Segment
   7.3.5 ConocoPhillips, Business Description, LUKOIL Investment
   7.3.6 ConocoPhillips, Business Description, Midstream Segment
   7.3.7 ConocoPhillips, Business Description, Refining and Marketing
Segment
   7.4 ConocoPhillips, Value Chain Analysis
   7.4.1 ConocoPhillips, Value Chain Analysis, Upstream
   7.4.2 ConocoPhillips, Value Chain Analysis, Midstream
   7.4.3 ConocoPhillips, Value Chain Analysis, Downstream
   7.4.4 ConocoPhillips, Value Chain Analysis, Retail
   7.5 ConocoPhillips, SWOT Analysis
   7.5.1 ConocoPhillips, SWOT Analysis, Overview
   7.5.2 ConocoPhillips, SWOT Analysis, Strengths
   7.5.3 ConocoPhillips, SWOT Analysis, Weaknesses
   7.5.4 ConocoPhillips, SWOT Analysis, Opportunities
   7.5.5 ConocoPhillips, SWOT Analysis, Threats
   7.6 ConocoPhillips, Revenue Analysis
   7.6.1 ConocoPhillips, Revenue by Segment
   7.6.2 ConocoPhillips, Revenue by Geography
   7.7 ConocoPhillips, Financial and Operational Review
   7.7.1 Financial Statements
   7.7.2 Financial Ratios
8 Financial Deals Landscape
   8.1 Detailed Deal Summary
   8.1.1 Rumored Deals
   8.1.2 Merger
   8.1.3 Acquisition
   8.1.4 Private Equity
   8.1.5 Venture Financing
   8.1.6 Equity Offerings
   8.1.7 Debt Offerings
   8.1.8 Partnerships
   8.1.9 Asset Transactions
9 Recent Developments
   9.1 License Rounds
   9.1.1 Nov 13, 2008: Louisiana To Offer 21 Offshore Tracts On December
10, 2008
   9.1.2 Nov 12, 2008: MMS Initiates Oil And Gas Leasing Process For
Offshore Virginia
   9.1.3 Oct 13, 2008: Louisiana Offers One Offshore Tract In November 2008
Lease Sale
   9.1.4 Sep 24, 2008: BLM Awards Oil And Gas Lease Tracts To Five
Companies
   9.1.5 Sep 18, 2008: DEP Issues 73 Drilling Permits For Marcellus Shale
Formation
   9.1.6 Sep 10, 2008: New Brunswick Government Opens Up Six Areas For Oil
And Gas Exploration
   9.2 License Awards
   9.2.1 Nov 12, 2008: Friendly Energy Acquires Ten Natural Gas Drilling
Sites And Options Forty Additional Sites In Molly Murphy Gas Field In Texas
   9.2.2 Oct 16, 2008: Synergy Wins Seven New Drilling Permits For Meyer
Prospect In Greeley, Colorado
   9.2.3 Oct 08, 2008: PXP Receives Approval For T-Ridge Project From Santa
Barbara County
   9.2.4 Sep 23, 2008: Petsec Receives Two New Leases In Gulf of Mexico, US
   9.2.5 Sep 18, 2008: Allenergy Receives Approval To Drill Bane 1-A well
In Chautauqua County, Kansas
   9.3 Strategy and Business Expansion
   9.3.1 Dec 02, 2008: ConocoPhillips And KU Sign Three-Year Nanotechnology
Research Agreement
   9.3.2 Nov 21, 2008: Modena Abandons Interest In Jackson County Amidst
Financial Crisis
   9.3.3 Sep 30, 2008: GTI To Lead Field Based Research Consortium For New
Albany Shale In Illinois Basin
   9.3.4 Sep 17, 2008: RIL To Set Up Trading Subsidiary In US
   9.4 Recent Discoveries
   9.4.1 Dec 05, 2008: Beacon Encounters Oil At Sunday #1 Well In San
Joaquin Basin, Southern California
   9.4.2 Dec 03, 2008: Southern Star Encounters Gas At Burt 20-1 Well In
Sentell Field, Louisiana
   9.4.3 Dec 01, 2008: Leed Encounters Hydrocarbons At Eugene Island A-8
Well In Gulf Of Mexico
   9.4.4 Nov 24, 2008: Salinas Strikes Oil At Eighth Horizontal Production
Well In North San Ardo Oil Field In California
   9.4.5 Nov 10, 2008: Red Fork Observes Gas Shows At West#2-2 Well In East
Oklahoma
   9.4.6 Nov 05, 2008: Pan Andean Encounters Gas At Vieman No. 1 Well At
Danbury Dome, Texas
   9.5 Drilling and Production Updates
   9.5.1 Dec 08, 2008: GGPL Plugs And Abandons West Lake Boudreaux SL 18892
# 1 Well In Louisiana
   9.5.2 Dec 05, 2008: AusTex Plugs And Abandons Cooper #2 Well, Commences
Drilling Stallings #1 Well In Kansas, US
   9.5.3 Dec 04, 2008: Interline Completes Production Testing At NorthCut
Refinery In Wyoming
   9.5.4 Dec 04, 2008: Index Updates On Armour-Runnells #1 ST Well In
Alligator Bayou Prospect, Texas
   9.5.5 Dec 04, 2008: Meridian Provides Test Results Of Sutton A-574 No. 1
Well In Polk County, Texas
   9.5.6 Dec 04, 2008: Samson Plans To Complete Leonard #1-23 H Well In
Williston Basin, North Dakota
   9.5.7 Dec 03, 2008: Rex Energy Updates On Marcellus Shale Wells In
Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania
   9.5.8 Dec 03, 2008: Portrush Petroleum Completes Drilling #14 Well In
Mission River Texas Field, US
   9.5.9 Dec 03, 2008: NAER Completes Gas Well In Washington County
   9.5.10 Dec 03, 2008: Sun Resources Updates On Its Gas Production In US
10 Appendix
   10.1 Methodology
   10.1.1 Coverage
   10.1.2 Secondary Research
   10.1.3 Primary Research
   10.1.4 Forecasts
   10.2 Expert Panel Validation
   10.3 Definitions
   10.4 Unit of Measure
   10.5 Contact Us
   10.6 Global Markets Direct Consulting
   10.7 Disclaimer
1.1 List of Tables
   Table 1: Pacific OCS, Crude Oil Royalty, Nov 1995 - Nov 2000
   Table 2: Pacific OCS, Crude Oil Royalty, Nov 2000 onwards
   Table 3: Pacific OCS, Royalty Suspension Volume, November 28, 1995 to
November 28, 2000
   Table 4: Pacific OCS, Royalty Suspension Volume, November 2000 - March
2002
   Table 5: Pacific OCS, Royalty Suspension Volume, March 2002-2005
   Table 6: Pacific OCS, Royalty Suspension Volume, Post March 2005
   Table 7: Pacific OCS, Minimum Bonus Bid, 2007
   Table 8: Pacific OCS, Minimum Annual Rental Rates, 2007
   Table 9: Pacific OCS, MACRS Depreciation Factors - 7 year half year
Convention, 2007
   Table 10: US, Investment Benchmarking, Overall Region Rankings, April
2008
   Table 11: US, Investment Benchmarking, Upstream Fiscal Attractiveness,
April 2008
   Table 12: US, Investment Benchmarking, Oil and Gas Sector Performance,
April 2008
   Table 13: US Pacific Outer Continental Shelf Offshore, Oil and Gas, Key
Statistics, April 2008
   Table 14: US Pacific Outer Continental Shelf Offshore, Total Crude Oil
and Natural Gas Reserves(MMBOE), 2000-2012
   Table 15: US Pacific Outer Continental Shelf Offshore, Total Crude Oil
Production (MMBBLs), 2000-2007
   Table 16: US Pacific Outer Continental Shelf Offshore, Total Natural Gas
Production (BCF), 2000-2007
   Table 17: US Pacific Outer Continental Shelf Offshore, Oil and Gas Asset
Details, April 2008
   Table 18: US Pacific Outer Continental Shelf Offshore, Oil and Gas Asset
Details, April 2008, (Cont'd)
   Table 19: US Pacific Outer Continental Shelf Offshore, Total Crude Oil
Production (Barrels), by Assets, 2000-2007
   Table 20: US Pacific Outer Continental Shelf Offshore, Total Natural Gas
Production (MMCF), by Assets, 2000-2007
   Table 21: US Pacific Outer Continental Shelf Offshore, Total Crude Oil
Production (MBBLs), by Company, 2000-2007
   Table 22: US Pacific Outer Continental Shelf Offshore, Total Natural Gas
Production (MMCF), by Company, 2000-2007
   Table 23: US Pacific Outer Continental Shelf Offshore, Total Crude Oil
Production (MMBBLs), Forecast, 2008-2013
   Table 24: US Pacific Outer Continental Shelf Offshore, Total Natural Gas
Production (BCF), Forecast, 2008-2013
   Table 25: Exxon Mobil Corporation, Key Facts, 2007
   Table 26: Exxon Mobil Corporation, SWOT Analysis, 2007
   Table 27: Exxon Mobil Corporation, Revenue by Segment, USD Million, 2003-
2007
   Table 28: Exxon Mobil Corporation, Revenue by Geography, USD Million,
2003-2007
   Table 29: Exxon Mobil Corporation, Financial Statements, USD Million,
2003-2007
   Table 30: Exxon Mobil Corporation, Financial Ratios, USD Million, 2003-
2007
   Table 31: Chevron Corporation, Key Facts, 2007
   Table 32: Chevron Corporation, SWOT Analysis, 2007
   Table 33: Chevron Corporation, Revenue by Segment, USD Million, 2003-
2007
   Table 34: Chevron Corporation, Revenue by Geography, USD Million, 2003-
2007
   Table 35: Chevron Corporation, Financial Statements, USD Million, 2003-
2007
   Table 36: Chevron Corporation, Financial Ratios, USD Million, 2003-2007
   Table 37: ConocoPhillips, Key Facts, 2007
   Table 38: ConocoPhillips, SWOT Analysis, 2007
   Table 39: ConocoPhillips, Revenue by Segment, USD Million, 2003-2007
   Table 40: ConocoPhillips, Revenue by Geography, USD Million, 2003-2007
   Table 41: ConocoPhillips, Financial Statements, USD Million, 2003-2007
   Table 42: ConocoPhillips, Financial Ratios, USD Million, 2003-2007
   Table 43: BP To Acquire Chesapeake Energy
   Table 44: BP To Acquire Natural Gas Properties From Chesapeake Energy
   Table 45: Alternate Energy To Merge With Treaty Petroleum
   Table 46: JAG Media Holdings To Merge With BlueCreek Energy
   Table 47: LNG Energy Acquires 60% Interest In Private Oil And Gas
Company
   Table 48: LNG Energy Acquires LNG Energy (BC) From Cheetah Oil & Gas
   Table 49: United Energy To Acquire Transmeridian Exploration
   Table 50: Ultralife Acquires U.S. Energy Systems
   Table 51: Wintraysan Capital Terminates The Acquisition Of Legacy Energy
   Table 52: Quantum Energy, Energy Trust Partners, And Walter Oil & Gas
Invest In Denali Oil & Gas
   Table 53: Laredo Petroleum Secures $300 Million In Equity Financing
   Table 54: Avista Capital Partners Invests $55 Million in Laredo Energy
   Table 55: Sapphire Energy Secures $50 Million In Series B Financing
   Table 56: Empire Energy Corporation Announces Terms Of Rights Offering
   Table 57: Zion Oil & Gas To Issue 0.06 Million Units In Second Closing
Of Follow-On Offering
   Table 58: American Oil & Gas Files Universal Shelf Registration
Statement To Raise $75 Million
   Table 59: Petroleum Development Files Shelf Registration Form To Raise
$500 Million
   Table 60: Chesapeake Energy Announces Secondary Offering Of $791 Million
   Table 61: Occidental Petroleum Completes Notes Offering Of $1,000
Million
   Table 62: EOG Resources Completes Public Offering Of $400 Million Senior
Notes
   Table 63: EOG Resources Completes Public Offering Of $350 Million Senior
Notes
   Table 64: Petroflow Energy Forms Joint Venture With Patron Energy
   Table 65: Warrior Girl Signs Letter Of Intent With American Resource
Petroleum
   Table 66: Brownstone, Dejour Enterprises, And Laramie Energy Enter Into
Partnership
   Table 67: Surge Energy Resources Enters Into Agreement With Delaphin
Energy Resources
   Table 68: American Shale Oil Enters Into Agreement With Schlumberger
Technology To Jointly Explore Oil Resources
   Table 69: Melrose Resources To Acquire 32.5% Interest In Pelican XIII
And Midia XV Blocks
   Table 70: Linn Energy Sells Woodford Shale Acreage In Central Oklahoma
For $202 Million
   Table 71: BNK Petroleum To Sell Acreage To Private Delaware Company
   Table 72: Allied Energy To Acquire Additional Working Interests In
Oklahoma
   Table 73: Plains Exploration Sells Oil And Gas Properties To Occidental
Petroleum For $1,250 Million
1.2 List of Figures
   Figure 1: US, Region Standings, Upstream Fiscal Attractiveness, April
2008
   Figure 2: US, Region Standings, Oil and Gas Sector Performance, April
2008
   Figure 3: US, Region Standings, Oil and Gas Sector Performance, April
2008 (Contd.)
   Figure 4: US Pacific Outer Continental Shelf Offshore, Exploration and
Production Assets Map, April 2008
   Figure 5: US Pacific Outer Continental Shelf Offshore, Total Crude Oil
and Natural Gas Reserves(MMBOE), 2000-2012
   Figure 6: US Pacific Outer Continental Shelf Offshore, Total Crude Oil
Production (MMBBLs), 2000-2007
   Figure 7: US Pacific Outer Continental Shelf Offshore, Total Natural Gas
Production (BCF), 2000-2007
   Figure 8: Exxon Mobil Corporation, Value Chain Analysis
   Figure 9: Chevron Corporation, Value Chain Analysis
   Figure 10: ConocoPhillips, Value Chain Analysis
   Figure 11: Global Markets Direct Methodology

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