This report provides a 108-page overview and analysis of China's natural gas markets in 2012. It includes historical and forecast data on gas production, consumption, imports/exports and reserves from 2000-2020. It also details China's key natural gas infrastructure like fields, pipelines, LNG terminals and storage facilities. The report benchmarks China's investment environment against other countries and profiles the major state-owned gas companies in China, including CNOOC, PetroChina and Sinopec. It is available for single-user license purchase of US$2,500.

1. China Gas Markets, 2012
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Published:August 2012
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China Gas Markets, 2012
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 China. 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 China. The report compares the investment environment in
China with other countries in the region. The profiles of the major companies operating in the
natural gas sector in China 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 China for the period 2005-
2016.
- Operator and equity details for major natural gas assets in China.
- Key information relating to market regulations, key energy assets and the key companies
operating in the China’s energy industry.
- Information on the top companies in the China 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.
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Major points covered in Table of Contents of this report include
1 Table of Contents
1 Table of Contents 2
1.1 List of Tables 7
1.2 List of Figures 9
2 China Energy Sector 10
2.1 China Energy Sector, Market Overview 10
2.2 China Energy Sector, Natural Gas 10
2.2.1 China Natural Gas, Overview 10
2.2.2 China Natural Gas, Supply and Demand Balance 11
2.2.3 China Natural Gas, Regulatory Structure 16
2.2.4 China Natural Gas, Infrastructure 16
3 China Gas Upstream Investment Environment Benchmarking 17
3.1 Introduction 17
3.2 Upstream Fiscal Attractiveness 17
3.2.1 Maximum Government Take Index 19
3.2.2 Fiscal Flexibility 19
3.2.3 Maximum State Participation 19
3.3 Gas Sector Performance 19
3.3.1 Exploration Activity 21
3.3.2 Gas Production 22
3.3.3 Gas Reserves 22
3.3.4 Gas Consumption 22
3.4 Economic Performance 23
3.4.1 GDP Growth Index 24
3.4.2 FDI Confidence Index 24
3.4.3 Balance of Trade Index 25
3.5 Socio-Political Performance 25

3. 3.5.1 Democracy Index 27
3.5.2 Governance Index 27
4 China Exploration and Production Sector 28
4.1 China Exploration and Production Sector, Country Snapshot 28
4.1.1 China Exploration and Production Sector, Key Data 28
4.1.2 China Exploration and Production Sector, Natural Gas Assets Map 28
4.2 China Exploration and Production Sector, Marketed Natural Gas Production 29
4.2.1 China Exploration and Production Sector, Total Marketed Natural Gas-Historical Production
29
4.2.2 China Exploration and Production Sector, Marketed Natural Gas Production by Type 30
4.2.3 China Exploration and Production Sector, Marketed Natural Gas Production by Assets 31
4.2.4 China Exploration and Production Sector, Marketed Equity Weighted Natural Gas Production
by Company 32
4.2.5 China Exploration and Production Sector, Market Share based on Marketed Equity Weighted
Natural Gas Production 33
4.3 China Exploration and Production Sector, Marketed Natural Gas Forecasts 35
4.3.1 China Exploration and Production Sector, Marketed Natural Gas Production Forecast 35
4.4 China Exploration and Production Sector, Natural Gas Asset Details 36
4.4.1 China Exploration and Production Sector, Active Natural Gas Asset Details 36
4.4.2 China Exploration and Production Sector, Planned Natural Gas Asset Details 37
4.5 China Exploration and Production Sector, Major Gas Discoveries 38
4.5.1 China Exploration and Production Sector, Number of Gas Discoveries 38
4.5.2 China Exploration and Production Sector, Gas Discovery Details 39
4.6 China Exploration and Production Sector, Recent Discoveries 39
4.6.1 Aug 14, 2012: CNOOC Announces Successful Appraisal Of Qinhuangdao 29-2 In Central
North Of Bohai 39
4.6.2 May 24, 2012: CNOOC Finds Oil At LD 21-2 Well In Bohai, China 40
4.6.3 Apr 20, 2012: CNOOC Discovers Gas At Dongfang 13-2 Well On Yinggehai Basin, China
Sea 40
4.6.4 Apr 16, 2012: CNOOC Finds More Crude At PL 9-1 Structure Offshore China 40
4.6.5 Dec 08, 2011: PetroChina and Shell Find Shale Gas At Sichuan Province In China 41
4.7 China Exploration and Production Sector, Drilling and Production Updates 41
4.7.1 Aug 03, 2012: CNOOC Begins Production At Yacheng 13-4 Gas Field In Hainan Province,
China 41
4.7.2 Jul 23, 2012: MIE Holdings Announces Success Of First Horizontal Well In China 41
4.7.3 Jul 20, 2012: PetroChina To Add 1bcm Of Natural Gas Capacity At Sulige Field In Northwest
China 42
4.7.4 Jul 16, 2012: Sinopec Provides Shengli Oilfield Production Update 42
4.7.5 Jun 13, 2012: Petronas Shuts Production At Tukau B Drilling Platform In South China 42
5 China FPSO Industry 43
5.1 China FPSO Industry, FPSO Capacity Details by Vessel 43
5.2 China FPSO Industry, FPSO Vessel Specifications 43

4. 6 China Pipeline Sector 44
6.1 China Pipeline Sector, Key Data 44
6.2 China Pipeline Sector, An Overview 44
6.3 China Pipeline Sector, Comparison of Key Natural Gas Pipeline Companies 44
6.4 China Pipeline Sector, Natural Gas Pipelines 46
7 China LNG Sector 49
7.1 China LNG Sector, Key Data 49
7.2 China LNG Sector, Regasification 49
7.2.1 China LNG Sector, Regasification, Total Regasification Capacity 49
7.2.2 China LNG Gas Sector, Capacity- Wise Market Share by Company 50
7.2.3 China LNG Sector, Regasification Capacity by Terminal 52
8 China Underground Gas Storage Sector 53
8.1 China Underground Gas Storage Sector, Key Data 53
8.2 China Underground Gas Storage Sector, An Overview 53
8.3 China Underground Gas Storage Sector, Capacity Market Share by Company 53
8.4 China Underground Gas Storage Industry 55
8.4.1 Underground Gas Storage Industry in China, Storage Capacity by Area 55
8.5 China Underground Gas Storage Sector, Storage Capacity 56
8.5.1 China Underground Gas Storage Sector, Storage Capacity of Active Terminals 56
8.5.2 China Underground Gas Storage Sector, Storage Capacity of Planned Terminals 56
9 Profile of CNOOC Limited 57
9.1 CNOOC Limited, Key Information 57
9.2 CNOOC Limited, Company Overview 57
9.3 CNOOC Limited, Business Description 57
9.3.1 Business Overview 57
9.3.2 Independent Operations 58
9.3.3 Production Sharing Contracts 59
9.3.4 Trading 59
9.4 CNOOC Limited SWOT Analysis 60
9.4.1 Overview 60
9.4.2 CNOOC Limited Strengths 60
9.4.3 CNOOC Limited Weaknesses 61
9.4.4 CNOOC Limited Opportunities 61
9.4.5 CNOOC Limited Threats 62
10 Profile of PetroChina Company Limited 64
10.1 PetroChina Company Limited, Key Information 64
10.2 PetroChina Company Limited, Company Overview 64
10.3 PetroChina Company Limited, Business Description 64
10.3.1 Business Overview 64
10.3.2 Exploration and Production 65
10.3.3 Marketing 66
10.3.4 Natural Gas and Pipeline 66

5. 10.3.5 Refining and Chemicals 67
10.4 PetroChina Company Limited, SWOT Analysis 67
10.4.1 Overview 67
10.4.2 PetroChina Company Limited Strengths 68
10.4.3 PetroChina Company Limited Weaknesses 69
10.4.4 PetroChina Company Limited Opportunities 69
10.4.5 PetroChina Company Limited Threats 71
11 Profile of China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation 73
11.1 China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation, Key Information 73
11.2 China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation, Company Overview 73
11.3 China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation, Business Overview 73
11.3.1 Business Overview 73
11.3.2 Chemicals 74
11.3.3 Exploration and Production 75
11.3.4 Marketing and Distribution 75
11.3.5 Others 76
11.3.6 Refining 76
11.4 China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation, SWOT Analysis 77
11.4.1 Overview 77
11.4.2 China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation Strengths 78
11.4.3 China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation Weaknesses 79
11.4.4 China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation Opportunities 79
11.4.5 China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation Threats 80
12 Financial Deals Landscape 82
12.1 Detailed Deal Summary 82
12.1.1 Acquisition 82
12.1.2 Equity Offerings 86
12.1.3 Debt Offerings 87
12.1.4 Partnerships 95
12.1.5 Asset Transactions 96
13 Recent Developments 100
13.1 License Rounds 100
13.1.1 Jul 25, 2012: China''s Second Shale Gas Auction To Attract More Than 100 Chinese Firms
100
13.1.2 Jun 29, 2012: China To Launch Second Shale Gas Bidding Round In July 2012 100
13.2 License Awards 100
13.2.1 Jul 09, 2012: Far East Energy Announces MofCom Approval For Shouyang Block
Extension 100
13.2.2 Jun 19, 2012: Far East Energy Receives MofCom Approval For Yunnan Province In China
102
13.3 Strategy and Business Expansion 102
13.3.1 Aug 10, 2012: CNPC And Chevron Exchange Views On Deepening Cooperation 102

6. 13.3.2 Aug 09, 2012: CNPC Signs Cooperation Agreement With Government Of Xinjiang Uygur
Autonomous Region, And Xinjiang Production and Construction 102
13.4 Other Significant Developments 103
13.4.1 Aug 13, 2012: China Natural Gas Production Increases By 1.1% In July 2012 103
13.4.2 Aug 07, 2012: Sinopec Announces Smooth Progress Of Fuling Shale Oil And Gas Project
103
13.5 New Contracts Announcements 103
13.5.1 Jul 11, 2012: Wartsila To Supply Dual-fuel Engines For First LNG Powered Tugs Of CETS
103
13.5.2 Apr 16, 2012: Blue Water Shipping Wins Contract In Connection With Construction Of
FPSO Unit 104
14 Appendix 106
14.1 Abbreviations 106
14.2 Methodology 106
14.2.1 Coverage 106
14.2.2 Secondary Research 107
14.2.3 Primary Research 107
14.3 Contact Us 107
14.4 Disclaimer 108
1.1 List of Tables
Table 1: China, Historical and Forecast Production and Consumption of Natural Gas, Billion Cubic
Feet, 2000-2020 11
Table 2: China, Historical and Forecast Exports and Imports of Natural Gas, Billion Cubic Feet,
2000-2020 13
Table 3: China, Historical Reserves of Natural Gas, Trillion Cubic Feet, 2000-2011 15
Table 4: South Asia, Investment Benchmarking, Overall Country Rankings, Jul 2012 17
Table 5: South Asia, Investment Benchmarking, Upstream Fiscal Attractiveness, Jul 2012 18
Table 6: South Asia, Investment Benchmarking, Gas Sector Performance, Jul 2012 19
Table 7: South Asia, Investment Benchmarking, Economic Performance, Jul 2012 23
Table 8: South Asia, Country Standings, Economic Performance, by FDI Confidence- GDP Growth
& Production, Jul 2012 23
Table 9: South Asia, Investment Benchmarking, Socio-Political Performance, Jul 2012 25
Table 10: South Asia, Country Standings, Socio-Political Performance, by Exploration Growth-FDI
Confidence and Governance Indices, Jul 2012 26
Table 11: China, Natural Gas Key Statistics, 2011 28
Table 12: China, Total Marketed Natural Gas Production (MMcf), 2003- 2011 29
Table 13: China, Marketed Natural Gas Production by Type (MMcf), 2003- 2011 30
Table 14: China, Marketed Natural Gas Production (MMcf), by Assets, 2003-2011 31
Table 15: China, Marketed Equity Weighted Natural Gas Production by key Companies (MMcf),
2003-2011 32
Table 16: China, Market Share (%) of Key Companies based on Marketed Equity Weighted

7. Natural Gas Production, 2003-2011 33
Table 17: China, Marketed Natural Gas Production (MMcf), Forecast by Assets, 2012- 2016 35
Table 18: China, Active Gas Field Assets Details 36
Table 19: China, Planned Gas Field Asset Details 37
Table 20: China, Number of Gas Discoveries, 2006- 2011 38
Table 21: China, Gas Discovery Details, 2006-2011 39
Table 22: China FPSO Industry, FPSO Gas Production Capacities, Jul 2012 43
Table 23: China FPSO Industry, FPSO Vessel Specifications, Jul 2012 43
Table 24: China, Pipeline Key Statistics, Jul 2012 44
Table 25: China, Natural Gas Pipeline Length by Company (Km), Jul 2012 44
Table 26: China, Natural Gas Pipelines, Jul 2012 46
Table 27: China, Natural Gas Pipelines, Jul 2012 (Contd.1) 47
Table 28: China, Natural Gas Pipelines, Jul 2012 (Contd.2) 48
Table 29: China, LNG Key Statistics, Jul 2012 49
Table 30: China, Total Regasification Capacity (Bcf), 2005-2016 49
Table 31: China, Regasification Capacity by Company (Bcf), 2005-2016 50
Table 32: China, Regasification Capacity (Bcf), 2005-2016 52
Table 33: China, Underground Gas Storage Key Statistics, Jul 2012 53
Table 34: China, Underground Gas Storage Capacity by Company (MMcf), Jul 2012 53
Table 35: China, Underground Working Gas Capacity (MMcf) by Area, Jul 2012 55
Table 36: China, Active Underground Gas Storage Capacity (MMcf), Jul 2012 56
Table 37: China, Active Underground Gas Storage Capacity (MMcf), Jul 2012 56
Table 38: CNOOC Limited, Key Facts 57
Table 39: CNOOC Limited, SWOT Analysis 60
Table 40: PetroChina Company Limited, Key Facts 64
Table 41: PetroChina Company Limited, SWOT Analysis 68
Table 42: China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation, Key Facts 73
Table 43: China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation, SWOT Analysis 77
Table 44: Leyshon Resources To Acquire Pacific Asia Petroleum From CAMAC Energy 82
Table 45: MIE Holdings Completes Acquisition Of 51% Stake In Sino Gas & Energy From Sino
Gas & Energy Holdings For $100 Million 83
Table 46: China Resources Gas To Acquire AEI China Gas From AEI Asia For $237.7 Million 84
Table 47: Sinopec CNOOC Acquires Zhuhai Donghua Natural Gas From 85
Table 48: Hubei Energy Amended Private Placement Of Shares To Raise $494.5 Million 86
Table 49: PetroChina Announces Public Offering Of Notes Due 2016 For $3.16 Billion 87
Table 50: China National Petroleum Announces Public Offering Of Notes Due 2016 For $3.2
Billion 88
Table 51: Sinopec Plans Public Offering Of Bonds Due 2017 For $1 Billion 89
Table 52: Sinopec Plans Public Offering Of Bonds Due 2022 For $1 Billion 90
Table 53: Sinopec Plans Public Offering Of Bonds Due 2042 For $1 Billion 91
Table 54: PetroChina Plans Public Offering Of Bonds Due 2022 For $3.16 Billion 92
Table 55: Sinochem Announces Public Offering Of Notes Due 2017 For $474 Million 93

8. Table 56: China National Petroleum Announces Public Offering Of Bonds Due 2019 For $1.6
Billion 93
Table 57: China National Petroleum Announces Public Offering Of Bonds Due 2022 For $1.6
Billion 94
Table 58: Odfjell To Form Joint Venture With Nangang Port In China 95
Table 59: PetroChina Plans To Form Joint Venture With Shell And Hess To Explore Shale Oil In
China 95
Table 60: ONGC Plans To Acquire Overseas Oil And Gas Assets For $8.8 Billion 96
Table 61: CNOOC To Acquire 51% Working Interest In Block 33/07 From Primeline Energy China
And Primeline Petroleum 97
Table 62: Roc Oil (Bohai) Acquires Exploration Block 09/05, Offshore Bohai From CNOOC 98
Table 63: Ivanhoe Energy To Sell Its Stake In Zitong Block In China To Shell China Exploration
And Production For $160 Million 99
1.2 List of Figures
Figure 1: China, Primary Energy Consumption Split By Fuel Type (%), 2011 10
Figure 2: China, Natural Gas Production And Consumption, Billion Cubic Feet, 2000-2020 12
Figure 3: China, Natural Gas Exports and Imports, Billion Cubic Feet, 2000-2020 14
Figure 4: China, Natural Gas Reserves, Trillion Cubic Feet, 2000-2011 15
Figure 5: South Asia, Country Standings, Upstream Fiscal Attractiveness, Jul 2012 18
Figure 6: South Asia, Country Standings, Gas Sector Performance, by Reserves-Exploration &
Production, Jul 2012 20
Figure 7: South Asia, Country Standings, Gas Sector Performance, by Production & Consumption,
Jul 2012 21
Figure 8: South Asia, Country Standings, Number of Exploration Blocks Awarded, Jul 2012 22
Figure 9: South Asia, Country Standings, Economic Performance, by FDI Confidence- GDP
Growth & Production, Jul 2012 24
Figure 10: South Asia, Country Standings, Socio-Political Performance, by Exploration Growth-FDI
Confidence and Governance Indices, Jul 2012 26
Figure 11: China, Natural Gas Assets Map, Jul 2012 28
Figure 12: China, Total Marketed Natural Gas Production (MMcf), 2003- 2011 29
Figure 13: China, Marketed Natural Gas Production by Type (MMcf), 2003- 2011 30
Figure 14: China, Marketed Equity Weighted Natural Gas Production by Key Companies (MMcf),
2003-2011 33
Figure 15: China, Market Share (%) of Key Companies based on Marketed Equity Weighted
Natural Gas Production, 2011 34
Figure 16: China, Number of Gas Discoveries, 2006- 2011 38
Figure 17: China, Natural Gas Pipeline Length by Company (Km), Jul 2012 45
Figure 18: China, Total Regasification Capacity (Bcf), 2005-2016 50
Figure 19: China, Regasification Capacity by Company (Bcf), 2005-2016 51
Figure 20: China, Underground Gas Storage Capacity by Company (%), Jul 2012 54
Figure 21: China, Underground Working Gas Capacity (MMcf) by Area (%),Jul 2012 55

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