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Demand for Unconventional Oil and Natural Gas Resources

Product Type: Market Research Report Publication Date: Sep 27, 2004
 
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SUMMARY

REPORT HIGHLIGHTS

  • Demand for unconventional oil will reach 10.31 million barrels in 2008, up from 8.59 million barrels in 2003 at an average annual growth rate (AAGR) of 3.8%.
  • Through 2008, demand for unconventional natural gas will reach 12.78 trillion cubic feet, rising at an AAGR of 10.7% from 7.68 trillion cubic feet in 2003.
  • Worldwide deposits of heavy hydrocarbons are estimated at 5,400 billion barrels and four-fifths of these are in the Western Hemisphere. In the U.S., they are estimated to be more than eight times those of remaining crude oil reserves.
  • Through 2008, the use of unconventional oil and natural gas, a primary feedstock for chemicals and petrochemical manufacture, also is expected to make major contributions to global energy demands.

INTRODUCTION

Numerous publications have warned that conventional oil production is near an unavoidable, geologically determined peak that could have consequences up to and including, "war, starvation, economic recession, and possibly even the extinction of homo sapiens." Simultaneously, the U.S. is facing severe natural gas shortages. Deregulation and restructuring of the natural gas industry in many countries worldwide also have led to the development of new markets. These newer markets dramatically have changed how the industry operates. Also, over the past three years, new environmental legislation has come onstream. These factors have affected the demand pattern for natural gas.

New technologies for in-situ recovery of oil sands, and various other downhole technologies allow companies to optimize the production of petroleum resources from wells with more complex geometry and producing horizons that are in deeper coal beds, deeper and tighter formations, and in accumulations containing heavier oil or bitumen. These technologies have reduced both the operating and supply costs of unconventional oil. Renewed interest in these processes has led to huge investments in unconventional oil and gas development being driven by concerns of an imminent peak in world conventional oil and gas production.

This report covers the market for unconventional oil and natural gas resources and looks at the utilization scenarios. It assesses the role of unconventional oil and natural gas as a primary energy resource, and as the major feedstock for the production of highquality clean power and premium chemicals.

SCOPE OF STUDY

The report contains:

  • An overview of the industry, its importance relative to the U.S. economy, a brief history and important indications for the industry
  • Discussion of the government environmental/energy regulations including compliance and quantification of economic effects
  • Analysis of the structure of the natural gas industry and competitive aspects
  • Evaluation of unconventional oil and natural gas demand by product type with forecasts made to 2008
  • Evaluation of unconventional oil and gas resources consumption by type and application, also with forecasts to 2008
  • Analysis of technology and international aspects, and
  • Profiles of more than 100 companies involved in the business.

METHODOLOGY

In this report, both historic and current data have been used in the unconventional oil and gas analysis. Results of calculations presented here are based on three components: historic analysis of demand/use in the period from 2000 to 2003, estimates for 2003, and forecasted demand for the 2003 to 2008 time frame.

INFORMATION SOURCES

Information sources include trade data (national and international), company publicity literature, conference reports, world trade technical journals and interviews with company representatives.

RESEARCH CREDENTIALS

Edward Gobina is Research Professor in Chemical & Processing Engineering and has over 15 years research and teaching experience in petrochemical reaction engineering, catalysis and membrane technology. He has published extensively with over 80 publications in international scientific journals. He is the author of three patents on membrane related technologies and of over 10 previous reports relating to the chemical energy, and oil and gas industries. He is currently the principal investigator of three externally funded research projects involving postdoctoral researchers designing new compact reactor systems for enhancing fluid processing in offshore/deepwater platforms. Dr. Gobina is member of the European Membrane Society, the North American Membrane Society and the New York Academy of Sciences. He is currently the director at the Centre for Process Integration and Membrane Technology within the school of engineering at the Robert Gordon University in the U.K.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION
    • STUDY GOAL AND OBJECTIVES
    • REASONS FOR DOING THE STUDY
    • CONTRIBUTION OF THE STUDY AND FOR WHOM
    • SCOPE AND FORMAT
    • METHODOLOGY
    • INFORMATION SOURCES
    • RESEARCH CREDENTIALS
    • RELATED BCC REPORTS AND NEWSLETTERS
    • BCC ON-LINE SERVICES
    • DISCLAIMER
SUMMARY
    • UNCONVENTIONAL OIL
    • UNCONVENTIONAL GAS
  • Summary Table:
    DEMAND FOR UNCONVENTIONAL OIL AND NATURAL GAS PRODUCTION, THROUGH 2008
  • Summary Figure:
    DEMAND FOR UNCONVENTIONAL OIL AND NATURAL GAS PRODUCTION, 2000-2008
INDUSTRY OVERVIEW
    • INTRODUCTION
      • OVERVIEW OF WORLD ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
        • North America
          • North America (Continued)
        • Europe
        • Asia
        • South America
        • Africa and the Middle East
      • OVERVIEW OF WORLD ENERGY AND ENERGY MIX
      • WHERE UNCONVENTIONAL NATURAL AND CRUDE OIL FIT IN THE ECONOMY
    • OVERVIEW OF EXPLORATION AND DEVELOPMENT COSTS
      • EXPLORATION AND DEVELOPMENT SPENDING
      • DRILL BIT COSTS
      • PROVEN RESOURCES
      • FINDING AND DEVELOPMENT COSTS
      • OIL AND GAS DRILLING GAINS
    • OVERVIEW OF PRODUCTION, RESERVES AND RESERVES POTENTIAL
      • RECOVERABLE UNCONVENTIONAL OIL
        • North America
        • Europe
        • Asia
        • Rest-of-World (ROW)
  • Table 1 RECOVERABLE UNCONVENTIONAL OIL RESOURCES BY TYPE AND REGION, 2002 (BILLIONS OF BARRELS)
      • RECOVERABLE UNCONVENTIONAL NATURAL GAS
        • North America
  • Table 2 U.S. RECOVERABLE UNCONVENTIONAL NATURAL GAS RESOURCES BY TYPE AND REGION, 2002 (TRILLION CUBIC FEET)
    • OVERVIEW OF UNCONVENTIONAL CRUDE OIL AND NATURAL GAS PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY
    • OVERVIEW OF THE MAJOR UNCONVENTIONAL OIL AND GAS PRODUCTS
  • Table 3 WORLD UNCONVENTIONAL OIL AND GAS MARKETED PRODUCTION, THROUGH 2008
      • UNCONVENTIONAL NATURAL GAS PRODUCTS
        • Coalbed Methane
        • Tight Sand Gas
        • Shale Gas
        • Landfill/Biogas
        • Methane Hydrates
  • Table 4 WORLD MARKETS FOR UNCONVENTIONAL NATURAL GAS PRODUCTION, THROUGH 2008 (TCF/YEAR)
      • UNCONVENTIONAL CRUDE OIL PRODUCTS
  • Table 5 OVERVIEW OF THE CHARACTERISTICS OF UNCONVENTIONAL OIL RESOURCES
        • Conventional Heavy Oil
        • Shale Oil
        • Orimulsion
        • Tar Sands (Extra-heavy Oil and Bitumen)
        • Tar Sands (Continued)
        • Syncrude
  • Table 6 OVERVIEW OF WORLD MARKETED UNCONVENTIONAL OIL PRODUCTION BY PRODUCT, THROUGH 2008 (MILLION BARRELS PER DAY)
    • OVERVIEW OF MAJOR UNCONVENTIONAL OIL AND GAS APPLICATIONS
      • INDUSTRIAL
      • TRANSPORTATION
      • ELECTRICITY
    • OVERVIEW OF UNCONVENTIONAL CRUDE OIL TRADE (EXPORTS)
      • TOTAL NORTH AMERICAN EXPORTS
      • TOTAL EUROPEAN EXPORTS
      • TOTAL LATIN AMERICAN EXPORTS
      • TOTAL MIDDLE EASTERN EXPORTS
  • Table 7 OVERVIEW OF UNCONVENTIONAL CRUDE OIL TRADE (EXPORTS) BY REGION, THROUGH 2008 (MILLION BARRELS/DAY)
    • HISTORY OF UNCONVENTIONAL OIL AND GAS RESOURCES
      • SEARCH FOR NEW RESOURCES
        • Foundation for a Coordinated R&D Program
      • SUPPORTING POLICY MECHANISMS
        • Incentive Pricing Under NGPA
        • Section 29 Tax Credit
      • RESPONSE TO INCENTIVES
        • Post Tax Incentive Activity
      • THE OIL SANDS INDUSTRY
        • The Oil Sands Industry (Continued)
        • The Oil Sands Industry (Continued)
        • The Oil Sands Industry (Continued)
      • CONVENTIONAL HEAVY CRUDE OIL
    • IMPORTANCE OF UNCONVENTIONAL OIL AND NATURAL GAS RESOURCES
    • IMPORTANT INDICATIONS FOR UNCONVENTIONAL OIL AND NATURAL GAS RESOURCES
      • IVANHOE ENERGY TO TEST NEW PROCESS FOR UPGRADING HEAVY OIL PRODUCTION
      • ALASKA WELL AIMED AT GAS HYDRATE DEPOSITS
      • ENHANCED COALBED METHANE RECOVERY, COALBED CARBON DIOXIDE SEQUESTRATION
      • U.S. SENATE COMMITTEE RESTORES OIL, GAS RESEARCH FUNDING
      • NATURAL GAS SUPPLY PROBLEMS
      • XTO ENERGY INCREASES ITS COALBED METHANE PORTFOLIO
      • CDX, ARKLIGHT FORM LIGHTNING GAS
      • SYNCRUDE CANADA
      • SHELL CANADA
    • THE FUTURE FOR UNCONVENTIONAL OIL AND GAS RESOURCES
      • THE FUTURE FOR UNCONVENTIONAL OIL .. (CONTINUED)
REGULATIONS AND LEGISLATION
    • INTRODUCTION
      • ENERGY RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, DEMONSTRATION AND COMMERCIAL APPLICATION ACT OF 2003 (H.R. 238)
      • CLEAN EFFICIENT AUTOMOBILES RESULTING FROM ADVANCED CAR TECHNOLOGIES (CLEAR ACT) ACT OF 2003
      • CLEAN AIR AMENDMENTS ACT OF 1990 (CAAA)
      • ENERGY TAX POLICY ACT OF 2003 (H.R. 1531)
      • SECURING TRANSPORTATION ENERGY EFFICIENCY FOR TOMORROW ACT OF 2003 (H.R. 1491)
      • THE HOMELAND INFRASTRUCTURE POWER AND ASSURANCE INCENTIVES ACT OF 2003 (H.R. 1458)
      • ENERGY INDEPENDENCE AND SECURITY ACT OF 2003 (H.R. 1436)
      • ENERGY POLICY ACT OF 2003 (H.R. 1644)
      • ALTERNATIVE MOTOR FUELS ACT OF 1988 (AMFA)
      • THE GEORGE E. BROWN, JR. AND ROBERT S. WALKER HYDROGEN FUTURE ACT OF 2003 (H.R. 1773 AND S. 739)
      • PUBLIC UTILITY REGULATORY POLICIES ACT OF 1978 (PURPA)
      • RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND RECOVERY ACT OF 1976 (RCRA)
        • Executive Order 12856
        • Executive Order 12843
        • EPACT Title V
      • AIRPORT AIR QUALITY IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 2000 (AAQA)
      • TOXIC SUBSTANCE CONTROL ACT OF 1976 (TSCA)
      • ACCOUNTABLE PIPELINE SAFETY AND PARTNERSHIP ACT OF 1996 (APSPA)
      • METHANE HYDRATE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 2000 (MHRDA)
      • NATURAL GAS WELLHEAD DECONTROL ACT OF 1989 (NGWDA)
      • ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY MOTOR VEHICLE ECONOMY ACT OF 2000 (ATMVEA)
      • NATIONAL APPLIANCE ENERGY CONSERVATION ACT OF 1987 (NAECA)
      • DEEPWATER ROYALTY RELIEF ACT OF 1995 (DWRRA)
      • OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF LANDS ACT OF 1953 (OCSLA)
      • KING AND TSIORVAS PIPELINE SAFETY IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 2000 (KTPSIA)
    • EMISSION CONTROL REGULATIONS
    • WASTE MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGY APPROACHES AND ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES OF UNCONVENTIONAL CRUDE OIL AND GAS
      • REDUCING WASTE
      • ENVIRONMENTAL ENHANCEMENT
      • FLUID STREAM INTEGRATION
      • SECONDARY RECOVERY, TREATMENT AND DISPOSAL
  • Table 8 DEMAND FOR UNCONVENTIONAL OIL AND GAS BY WASTE MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGY APPROACHES, THROUGH 2008 ($ THOUSANDS)
    • CLIMATE CHANGE ISSUES
      • NORTH AMERICA
        • United States
        • Canada
        • Mexico
      • EUROPE
      • ASIA
      • REST-OF-WORLD (ROW)
        • Brazil
        • South Africa
  • Table 9 GLOBAL CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSION BY REGION, THROUGH 2008 (MILLION TONNES CARBON EQUIVALENT)
INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
    • INTRODUCTION
    • INDUSTRY STRUCTURE AND COMPETITIVE ASPECTS
      • MACROECONOMIC COMPONENT
      • INTERNATIONAL ENERGY DEMAND COMPONENT
      • HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURES DEMAND COMPONENT
      • OIL AND GAS SUPPLY COMPONENT
      • NATURAL GAS TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION COMPONENT
      • PETROLEUM MARKET COMPONENT
  • Figure 1 STRUCTURE OF THE UNCONVENTIONAL OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY
      • ECONOMIC GROWTH
      • WORLD OIL MARKETS
      • EMISSIONS
    • BUSINESS EVALUATION OF UNCONVENTIONAL OIL AND GAS RESOURCES IN FUTURE ENERGY AND CHEMICAL SUPPLIES
      • SUPPLY DIVERSITY
      • INDUSTRY DESCRIPTION
        • Growth Strategy
        • Risk Management
        • Growth
        • Seasonality
        • Environmental Matters
    • ECONOMIC ANALYSIS, CAPITAL BUDGETING AND STRATEGIC PROJECT PLANNING FOR UNCONVENTIONAL OIL AND GAS RESOURCES
      • ECONOMIC EVALUATION
      • CAPITAL BUDGETING
  • Table 10 HYPOTHETICAL PROJECT LIST ($ MILLIONS)
  • Table 11 PROJECTS RANKED BY INVESTMENT EFFICIENCY ($ MILLIONS)
      • STRATEGIC PLANNING
  • Table 12 INVESTMENT EFFICIENCY BY PLAY TYPE
      • THE DRILLING BUSINESS
        • Why Volatility?
  • Table 13 NATURAL GAS PRICES AND FORECAST ($/MMBTU)
        • Gas Prices Drive Rig Count
        • Land Rig Fragmentation and Consolidation
  • Table 14 U.S. LAND RIG CONSOLIDATION (%)
      • OIL AND GAS PRODUCTION COSTS
        • Production Costs
        • Fluid Handling
        • Intelligent Wells
        • Reservoir Evaluation
    • CRUDE OIL QUALITY FRAGMENTATION
  • Table 15 CRUDE OIL DEMAND FRAGMENTATION BY QUALITY, THROUGH 2008 (MILLION BARRELS PER DAY)
    • NATURAL GAS AND CRUDE OIL PRICE FRAGMENTATION
  • Table 16 CRUDE OIL PRICE FRAGMENTATION BY QUALITY AND COUNTRY, 2000-2003 ($/BARREL)
      • ALBERTA TRADING POINT (AECO) PRICES
      • NEW YORK MERCANTILE EXCHANGE (NYMEX)
      • WEST TEXAS INTERMEDIATE (WTI)
        • WTI/Bow River Differential
        • WTI/Oriente Differential (Ecuador)
      • U.S./CANADIAN DOLLAR EXCHANGE RATE
  • Table 17 AVERAGE NATURAL GAS AND CRUDE OIL PRICES AND DIFFERENTIALS, 2000-2003
    • GEOGRAPHIC CONCENTRATION OF CRUDE OIL AND NATURAL GAS RESERVES
  • Table 18 GLOBAL CRUDE OIL ENDOWMENT BY TYPE (%)
  • Table 19 GLOBAL HEAVY CRUDE OIL AND NATURAL BITUMEN DEPOSITS BY REGION
    • GEOPOLITICAL SHIFTS
      • NATURAL GAS MARKET GLOBALIZATION AND DIVERSIFICATION
      • BRINGING NATURAL GAS TO MARKET
      • WESTERN HEMISPHERE
  • Table 20 WORLD MARKETED NATURAL GAS RESERVES/PRODUCTION RATIOS, 2000-2008
    • UNCONVENTIONAL CRUDE OIL DIVERSIFICATION AND IMPACT OF SUPPLY DISRUPTION ON PROCESSING
      • UNCONVENTIONAL CRUDE OIL .. (CONTINUED)
      • UNCONVENTIONAL CRUDE OIL .. (CONTINUED)
  • Table 21 VENEZUELAN CRUDE OIL IMPORTS, 11/2002-2/2003 (THOUSAND BARRELS PER DAY)
  • Table 22 ELEVEN-REFINERY CRUDE OIL IMPORTS AND TOTAL REFINERY INPUTS, 11/2002-2/2003 (THOUSAND BARRELS PER DAY)
  • Table 23 ELEVEN REFINERY SOURCES OF IMPORTED CRUDE OIL, 11/2002-02/2003
  • Table 24 ELEVEN-REFINERY CRUDE OIL IMPORTS, 11/2002-2/2003 (THOUSANDS OF BARRELS PER DAY)
  • Table 25 CRUDE OIL IMPORTS BY THE 11 REFINERIES, 11/2002-2/2003 (THOUSANDS OF BARRELS PER DAY)
      • REFINERY-SPECIFIC IMPACTS
        • Refinery-Specific Impacts (Continued)
  • Table 26 REFINERIES WITH MAJOR PDVSA EQUITY POSITIONS, 11/2002-2/2003 (THOUSANDS OF BARRELS PER DAY)
  • Table 26 (CONTINUED)
  • Table 27 REFINERIES WITHOUT PDVSA EQUITY POSITIONS, 11/2002-2/2003 (THOUSANDS OF BARRELS PER DAY)
  • Table 27 (CONTINUED)
        • Refinery-Specific Impacts (Continued)
      • IMPACT ON CRUDE OIL PRICES
        • Impact on Crude Oil Prices (Continued)
    • ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGICAL EXPERTISE
      • DRIVERS OF THE UNCONVENTIONAL OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY
      • UPSTREAM TECHNOLOGY
        • Upstream Technology (Continued)
        • Upstream Technology (Continued)
        • New Technology
          • New Technology Concepts
          • New Technology Components
      • NEW TECHNIQUES
      • CHANGING MARKETS
      • ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION
      • ECONOMIC CONSIDERATIONS
        • Availability
        • Use Technology
        • Political Factors
        • Oil Industry
        • Power Industry
    • COMPANY RESULTS
      • CANADA
        • Syncrude Canada, Ltd.
        • Canadian Natural Resources, Ltd.
        • Canadian Oil Sands Trust
        • EnCana Corp.
        • Enbridge
        • Husky Energy, Inc.
        • Imperial Oil, Ltd.
        • Petro-Canada
        • Shell Canada, Ltd.
        • Suncor Energy
          • Suncor Energy (Continued)
  • Table 28 CANADIAN-BASED OIL AND GAS FIRM REVENUES, 2000-2003 (CD $ MILLIONS)
      • UNITED STATES
        • Majors
          • ChevronTexaco Corp.
          • ExxonMobil Corp.
          • ConocoPhillips
          • Amerada Hess Corp.
        • Independent Exploration and Production Firms
          • McMoRan Exploration
          • Kerr-McGee Corp.
          • Harvest Natural Resources
          • Unocal
          • XTO
          • Burlington Resources
          • Range Resources Corp.
          • Vintage Petroleum
  • Table 29 U.S.-BASED OIL AND GAS FIRM REVENUES, 2000-2003 ($ MILLIONS)
  • Table 29 (CONTINUED)
        • Service Supply
          • Transocean, Inc.
          • Baker Hughes, Inc.
          • Smith International
          • Schlumberger, Ltd.
          • Weatherford International, Inc.
          • Noble Corp.
  • Table 30 RESULTS FOR THE WORLD'S TOP SERVICE SUPPLY COMPANIES, 2000-2003 ($ MILLIONS)
      • SOUTH AMERICA
        • Petroleos de Venezuela S.A. (PDVSA)
        • Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. (Petrobrás)
        • Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex)
  • Table 31 REVENUES OF STATE-OWNED SOUTH AMERICAN-BASED OIL AND GAS COMPANIES, 2000-2003 ($ MILLIONS)
      • MIDDLE EAST COMPANIES
        • National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC)
          • National Iranian Oil Company (Continued)
        • Saudi Arabian Oil Co.
  • Table 32 STATE-OWNED MIDDLE EAST-BASED OIL AND GAS COMPANY REVENUES, 2000-2003 ($ MILLIONS)
DEMAND BY PRODUCT
    • INTRODUCTION
      • INTRODUCTION (CONTINUED)
      • INTRODUCTION (CONTINUED)
  • Table 33 UNCONVENTIONAL NATURAL GAS PRODUCTS MARKETED WORLDWIDE, THROUGH 2008 (TRILLION CUBIC FEET/YEAR)
  • Table 34 UNCONVENTIONAL OIL PRODUCTS MARKETED WORLDWIDE, THROUGH 2008 (MILLION BARRELS PER DAY)
    • WORLD EXTRA-HEAVY OIL AND BITUMEN (TAR SANDS) BY REGION
      • NORTH AMERICAN EXTRA-HEAVY OIL AND BITUMEN DEMAND
      • EUROPEAN EXTRA-HEAVY OIL AND BITUMEN DEMAND
      • ASIAN EXTRA-HEAVY OIL AND BITUMEN DEMAND
      • REST-OF-WORLD (ROW) EXTRA-HEAVY OIL AND BITUMEN DEMAND
  • Table 35 WORLD EXTRA-HEAVY OIL AND BITUMEN (TAR SANDS) BY REGION, THROUGH 2008 (MILLION BARRELS PER DAY)
    • WORLD SYNCRUDE DEMAND BY REGION
      • NORTH AMERICAN SYNCRUDE DEMAND
      • EUROPEAN SYNCRUDE DEMAND
      • ASIAN SYNCRUDE DEMAND
      • REST-OF-WORLD (ROW) SYNCRUDE DEMAND
  • Table 36 WORLD SYNCRUDE PRODUCTION BY REGION, THROUGH 2008 (MILLION BARRELS PER DAY)
    • WORLD ORIMULSION DEMAND BY REGION
      • NORTH AMERICA
      • EUROPE
      • ASIA
      • ROW
  • Table 37 WORLD ORIMULSION DEMAND BY REGION, THROUGH 2008 (MILLION BARRELS PER DAY)
    • WORLD SHALE OIL DEMAND BY REGION
      • NORTH AMERICA
      • EUROPE
      • ASIA
      • REST OF WORLD (ROW)
  • Table 38 WORLD SHALE OIL BY REGION, THROUGH 2008 (MILLION BARRELS PER DAY)
    • WORLD CONVENTIONAL HEAVY OIL DEMAND BY REGION
      • WORLD CONVENTIONAL HEAVY OIL DEMAND BY REGION (CONTINUED)
  • Table 39 WORLD CONVENTIONAL HEAVY CRUDE OIL DEMAND BY REGION, THROUGH 2008 (MILLION BARRELS PER DAY)
      • NORTH AMERICAN CONVENTIONAL HEAVY OIL DEMAND
        • United States
        • Canada
  • Table 40 NORTH AMERICAN CONVENTIONAL HEAVY CRUDE OIL DEMAND BY REGION, THROUGH 2008 (MILLION BARRELS PER DAY)
      • EUROPEAN CONVENTIONAL HEAVY OIL DEMAND
      • ASIAN CONVENTIONAL HEAVY OIL DEMAND
      • REST-OF-WORLD (ROW) CONVENTIONAL HEAVY CRUDE OIL DEMAND
        • Latin America
          • Venezuela
          • Mexico
          • Other
  • Table 41 LATIN AMERICA CONVENTIONAL HEAVY CRUDE OIL DEMAND BY COUNTRY, THROUGH 2008 (MILLION BARRELS PER DAY)
        • Africa
        • Middle East
          • Saudi Arabia
          • Iran
          • Other
  • Table 42 MIDDLE EAST CONVENTIONAL HEAVY CRUDE OIL DEMAND BY COUNTRY, THROUGH 2008 (MILLION BARRELS PER DAY)
    • GAS SHALES DEMAND BY REGION
      • NORTH AMERICAN GAS SHALES DEMAND
  • Table 43 WORLD GAS SHALE DEMAND BY REGION, THROUGH 2008 (TCF/YEAR)
    • COALBED METHANE DEMAND BY REGION
      • NORTH AMERICAN COALBED METHANE DEMAND
      • EUROPEAN COALBED METHANE DEMAND
      • ASIAN COALBED METHANE DEMAND
        • Asian Coalbed Methane Demand (Continued)
      • ROW COALBED METHANE DEMAND
  • Table 44 WORLD COALBED METHANE DEMAND BY REGION, THROUGH 2008 (TCF/YEAR)
    • TIGHT SAND NATURAL GAS DEMAND BY REGION
      • NORTH AMERICAN TIGHT-SAND NATURAL GAS DEMAND
  • Table 45 WORLD TIGHT GAS DEMAND BY REGION, THROUGH 2008 (TCF/YEAR)
    • LANDFILL/DIGESTER GAS DEMAND BY REGION
      • NORTH AMERICAN LANDFILL/DIGESTER GAS DEMAND
      • EUROPEAN LANDFILL/DIGESTER GAS DEMAND
      • ASIAN LANDFILL/DIGESTER GAS DEMAND
      • ROW LANDFILL/DIGESTER GAS DEMAND
  • Table 46 WORLD LANDFILL/DIGESTER GAS DEMAND BY REGION, THROUGH 2008 (TCF/YEAR)
    • METHANE HYDRATE DEMAND BY REGION
      • NORTH AMERICAN METHANE HYDRATE DEMAND
      • EUROPEAN METHANE HYDRATE DEMAND
      • ASIAN METHANE HYDRATES DEMAND
      • ROW METHANE HYDRATE DEMAND
  • Table 47 WORLD METHANE HYDRATES DEMAND BY REGION, THROUGH 2008 (TCF/YEAR)
CONSUMPTION BY APPLICATION
    • INTRODUCTION
    • CONSUMPTION OF UNCONVENTIONAL CRUDE OIL BY APPLICATION
      • NORTH AMERICAN CONSUMPTION OF UNCONVENTIONAL CRUDE OIL BY APPLICATION
        • Transportation
        • Power/Heat Generation
        • Petrochemicals
  • Table 48 NORTH AMERICAN DEMAND FOR UNCONVENTIONAL OIL BY APPLICATION, THROUGH 2008 (MILLION BARRELS PER DAY)
      • EUROPEAN CONSUMPTION OF UNCONVENTIONAL CRUDE OIL BY APPLICATION
        • Transportation
        • Power/Heat Generation
        • Petrochemicals
  • Table 49 EUROPEAN DEMAND FOR UNCONVENTIONAL OIL BY APPLICATION, THROUGH 2008 (MILLION BARRELS PER YEAR)
      • ASIAN CONSUMPTION OF UNCONVENTIONAL CRUDE OIL BY APPLICATION
        • Transportation
        • Power/Heat Generation
        • Petrochemicals
  • Table 50 ASIAN DEMAND FOR UNCONVENTIONAL OIL BY APPLICATION, THROUGH 2008 (MILLION BARRELS PER DAY)
      • REST-OF-WORLD CONSUMPTION OF UNCONVENTIONAL CRUDE OIL BY APPLICATION
    • CONSUMPTION OF UNCONVENTIONAL NATURAL GAS BY APPLICATION
      • NORTH AMERICAN UNCONVENTIONAL NATURAL GAS CONSUMPTION BY APPLICATION
        • Power Generation and Combined Heat and Power (CHP)
        • Boiler Systems
        • Direct Gas Use
        • Upgrading to Natural Gas Quality
        • Use in Natural Gas Vehicles
        • Fuel Cells
        • Flare/Venting
  • Table 51 NORTH AMERICAN UNCONVENTIONAL NATURAL GAS CONSUMPTION BY APPLICATION, THROUGH 2008 (TCF/YEAR)
      • EUROPEAN UNCONVENTIONAL GAS CONSUMPTION BY APPLICATION
        • Power Generation
        • Boiler Systems
        • Direct Use
        • Upgrading to Natural Gas Quality
        • Natural Gas Vehicles
        • Fuel Cells
        • Flare/Venting
  • Table 52 EUROPEAN UNCONVENTIONAL NATURAL GAS CONSUMPTION BY APPLICATION, THROUGH 2008 (TCF/YEAR)
      • ASIAN UNCONVENTIONAL NATURAL GAS CONSUMPTION BY APPLICATION
        • Power Generation
        • Boiler Systems
        • Upgrading to Natural Gas Quality
        • Direct Use
        • Natural Gas Vehicles
        • Fuel Cells
        • Flare/Venting
  • Table 53 ASIAN UNCONVENTIONAL NATURAL GAS CONSUMPTION BY APPLICATION, THROUGH 2008 (TCF/YEAR)
      • ROW UNCONVENTIONAL NATURAL GAS CONSUMPTION BY APPLICATION
        • Power Generation and CHP
        • Boiler Systems
        • Upgrading to Natural Gas Quality
        • Direct Use
        • Natural Gas Vehicles
        • Fuel Cells
        • Flare/Venting
  • Table 54 RoW UNCONVENTIONAL NATURAL GAS CONSUMPTION BY APPLICATION, THROUGH 2008 (TCF/YEAR)
DEMAND FOR UNCONVENTIONAL OIL AND GAS BY TECHNOLOGY
    • INTRODUCTION
    • DEMAND FOR UNCONVENTIONAL OIL BY EXPLORATION AND DEVELOPMENT TECHNOLOGY
      • WEIGHT DROP
      • DYNAMITE AND VIBROSEIS
      • SEISMIC IMAGING
      • DRILLING
  • Table 55 DEMAND FOR CONVENTIONAL HEAVY OIL AND UNCONVENTIONAL OIL BY EXPLORATION AND DEVELOPMENT TECHNOLOGY TYPE, THROUGH 2008 (MILLION BARRELS/DAY)
    • DEMAND FOR UNCONVENTIONAL OIL BY PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY
  • Table 56 DEMAND FOR UNCONVENTIONAL OIL PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY BY TYPE, THROUGH 2008 (MILLION BARRELS/DAY)
      • SURFACE MINING AND EXTRACTION
        • Dragline/Bucketwheel
        • Shovel/Truck
  • Table 57 SURFACE MINING AND EXTRACTION TECHNOLOGY DEMAND BY TYPE, THROUGH 2008 (MILLION BARRELS PER DAY)
      • HYDROTRANSPORT AND LOW-ENERGY EXTRACTION
        • Caustic Extraction
        • Water Extraction
  • Table 58 DEMAND FOR HYDROTRANSPORT AND LOW-ENERGY EXTRACTION TECHNOLOGY BY TYPE, THROUGH 2008 (MILLION BARRELS/DAY)
      • IN SITU
        • Steam-Assisted Gravity Drainage (SAGD)
        • Cyclic Steam Stimulation (CSS: ''HUFF AND PUFF'')
        • Vapor Extraction (VAPEX)
  • Table 59 DEMAND FOR UNCONVENTIONAL OIL IN SITU TECHNOLOGY, THROUGH 2008 (MILLION BARRELS/DAY)
      • COLD PRODUCTION
        • Cold Heavy-oil Production with Sand (CHOPS: Canada)
        • Horizontal Wells
  • Table 60 DEMAND FOR UNCONVENTIONAL OIL BY COLD PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY TYPE, THROUGH 2008 (MILLION BARRELS/DAY)
      • CONVENTIONAL HEAVY-OIL ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY (EOR) TECHNOLOGY
        • Thermal
        • Miscible
        • Chemical
        • Horizontal Wells
  • Table 61 DEMAND FOR CONVENTIONAL HEAVY OIL BY EOR TECHNOLOGY TYPE, THROUGH 2008 (MILLION BARRELS/DAY)
    • DEMAND FOR UNCONVENTIONAL OIL BY PROCESSING TECHNOLOGY
      • DEMAND FOR UNCONVENTIONAL OIL .. (CONTINUED)
  • Table 62 DEMAND FOR UNCONVENTIONAL OIL BY PROCESSING TECHNOLOGY CATEGORY, THROUGH 2008 (CUBIC FEET HYDROGEN/CRUDE BARRELS/DAY)
      • CARBON REJECTION
        • Delayed Coking
        • Fluid Coking
        • Flexicoking
  • Table 63 DEMAND FOR UNCONVENTIONAL OIL BY CARBON REJECTION PROCESSING TECHNOLOGY, THROUGH 2008 (CUBIC FEET HYDROGEN/CRUDE BARRELS/DAY)
      • HYDROGEN ADDITION
        • Hydrocracking
        • Fluid Catalytic Cracking
  • Table 64 DEMAND FOR UNCONVENTIONAL OIL BY HYDROGEN-ADDITION PROCESSING TECHNOLOGY TYPE, THROUGH 2008 (CUBIC FEET HYDROGEN/CRUDE BARRELS/DAY)
    • DEMAND FOR UNCONVENTIONAL NATURAL GAS BY TECHNOLOGY
      • UNCONVENTIONAL NATURAL GAS DEMAND BY TYPE OF DRILLING TECHNOLOGY
        • Horizontal Drilling
        • Rotary Drilling
        • Cable Tool Drilling
  • Table 65 UNCONVENTIONAL NATURAL GAS DEMAND BY DRILLING TECHNOLOGY TYPE, THROUGH 2008 (TRILLION CUBIC FEET/YEAR)
      • UNCONVENTIONAL NATURAL GAS DEMAND BY PROCESSING TECHNOLOGY TYPE
        • Absorption/Lean Oil
        • Refrigeration
        • Cryogenics
  • Table 66 NATURAL GAS DEMAND BY PROCESSING TECHNOLOGY, THROUGH 2008 (TRILLION CUBIC FEET/YEAR)
TECHNOLOGY
    • INTRODUCTION
  • Table 67 REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF UNCONVENTIONAL OIL AND GAS RESOURCES
    • EXPLORATION AND DEVELOPMENT TECHNOLOGY
      • SEISMOLOGY
        • Seismic-pattern Recognition
        • Time-lapse Seismic
        • Seismic Inversion and Geological Modeling
        • Downhole Seismic Data While Drilling
        • Inversion
      • EXTRA-HEAVY CRUDE OIL AND BITUMEN PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY
  • Figure 2 EFFECT OF THE GEOTHERMAL GRADIENT IN UNCONVENTIONAL CRUDE OIL PRODUCTION
      • MINING TECHNOLOGY
        • Draglines
        • ''Smaller'' Shovels
        • ''Hydro-Transport''
        • Cold Production
  • Figure 3 COLD PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY
      • IN SITU PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY
        • Hot Water Extraction (HWE)
        • Cold Water Extraction (CWE)
        • Cyclic Steam Stimulation (CSS)
        • Steam Assisted Gravity Drainage (SAGD)
  • Figure 4 STEAM-ASSISTED GRAVITY DRAINAGE (SAGD) TECHNOLOGY
      • HEAVY-CRUDE OIL AND BITUMEN PROCESSING TECHNOLOGY
  • Table 68 CHARACTERISTICS OF HEAVY-CRUDE OIL AND BITUMEN (TAR SANDS) PRODUCTS
  • Figure 5 THE OIL SANDS PROCESSING CHAIN
      • UPGRADING TECHNOLOGY
      • PRIMARY UPGRADING UNITS
        • Coking Technology
  • Figure 6 DELAYED-COKING HEAVY-CRUDE OIL UPGRADING SCHEMATIC
        • Hydrocracking Technology
  • Figure 7 HYDROTREATING HEAVY CRUDE OIL UPGRADING SCHEMATIC
        • Aquaconversion Technology
  • Figure 8 AQUACONVERSION HEAVY-CRUDE OIL UPGRADING PROCESS SCHEMATIC
    • ECONOMICS OF BITUMEN (TAR SANDS) AND EXTRA-HEAVY CRUDE OIL PRODUCTION AND PROCESSING TECHNOLOGY
  • Table 69 NETBACK VALUE OF BITUMEN (US $)
      • KEY DRIVERS
        • Key Drivers (Continued)
      • AQUACONVERSION ECONOMICS
  • Table 70 COMPARISON OF HEAVY OIL UPGRADING PROCESSES
    • CONVENTIONAL HEAVY OIL PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY
  • Figure 9 ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY TECHNOLOGIES
      • THERMAL METHODS
      • GRAVITY ASSISTED DRAINAGE
      • WATER ALTERNATING GAS (WAG)
      • POLYMER-AUGMENTED WATERFLOODING
  • Table 71 SCREENING CRITERIA FOR ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY (EOR) TECHNOLOGY
      • ECONOMICS OF CONVENTIONAL HEAVY CRUDE OIL (EOR)
    • S-CURVE ANALYSIS FOR UNCONVENTIONAL CRUDE OIL PRODUCTION AND RECOVERY TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION
  • Figure 10 UNCONVENTIONAL CRUDE OIL PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION ALONG THE S-CURVE
    • TIGHT SAND, COALBED METHANE AND GAS SHALES PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY
      • NATURAL FRACTURE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGY
        • Natural Fracture Exploration Technology (Continued)
        • Data Acquisition and Formation Evaluation
        • Reservoir Characterization
        • Reservoir Modeling
        • Stochastic Models
        • Deterministic Models
        • Integrated Model
        • Reservoir Monitoring and Surveillance
        • Economic Justification
        • Hypothetical Field Development
      • DRILLING TECHNOLOGY
        • The Near-bit Sensor
        • Carbon Dioxide/Sand Fracturing
        • Air Motors
    • LANDFILL GAS/BIOGAS PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY
      • LANDFILL GAS PLANT
  • Figure 11 LANDFILL GAS USE OPTIONS
        • Landfill Gas Extractive System
        • Utilization System
      • ECONOMICS OF LANDFILL/BIOGAS GAS RECOVERY
  • Table 72 AVERAGE RANGE OF INVESTMENT COSTS FOR LANDFILL GAS RECOVERY (U.S. $ PER KWE POWER INSTALLED)
        • Revenue from Landfill Gas Recovery
        • Biogas Economics
    • METHANE HYDRATE PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY
      • GEOLOGIC PARAMETERS
      • COMPOSITION
    • GAS PROCESSING TECHNOLOGY
  • Figure 12 NATURAL GAS HANDLING SCHEMATIC
      • GAS CONDITIONING
        • Dehydration
        • Absorption
        • Turbo-expander Process
        • Fractionation
        • Other Routine Gas Processing
        • Other Specialized Gas Processing
      • ECONOMICS OF NATURAL GAS PROCESSING TECHNOLOGY
  • Table 73 BREAK-EVEN COSTS FOR NGL PRODUCTION IN GAS PROCESSING (EQUIVALENT VALUE OF NGLS BASED ON HEAT CONTENT AND CENTS/GALLON)
      • POWER GENERATION TECHNOLOGY
      • GAS TURBINES
      • RECIPROCATING ENGINES
    • TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT
  • Table 74 NEW AND ADVANCED UPSTREAM TECHNOLOGIES FOR PRODUCING UNCONVENTIONAL OIL AND GAS
  • Table 74 (CONTINUED)
  • Table 74 (CONTINUED)
  • Table 75 TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT
  • Table 75 (CONTINUED)
  • Table 75 (CONTINUED)
  • Table 75 (CONTINUED)
  • Table 75 (CONTINUED)
  • Table 75 (CONTINUED)
  • Table 75 (CONTINUED)
  • Table 75 (CONTINUED)
      • NEW DOWNHOLE TECHNOLOGIES TACKLE MULTIFACETED UNCONVENTIONAL OIL AND GAS ENVIRONMENTS
        • Production Logs
        • Flow-caliper Imaging Tool
        • Gas Hold-up Optical Sensor Tool (GHOST)
        • Gradiomanometer
        • FlowView Hold-up Measurement Tool
        • In-line Spinner
        • Reservoir Saturation Tool (RST)
        • Slim-cement Mapping Tool (SCMT)
        • Tractors
        • Intelligent Completions
        • Coalbeds
        • Fracturing Advances
        • Epandables
        • Rotating Magnet Ranging Systems
        • Oil Sands
        • Coalbed Methane
      • IMPACT OF UPSTREAM TECHNOLOGY ON THE COST OF UNCONVENTIONAL OIL AND GAS SUPPLIES
        • Methane Hydrates
        • Coalbed Methane
        • Gas Shales
        • Tight Sand Gas
  • Table 76 QUANTITATIVE IMPACT OF NEW TECHNOLOGY
          • Tight Sand Gas (Continued)
          • Well Activity to Increase Tight Gas Production to 10 Trillion Cubic Feet per Year
          • Well Activity to Increase Tight Gas Production .. (Continued)
  • Table 77 UNCONVENTIONAL NATURAL GAS R&D NEEDS
        • Mining and Refining of Unconventional Crude Oil
      • PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT AND IMPORTANT APPROACHES
  • Table 78 PRODUCT DEVELOPMENTS AND IMPORTANT APPROACHES
  • Table 78 (CONTINUED)
  • Table 78 (CONTINUED)
        • Processes and Applications
  • Table 79 PROCESSES AND APPLICATIONS
  • Table 79 (CONTINUED)
      • TECHNOLOGY CHALLENGES AND REFINEMENT
      • TECHNICAL CHALLENGES
        • Fluid Properties
        • Reservoir Characterization
        • Drilling and Completion
        • Productivity Requirements
        • Reservoir Performance
        • Exploiting Sand Production
  • Figure 13 CHALLENGES FACING THE UNCONVENTIONAL OIL INDUSTRY
        • Drilling
      • DEVELOPMENT CHALLENGES
  • Table 80 TECHNOLOGY COSTS RELATED TO CANADIAN OIL SANDS PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY COSTS (US$/BARREL)
      • EFFICIENCIES
  • Figure 14 UNCONVENTIONAL vs. CONVENTIONAL OIL SUPPLY COSTS
  • Figure 15 CANADIAN OIL SANDS COST REDUCTION DECLINE TREND
      • SYSTEM SELECTION
      • APPLICATION ENVELOPES
        • Defining Economic Limit
          • SAGD
          • CSS
            • Economic Limit Definition
            • Energy Efficiencies
            • Supporting Data
            • Recovery Performance
            • Bitumin in Place
          • OBIP Recovery Performance
            • Burnt Lake, Primrose and Wolf Lake
            • Hilda Lake
      • MAXIMIZING RESERVE GROWTH AND PROFITABILITY IN TIGHT GAS SANDS
        • Data Acquisition and Formation Evaluation
        • Well Logging
        • Reservoir Characterization
        • Reservoir Modeling
        • Stochastic Models
        • Deterministic Models
        • Integrated Model
        • Reservoir Monitoring and Surveillance
        • Economic Justification
        • Hypothetical Field Development
    • PATENT EVALUATION
  • Table 81 UNCONVENTIONAL OIL NATURAL GAS PATENTS BY SECTOR, 2000-2003
    • WORLD EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION SPENDING IN REGIONS PRODUCING UNCONVENTIONAL OIL AND GAS
  • Table 82 WORLD EXPLORATION AND DEVELOPMENT SPENDING BY REGION FOR UNCONVENTIONAL CRUDE OIL AND GAS PRODUCTION, THROUGH 2008 ($ BILLIONS)
      • NORTH AMERICA
        • U.S. Spending
        • Canadian Spending
          • McKay River
          • Firebag
          • Foster Creek
          • Cold Lake
          • The Athabasca Oil Sands Project
          • Project Millennium
          • Surmont Oil Sands Project
          • Jackpine Oil Sands Project
  • Table 83 NORTH AMERICAN EXPLORATION AND DEVELOPMENT SPENDING, THROUGH 2008 ($ MILLIONS)
      • ROW
        • South America
          • Brazil
          • Venezuela
            • ConocoPhillips
            • Exxonmobil
            • TotalFinaElf and Statoil
            • Conocophillips and ChevronTexaco
          • Mexico
        • Middle East
          • Iran
          • Oman
          • Saudi Arabia
  • Table 84 RoW EXPLORATION AND DEVELOPMENT SPENDING, BY AREA, FOR UNCONVENTIONAL CRUDE OIL PRODUCTION, THROUGH 2008 ($ BILLIONS)
  • Table 85 PDVSA'S FIVE-YEAR PLAN FOR VENEZUELAN OIL EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION ($ BILLIONS)
      • TAX ADVANTAGES DERIVED FROM OIL AND GAS DRILLING
        • Congressional Incentives
        • Intangible Drilling Cost Tax Deduction
          • Small Producers Tax Exemption
          • Active vs. Passive Income
          • Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT)
          • Tax Example
          • Section 29 Tax Credits
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      • SCHLUMBERGER OIL & GAS INFORMATION SOLUTIONS
      • SCHLUMBERGER OILFIELD SERVICES
      • C-FER TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
      • FOILEX ENGINEERING
      • A2D TECHNOLOGIES
      • HEALTH CONSULTANTS, INC.
      • ADVANCED RESOURCES INTERNATIONAL, INC.
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      • UNIVERSITY OF INDIANA
      • MESSER AGS
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      • TRENDS IN BUSINESS PRACTICES
      • TRENDS IN SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
INTERNATIONAL
    • INTRODUCTION
  • Table 86 WORLD UNCONVENTIONAL OIL PRODUCTION BY TYPE/REGION/AREA, THROUGH 2008 (MILLION BARRELS PER DAY)
  • Table 87 WORLD UNCONVENTIONAL OIL PRODUCTION BY REGION, THROUGH 2008 (MILLION BARRELS PER DAY)
  • Table 88 WORLD UNCONVENTIONAL OIL CONSUMPTION BY REGION, THROUGH 2008 (MILLION BARRELS PER DAY)
  • Table 89 WORLD EXTRA-HEAVY OIL AND BITUMEN (TAR SANDS) PRODUCTION BY REGION, THROUGH 2008 (MILLION BARRELS PER DAY)
  • Table 90 WORLD SYNCRUDE PRODUCTION BY REGION, THROUGH 2008 (MILLION BARRELS PER DAY)
  • Table 91 WORLD ORIMULSION PRODUCTION BY REGION, THROUGH 2008 (MILLION BARRELS PER DAY)
  • Table 92 WORLD SHALE OIL PRODUCTION BY REGION, THROUGH 2008 (MILLION BARRELS PER DAY)
      • NORTH AMERICAN UNCONVENTIONAL CRUDE OIL APPARENT CONSUMPTION
  • Table 93 NORTH AMERICAN UNCONVENTIONAL OIL APPARENT CONSUMPTION, THROUGH 2008 (MILLION BARRELS PER DAY)
      • NORTH AMERICAN UNCONVENTIONAL OIL PRODUCTION
        • U.S. Unconventional Crude Oil Production
        • Canadian Unconventional Crude Oil Production
          • Western Canada Sedimentary Basin
        • Canadian Oil Sands Production
          • Mining
            • Mining (Continued)
          • Thermal (In situ)
  • Table 94 NORTH AMERICAN UNCONVENTIONAL OIL PRODUCTION, THROUGH 2008 (MILLION BARRELS PER DAY)
      • NORTH AMERICAN IMPORTS OF UNCONVENTIONAL CRUDE OIL
        • U.S. Unconventional Crude Oil Imports
        • Canadian Unconventional Crude Oil Imports
  • Table 95 NORTH AMERICAN UNCONVENTIONAL CRUDE OIL IMPORTS, THROUGH 2008 (MILLION BARRELS PER DAY)
      • NORTH AMERICAN EXPORTS OF UNCONVENTIONAL CRUDE OIL
        • U.S. Exports of Unconventional Crude Oil
        • Canadian Exports of Unconventional Crude Oil
        • Oil Sands Pipelines
  • Table 96 NORTH AMERICAN EXPORTS OF UNCONVENTIONAL CRUDE OIL, THROUGH 2008 (MILLION BARRELS PER DAY)
    • EUROPEAN UNCONVENTIONAL CRUDE OIL CONSUMPTION
  • Table 97 EUROPEAN UNCONVENTIONAL CRUDE OIL, THROUGH 2008 (MILLION BARRELS PER DAY)
      • EUROPEAN MARKETED UNCONVENTIONAL CRUDE OIL PRODUCTION
        • Estonia
  • Table 98 WESTERN EUROPEAN MARKETED UNCONVENTIONAL CRUDE OIL PRODUCTION BY COUNTRY, THROUGH 2008 (MILLION BARRELS PER DAY)
      • EUROPEAN IMPORTS OF UNCONVENTIONAL CRUDE OIL
        • Western European Unconventional Crude Oil Imports
          • Spain
          • France
          • Germany
          • Italy
          • Finland
          • Greece
      • EASTERN EUROPE
        • Ukraine
        • Poland
  • Table 99 EUROPEAN UNCONVENTIONAL OIL IMPORTS, THROUGH 2008 (MILLION BARRELS PER DAY)
      • EUROPEAN EXPORTS OF UNCONVENTIONAL CRUDE OIL
        • Western European Unconventional Crude Oil Exports
        • Eastern European Unconventional Crude Oil Exports
  • Table 100 EUROPEAN UNCONVENTIONAL OIL EXPORTS, THROUGH 2008 (MILLION BARRELS PER DAY)
      • ASIAN UNCONVENTIONAL OIL CONSUMPTION
  • Table 101 ASIAN UNCONVENTIONAL OIL CONSUMPTION, THROUGH 2008 (MILLION BARRELS PER DAY)
        • Asian Marketed Unconventional Crude Oil Production
        • Asian Imports of Unconventional Crude Oil
        • Japan
        • South Korea
        • Taiwan
        • China
        • India
          • India (Continued)
        • Australia
  • Table 102 ASIAN UNCONVENTIONAL OIL IMPORTS BY COUNTRY, THROUGH 2008 (MILLION BARRELS PER DAY)
      • ASIAN EXPORTS OF UNCONVENTIONAL CRUDE OIL
      • RoW UNCONVENTIONAL OIL APPARENT CONSUMPTION
  • Table 103 RoW UNCONVENTIONAL OIL CONSUMPTION, THROUGH 2008 (MILLION BARRELS PER DAY)
      • REST OF WORLD (RoW) MARKETED UNCONVENTIONAL CRUDE OIL PRODUCTION
        • Latin American Unconventional Crude Oil Production
          • Venezuela
            • Venezuela (Continued)
          • Mexico
        • Other Latin America Unconventional Crude Oil Production
          • Colombia
            • Colombia (Continued)
  • Table 104 LATIN AMERICAN UNCONVENTIONAL CRUDE OIL PRODUCTION BY COUNTRY, THROUGH 2008 (MILLION BARRELS PER DAY)
        • African Unconventional Crude Oil Production
        • Middle East Unconventional Crude Oil Production
        • Saudi Arabia
          • Saudi Arabia (Continued)
          • Saudi Arabia (Continued)
          • Saudi Arabia (Continued)
        • Iran
          • Iran (Continued)
        • Other Middle East
        • Syria
          • Syria (Continued)
          • Syria (Continued)
        • Oman
  • Table 105 MIDDLE EAST UNCONVENTIONAL CRUDE OIL PRODUCTION BY COUNTRY, THROUGH 2008 (MILLION BARRELS PER DAY)
      • ROW IMPORTS OF UNCONVENTIONAL CRUDE OIL
        • Central and South American Unconventional Crude Oil Imports
        • African Unconventional Crude Oil Imports
        • Middle Eastern Unconventional Crude Oil Imports
  • Table 106 RoW UNCONVENTIONAL CRUDE OIL IMPORTS, THROUGH 2008 (MILLION BARRELS PER DAY)
      • ROW EXPORTS OF UNCONVENTIONAL CRUDE OIL
  • Table 107 RoW UNCONVENTIONAL CRUDE OIL EXPORTS BY REGION, THROUGH 2008 (MILLION BARRELS PER DAY)
        • Latin American Unconventional Crude Oil Exports
        • Mexico
        • Columbia
        • Venezuela
        • Ecuador
        • Bolivia
  • Table 108 LATIN AMERICA UNCONVENTIONAL CRUDE OIL EXPORTS BY REGION, THROUGH 2008 (MILLION BARRELS PER DAY)
        • African Unconventional Crude Oil Exports
        • Middle Eastern Unconventional Crude Oil Exports
          • Saudi Arabia
          • Oman
          • Iran
  • Table 109 MIDDLE EAST UNCONVENTIONAL CRUDE OIL EXPORTS BY REGION, THROUGH 2008 (MILLION BARRELS PER DAY)
    • GLOBAL UNCONVENTIONAL NATURAL GAS CONSUMPTION
  • Table 110 GLOBAL UNCONVENTIONAL NATURAL GAS CONSUMPTION BY REGION, THROUGH 2008 (TCF PER YEAR)
      • NORTH AMERICAN UNCONVENTIONAL NATURAL GAS CONSUMPTION
  • Table 111 NORTH AMERICAN UNCONVENTIONAL NATURAL GAS CONSUMPTION, THROUGH 2008 (TCF PER YEAR)
      • NORTH AMERICAN UNCONVENTIONAL NATURAL GAS PRODUCTION
        • United States
        • Canada
  • Table 112 NORTH AMERICAN UNCONVENTIONAL NATURAL GAS PRODUCTION BY COUNTRY, THROUGH 2008 (TCF PER YEAR)
      • NORTH AMERICAN IMPORTS OF UNCONVENTIONAL NATURAL GAS
  • Table 113 NORTH AMERICAN UNCONVENTIONAL NATURAL GAS IMPORTS, THROUGH 2008 (TCF PER YEAR)
      • NORTH AMERICAN EXPORTS OF UNCONVENTIONAL NATURAL GAS
  • Table 114 NORTH AMERICAN UNCONVENTIONAL NATURAL GAS EXPORTS, THROUGH 2008 (TCF PER YEAR)
      • EUROPEAN UNCONVENTIONAL NATURAL GAS CONSUMPTION
  • Table 115 EUROPEAN NATURAL GAS CONSUMPTION, THROUGH 2008 (TCF PER YEAR)
      • EUROPEAN UNCONVENTIONAL NATURAL GAS PRODUCTION
        • Western European Unconventional Natural Gas Production
          • United Kingdom
          • Germany
          • France
          • Italy
          • Benelux Countries
          • Scandinavia
          • Iberia
          • Other Western Europe
  • Table 116 WESTERN EUROPEAN UNCONVENTIONAL NATURAL GAS PRODUCTION BY COUNTRY, THROUGH 2008 (TCF PER YEAR)
      • EUROPEAN IMPORTS OF UNCONVENTIONAL NATURAL GAS
  • Table 117 EUROPEAN UNCONVENTIONAL NATURAL GAS IMPORTS, THROUGH 2008 (TCF PER YEAR)
      • EUROPEAN EXPORTS OF UNCONVENTIONAL NATURAL GAS
  • Table 118 EUROPEAN UNCONVENTIONAL NATURAL GAS EXPORTS, THROUGH 2008 (TCF PER YEAR)
      • ASIAN UNCONVENTIONAL NATURAL GAS CONSUMPTION
  • Table 119 ASIAN UNCONVENTIONAL NATURAL GAS CONSUMPTION, THROUGH 2008 (TCF PER YEAR)
      • ASIAN UNCONVENTIONAL NATURAL GAS PRODUCTION
        • Australia
        • Japan
        • New Zealand
  • Table 120 ASIAN UNCONVENTIONAL NATURAL GAS PRODUCTION BY COUNTRY, THROUGH 2008 (TCF PER YEAR)
      • ASIAN IMPORTS OF UNCONVENTIONAL NATURAL GAS
  • Table 121 ASIAN UNCONVENTIONAL NATURAL GAS IMPORTS BY COUNTRY, THROUGH 2008 (TCF PER YEAR)
      • ASIAN EXPORTS OF UNCONVENTIONAL NATURAL GAS
  • Table 122 ASIAN UNCONVENTIONAL NATURAL GAS EXPORTS BY COUNTRY, THROUGH 2008 (TCF PER YEAR)
      • RoW NATURAL GAS CONSUMPTION
  • Table 123 ROW UNCONVENTIONAL NATURAL GAS CONSUMPTION, THROUGH 2008 (TCF PER YEAR)
      • REST-OF-THE-WORLD (RoW) MARKETED UNCONVENTIONAL NATURAL GAS PRODUCTION
        • Latin American Unconventional Natural Gas Production
        • African Unconventional Natural Gas Production
        • Middle East Unconventional Natural Gas Production
  • Table 124 ROW UNCONVENTIONAL NATURAL GAS PRODUCTION, THROUGH 2008 (TCF PER YEAR)
      • RoW IMPORTS OF UNCONVENTIONAL NATURAL GAS
        • Latin American Imports
        • African Imports
  • Table 125 RoW UNCONVENTIONAL NATURAL GAS IMPORTS, THROUGH 2008 (TCF PER YEAR)
      • ROW EXPORTS OF UNCONVENTIONAL NATURAL GAS
        • Latin American Exports
        • African Exports
  • Table 126 ROW UNCONVENTIONAL NATURAL GAS EXPORTS, THROUGH 2008 (TCF PER YEAR)
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      • ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORP.
      • COASTAL CORP
      • REPSOL YPF
      • BHP PETROLEUM (BHPP) PTY, LTD.
      • QUICKSILVER RESOURCES, INC.
      • CONESTOGA-ROVERS AND ASSOCIATES (CRS)
      • DEN NORSKE STATS OLJESELSKAP AS (STATIOL)
    • UNCONVENTIONAL CRUDE OIL PRODUCERS AND UPGRADERS
      • SNC-LAVALIN
      • SYNCRUDE CANADA, LTD.
      • WESTERN OIL SANDS
      • CANADIAN OIL SANDS TRUST
      • PARAMOUNT ENERGY TRUST (PET)
      • PETRO-CANADA
        • Petro-Canada (Continued)
      • EXXONMOBIL CORP.
      • CHEVRONTEXACO CORP.
      • TOTALFINAELF SA
      • PETROLEO BRASILEIRO SA
      • CONOCOPHILLIPS
        • ConocoPhillips (Continued)
      • PETROLEOS DE VENEZUELA, S.A. (PDVSA)
      • SASOL SYNFUELS INTERNATIONAL
      • HALDOR TOPSØE A/S
      • SAUDI ARABIAN OIL CO. (SAUDI ARAMCO)
      • NATIONAL IRANIAN OIL COMPANY (NIOC)
      • PETROLEOS MEXICANOS (PEMEX)
    • HYDRAULICS AND ELECTROCHEMICAL EQUIPMENT
      • BHP PETROLEUM (BHPP) PTY, LTD.
    • HYDROGRAPHIC, METEOROLOGICAL, SEISMIC AND SURVEY
      • PIC ENERGY GROUP
      • ASAMS, LTD.
    • INSTRUMENTATION AND CONTROLS
      • BG GROUP
      • NORSK HYDRO AS
    • LIFTING EQUIPMENT, CRANES AND WINCHES
      • INGERSOLL-RAND
      • HYDRALIFT ASA
      • MOLDECRANE
    • LIGHTING
      • CEAG SICHERHEITSTECHNIK GMBH
      • CHINA LIGHT & POWER HOLDINGS
    • LININGS, SEALS AND GASKETS
      • BAL SEAL ENGINEERING CO., INC.
    • PIPELINE INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE
      • 3M
    • PIPELINES AND PIPING COMPONENTS
      • INTER PIPELINE FUND
        • Cold Lake Growth Opportunity
        • DilSynBit Blend Facilities
        • Higher Cold Lake Volumes
        • Cash Flow Contribution
        • Cold Lake Outlook
      • NKT FLEXIBLES
      • WELD TECH INDUSTRIES
      • TIMET
    • POWER GENERATION AND PROPULSION MACHINERY
      • ORMAT
    • PROCESSING AND SEPARATION SYSTEMS
      • FOSTER WHEELER
      • PETRECO INTERNATIONAL
      • ABS MARINE SERVICES
      • CHICAGO BRIDGE & IRON CO.
      • FMC CORP.
      • KVAERNER PROCESS SYSTEMS (KPS)
      • MINOX TECHNOLOGY AS
    • PROFESSIONAL SERVICES, TRAINING AND CLASSIFICATION
      • UNIVATION, LTD.
    • PROJECT MANAGEMENT, CONSULTANCY, R&D
      • MULTIPHASE SOLUTIONS, INC.
      • SCHLUMBERGER OILFIELD SERVICES
      • VIKING ENERGY ROYALTY TRUST
      • CANADIAN OIL SANDS TRUST
    • PUMPS AND COMPRESSORS
      • CAT PUMPS
    • RECRUITMENT AND PERSONNEL
      • OMEGA SELECTION SERVICES, LTD.
    • ROCK DUMPING
      • VAN OORD ACZ BV
    • STEEL, SPECIAL METALS AND WELDING
      • WEIR MATERIALS & FOUNDRIES
      • KRUPP THYSSEN NIROSTA (KTN)
    • SUPPORT VESSELS, SUPPLY AND CONTAINERS
      • SETEC CONTRACTING AS
    • SURPLUS AND USED EQUIPMENT
      • ACM ENGINEERING, LTD.
      • ZEUS SALES & SERVICES, LTD.
    • SURVIVAL, SAFETY AND PROTECTION
      • BRADY CORP.
      • GEXCON
    • WELL EQUIPMENT
      • WELLTEC

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