BG Group plc Tanker Operation Asset Summary Report

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BG Group plc Tanker Operation Asset Summary Report

Summary

Global Market Direct's BG Group plc Tanker Operation Assets Summary Report is an essential source for company data and information. The report examines BG Group plc's key business structure and operations, history and products, and provides summary analysis of its key revenue lines and strategy. It provides a unique insight into the company's major tankers.

Scope

• Provides all the crucial company information required for business and competitor intelligence needs
• Details the company's tankers internationally.
• Data is supplemented with details on the company's history, key executives, business description, locations and subsidiaries as well as a list of products and services and the latest available company statement.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

1 Table of Contents 3
1.1 List of Tables 8
1.2 List of Figures 9
2 Company Snapshot 10
2.1 Key Information 10
2.2 Company Overview 10
2.3 Financial Performance 10
2.4 Industry Outlook -- Exploration 10
2.5 Industry Outlook -- Production 11
2.6 Industry Outlook -- Pipelines 11
2.7 Industry Outlook -- LNG Terminals 12
3 BG Group plc Tanker Operation 13
3.1 Tanker Operation, Overview 13
4 Business Description 14
4.1 Business Overview 14
4.2 Exploration and Production 14
4.2.1 Overview 14
4.2.2 Production 14
4.2.3 Financials 14
4.2.4 Market View 14
4.2.5 Capital Investment 14
4.3 Liquefied Natural Gas 15
4.3.1 Overview 15
4.3.2 Production 15
4.3.3 Financials 15
4.3.4 Market View 15
4.3.5 Capital Investment 15
4.4 Power and Other activities 15
4.4.1 Overview 15
4.4.2 Financials 15
4.4.3 Market View 16
4.4.4 Capital Investment 16
4.5 Transmission and Distribution 16
4.5.1 Overview 16
4.5.2 Production 16
4.5.3 Financials 16
4.5.4 Market View 16
4.5.5 Key Strategies 16
4.5.6 Capital Investment 16
4.6 Major Products and Services 17
4.6.1 Overview 17
5 History 18
6 Competitors 23
7 Key Employees 24
8 Key Employee Biographies 25
9 Company Statement 29
10 Locations And Subsidiaries 31
10.1 Head Office 31
10.2 Other Locations & Subsidiaries 31
11 Recent Developments 33
11.1 License Awards 33
11.1.1 Jul 04, 2008: QGC Receives Approval For LNG Project 33
11.1.2 May 02, 2008: StatoilHydro Granted Barents Sea Drilling Permit By Norway 33
11.1.3 Apr 20, 2008: Edison To Bid For 100% In Abu Quir Field, Egypt 34
11.1.4 Feb 08, 2008: Norway Declares Licensing Awards For APA 2007 34
11.1.5 Mar 02, 2007: BGEPIL, ONGC Sign Production Sharing Contract 35
11.1.6 Nov 14, 2006: Serica, BG Enter Into Agreement 35
11.1.7 Jun 07, 2006: CNOOC Inks PSC With BG 35
11.2 Strategy and Business Expansion 36
11.2.1 Jul 24, 2008: BG Group Resumes Gas Deal Talks With Israel 36
11.2.2 Apr 18, 2008: BG Group To Supply LNG To Singapore 36
11.2.3 Apr 11, 2008: BG Group To Sell LNG In India 37
11.2.4 Apr 11, 2008: QGC And BG Group Complete LNG Transaction 37
11.2.5 Mar 05, 2008: Premier Completes Farmout Agreement With Oilexco And BG 38
11.2.6 Jan 09, 2008: BG Group To Sell Its Share In Israeli Gas Field Project 39
11.2.7 Jun 01, 2007: BG Group And Partners Agree Terms Of Karachaganak Gas Sales Agreement 39
11.2.8 Feb 12, 2007: BG Group, Nigeria LNG Enter Agreement For LNG Supply 39
11.2.9 Jan 04, 2007: BG Group Signs HoA For Domestic Gas Sales In Trinidad And Tobago 40
11.2.10 Aug 04, 2006: Gulf Keystone, Sonatrach, BG Announce A Major Expansion In Algeria 40
11.2.11 Jun 07, 2006: BG Group Signs Production Sharing Contracts With CNOOC 41
11.3 Recent Discoveries 41
11.3.1 Aug 13, 2008: Canadian Superior Announces Natural Gas Discovery Offshore Trinidad 41
11.3.2 Aug 11, 2008: Revus Discovers Oil At 34/3-1S Well In Jordbaer Prospect 42
11.3.3 Aug 07, 2008: Petrobras Announces New Oil Accumulation Found In Santos Basin, Brazil 43
11.3.4 Aug 04, 2008: Sonatrach Announces Three Separate Gas Finds In Sahara Desert, Algeria 43
11.3.5 Jul 10, 2008: Revus Encounters Oil And Gas At Well 34/3 - 1S In Jordbaer Prospect 43
11.3.6 Jul 04, 2008: StatoilHydro Announces Gas Discovery In Barents Sea 44
11.3.7 Jun 26, 2008: Oilexco Discovers Oil And Gas At Moth 44
11.3.8 Jun 13, 2008: Repsol Discovers New Oil Field In Santos Basin, Brazil 45
11.3.9 Jun 12, 2008: Petrobras Discovers New Oil Accumulation In Pre-salt Layer, Santos Basin 45
11.3.10 May 14, 2008: BG Group Discovers Oil And Gas In Norwegian North Sea 46
11.3.11 Feb 07, 2008: BG Group Updates On Reserves At Tupi Discovery, Offshore Brazil 46
11.3.12 Jan 14, 2008: Challenger Discovers Natural Gas On Victory Well, Block 5(c), Trinidad 46
11.3.13 Sep 06, 2007: BG Group Announces New Oil Field Discovery In Santos Basin 47
11.3.14 Sep 05, 2007: Petrobras Discovers Light Oil In Santos Basin 47
11.3.15 Mar 01, 2007: Eni Announces New Oil Discovery In The Norwegian Barents Sea 47
11.3.16 Feb 28, 2007: Hydro Discovers Oil And Gas At Barents Sea 48
11.3.17 Oct 04, 2006: BG Group Announces Oil Discovery In Brazil 48
11.3.18 Oct 04, 2006: Petrobras Discovers Oil In Santos Basin 49
11.3.19 Sep 08, 2006: Eni Discovers Gas In North Sea 49
11.3.20 Sep 01, 2006: BG Group Announces Gas Discovery In North Sea 49
11.3.21 Jul 11, 2006: Petrobras Discovers Oil In New Frontier Areas Of Santos Basin 50
11.4 Drilling and Production Updates 50
11.4.1 Jul 24, 2008: Production Of Up To 100,000 BOE/D From Brazil Tupi Field By 2011 50
11.4.2 Jul 09, 2008: Challenger Announces Casing And Flow Testing Of Bounty Well Offshore Trinidad 51
11.4.3 Jul 01, 2008: QGC Updates On Interim Proved, Probable And Possible Reserves 51
11.4.4 Jun 26, 2008: Challenger Updates On Bounty Well In Trinidad 52
11.4.5 May 07, 2008: Canadian Superior Provides Drilling Update 52
11.4.6 Apr 29, 2008: REVUS Commences Drilling On Jordbaer Prospect 53
11.4.7 Apr 14, 2008: Petrobras Clarifies On Discovery In The Carioca Area 53
11.4.8 Feb 25, 2008: Gulf Keystone Announces Drilling Of Second Hassi Ba Hamou Well In Algeria 53
11.4.9 Feb 20, 2008: Challenger Announces Spudding Of Bounty Well, Offshore Trinidad 53
11.4.10 Jan 31, 2008: Gulf Keystone Announces Completion Of HBH-4 Appraisal Well 54
11.4.11 Nov 13, 2007: Nexen Restarts Buzzard Platform Production 54
11.4.12 Nov 12, 2007: Petrobras Updates On Tupi Oilfield 54
11.4.13 Oct 09, 2007: IFR Updates On Exploration Program 54
11.4.14 Sep 21, 2007: BG Group Confirms Success From Fourth Consecutive Well In Santos Basin 56
11.4.15 Sep 21, 2007: BG Group Updates On Tupi Sul Appraisal Well 56
11.4.16 Jan 08, 2007: BG Group Updates On Buzzard Field In UK North Sea 56
11.4.17 Jul 19, 2006: BG Group Announces First Gas From Dolphin Deep Field In Trinidad And Tobago 57
11.4.18 Jun 05, 2006: Hess, BG Start Production From Atlantic And Cromarty Fields 57
11.5 Financial Announcements 57
11.5.1 Jul 24, 2008: BG Group Reports 2Q 2008 Results 57
11.5.2 Jul 24, 2008: BG Group Declares Interim Dividend 60
11.6 Other Significant Developments 61
11.6.1 Jul 16, 2008: Canadian Superior Completes Logging And Casing On Bounty Well, Offshore Trinidad 61
11.6.2 Jul 15, 2008: QGC, BG Group Award Contract To Bechtel For LNG Plant In Australia 61
11.6.3 Jul 08, 2008: BG Group Appoints Non-Executive Director 62
11.6.4 Jul 03, 2008: StatoilHydro Rejects Kazakh Bribe Claims 62
11.6.5 Jun 03, 2008: BG Group Enters Into LNG Agreement With Petrobras 62
11.6.6 May 22, 2008: QGC Suspends Jen-3 Appraisal Well 63
11.6.7 May 21, 2008: HFG Completes Construction Of Hasdrubal Oil And Gas Platform In Tunisia 63
11.6.8 May 04, 2008: BG Group To Invest $1 Billion In Exploration In India 63
11.6.9 Apr 15, 2008: BG Group And BP To Invest $1 Billion To Explore Gas Blocks In Oman 64
11.6.10 Apr 01, 2008: GAIL To Buy Gas From Panna-Mukta And Tapti Gas Fields 64
11.6.11 Mar 27, 2008: RIL, BG Refuse To Enter Panna/Mukta Gas Deal 65
11.6.12 Mar 27, 2008: Power Ministry Ups Ante, Asks For More Gas 65
11.6.13 Mar 12, 2008: Total To Invest $1Billion In Bongkot Field 66
11.6.14 Feb 28, 2008: IFR Provides Operational Updates 66
11.6.15 Dec 17, 2007: Canadian Superior Announces Casing And Flow Testing On Victory Well, Offshore Trinidad 67
11.6.16 Dec 13, 2007: India To Attract $4 Billion Investment In Oil Exploration 67
11.6.17 Dec 13, 2007: Gulf Keystone Updates On Hassi Ba Hamou Gas Field 67
11.6.18 Dec 06, 2007: BG Group Deputy CEO To Retire 68
11.6.19 Nov 09, 2007: Nexen Temporarily Shuts Down Buzzard Platform 68
11.6.20 Nov 08, 2007: Petrobras Updates On Tupi Field 69
11.6.21 Jul 25, 2007: BG Group To Delist From NYSE 69
11.6.22 Jun 07, 2007: Serica Retains 50% Interest In 23/16f Block 70
11.6.23 Apr 26, 2007: BG Group Appoints Non-Executive Director 70
11.6.24 Mar 21, 2007: Statoil To Shoot Seismic In Libya 70
11.6.25 Jan 04, 2007: BG Group Signs HoA For Domestic Gas Sales In Trinidad And Tobago 71
11.6.26 Nov 27, 2006: Serica Prepares For Gas Testing At Columbus Well 23/16f-11 71
11.6.27 Jul 21, 2006: Chevron Delivers Gas From Dolphin Deep 72
11.6.28 Jun 27, 2006: Venture Enters Into Long Term Drilling Contracts 72
11.6.29 Jun 05, 2006: BG Group Announces First Gas From Atlantic And Cromarty North Sea 73
11.7 New Contracts Announcements 73
11.7.1 Jun 20, 2008: BGLT Signs Agreement With CAPCO For LNG Supply To Hong Kong 73
11.7.2 May 16, 2008: BG Group Orders Two Additional LNG Ships From SHI 74
11.7.3 Apr 30, 2008: ClampOn Wins Several Orders For Subsea Sand And Pig Detectors 74
11.7.4 Mar 07, 2008: Swiber Wins $127 Million EPCIC Contracts From BG 75
11.7.5 Jun 04, 2007: CB&I Wins Contract From GNL Quintero For LNG Project In Chile 75
11.7.6 Jun 04, 2007: BG Group Signs Agreement To Supply Natural Gas In Chile 76
11.7.7 Jan 04, 2007: BG Group Signs Up For Two New LNG Ships 76
11.7.8 Dec 01, 2006: Saipem Gets New Offshore Drilling Contracts 77
11.7.9 Nov 22, 2006: Acergy Wins New Contract In Tunisia 77
12 Appendix 78
12.1 Methodology 78
12.1.1 Coverage 78
12.1.2 Secondary Research 79
12.1.3 Primary Research 79
12.1.4 Expert Panel Validation 80
12.2 Definitions 80
12.2.1 Units of Measure 80
12.2.2 Units of Conversion 80
12.2.3 Abbreviation 81
12.3 Contact Us 81
12.4 About Global Markets Direct 81
12.5 Disclaimer 81

1.1 List of Tables
Table 1: BG Group plc,Key Facts, 2006 10
Table 2: BG Group plc,Key Employees, 2006 24
Table 3: BG Group plc, Subsidiaries 31

1.2 List of Figures
Figure 1: Global Markets Direct Methodology 78