Azerbaijan Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Industry Investment Opportunities, Analysis and Forecasts of All Active and Planned Exploration Blocks and Oil and Gas Fields to 2012

SUMMARY

Azerbaijan Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Industry Investment Opportunities, Analysis and Forecasts of All Active and Planned Exploration Blocks and Oil and Gas Fields to 2012

Summary

This profile is the essential source for top-level industry data and information relating to the Exploration and Production industry in Azerbaijan. It provides asset level information relating to the active and planned oil and gas fields and exploration blocks in Azerbaijan. The profiles of the major companies operating in the upstream industry of Azerbaijan are also included in the report. The latest news and deals pertaining to the sector are also provided and analyzed.

Scope

• Updated information relating to all active and planned exploration blocks.
• Provides historical and forecast data and information for all the major operating and planned crude oil and natural gas fields.
• Details operators and equity partners of oil and gas fields and exploration blocks.
• Includes information relating to license round details, start and end dates, acreage, location, and reserves.
• Information on the top companies in the sector 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 investments and IPOs.

Reasons to buy

• Obtain the most up to date information available on exploration licenses and oil and gas fields.
• Identify growth markets and opportunities in the industry.
• Facilitate market analysis and forecasting of future industry trends.
• Facilitate decision making on the basis of strong historic and forecast data data.
• Assess your competitor's exploration and production asset portfolio.
• Understand and respond to your competitors business structure, strategy and prospects.
• 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.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1 Table of Contents 2
1.1 List of Tables 8
1.2 List of Figures 10
2 Introduction 11
2.1 What Is This Report About? 11
2.2 How To Use This Report 11
2.3 Market Definition 11
3 Azerbaijan, Country Snapshot 12
3.1 Azerbaijan, Key Data 12
3.2 Azerbaijan, Exploration And Production Assets Map 13
3.3 Azerbaijan, Crude Oil & Natural Gas Reserves 14
4 Azerbaijan, Crude Oil And Natural Gas Production 16
4.1 Azerbaijan, Historical Crude Oil Production 16
4.2 Azerbaijan, Historical Natural Gas Production 17
4.3 Azerbaijan, Crude Oil And Natural Gas Producing Asset Details 18
4.4 Azerbaijan, Crude Oil Production Assets By Area 18
4.5 Azerbaijan, Natural Gas Production Assets By Area 19
4.6 Azerbaijan, Crude Oil Production By Company 20
4.7 Azerbaijan, Natural Gas Production By Company 21
5 Azerbaijan, Crude Oil And Natural Gas Forecasts 22
5.1 Azerbaijan, Forecasted Crude Oil Production 22
5.2 Azerbaijan, Forecasted Natural Gas Production 22
6 Azerbaijan, Exploration Block Details 23
6.1 Azerbaijan, Total Number of Active Exploration Blocks 23
6.2 Azerbaijan, Total Number of Active Exploration Blocks By Company 24
6.3 Azerbaijan, Exploration Blocks Details 25
7 British Petroleum Plc 26
7.1 British Petroleum Plc, Key Information 26
7.2 British Petroleum Plc, Company Overview 26
7.3 British Petroleum Plc, Business Description 26
7.3.1 British Petroleum Plc, Business Description, Business Overview 26
7.3.2 British Petroleum Plc, Business Description, Exploration and Production 27
7.3.3 British Petroleum Plc, Business Description, Gas, Power and Renewables 28
7.3.4 British Petroleum Plc, Business Description, Refining and Marketing 30
7.3.5 British Petroleum Plc, Business Description, Major Products and Services 31
7.4 British Petroleum Plc, Value Chain Analysis 33
7.4.1 British Petroleum Plc, Value Chain Analysis, Upstream 33
7.4.2 British Petroleum Plc, Value Chain Analysis, Midstream 34
7.4.3 British Petroleum Plc, Value Chain Analysis, Downstream 35
7.4.4 British Petroleum Plc, Value Chain Analysis, Retail 36
7.5 British Petroleum Plc, SWOT Analysis 37
7.5.1 British Petroleum Plc, SWOT Analysis, Overview 37
7.5.2 British Petroleum Plc, SWOT Analysis, Strengths 38
7.5.3 British Petroleum Plc, SWOT Analysis, Weaknesses 39
7.5.4 British Petroleum Plc, SWOT Analysis, British Petroleum Plc Opportunities 39
7.5.5 British Petroleum Plc, SWOT Analysis, British Petroleum Plc Threats 40
7.6 British Petroleum Plc, Revenue Analysis 41
7.6.1 British Petroleum Plc, SWOT Analysis, Revenue by Segment 42
7.6.2 Revenue by Geography 42
7.7 British Petroleum Plc, Financial and Operational Review 44
7.7.1 British Petroleum Plc, Financial and Operational Review, Financial Statements 44
7.7.2 British Petroleum Plc, Financial and Operational Review, Financial Ratios 45
7.8 British Petroleum Plc, Operational Indicators 46
8 Statoil ASA 47
8.1 Statoil ASA, Key Information 47
8.2 Statoil ASA, Company Overview 47
8.3 Statoil ASA, Business Description 47
8.3.1 Statoil ASA, Business Description, Business Overview 47
8.3.2 Statoil ASA, Business Description, Exploration and production Norway 49
8.3.3 Statoil ASA, Business Description,International Exploration and Production 49
8.3.4 Statoil ASA, Business Description,Manufacturing and Marketing 50
8.3.5 Statoil ASA, Business Description,Natural Gas 51
8.3.6 Statoil ASA, Business Description,Major Products and Services 53
8.4 Statoil ASA, Value Chain Analysis 54
8.4.1 Statoil ASA, Value Chain Analysis, Upstream 54
8.4.2 Statoil ASA, Value Chain Analysis, Midstream 55
8.4.3 Statoil ASA, Value Chain Analysis, Downstream 56
8.4.4 Statoil ASA, Value Chain Analysis, Retail 56
8.5 Statoil ASA, SWOT Analysis 57
8.5.1 Statoil ASA, SWOT Analysis, Overview 57
8.5.2 Statoil ASA, SWOT Analysis, Strengths 57
8.5.3 Statoil ASA, SWOT Analysis, Weaknesses 58
8.5.4 Statoil ASA, SWOT Analysis, Opportunities 59
8.5.5 Statoil ASA, SWOT Analysis, Threats 59
8.6 Statoil ASA, Revenue Analysis 60
8.6.1 Statoil ASA, Revenue Analysis, Revenue by Segment 60
8.6.2 Statoil ASA, Revenue Analysis, Revenue by Geography 61
8.7 Statoil ASA, Financial and Operational Review 62
8.7.1 Statoil ASA, Financial and Operational Review, Financial Statements 62
8.7.2 Statoil ASA, Financial and Operational Review, Financial Ratios 63
8.8 Statoil ASA, Operational Indicators 64
9 Chevron Corporation 65
9.1 Chevron Corporation, Key Information 65
9.2 Chevron Corporation, Company Overview 65
9.3 Chevron Corporation, Business Description 65
9.3.1 Chevron Corporation, Business Description, Business Overview 65
9.3.2 Chevron Corporation, Business Description, Chemicals 66
9.3.3 Chevron Corporation, Business Description, Downstream Segment 67
9.3.4 Chevron Corporation, Business Description, Others Segment 69
9.3.5 Chevron Corporation, Business Description, Upstream Segment 70
9.3.6 Chevron Corporation, Business Description, Major Products and Services 71
9.4 Chevron Corporation, Value Chain Analysis 73
9.4.1 Chevron Corporation, Value Chain Analysis, Upstream 73
9.4.2 Chevron Corporation, Value Chain Analysis, Midstream 75
9.4.3 Chevron Corporation, Value Chain Analysis, Retail 75
9.4.4 Chevron Corporation, Value Chain Analysis, Power Generation 76
9.4.5 Chevron Corporation, Value Chain Analysis, Transformation 77
9.5 Chevron Corporation, SWOT Analysis 78
9.5.1 Chevron Corporation, SWOT Analysis, Overview 78
9.5.2 Chevron Corporation, SWOT Analysis, Strengths 78
9.5.3 Chevron Corporation, SWOT Analysis, Weaknesses 79
9.5.4 Chevron Corporation, SWOT Analysis, Opportunities 80
9.5.5 Chevron Corporation, SWOT Analysis, Threats 81
9.6 Chevron Corporation, Revenue Analysis 83
9.6.1 Chevron Corporation, Revenue Analysis, Revenue by Segment 83
9.6.2 Chevron Corporation, Revenue Analysis, Revenue by Geography 84
9.7 Chevron Corporation, Financial and Operational Review 85
9.7.1 Chevron Corporation, Financial and Operational Review, Financial Statements 85
9.7.2 Chevron Corporation, Financial and Operational Review, Financial Ratios 86
9.8 Chevron Corporation, Operational Indicators 87
10 Azerbaijan Exploration and Production Industry, Deals land Scape 88
10.1 Partnership 88
10.1.1 Turcas Set Up Joint Venture With State Oil Company of Azerbaijan 88
10.1.2 Total Enters Into Partnership With SOCAR 89
10.2 Asset Transactions 90
10.2.1 Amerada Hess To Acquire Interest 2.08% Interest In Azeri, Chirag And Guneshli Fields From Ramco Energy 90
10.2.2 PetroVietnam To Acquire An Oil Field In Azerbaijan 92
11 Azerbaijan Exploration and Production Industry, Recent Developments 93
11.1 Strategy and Business Expansion 93
11.1.1 Jun 05, 2008: TOTAL Enters Production Sharing Agreement With SOCAR 93
11.1.2 Oct 17, 2007: TPL, IOC, Oil India Join Hands To Bid For CEG's Azerbaijan Oil Interests 93
11.2 Recent Discoveries 93
11.2.1 Nov 14, 2007: BP Announces Gas Discovery In Shah Deniz Field 93
11.3 Drilling and Production Updates 94
11.3.1 Sep 08, 2008: Azerbaijan's Gas Production For January-August 2008 Rises By 37.1% 94
11.3.2 Jun 30, 2008: Socar Completes Drilling Two New Gas Wells 95
11.3.3 Jun 04, 2008: BP Proposes To Increase Oil Output In Azerbaijan 95
11.3.4 Jun 04, 2008: Azerbaijan Plans To Almost Double Gas Production By 2015 95
11.3.5 Apr 22, 2008: BP Starts Oil Production From Deep Water Gunashli Platform 96
11.3.6 Apr 22, 2008: INPEX Announces Start-Up OF Deep Water Gunashli Production In Azerbaijan 96
11.3.7 Apr 12, 2008: Socar To Explore Six Gas Wells On Umid-1 Gas Condensate Platform 97
11.3.8 Oct 23, 2006: BP Begins Production In The Caspian Sea 98
11.4 Other Significant Developments 99
11.4.1 Jul 01, 2008: Socar Updates On Neft Dashlari Offshore Field 99
11.4.2 Jun 18, 2008: Azerbaijan Produces 19.9 Million Tons Of Oil And 9.8 Billion Cubic Meters Of Gas 99
11.4.3 Jun 16, 2008: OPEC Says Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan Will Raise Caspian Oil Supply 99
11.4.4 Jun 03, 2008: Azerbaijan To Produce 50 Million Tons Of Oil This Year 99
12 Appendix 100
12.1 Methodology 100
12.1.1 Coverage 101
12.1.2 Secondary Research 101
12.1.3 Primary Research 102
12.1.4 Forecasts 102
12.2 Key Economic Assumptions 104
12.3 Expert Panel Validation 105
12.4 Definitions 106
12.5 Unit of Measure 107
12.6 Disclosure information 107
12.7 Contact Us 108
12.8 About Global Markets Direct 108
12.9 Disclaimer 108

1.1 List of Tables
Table 1: Azerbaijan, Oil and Gas, Key Statistics, April 2008 12
Table 2: Azerbaijan, Total Crude Oil and Natural Gas Reserves (MMBOE), 2000-2012 15
Table 3: Azerbaijan, Total Crude Oil Production (MMBBLs), 2000-2007 16
Table 4: Azerbaijan, Total Natural Gas Production (BCF), 2000-2007 17
Table 5: Azerbaijan, Oil and Gas Asset Details, April 2008 18
Table 6: Caspian Sea Offshore, Total Crude Oil Production (Barrels), by Assets, 2000-2007 18
Table 7: Caspian Sea Offshore and Onshore, Total Crude Oil Production (Barrels), by Assets, 2000-2007 19
Table 8: Caspian Sea Offshore, Total Natural Gas Production (MMCF), by Assets, 2000-2007 19
Table 9: Caspian Sea Offshore and Onshore, Total Natural Gas Production (MMCF), by Assets, 2000-2007 19
Table 10: Azerbaijan, Total Crude Oil Production (MMBBLs), by Company, 2000-2007 20
Table 11: Azerbaijan, Total Natural Gas Production (BCF), by Company, 2000-2007 21
Table 12: Azerbaijan, Total Crude Oil Production (MMBBLs), Forecast, 2008-2013 22
Table 13: Azerbaijan, Total Natural Gas Production (BCF), Forecast, 2008-2013 22
Table 14: Azerbaijan, Total number of Active Blocks, 2000-2007 23
Table 15: Azerbaijan, Total Number of Active Exploration Blocks By Company, 2000-2007 24
Table 16: Azerbaijan, Oil and Gas Exploration Blocks Details, April 2008 25
Table 17: British Petroleum Plc, Key Facts, 2007 26
Table 18: British Petroleum Plc, SWOT Analysis , 2007 37
Table 19: British Petroleum Plc, Revenue by Segment, USD Million, 2003-2007 42
Table 20: British Petroleum Plc, Revenue by Geography, USD Million, 2003-2007 43
Table 21: British Petroleum Plc, Financial Statements, USD Million, 2003-2007 44
Table 22: British Petroleum Plc, Financial Ratios, USD Million, 2003-2007 45
Table 23: British Petroleum Plc Operational Indicators, 2003-2007 46
Table 24: Statoil ASA, Key Facts, 2006 47
Table 25: Statoil ASA, SWOT Analysis , 2006 57
Table 26: Statoil ASA, Revenue by Segment, NOK Million, 2002-2006 60
Table 27: Statoil ASA, Revenue by Geography, NOK Million, 2002-2006 61
Table 28: Statoil ASA, Financial Statements, NOK Million, 2002-2006 62
Table 29: Statoil ASA, Financial Ratios, NOK Million, 2002-2006 63
Table 30: British Petroleum Plc Operational Indicators, 2003-2007 64
Table 31: Chevron Corporation, Key Facts, 2007 65
Table 32: Chevron Corporation, SWOT Analysis , 2007 78
Table 33: Chevron Corporation, Revenue by Segment, USD Million, 2003-2007 83
Table 34: Chevron Corporation, Revenue by Geography, USD Million, 2003-2007 84
Table 35: Chevron Corporation, Financial Statements, USD Million, 2003-2007 85
Table 36: Chevron Corporation, Financial Ratios, USD Million, 2003-2007 86
Table 37: Chevron Corporation Operational Indicators, 2003-2007 87
Table 38: Brent Blend NYMEX Future Prices 105

1.2 List of Figures
Figure 1: Azerbaijan, Exploration and Production Assets Map, April 2008 13
Figure 2: Azerbaijan, Total Crude Oil and Natural Gas Reserves (MMBOE), 2000-2012 14
Figure 3: Azerbaijan, Total Crude Oil Production (MMBBLs), 2000-2007 16
Figure 4: Azerbaijan, Total Natural Gas Production (BCF), 2000-2007 17
Figure 5: Azerbaijan, Total Number of Active Exploration Blocks, 2000-2007 23
Figure 6: British Petroleum Plc, Value Chain Analysis 33
Figure 7: Statoil ASA, Value Chain Analysis 54
Figure 8: Chevron Corporation, Value Chain Analysis 73
Figure 9: Global Markets Direct Methodology 100