Angola 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

Angola 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 Angola. It provides asset level information relating to the active and planned oil and gas fields and exploration blocks in Angola. The profiles of the major companies operating in the upstream industry of Angola 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 Angola, Country Snapshot 12
3.1 Angola, Key Data 12
3.2 Angola, Exploration And Production Assets Map 13
3.3 Angola, Crude Oil & Natural Gas Reserves 14
4 Angola, Crude Oil And Natural Gas Production 16
4.1 Angola, Historical Crude Oil Production 16
4.2 Angola, Crude Oil and Natural Gas Producing Asset Details 17
4.3 Angola, Crude Oil Production by Assets 18
4.4 Angola, Planned Production Assets Details 19
4.5 Angola, Crude Oil Production by Company 20
5 Angola, Crude Oil And Natural Gas Forecasts 21
5.1 Angola, Forecasted Crude Oil Production 21
6 Angola, Exploration Block Details 22
6.1 Angola, Total Number of Active Exploration Blocks 22
6.2 Angola, Total Number of Active Exploration Blocks By Company 23
6.3 Angola, Exploration Blocks Details 24
6.4 Angola, Planned Exploration Blocks Details 25
7 Exxon Mobil Corporation 26
7.1 Exxon Mobil Corporation, Key Information 26
7.2 Exxon Mobil Corporation, Company Overview 26
7.3 Exxon Mobil Corporation, Business Description 26
7.3.1 Exxon Mobil Corporation, Business Description, Business Overview 26
7.3.2 Exxon Mobil Corporation, Business Description, Chemical 26
7.3.3 Exxon Mobil Corporation, Business Description, Downstream 28
7.3.4 Exxon Mobil Corporation, Business Description, Upstream 30
7.3.5 Exxon Mobil Corporation, Business Description, Major Products and Services 31
7.4 Exxon Mobil Corporation, Value Chain Analysis 34
7.4.1 Exxon Mobil Corporation, Value Chain Analysis, Upstream 34
7.4.2 Exxon Mobil Corporation, Value Chain Analysis, Midstream 35
7.4.3 Exxon Mobil Corporation, Value Chain Analysis, Downstream 36
7.4.4 Exxon Mobil Corporation, Value Chain Analysis, Retail 36
7.5 Exxon Mobil Corporation, SWOT Analysis 36
7.5.1 Exxon Mobil Corporation, SWOT Analysis, Overview 36
7.5.2 Exxon Mobil Corporation, SWOT Analysis, Strengths 37
7.5.3 Exxon Mobil Corporation, SWOT Analysis, Weaknesses 39
7.5.4 Exxon Mobil Corporation, SWOT Analysis, Opportunities 40
7.5.5 Exxon Mobil Corporation, SWOT Analysis, Threats 42
7.6 Exxon Mobil Corporation, Revenue Analysis 43
7.6.1 Exxon Mobil Corporation, Revenue Analysis, Revenue by Segment 43
7.6.2 Exxon Mobil Corporation, Revenue Analysis, Revenue by Geography 44
7.7 Exxon Mobil Corporation, Financial and Operational Review 46
7.7.1 Exxon Mobil Corporation, Financial and Operational Review, Financial Statements 46
7.8 Exxon Mobil Corporation, Financial and Operational Review, Financial Ratios 47
7.9 Exxon Mobil Corporation, Operational Indicators 48
8 Eni S.p.A. 49
8.1 Eni S.p.A, Key Information 49
8.2 Eni S.p.A, Company Overview 49
8.3 Eni S.p.A, Business Description 49
8.3.1 Eni S.p.A, Business Description, Business Overview 49
8.3.2 Eni S.p.A, Business Description, Engineering and Construction 49
8.3.3 Eni S.p.A, Business Description, Exploration & Production 51
8.3.4 Eni S.p.A, Business Description, Gas & Power 52
8.3.5 Eni S.p.A, Business Description, Others 54
8.3.6 Eni S.p.A, Business Description, Petrochemicals 54
8.3.7 Eni S.p.A, Business Description, Refining and Marketing 55
8.3.8 Eni S.p.A, Business Description, Major Products and Services 56
8.4 Eni S.p.A, Value Chain Analysis 58
8.4.1 Eni S.p.A, Value Chain Analysis, Upstream 58
8.4.2 Eni S.p.A, Value Chain Analysis, Midstream 59
8.4.3 Eni S.p.A, Value Chain Analysis, Downstream 60
8.4.4 Eni S.p.A, Value Chain Analysis, Retail 61
8.5 Eni S.p.A, SWOT Analysis 61
8.5.1 Eni S.p.A, SWOT Analysis, Overview 61
8.5.2 Eni S.p.A, SWOT Analysis, Strengths 62
8.5.3 Eni S.p.A, SWOT Analysis, Weaknesses 63
8.5.4 Eni S.p.A, SWOT Analysis, Opportunities 65
8.5.5 Eni S.p.A, SWOT Analysis, Threats 66
8.6 Eni S.p.A, Revenue Analysis 67
8.6.1 Eni S.p.A, Revenue Analysis, Revenue by Segment 67
8.6.2 Eni S.p.A, Revenue Analysis, Revenue by Geography 68
8.7 Eni S.p.A, Financial and Operational Review, Financial Statements 70
8.8 Eni S.p.A, Financial and Operational Review, Financial Ratios 71
8.9 Eni S.p.A, Operational Indicators 72
9 TOTAL S.A. 73
9.1 TOTAL S.A, Key Information 73
9.2 TOTAL S.A, Company Overview 73
9.3 TOTAL S.A, Business Description 73
9.4 TOTAL S.A, Business Description, Business Overview 73
9.4.1 TOTAL S.A, Business Description, Chemicals 74
9.4.2 TOTAL S.A, Business Description, Downstream 75
9.4.3 TOTAL S.A, Business Description, Upstream 76
9.4.4 TOTAL S.A, Business Description, Major Products and Services 77
9.5 TOTAL S.A, Value Chain Analysis 80
9.5.1 TOTAL S.A, Value Chain Analysis, Upstream 80
9.5.2 TOTAL S.A, Value Chain Analysis, Midstream 81
9.5.3 TOTAL S.A, Value Chain Analysis, Downstream 82
9.5.4 TOTAL S.A, Value Chain Analysis, Retail 82
10 TOTAL S.A, SWOT Analysis 84
10.1.1 TOTAL S.A, SWOT Analysis, Overview 84
10.1.2 TOTAL S.A, SWOT Analysis, Strengths 85
10.1.3 TOTAL S.A, SWOT Analysis, Weaknesses 85
10.1.4 TOTAL S.A, SWOT Analysis, Opportunities 86
10.1.5 TOTAL S.A, SWOT Analysis, Threats 87
10.2 TOTAL S.A, Revenue Analysis 88
10.2.1 TOTAL S.A, Revenue Analysis, Revenue by Segment 88
10.2.2 TOTAL S.A, Revenue Analysis, Revenue by Geography 89
10.3 TOTAL S.A, Financial and Operational Review 90
10.3.1 TOTAL S.A, Financial and Operational Review, Financial Statements 90
10.3.2 TOTAL S.A, Financial and Operational Review, Financial Ratios 91
10.4 TOTAL S.A, Operational Indicators 92
11 Angola Exploration and Production Industry, Financial Deals Landscape 94
11.1 Acquisition 94
11.1.1 ONGC Videsh Acquires 50% Interest In Angola Block 18 From Shell 94
11.2 Partnership 95
11.2.1 ConocoPhillips Enters Into A Licensing Agreement With Angola LNG 95
11.2.2 Eni Signs A Production Sharing Contract With Sonangol 97
11.3 Asset Transactions 98
11.3.1 Afren Acquires Interest In Ghana And Angola From Devon Energy 98
11.3.2 Total Acquires 30% Interest In Block 17/06 And 15% Interest In Block 15/06 99
11.3.3 Tullow Oil Plc Acquires Block 24 Offshore 101
11.3.4 Norsk Hydro Acquires Stake In Block 34 From Sonangol 102
11.3.5 Afren To Acquire A 5% Stake In Exploration Block In Onshore Angola 103
12 Angola Exploration and Production Industry, Recent Developments 104
12.1 License Rounds 104
12.1.1 May 07, 2008: Angola Prequalifies 40 Oil Companies Under New Licensing Round 104
12.2 License Awards 104
12.2.1 Jul 28, 2008: Marathon Receives Approval For Angola Block 31 Development Project 104
12.2.2 Jul 28, 2008: BP, Partners Get Nod To Develop Angola's Block 31 105
12.2.3 Jul 05, 2008: OVL Qualifies To Bid As Operator For Angola Blocks 106
12.2.4 Jul 02, 2008: Angola To Resume Oil Licensing Round In Late 2009 106
12.3 Strategy and Business Expansion 107
12.3.1 Dec 17, 2007: Stuart And Giraul In Angolan Oil Venture 107
12.4 Recent Discoveries 108
12.4.1 Aug 06, 2008: EnerGulf Updates On Kunene #1 Well, In Block 1711, Angola 108
12.4.2 Jun 06, 2008: ROC Discovers Oil In Coco-1 Exploration Well, Angola 109
12.4.3 May 05, 2008: Eni Announces Oil Discovery Offshore Angola 109
12.4.4 Feb 01, 2008: BP And Sonangol EP Makes Oil Discovery At Ultra-Deep Water Block 31, Angola 110
12.4.5 Feb 01, 2008: StatoilHydro Announces Fifteenth Oil Discovery In Angola Block 31 110
12.4.6 Dec 03, 2007: Galp Energia Discovers Oil At Block 32 In Angola 110
12.4.7 Dec 03, 2007: Total, Sonangal Discover Oil, Offshore Angola 111
12.4.8 Dec 03, 2007: Marathon Announces Two Deepwater Discoveries In Angola 112
12.5 Drilling and Production Updates 112
12.5.1 Aug 13, 2008: ExxonMobil Starts Production At Kizomba C Project In Angola 112
12.5.2 Aug 13, 2008: ROC Drills Arroz-1 Well In Cabinda South Block, Onshore Angola 113
12.5.3 May 06, 2008: StatoilHydro Updates On Sangos-1 Well 113
12.5.4 Apr 02, 2008: ROC Provides Operational Update 113
12.5.5 Mar 28, 2008: EnerGulf Updates Drilling Rig Status And Management Changes 115
12.5.6 Jan 28, 2008: EnerGulf Updates On Drilling Schedule For Block 1711 115
12.5.7 Jan 09, 2008: ExxonMobil Starts Production At Kizomba C In Angola 116
12.5.8 Oct 30, 2007: Eni Starts Production From Marimba North Field 117
12.5.9 Oct 25, 2007: Exxon Starts Production From Marimba North Project 117
12.6 Other Significant Developments 117
12.6.1 Aug 13, 2008: Eni And Sonangol Sign MoU For Integrated Model Of Cooperation And Industrial Development In Angola 117
12.6.2 Jul 28, 2008: BP Updates On Oil Developments In Offshore Block 31, Angola 118
12.6.3 Jun 25, 2008: Roc Provides Operational Update 118
12.6.4 Jun 05, 2008: Chevron To Invest $3 Billion In Tombua Landana Project, Offshore Angola 120
12.6.5 Apr 01, 2008: OVL Makes $1 Billion Offer To Develop Oil Blocks In Angola 120
12.6.6 Dec 27, 2007: Total Launches Pazflor Development On Block 17, Offshore Angola 121
12.6.7 Oct 18, 2007: ROC Updates On Cevada-1 Exploration Well 121
12.6.8 Oct 02, 2007: BP Starts Production At Greater Plutonio 122
12.7 New Contracts Announcements 122
12.7.1 Apr 28, 2008: SeaBird Wins First Contract Award For SeaBed Operations 122
12.7.2 Jan 02, 2008: Technip Wins Subsea Development Contract From Total 123
13 Appendix 124
13.1 Methodology 124
13.1.1 Coverage 125
13.1.2 Secondary Research 125
13.1.3 Primary Research 126
13.1.4 Forecasts 126
13.2 Key Economic Assumptions 128
13.3 Expert Panel Validation 129
13.4 Definitions 129
13.5 Unit of Measure 130
13.6 Contact Us 131
13.7 Global Markets Direct Consulting 131
13.8 Disclaimer 131

1.1 List of Tables
Table 1: Angola, Oil and Gas, Key Statistics, April 2008 12
Table 2: Angola, Total Crude Oil and Natural Gas Reserves, 2000-2012 15
Table 3: Angola, Total Crude Oil Production (MMBBLs), 2000-2007 16
Table 4: Angola, Oil and Gas Asset Details, April 2008 17
Table 5: Angola Offshore, Total Crude Oil Production (Barrels), by Assets, 2000-2007 18
Table 6: Angola, Oil and Gas Planned Production Asset Details. April 2008 19
Table 7: Angola, Total Crude Oil Production (MMBBLs), by Company, 2000-2007 20
Table 8: Angola, Total Crude Oil Production (MMBBLs), Forecast, 2008-2013 21
Table 9: Angola, Total Number of Active Exploration Blocks, 2000-2007 22
Table 10: Angola, Total Number of Active Exploration Blocks, by Company, 2000-2007 23
Table 11: Angola, Oil and Gas Exploration Blocks Details, April 2008 24
Table 12: Angola, Oil and Gas Exploration Blocks Details, April 2008 (Cont'd) 25
Table 13: Angola, Oil and Gas Planned Exploration Blocks Details, April 2008 25
Table 14: Exxon Mobil Corporation,Key Facts, 2007 26
Table 15: Exxon Mobil Corporation, SWOT Analysis , 2007 37
Table 16: Exxon Mobil Corporation, Revenue by Segment, USD Million, 2003-2007 44
Table 17: Exxon Mobil Corporation, Revenue by Geography, USD Million, 2003-2007 45
Table 18: Exxon Mobil Corporation, Financial Statements, USD Million, 2003-2007 46
Table 19: Exxon Mobil Corporation, Financial Ratios, USD Million, 2003-2007 47
Table 20: Exxon Mobil Corporation Operational Indicators, 2003-2007 48
Table 21: Eni S.p.A.,Key Facts, 2007 49
Table 22: Eni S.p.A., SWOT Analysis , 2007 62
Table 23: Eni S.p.A., Revenue by Segment, Euro Million, 2002-2006 68
Table 24: Eni S.p.A., Revenue by Geography, Euro Million, 2002-2006 69
Table 25: Eni S.p.A., Financial Statements, Euro Million, 2003-2007 70
Table 26: Eni S.p.A., Financial Ratios, Euro Million, 2003-2007 71
Table 27: Eni S.p.A. Operational Indicators, 2003-2007 72
Table 28: TOTAL S.A.,Key Facts, 2007 73
Table 29: TOTAL S.A., SWOT Analysis , 2007 84
Table 30: TOTAL S.A., Revenue by Segment, Euro Million, 2003-2007 88
Table 31: TOTAL S.A., Revenue by Geography, Euro Million, 2003-2007 89
Table 32: TOTAL S.A., Financial Statements, Euro Million, 2003-2007 90
Table 33: TOTAL S.A., Financial Ratios, Euro Million, 2003-2007 91
Table 34: TOTAL S.A. Operational Indicators, 2003-2007 92
Table 35: TOTAL S.A. Operational Indicators, 2003-2007 93
Table 36: Brent Blend NYMEX Future Prices 128

1.2 List of Figures
Figure 1: Angola, Exploration and Production Assets Map, April 2008 13
Figure 2: Angola, Total Crude Oil Production (MMBBLs), 2000-2007 16
Figure 3: Angola, Total Number of Active Exploration Blocks, 2000-2007 22
Figure 4: Exxon Mobil Corporation, Value Chain Analysis 34
Figure 5: Eni S.p.A., Value Chain Analysis 58
Figure 6: TOTAL S.A., Value Chain Analysis 80
Figure 7: Global Markets Direct Methodology 124