China's Natural Gas Industry: Current Status and Future Prospects, 2007 to 2010

Table of Contents

1 Natural Gas Industry Current Status Analysis

• 1.1 Natural Gas Industry Definitions
• 1.2 Industry Development Status
  • 1.2.1 China natural gas resources introduction
  • 1.2.2 China natural gas industry development status
• 1.3 Global Natural Gas Industry Development Status
  • 1.3.1 Abundance in global natural gas resources
  • 1.3.2 Natural gas demand growing rapidly
  • 1.3.3 Growing investment in natural gas
  • 1.3.4 Rapid development of technologies that use natural gas
• 1.4 Development Status of Important Global Natural Gas Countries
  • 1.4.1 Germany natural gas industry
  • 1.4.2 Kuwait natural gas industry
  • 1.4.3 Iran natural gas industry
  • 1.4.4 Russia natural gas industry
  • 1.4.5 Australia natural gas industry
  • 1.4.6 US natural gas industry
  • 1.4.7 South Korea natural gas industry
  • 1.4.8 Saudi Arabia natural gas industry
  • 1.4.9 Nigeria natural gas industry
  • 1.4.10 Japan natural gas industry

2 China natural gas industry development policies and strategies

• 2.1 Industry Polices
  • 2.1.1 Industry policy analysis
  • 2.1.2 Analysis of industry policy' s influence on the industry
• 2.2 China Natural Gas Industry Development Strategies
  • 2.2.1 China natural gas industry development strategy thinking
  • 2.2.2 China natural gas industry development strategy measures

3 Industry Analysis

• 3.1 China Natural Gas Industry Current Status
  • 3.1.1 Natural gas industry upstream development status
  • 3.1.2 China natural gas distribution characteristics
  • 3.1.3 China natural gas exploration industry development status
• 3.2 Industry Concentration Analysis
• 3.3 Oil and Natural Gas Market Gaps
• 3.4 Six Major Challenges and Issues Facing the Oil and Gas Industry
• 3.5 Future Oil and Natural Gas Development Policies
• 3.6 Natural Gas Industry Rapid Development Periods
• 3.7 Natural Gas Industry Fully Opening to the Outside World

4 China Natural Gas Market Analysis

• 4.1 Oil and Natural Gas Development Trends
  • 4.1.1 Oil and natural gas functioning summary
  • 4.1.2 Oil and natural gas industry economic cycle analysis
• 4.2 Product Production Capacity Analysis
  • 4.2.1 Natural gas production capacity
  • 4.2.2 Natural gas demand predictions
• 4.3 Product Price Status Analysis
  • 4.3.1 Natural gas price analysis
  • 4.3.2 Natural gas price trends
• 4.4 China Regional Natural Gas Pipeline Network Planning

5 China Natural Gas Market Demand Analysis

• 5.1 Global Natural Gas Consumption and Demand
  • 5.1.1 Status of worldwide natural gas supply and demand
  • 5.1.2 Global natural gas consumption
• 5.2 China Natural Gas Market Supply and Demand Trends Analysis
  • 5.2.1 China natural gas consumption structures
  • 5.2.2 Natural gas demand predictions by region
  • 5.2.3 Natural gas will coexist with LPC in the Chinese civil-use market for some time
  • 5.2.4 China natural gas demand predictions by industry

6 Investment Analysis

• 6.1 Investment Outlook
  • 6.1.1 Natural Gas: a global "sunrise industry"
  • 6.1.2 Rapid market growth opportunities are rare
• 6.2 Global Natural Gas Investment Trends
• 6.3 Investment Strategy Analysis
  • 6.3.1 Key factors in urban gas investment
  • 6.3.2 End-user sales becoming a hotspot for investment
  • 6.3.3 Expanding natural gas applications must resolve "bottleneck" issues

7 Industry Competition Patterns

• 7.1 Foreign investment status and strategies
  • 7.1.1 Status of multinational oil and gas companies investing in China
  • 7.1.2 Strategies for multinational oil and gas companies investing in China
  • 7.1.3 Future development trends and strategies for multinational oil and gas companies investing in China
• 7.2 Competition among Chinese Domestic Oil and Gas Companies
• 7.3 China Natural Gas Industry Chain Analysis
  • 7.3.1 Natural gas industry chain analysis
  • 7.3.2 Taking over from monopolies/interacting with monopolies/privatization
  • 7.3.3 Abandoning outdated business models, strengthening market operation
  • 7.3.4 Cultivating and strengthening channel and freight industries
• 7.4 Natural Gas Industry Chain Midstream and Downstream Competition
• 7.5 Natural Gas Industry Chain Downstream Market Risk Factor Analysis
  • 7.5.1 Natural gas industry chain downstream market risk factor analysis
  • 7.5.2 Natural gas industry chain downstream market risk prevention measures

8 Regional Market Analysis

• 8.1 Sichuan Natural Gas
  • 8.1.1 Sichuan Province natural gas usage status
  • 8.1.2 Sichuan province natural gas supply mid- to long-term development planning
  • 8.1.3 Urban pipeline network construction
  • 8.1.4 Sichuan Province urban use gas storage facility status
  • 8.1.5 Sichuan natural gas shortage analysis
• 8.2 Xinjiang Natural Gas
  • 8.2.1 Xinjiang gas usage status
  • 8.2.2 Xinjiang natural gas connecting with major Shanghai energy arteries
  • 8.2.3 Xinjiang becoming China' s largest natural gas producing region
• 8.3 Beijing Natural Gas
  • 8.3.1 Beijing gas usage status
  • 8.3.2 Beijing mid- to long-term gas supply development planning
  • 8.3.3 Beijing natural gas shortage analysis
• 8.4 Tianjin Natural Gas
  • 8.4.1 Tianjin gas usage status
  • 8.4.2 Cooperation project between Tianjin City and China National Offshore Oil to import liquefied natural gas
• 8.5 Shaanxi Natural Gas
  • 8.5.1 Shaanxi natural gas overview
  • 8.5.2 Project to assemble trust fund capital for Shaanxi natural gas
  • 8.5.3 Importing Shaanxi natural gas to Beijing

9 Company Analysis

• 9.1 China National Petroleum Corporation
  • 9.1.1 Company introduction
  • 9.1.2 Main areas of business
• 9.2 China National Offshore Oil Corporation
  • 9.2.1 Company introduction
  • 9.2.2 Main areas of business
• 9.3 Shanghai Shenergy Group
  • 9.3.1 Company introduction
  • 9.3.2 Business development
  • 9.3.3 Major economic indicators and financial status
• 9.4 Beijing Gas Group
  • 9.4.1 Stages of natural gas supply planning for Beijing City
  • 9.4.2 Beijing Gas Group natural gas price adjustment planning
• 9.5 Shanghai Dazhong Gas Co., Ltd
• 9.6 Chongqing Gas Group

10 China Natural Gas Market Development Trends and Analysis

• 10.1 Industry Development Forecasts
  • 10.1.1 Natural gas supply planning in the national 11th Five-Year Plan
  • 10.1.2 Forecasts for the first 20 years of the 21st century
• 10.2 2006-2050 Global Non-Renewable Energy Supply and Demand Forecasts
• 10.3 Factors Influencing China Natural Gas Industry Development
  • 10.3.1 Weak basic infrastructure, need for downstream market expansion
  • 10.3.2 Incomplete natural gas market structures
  • 10.3.3 Uneven natural gas supply market distribution
  • 10.3.4 Incomplete legal framework and natural gas administration systems
• 10.4 Current Hot Topics, Challenges and Issues
  • 10.4.1 Hot topics - natural gas power generation
  • 10.4.2 Challenges - economic and technological
  • 10.4.3 Issues - downstream markets and users

Figures and Tables

• Year 2006 Global Natural Gas Proven Reserves Estimates
• South Korea LNG Consumption
• South Korea LNG Demand Forecast, 2000-2010
• LNG Purchasing Agreements with Nigeria LNG Companies
• China Natural Gas Production Volume, January - August 2006
• Oil and Gas Industry Economic Status, 2003 - April 2006
• Oil and Gas Industry Capital Analysis, 2003 - April 2006
• Oil and Gas Industry Capital Operation, 2003 - April 2006
• Oil and Gas Industry Economic Results Analysis, 2003 - April 2006
• China Natural Gas Production, August 2006
• China Natural Gas Production Trends, 2003 - August 2006
• China Natural Gas Aggregate Production Trends, 2003 - August 2006
• Global Natural Gas Consumption, 2003-2006
• China Natural Gas Consumption Patterns
• Natural Gas Demand Forecasts by Region, 2015
• China Natural Gas Demand Forecasts by Industry
• Progress of Multinational Oil Company Investment in China
• 2007 Natural Gas Usage Estimates
• 2006 Natural Gas Usage Estimates
• Operating Status of Major CNOOC Business Units, 2006
• Shanghai Dazhong Gas Co., Ltd Business Analysis, 2006
• Chongqing Gas Group Business Status, 2006
• Worldwide Demand for Non-Renewable Energy Resources, 2006-2050
• 1x108m3 Natural Gas to Coal Usage Comparison

Appendix:

• Contacts and financial data of 175 large scale companies in oil and natural gas extracting industry.