Natural Gas Supply Outlook

london, United Kingdom, September 11, 2015 (Newswire.com) - Natural Gas Supply Outlook

Natural Gas Supply Outlookfrom The Business Research Company deals with the supply chain for natural gas, from the production stage, through processing and transportation, to distribution and consumption by industrial and retail customers.

It describes and explains how gas supply works and its key features in the European, US and Chinese markets.

It then looks at the future for natural gas supply, under a range of future scenarios covering then next ten years, including an optimistic scenario where increased economic activity has driven up the price of energy, a ‘base’ scenario of activity remaining at recent levels and a negative scenario of low economic activity and energy prices.  In each case it looks at the likely structure of natural gas supply in the different regions.

The reportNatural Gas Supply Outlook foresees the following factors affecting gas supply in the US, Western Europe and China in the next ten years.

US

Shale gas will account for nearly half of total US gas production by 2040.Production volumes will continue to grow because of increased drilling efficiencies and more shale gas fields coming on stream.

The increased production is expected to decrease the country’s dependence on imports from Canada. LNG exports from the US are expected to increase beginning 2016.

Use of natural gas in sectors other than electrical power production is expected to expand in the medium term. The fertilizer and chemical sector industries particularly are expected to start new projects driving long term demand.

Europe

Europe is likely to see declining local production and increasing imports from areas such as West Africa the US, Canada and North Africa, resulting in more LNG supply. Thus two thirds of Europe’s natural gas needs are expected to be met by imports by the year 2025. With local production volumes expected to decline, and issues over the security of Russian gas, LNG imports are projected to approximately double between 2014 and 2020.

Due to the rise in investments in infrastructure, in particular new pipeline projects and the increased use of LNG, gas prices in Europe are likely to increase up to 2020. Prices are expected to stabilise beyond 2020.

Increases in natural gas consumption in Europe will be driven mainly by demand from the residential-commercial and industrial sectors from southern Europe and Turkey in 2015-25.

China

China’s National Energy Administration (NEA) set the 2020 production target of shale gas at 30 billion cubic meters (1 trillion cubic feet), however TBRC believes much of China’s unconventional gas reserves may prove difficult to exploit during this time frame.

By 2020, pipelines from Central Asia, Myanmar, Russia and imported liquefied natural gas mainly from Qatar and Australia are expected to play a major role in supplying a large part of China’s gas.

As China tries to wean itself from its use of cheap coal gas is likely to play a larger part in the energy consumption mix. The Chinese government expects to increase natural gas’s share of total energy consumption to around 8% by the end of 2015 and to 10% by 2020. BP plc predicts that China’s natural gas consumption will rise 270% by 2035.

Table of Contents

Natural Gas Supply Outlook

Introduction

Notes on the Scope of the Report

The Natural Gas Supply Chain

The Natural Gas Supply Chain In The North American Market

Production

Geographies

Processing

Shipping

Price

Distribution

Marketing

The Natural Gas Supply Chain In The European Market

Production

Geographies

Processing

Shipping

Price

Distribution

Marketing

The Natural Gas Supply Chain In China

Production

Processing

Shipping

Distribution

Price

Gas Market Scenario Forecasts to 2025 Based on Different Economic Scenarios

Natural Gas Supply Chain in the North American Market To 2025

North American Natural Gas Supply Chain to 2025 – Medium Economic Scenario

North American Natural Gas Supply Chain to 2025 – Positive Economic Scenario

North American Natural Gas Supply Chain to 2025 – Negative Economic Scenario

Natural Gas Supply Chain in the European Market To 2025

Europe Natural Gas Supply Chain to 2025 – Stable Economic Scenario

Europe Natural Gas Supply Chain to 2025 – Positive Economic Scenario

Europe Natural Gas Supply Chain to 2025 – Negative Economic Scenario

Natural Gas Supply Chain in China Market in 2025

China Natural Gas Supply Chain to 2025 – Stable Economic Scenario

China Natural Gas Supply Chain to 2025 – Positive Economic Scenario

China Natural Gas Supply Chain to 2025 – Negative Economic Scenario

Appendix

Research Methodology

Chronological Scope

Quantification

Terms

Abbreviations

Currencies

Primary Research

Research Enquiries

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Methodology

Information for this report was gathered from trade journals, research analyst reports, news stories, patent reports, company marketing and technical materials, and company financial reports.  Primary research was conducted through the creation of an appropriate panel of experts, including senior figures in natural gas companies to give commercial insight and research and academic experts to inform the forward looking analysis. More than 7 experts were interviewed for the report and are listed in the sourcing of the report.

The report was authored by a Consultant with more than 8 years’ experience in industry research and analysis.

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