This profile is the essential source for top-level energy industry data and information. The report provides an overview of each of the key sub-segments of the energy industry in The United Kingdom . It details the market structure, regulatory environment, infrastructure and provides historical and forecasted statistics relating to the supply/demand balance for each of the key sub-segments. It also provides information relating to the crude oil assets (oil fields, refineries, pipelines and storage terminals) in The United Kingdom . The report compares the investment environment in The United Kingdom with other countries in the region. The profiles of the major companies operating in the crude oil sector in The United Kingdom together with the latest news and deals are also included in the report.

1. The United Kingdom Oil Markets, 2011
This profile is the essential source for top-level energy industry data and information. The
report provides an overview of each of the key sub-segments of the energy industry in The
United Kingdom . It details the market structure, regulatory environment, infrastructure and
provides historical and forecasted statistics relating to the supply/demand balance for each
of the key sub-segments. It also provides information relating to the crude oil assets (oil
fields, refineries, pipelines and storage terminals) in The United Kingdom . The report
compares the investment environment in The United Kingdom with other countries in the
region. The profiles of the major companies operating in the crude oil sector in The United
Kingdom together with the latest news and deals are also included in the report.
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Scope
Historic and forecast data relating to production, consumption, imports, exports and
reserves are provided for each industry sub-segment for the period 2000-2020.
Historical and forecast data and information for all the major oil fields, refineries, pipelines
and storage terminals in The United Kingdom for the period 2000-2015.
Operator and equity details for major crude oil assets in The United Kingdom .
Key information relating to market regulations, key energy assets and the key companies
operating in the The United Kingdom ’s energy industry.
Information on the top companies in the The United Kingdom 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 and venture capital investments,
and IPOs.
Reasons to buy
Gain a strong understanding of the country’s energy market.
Facilitate market analysis and forecasting of future industry trends.
Facilitate decision making on the basis of strong historic and forecast production, reserves
and capacity data.
Assess your competitor’s major crude oil assets and their performance.
Analyze the latest news and financial deals in the oil sector of each country.
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 in the country.
Table Of Contents
1 Table Of Contents
1 Table Of Contents 2

2. 1.1 List of Tables 8
1.2 List of Figures 10
2 United Kingdom Energy Sector 11
2.1 United Kingdom Energy Sector, Market Overview 11
2.2 United Kingdom Energy Sector, Crude Oil 12
2.2.1 United Kingdom Crude Oil, Overview 12
2.2.2 United Kingdom Crude Oil, Supply and Demand Balance 12
2.2.3 United Kingdom Crude Oil, Regulatory Structure 18
2.2.4 United Kingdom Crude Oil, Infrastructure 18
3 The United Kingdom Oil Upstream Investment Environment Benchmarking 19
3.1 Introduction 19
3.2 The Overall Ranking 19
3.3 Upstream Fiscal Attractiveness 20
3.3.1 Maximum Government Take Index 21
3.3.2 Maximum State Participation 22
3.4 Oil Sector Performance 22
3.4.1 Exploration Activity 24
3.4.2 Oil Production 25
3.4.3 Oil Reserves 25
3.4.4 Oil Consumption 25
3.4.5 Refining Industry 26
3.5 Economic Performance 26
3.5.1 GDP Growth Index 28
3.5.2 FDI Confidence Index 28
3.5.3 Balance of Trade Index 29
3.6 Socio-Political Performance 29
3.6.1 Democracy Index 31
3.6.2 Governance Index 31
4 United Kingdom Exploration and Production Sector 32
4.1 United Kingdom Exploration and Production Sector, Country Snapshot 32
4.1.1 United Kingdom Exploration and Production Sector, Key Data 32
4.1.2 United Kingdom, Exploration And Production Sector, Crude Oil Assets Map 32
4.2 United Kingdom Exploration and Production Sector, Gross Crude Oil Production 33
4.2.1 United Kingdom Exploration and Production Sector, Total Gross Crude Oil-Historical
Production 33
4.2.2 United Kingdom Exploration and Production Sector, Gross Crude Oil-Historical
Production by Type 34
4.2.3 United Kingdom Exploration and Production Sector, Gross Crude Oil Production by
Assets 35
4.2.4 United Kingdom Exploration and Production Sector, Gross Equity Weighted Crude Oil
Production by Company 37
4.2.5 United Kingdom Exploration and Production Sector, Market Share of Key Companies
Based on Gross Equity Weighted Crude Oil Production 38
4.3 United Kingdom Exploration and Production Sector, Gross Crude Oil Forecasts 40
4.3.1 United Kingdom Exploration and Production Sector, Gross Crude Oil Forecasted
Production 40

3. 4.4 United Kingdom Exploration And Production Sector, Crude Oil Asset Details 43
4.4.1 United Kingdom Exploration And Production Sector, Active Crude Oil Asset Details 43
4.4.2 United Kingdom Exploration And Production Sector, Planned Crude Oil Asset Details 47
4.5 United Kingdom Exploration And Production Sector, Major Oil Discoveries 51
4.5.1 United Kingdom Exploration And Production Sector, Number of Oil Discoveries, 2005-
2010 51
4.5.2 United Kingdom Exploration And Production Sector, Oil Discovery Details 52
4.6 United Kingdom Exploration And Production Sector, Recent Discoveries 53
4.6.1 Apr 12, 2011: EnCore Oil Encounters Oil Bearing At 210/30a-4 Well In UK North Sea
53
4.6.2 Mar 28, 2011: EnCore Oil Encounters Hydrocarbons At Burgman Side-Track Well
28/9-4z In UKCS Central North Sea Block 28/9 54
4.6.3 Mar 21, 2011: Rockhopper Exploration Encounters Oil At 14/10-4 Appraisal Well In
North Falkland Basin 55
4.6.4 Mar 21, 2011: EnCore Oil Finds Hydrocarbons At Burgman Well 28/9-4 On UKCS
Central North Sea Block 28/9 56
4.6.5 Mar 10, 2011: Maersk Oil Confirms Culzean Gas Discovery In UK 57
4.7 United Kingdom Exploration And Production Sector, Drilling and Production Updates 58
4.7.1 Apr 18, 2011: Desire Petroleum To Plug And Abandon 14/15-3 Well In Ninky Prospect,
Falkland Islands 58
4.7.2 Apr 11, 2011: Egdon Resources Commences Keddington-4 Well Drilling Operations 59
4.7.3 Mar 29, 2011: Ithaca Energy Updates On J03 Well In Jacky Field, UK 59
4.7.4 Mar 29, 2011: Desire Petroleum Spuds 14/15-3 Exploration Well In Ninky Prospect,
Falkland Islands 60
4.7.5 Mar 11, 2011: Nautical Petroleum Upgrades Estimates For Kraken Oil 60
5 United Kingdom FPSO Industry 61
5.1 United Kingdom FPSO Industry, FPSO Capacity Details by Vessel 61
5.2 United Kingdom FPSO Industry, FPSO Vessel Specifications 62
6 United Kingdom FSO Industry 63
6.1 United Kingdom FSO Industry, FSO Capacity Details by Vessel 63
6.2 United Kingdom FSO Industry, FSO Vessel Specifications 63
7 United Kingdom Pipeline Sector 64
7.1 United Kingdom Pipeline Sector, Key Data 64
7.2 United Kingdom Pipeline Sector, An Overview 64
7.3 United Kingdom Pipeline Sector, Comparison of Key Crude Oil Pipeline Companies 64
7.4 United Kingdom Pipeline Sector, Comparison of Key Petroleum Product Pipeline
Companies 65
7.5 United Kingdom Pipeline Sector, Crude Oil Pipelines 66
7.6 United Kingdom Pipeline Sector, Petroleum Product Pipelines 68
8 United Kingdom Refining Sector 72
8.1 United Kingdom Refining Sector, Key Data 72
8.2 United Kingdom Refining Sector, An Overview 72
8.2.1 United Kingdom Refining Sector, Total Refining Capacity 72
8.3 United Kingdom Refining Sector, Capacity-Wise Market Share By Company 73
8.4 United Kingdom Refining Sector, Crude Distillation Unit Capacity 74

4. 8.5 United Kingdom Refining Sector, Coking Capacity 75
8.6 United Kingdom Refining Sector, Fluid Catalytic Cracking Capacity 76
8.7 United Kingdom Refining Sector, Hydrocracking Unit Capacity 76
9 United Kingdom Oil and Chemicals Storage Sector 77
9.1 United Kingdom Oil and Chemicals Storage Sector, Key Data 77
9.2 United Kingdom Oil and Chemicals Storage Sector, An Overview 77
9.2.1 United Kingdom Oil and Chemicals Storage Sector, Total Storage Capacity 77
9.2.2 United Kingdom Oil and Chemicals Storage Sector, Storage Capacity by Area 78
9.2.3 United Kingdom Oil and Chemicals Storage Sector, Market Share By Company 79
9.3 United Kingdom Oil and Chemicals Storage Sector, Storage Capacity by Terminal 80
10 Profile of BP p.l.c. 82
10.1 BP p.l.c., Key Information 82
10.2 BP p.l.c., Company Overview 82
10.3 BP p.l.c., Business Description 82
10.3.1 Business Overview 82
10.3.2 Exploration and Production 83
10.3.3 Other Businesses and Corporate Segment 86
10.3.4 Refining and Marketing 87
10.4 BP p.l.c., SWOT Analysis 88
10.4.1 BP p.l.c. Strengths 89
10.4.2 BP p.l.c. Weaknesses 90
10.4.3 BP p.l.c. Opportunities 91
10.4.4 BP p.l.c. Threats 93
11 Profile of Royal Dutch Shell plc 95
11.1 Royal Dutch Shell plc, Key Information 95
11.2 Royal Dutch Shell plc, Company Overview 95
11.3 Royal Dutch Shell plc, Business Description 95
11.3.1 Business Overview 95
11.3.2 Corporate 96
11.3.3 Downstream 96
11.3.4 Upstream 98
11.4 Royal Dutch Shell plc, SWOT Analysis 99
11.4.1 Overview 99
11.4.2 Royal Dutch Shell plc Strengths 99
11.4.3 Royal Dutch Shell plc Weaknesses 100
11.4.4 Royal Dutch Shell plc Opportunities 101
11.4.5 Royal Dutch Shell plc Threats 102
12 Profile of BG Group plc 104
12.1 BG Group plc, Key Information 104
12.2 BG Group plc, Company Overview 104
12.3 BG Group plc, Business Description 104
12.3.1 Business Overview 104
12.3.2 Exploration and Production 104
12.3.3 Exploration and Production 106
12.3.4 Liquefied Natural Gas 108

5. 12.3.5 Power Generation 108
12.3.6 Transmission and Distribution 109
12.4 BG Group plc, SWOT Analysis 110
12.4.1 Overview 110
12.4.2 BG Group plc Strengths 111
12.4.3 BG Group plc Weaknesses 112
12.4.4 BG Group plc Opportunities 113
12.4.5 BG Group plc Threats 114
13 Financial Deals Landscape 116
13.1 Detailed Deal Summary 116
13.1.1 Rumored Deals 116
13.1.2 Acquisition 117
14 Recent Developments 126
14.1 Other Significant Developments 126
14.1.1 Apr 19, 2011: Antrim Energy Contracts Kommander Jack And Starts Pre-Drilling Site
Surveys In UK North Sea 126
14.1.2 Apr 18, 2011: Argos Resources Completes 3D Seismic Data Acquisition Over PL001
License In North Falkland Basin 126
14.1.3 Apr 18, 2011: Heritage Oil Says Tullow Files Suit Seeking $313.4m 127
14.1.4 Apr 18, 2011: Endeavour International Announces Agreement Of Rochelle
Commercial Terms 128
14.1.5 Apr 18, 2011: Ithaca Energy Provides Operational Update 128
14.1.6 Apr 11, 2011: Max Petroleum Announces Board Changes 129
14.1.7 Apr 05, 2011: Longreach Oil And Gas Provides Operations Update 129
14.1.8 Apr 05, 2011: Bridge Energy Remains Positive On Outlook For North Sea
Developments 130
14.1.9 Apr 04, 2011: Rockhopper Exploration Provides 14/10-4 Appraisal Well Update 131
14.1.10 Apr 01, 2011: SSE Announces Resignation Of Nick Baldwin From Board 131
14.2 New Contracts Announcements 132
14.2.1 Mar 31, 2011: AMEC Wins Engineering And Project Management Contract For BP’s
2011 Oil Terminal Projects In UK 132
15 Appendix 133
15.1 Abbreviations 133
15.2 Methodology 133
15.2.1 Coverage 133
15.2.2 Secondary Research 134
15.2.3 Primary Research 134
15.2.4 Expert Panel Validation 134
15.3 Contact Us 135
15.4 Disclaimer 135
1.1 List of Tables
Table 1: United Kingdom, Historical and Forecast Production and Consumption of Crude Oil,
Thousand Barrels per Day, 2000-2020
Table 2: United Kingdom, Historical and Forecast Exports and Imports of Crude Oil,
Thousand Barrels per Day, 2000-2020

6. Table 3: United Kingdom, Historical Reserves of Crude Oil, Million barrels, 2000-2010
Table 4: Western Europe, Investment Benchmarking, Overall Country Rankings, April 2011
Table 5: Western Europe, Investment Benchmarking, Upstream Fiscal Attractiveness, April
2011
Table 6: Western Europe, Investment Benchmarking, Oil Sector Performance, April 2011
Table 7: Western Europe, Investment Benchmarking, Economic Performance, April 2011
Table 8: Western Europe, Country Standings, Economic Performance, April 2011
Table 9: Western Europe, Investment Benchmarking, Socio-Political Performance, April 2011
Table 10: Western Europe, Country Standings, Socio-Political Performance, April 2011
Table 11: United Kingdom, Crude Oil Key Statistics, 2010
Table 12: United Kingdom, Total Gross Crude Oil Production (MMBBLs), 2003-2010
Table 13: United Kingdom, Gross Crude Oil Production by Type (MMBBLs), 2003-2010
Table 14: United Kingdom, Gross Crude Oil Production (MMBBLs), by Major Assets, 2003-
2010
Table 15: United Kingdom, Gross Equity Weighted Crude Oil Production (MMBBLs), by
Company, 2003-2010
Table 16: United Kingdom, Market Share (%) of Key Companies based on Gross Equity
Weighted Crude Oil Production, 2003-2010
Table 17: United Kingdom, Gross Crude Oil Production (MMBBLs), Forecast by Major Assets,
2011- 2015
Table 18: United Kingdom, Major Active Oil Field Asset Details
Table 19: United Kingdom, Planned Oil Field Asset Details
Table 20: United Kingdom, Number of Oil Discoveries, 2005- 2010
Table 21: United Kingdom, Oil Discovery Details, 2005-2010
Table 22: United Kingdom, Oil Discovery Details, 2005-2010 (Contd.1)
Table 23: United Kingdom FPSO Industry, FPSO Oil and Gas Production Capacities, April
2011
Table 24: United Kingdom FPSO Industry, FPSO Vessel Specifications, April 2011
Table 25: United Kingdom, FSO Industry, FSO Oil Production Capacities, April 2011
Table 26: United Kingdom, FSO Industry, FSO Vessel Specifications, April 2011
Table 27: United Kingdom, Pipeline Key Statistics, April 2011
Table 28: United Kingdom, Crude Oil Pipeline Length by Company (Km), April 2011
Table 29: United Kingdom, Petroleum Product Pipeline Length by Company (Km), April 2011
Table 30: United Kingdom, Crude Oil Pipelines, April 2011
Table 31: United Kingdom, Crude Oil Pipelines, April 2011
Table 32: United Kingdom, Petroleum Product Pipelines, April 2011
Table 33: United Kingdom, Petroleum Product Pipelines, April 2011 (Contd.1)
Table 34: United Kingdom, Petroleum Product Pipelines, April 2011 (Contd.2)
Table 35: United Kingdom, Petroleum Product Pipelines, April 2011 (Contd.3)
Table 36: United Kingdom, Refinery Key Statistics, April 2011
Table 37: United Kingdom, Total Refining Capacity (MMTPA), 2000- 2015
Table 38: United Kingdom, Refining Capacity Company-wise (MMTPA), 2000-2015
Table 39: United Kingdom, Crude Distillation Unit Capacity (MMTPA), 2000-2015
Table 40: United Kingdom, Crude Distillation Unit Capacity (MMTPA), 2000-2015 (Contd.1)
Table 41: United Kingdom, Coking Unit Capacity (MMTPA), 2000-2015
Table 42: United Kingdom, Fluid Catalytic Cracking Unit Capacity (MMTPA), 2000-2015
Table 43: United Kingdom, Hydrocracking Unit Capacity (MMTPA), 2000-2015
Table 44: United Kingdom, Oil and Chemicals Storage Key Statistics, April 2011
Table 45: United Kingdom, Total Oil and Chemicals Storage Capacity (Thousand M3), 2000-

7. 2015
Table 46: United Kingdom, Oil and Chemicals Storage Capacity by Company (Thousand M3),
2000-2015
Table 47: United Kingdom, Oil and Chemicals Storage Capacity by Terminal (Thousand M3),
2000-2015
Table 48: United Kingdom, Oil and Chemicals Storage Capacity by Terminal (Thousand M3),
2000-2015 (Contd.1)
Table 49: BP p.l.c., Key Facts
Table 50: BP p.l.c., SWOT Analysis
Table 51: Royal Dutch Shell plc, Key Facts
Table 52: Royal Dutch Shell plc, SWOT Analysis
Table 53: BG Group plc, Key Facts
Table 54: BG Group plc, SWOT Analysis
Table 55: TNK-BP To Acquire Zhaikmunai
Table 56: Rheochem Acquires Remaining 50% Interest in Zeus Petroleum
Table 57: Valiant Petroleum To Acquire Antrim Causeway
Table 58: Incitive Acquires 100% Stake In Hawkley Oil & Gas
Table 59: Dragon Oil Rejects Offer Made By ENOC
Table 60: Petrominerales Acquires Pan Andean Resources
Table 61: Cairn Energy To Acquire 9.99% Interest In Capricorn Energy From Dyas
Table 62: Idemitsu Kosan Acquires Petro Summit Investment
Table 63: Chairman Capital To Acquire Longreach Oil and Gas
1.2 List of Figures
Figure 1: United Kingdom, Energy Consumption Split By Fuel Type (%), 2010
Figure 2: United Kingdom, Crude Oil Production And Consumption, Thousand Barrels Per
Day, 2000-2020
Figure 3: United Kingdom, Historical and Forecasted Exports and Imports of Crude Oil,
Thousand Barrels per Day, 2000-2020
Figure 4: United Kingdom, Crude Oil Reserves, Million Barrels, 2000-2010
Figure 5: Western Europe, Country Standings, Upstream Fiscal Attractiveness, April 2011
Figure 6: Western Europe, Country Standings, Oil Sector Performance, by Reserves-
Exploration & Production, Aoril 2011
Figure 7: Western Europe, Country Standings, Oil Sector Performance, by Production-
Consumption & Refining, April 2011
Figure 8: Western Europe, Country Standings, Number of Exploration Blocks Awarded, April
2011
Figure 9: Western Europe, Country Standings, Economic Performance, April 2011
Figure 10: Western Europe, Country Standings, Socio-Political Performance, April 2011
Figure 11: United Kingdom, Crude Oil Assets Map, April 2011
Figure 12: United Kingdom, Total Gross Crude Oil Production (MMBBLs), 2003-2010
Figure 13: United Kingdom, Gross Crude Oil Production by Type (MMBBLs), 2003-2010
Figure 14: United Kingdom, Gross Equity Weighted Crude Oil Production by Key Companies
(MMBBLs), 2003-2010
Figure 15: United Kingdom, Market Share (%) of Key Companies based on Gross Equity
Weighted Crude Oil Production, 2010
Figure 16: United Kingdom, Number of Oil Discoveries, 2005- 2010
Figure 17: United Kingdom, Crude Oil Pipeline Length By Company (Km), April 2011
Figure 18: United Kingdom, Petroleum Product Pipeline Length By Company (Km), April

8. 2011
Figure 19: United Kingdom, Total Refining Capacity (MMTPA), 2000- 2015
Figure 20: United Kingdom, Refining Capacity Company-wise (MMTPA), 2010
Figure 21: United Kingdom, Total Oil and Chemicals Storage Capacity (Thousand M3), 2000-
2015
Figure 22: United Kingdom, Oil and Chemicals Storage Capacity by Area(%), 2010
Figure 23: United Kingdom, Oil and Chemicals Storage Capacity by Company (Thousand
M3), 2000-2015
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