Italy Gas Markets, 2010 Investment Opportunities, Market Analysis and Forecasts to 2020

Oct. 17, 2010 - PRLog -- 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 Italy. 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 natural gas assets (gas fields, pipelines, LNG terminals and underground gas storage facilities) in Italy. The report also analyses the fiscal regime relevant to the natural gas assets in Italy and compares the investment environment in Italy with other countries in the region. The profiles of the major companies operating in the natural gas sector in Italy together with the latest news and deals are also included in the report.

Scope
-Historic and forecast data relating to production, consumption, imports, exports and reserves are provided for each industry sub-segment for the period 1996-2020.
-Historical and forecast data and information for all the major gas fields, LNG Terminals, pipelines and underground gas storage facilities in Italy for the period 2000-2013.
-Operator and equity details for major natural gas assets in Italy.
-Key information relating to market regulations, key energy assets and the key companies operating in the Italy's energy industry.
-Detailed information on key fiscal terms (such as rents, bonuses, royalty, cost recovery, profit oil, petroleum and corporate taxes) pertaining the geography is also provided. A sample calculation detailing how fiscal terms apply to a typical asset in the regime is included.
-Information on the top companies in the Italy 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.
-Evaluate the attractiveness of the geography for gas investment in the light of government policies and the fiscal environment.
-Facilitate decision making on the basis of strong historic and forecast production, reserves and capacity data.
-Understand the geography's policies and fiscal terms, and their impact on contractor's profits from upstream gas assets.
-Assess your competitor's major natural gas assets and their performance.
-Analyze the latest news and financial deals in the gas 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 2
1.1 List of Tables 8
1.2 List of Figures 10
2 Italy Energy Sector 11
2.1 Italy Energy sector, Market Overview 11
2.2 Italy Energy Sector, Natural Gas 12
2.2.1 Italy Natural Gas, Overview 12
2.2.2 Italy Natural Gas, Supply and Demand Balance 12
2.2.3 Italy Natural Gas, Regulatory Structure 18
2.2.4 Italy Natural Gas, Infrastructure 19
3 Italy Fiscal Regime 21
3.1 Italy Petroleum Fiscal Environment 21
3.1.1 Governing Law 21
3.1.2 Licensing Authority 21
3.1.3 State Participation 21
3.2 License Terms 21
3.2.1 Exploration License (EL) Duration 21
3.2.2 Exploration obligation 21
3.2.3 Production Rights, Area & Duration 22
3.3 Key Fiscal Terms 22
3.3.1 Royalty 22
3.3.2 Petroleum Resource Rentals 22
3.3.3 Taxation 22
3.3.4 Deductions and Depreciation 22
3.3.5 Withholding Tax 23
3.4 Italy, Fiscal System-Economic Modeling Methodology 23
3.4.1 Sample Economic Modeling Methodology 24
3.5 Italy, Fiscal System-Sample Economics 24
3.6 Italy, Fiscal System-Sample Asset Valuation 26
4 Italy Gas Upstream Investment Environment Benchmarking 27
4.1 Introduction 27
4.2 The Overall Ranking 27
4.3 Upstream Fiscal Attractiveness 28
4.3.1 Maximum Government Take Index 29
4.3.2 Maximum State Participation 29
4.4 Gas Sector Performance 30
4.4.1 Exploration Activity 32
4.4.2 Gas Production 33
4.4.3 Gas Reserves 33
4.4.4 Consumption 33
4.5 Economic Performance 34
4.5.1 GDP Growth Index 35
4.5.2 FDI Confidence Index 35
4.5.3 Balance of Trade Index 36
4.6 Socio-Political Performance 36
5 Italy Exploration and Production Sector 39
5.1 Italy Exploration and Production Sector, Country Snapshot 39
5.1.1 Italy Exploration and Production Sector, Key Data 39
5.1.2 Italy Exploration and Production Sector, Natural Gas Assets Map 39
5.2 Italy Exploration and Production Sector, Marketed Natural Gas Production 40
5.2.1 Italy Exploration and Production Sector, Marketed Natural Gas-Historical Production 40
5.2.2 Italy Exploration and Production Sector, Marketed Natural Gas Production by Assets 41
5.2.3 Italy Exploration and Production Sector, Marketed Equity Weighted Natural Gas Production by Company 43
5.2.4 Italy Exploration and Production Sector, Market Share based on Marketed Natural Gas Production 44
5.3 Italy Exploration and Production Sector, Marketed Natural Gas Forecasts 45
5.3.1 Italy Exploration and Production Sector, Marketed Natural Gas Production Forecast 45
5.3.2 Italy Exploration and Production Sector, Gross Revenue Forecast 46
5.3.3 Italy Exploration and Production Sector, Government Take Forecast 47
5.3.4 Italy Exploration and Production Sector, Contractor Take Forecast 48
5.4 Italy Exploration And Production Sector, Natural Gas Asset Details 51
5.4.1 Italy Exploration And Production Sector, Active Natural Gas Asset Details 51
5.4.2 Italy Exploration And Production Sector, Planned Natural Gas Asset Details 54
5.5 Italy Exploration And Production Sector, Major Natural Gas Discoveries 55
5.5.1 Italy Exploration And Production Sector, Natural Gas Discoveries by Year, 2004-2009 55
5.5.2 Italy Exploration And Production Sector, Natural Gas Discovery Details, 2004-2009 56
5.6 Italy Exploration and Production Sector, Recent Discoveries 56
5.6.1 Mar 31, 2009: Po Valley Energy Identifies Gas At Bezzecca #1 Well In Cascina San Pietro Permit, Italy 56
5.7 Italy Exploration and Production Sector, Drilling and Production Updates 57
5.7.1 Feb 09, 2010: Mediterranean Oil & Gas Doubles Its 2P Oil Reserves At Ombrina Mare Field In Italy 57
5.7.2 Feb 02, 2010: Ascent Resources Updates On Fontana-1 Well In Frosinone Permit, Italy 59
5.7.3 Dec 22, 2009: Ascent Resources Plans To Re-Drill Fontana-1 Well In Frosinone Permit, Italy 59
5.7.4 Dec 21, 2009: Po Valley Energy Commences Gas Production From Castello Gas Field In Italy 60
5.7.5 Nov 02, 2009: Ascent Resources Announces PEN-104AA Completion And Fontana-1 Update 60
6 Italy Pipeline Sector 61
6.1 Italy Pipeline Sector, Key Data 61
6.2 Italy Pipeline Sector, An Overview 61
6.3 Italy Pipeline Sector, Comparison of Key Natural Gas Pipeline Companies 61
6.4 Italy Pipeline Sector, Natural Gas Pipelines 62
7 Italy LNG Sector 65
7.1 Italy LNG  Sector, Key Data 65
7.2 Italy LNG Sector, Regasification 65
7.2.1 Italy LNG Sector, Regasification, Total Regasification Capacity 65
7.2.2 Italy LNG Sector, Regasification Capacity by Company 66
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