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A string of significant discoveries in Gabon's deepwater offshore offer upside risk to the country's longer term oil production outlook although a challenging operating environment the strains of a lower oil price environment and long project lead times all pose risk to the downside. The country's gas outlook remains heavily bearish due to a low level of investment in midstream infrastructure a lack of export options and limited domestic offtake.
The main trends and developments we highlight for Gabon's oil and gas sector are as follows:
* While we expect some near-term gains in oil production the longer term trend for Gabon's oil sector is one of decline due to both natural depletion at maturing fields and limited new production coming on stream.
* Although Gabon's deepwater potential offers significant upside risk to our view the country's new hydrocarbons law has materially worsened fiscal and regulatory terms for international oil and gas companies.
* The absence of a clear investment plan to capture and monetise gas informs our bearish outlook on Gabon's gas sector. Harnessing gas will require infrastructure which the country lacks and we question the commerciality of the country's offshore gas resources.
* Gabon's oil and gas infrastructure is critically limited. The only...
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The Gabon Oil & Gas Report has been researched at source and features Business Monitor International (BMI)'s independent forecasts for Gabon including major indicators for oil gas and LNG covering all major indicators including reserves production consumption refining capacity prices export volumes and values. The report includes full analysis of industry trends and prospects national and multinational companies and changes in the regulatory environment.
BMI's Gabon Oil & Gas Report provides professionals consultancies government departments regulatory bodies and researchers with independent forecasts and competitive intelligence on the Gabonese oil and gas industry.
Key Benefits
* Benchmark BMI's independent oil and gas industry forecasts for Gabon to test consensus views - a key input for successful budgeting and strategic business planning in the Gabonese oil and gas market.
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Coverage
BMI Industry View
Summary of BMI's key forecasts and industry analysis covering oil and gas reserves supply demand and refining plus analysis of landmark company developments and key changes in the regulatory environment.
Regional Overview
Regional perspective on size and value of industry sector; comparative rankings by production refining imports and exports of oil gas and LNG.
Business Environment Rankings
BMI's Oil and Gas Business Environment Rankings provide a country-comparative Risk-Reward Rankings index aimed at investors (independents NOCs IOCs and oil services companies) in the upstream and downstream markets.
The rankings methodology makes sophisticated use of more than 40 industry economic and demographic data points and is part of BMI's integrated Country Risk-Industry Rankings products.
Oil Market Outlook and Oil Products Outlook
Based on our country coverage of over 99% of global oil and gas production and consumption BMI provides demand supply and price forecasts to end-2018 for oil gas and oil products
BMI Industry Forecasts
Historic data series and forecasts to end-2018 for all key industry indicators (see list below) supported by explicit assumptions plus analysis of key downside risks to the main forecast including:
Pricing: Oil price (US$/bbl WTI Brent OPEC basket Urals); Oil products prices (unleaded gasoline gasoil/diesel jet/kerosene - US$/bbl) at global hubs
Production Consumption Capacity and Reserves: Proven oil reserves (bn barrels) production consumption refinery capacity and throughputs (`000b/d); Proven gas reserves (tcm) production and consumption (bcm)
Imports and Exports: Oil exports/imports (`000b/d) value of oil exports/imports (US$mn - BMI base case); Value of oil exports at constant US$50/bbl and constant US$100/bbl (US$mn); Gas exports/imports (bcm) Value of gas exports/imports (US$mn); Value of gas exports/imports at constant US$50/bbl and US$100/bbl (US$mn); Value of petroleum exports/imports (US$mn); Value of petroleum exports/imports at constant US$50/bbl and US$100/bbl (US$mn)
BMI Macroeconomic Forecasts
BMI forecasts to end-2018 for all headline macroeconomic indicators including real GDP growth inflation fiscal balance trade balance current account and external debt.
Competitive Landscape
Comparative company analyses by US$ sales % share of total sales number of employees year established ownership structure oil production ('000b/d) gas production (bcm) downstream capacity ('000b/d) and % market share.
Company Profiles
Examines the competitive positioning and short- to medium-term business strategies of key industry players. Strategy is examined within the context of BMI's industry forecasts our macroeconomic views and our understanding of the wider competitive landscape to generate Company SWOT analyses. The latest financial and operating statistics and key company developments are also incorporated within the company profiles enabling a full evaluation of recent company performance and future growth prospects.
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