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Summary
 
 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 Germany. 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 Germany. The report also analyses the fiscal regime relevant to the natural gas assets in Germany and compares the investment environment in Germany with other countries in the region. The profiles of the major companies operating in the natural gas sector in Germany 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 1995-2020.
 -Historical and forecast data and information for all the major gas fields, LNG Terminals, pipelines and underground gas storage facilities in Germany for the period 1995-2020.
 -Operator and equity details for major natural gas assets in Germany
 -Key information relating to market regulations, key energy assets and the key companies operating in the Germany’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 Germany 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.

 1 Table Of Contents 2
 1.1 List of Tables 8
 1.2 List Of Figures 10
 2 Germany Energy Sector 11
 2.1 Germany Energy Sector, Market Overview 11
 2.2 Germany Energy Sector, Natural Gas 12
 2.2.1 Germany Natural Gas, Overview 12
 2.2.2 Germany Natural Gas, Supply and Demand Balance 13
 2.2.3 Germany Natural Gas, Regulatory Structure 19
 2.2.4 Germany Natural Gas, Infrastructure 20
 3 Germany Fiscal Regime 22
 3.1 Germany Petroleum Fiscal Environment 22
 3.2 License Terms 22
 3.3 Key Fiscal Terms 23
 3.4 Sample Cashflows Calculations 25
 4 Germany Gas Upstream Investment Environment Benchmarking 26
 4.1 Introduction 26
 4.2 The Overall Ranking 26
 4.3 Upstream Fiscal Attractiveness 27
 4.3.1 Maximum Government Take Index 27
 4.3.2 Maximum State Participation 28
 4.4 Gas Sector Performance 28
 4.4.1 Exploration Activity 30
 4.4.2 Gas Production 31
 4.4.3 Gas Reserves 31
 4.4.4 Gas Consumption 32
 4.5 Economic Performance 32
 4.5.1 GDP Growth Index 34
 4.5.2 FDI Confidence Index 34
 4.5.3 Balance of Trade Index 34
 4.6 Socio-Political Performance 35
 5 Germany Exploration And Production Gas Sector 38
 5.1 Germany Exploration and Production Gas Sector, Country Snapshot 38
 5.1.1 Germany Exploration and Production Sector, Key Data 38
 5.1.2 Germany Exploration and Production Gas Sector, Natural Gas Assets Map 39
 5.2 Germany Exploration and Production Sector, Marketed Natural Gas Production 40
 5.2.1 Germany Exploration and Production Sector, Marketed Natural Gas-Historical Production 40
 5.2.2 Germany Exploration and Production Sector, Marketed Natural Gas Production by Assets 41
 5.2.3 Germany Exploration and Production Sector, Marketed Equity Weighted Natural Gas Production by Company 43
 5.2.4 Germany Exploration and Production Sector, Market Share based on Marketed Natural Gas Production 44
 5.3 Germany Exploration and Production Sector, Marketed Natural Gas Forecasts 46
 5.3.1 Germany Exploration and Production Sector, Marketed Natural Gas Forecasted Production 46
 6 Germany Pipeline Sector 48
 6.1 Germany Pipeline Sector, Key Data 48
 6.2 Germany Pipeline Sector, An Overview 48
 6.3 Germany Pipeline Sector, Comparison of Key Natural Gas Pipeline Companies 48
 6.4 Germany Pipeline Sector, Natural Gas Pipelines 50
 7 Germany LNG Sector 52
 7.1 Germany LNG Sector, Key Data 52
 7.2 Germany LNG Sector, Regasification 52
 7.2.1 Germany LNG Sector, Regasification, Total Regasification Capacity 52
 7.2.2 Germany LNG Gas Sector, Regasification Capacity- Wise (Bcf) Market Share By Company 53
 7.2.3 Germany LNG Sector, Asset- Wise Regasification Capacity 54
 8 Germany Under Ground Storage Gas Sector 55
 8.1 Germany Under Ground Storage Sector, Key Data 55
 8.2 Germany Underground Gas Storage Sector, An Overview 55
 8.3 Germany Underground Gas Storage Sector, Capacity-Wise Market Share by Company 55
 8.4 Germany Underground Gas Storage Sector, Storage Capacity 57
 9 Profile of British Petroleum Plc 59
 9.1 British Petroleum Plc, Key Information 59
 9.2 British Petroleum Plc, Company Overview 59
 9.3 British Petroleum Plc, Business Description 59
 9.3.1 British Petroleum Plc, Business Description, Business Overview 59
 9.3.2 British Petroleum Plc, Business Description, Exploration and Production 59
 9.3.3 British Petroleum Plc, Business Description, Gas, Power and Renewables 61
 9.3.4 British Petroleum Plc, Business Description, Refining and Marketing 62
 9.3.5 British Petroleum Plc, Business Description, Major Products and Services 64
 9.4 British Petroleum Plc, Value Chain Analysis 65
 9.4.1 British Petroleum Plc, Value Chain Analysis, Upstream 66
 9.4.2 British Petroleum Plc, Value Chain Analysis, Midstream 66
 9.4.3 British Petroleum Plc, Value Chain Analysis, Downstream 67
 9.4.4 British Petroleum Plc, Value Chain Analysis, Retail 68
 9.5 British Petroleum Plc, SWOT Analysis 69
 9.5.1 British Petroleum Plc, SWOT Analysis, Overview 69
 9.5.2 British Petroleum Plc, SWOT Analysis, Strengths 70
 9.5.3 British Petroleum Plc, SWOT Analysis, Weaknesses 71
 9.5.4 British Petroleum Plc, SWOT Analysis, Opportunities 71
 9.5.5 British Petroleum Plc, SWOT Analysis, Threats 73
 9.6 British Petroleum Plc, Revenue Analysis 74
 9.6.1 British Petroleum Plc, Revenue by Segment 74
 9.6.2 British Petroleum Plc, Revenue by Geography 75
 9.7 British Petroleum Plc, Financial and Operational Review 76
 9.7.1 Financial Statements 76
 9.7.2 Financial Ratios 77
 10 Profile of Royal Dutch Shell Plc 78
 10.1 Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Key Information 78
 10.2 Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Company Overview 78
 10.3 Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Business Description 78
 10.3.1 Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Business Description, Overview 78
 10.3.2 Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Business Description, Chemicals 79
 10.3.3 Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Business Description, Corporate and Others 80
 10.3.4 Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Business Description, Exploration and Production 80
 10.3.5 Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Business Description, Gas and Power 82
 10.3.6 Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Business Description, Oil Products 84
 10.3.7 Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Business Description, Oil Sands 86
 10.4 Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Value Chain Analysis 87
 10.4.1 Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Value Chain Analysis, Upstream 87
 10.4.2 Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Value Chain Analysis, Midstream 88
 10.4.3 Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Value Chain Analysis, Retail 89
 10.4.4 Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Value Chain Analysis, Power Generation 89
 10.4.5 Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Value Chain Analysis, Transformation 90
 10.5 Royal Dutch Shell Plc, SWOT Analysis 91
 10.5.1 Royal Dutch Shell Plc, SWOT Analysis, Overview 91
 10.5.2 Royal Dutch Shell Plc, SWOT Analysis, Strengths 91
 10.5.3 Royal Dutch Shell Plc, SWOT Analysis, Weaknesses 92
 10.5.4 Royal Dutch Shell Plc, SWOT Analysis, Opportunities 93
 10.5.5 Royal Dutch Shell Plc, SWOT Analysis, Threats 94
 10.6 Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Revenue Analysis 95
 10.6.1 Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Revenue by Segment 95
 10.6.2 Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Revenue by Geography 96
 10.7 Royal Dutch Shell plc, Financial and Operational Review 97
 10.7.1 Financial Statements 97
 10.7.2 Financial Ratios 98
 11 Profile of ConocoPhillips 99
 11.1 ConocoPhillips, Key Information 99
 11.2 ConocoPhillips, Company Overview 99
 11.3 ConocoPhillips, Business Description 99
 11.3.1 ConocoPhillips, Business Description, Overview 99
 11.3.2 ConocoPhillips, Business Description, Chemicals Segment 100
 11.3.3 ConocoPhillips, Business Description, Emerging Businesses Segment 100
 11.3.4 ConocoPhillips, Business Description, Exploration and Production Segment 102
 11.3.5 ConocoPhillips, Business Description, LUKOIL Investment 103
 11.3.6 ConocoPhillips, Business Description, Midstream Segment 103
 11.3.7 ConocoPhillips, Business Description, Refining and Marketing Segment 104
 11.4 ConocoPhillips, Value Chain Analysis 106
 11.4.1 ConocoPhillips, Value Chain Analysis, Upstream 106
 11.4.2 ConocoPhillips, Value Chain Analysis, Midstream 107
 11.4.3 ConocoPhillips, Value Chain Analysis, Downstream 108
 11.4.4 ConocoPhillips, Value Chain Analysis, Retail 108
 11.5 ConocoPhillips, SWOT Analysis 109
 11.5.1 ConocoPhillips, SWOT Analysis, Overview 109
 11.5.2 ConocoPhillips, SWOT Analysis, Strengths 110
 11.5.3 ConocoPhillips, SWOT Analysis, Weaknesses 111
 11.5.4 ConocoPhillips, SWOT Analysis, Opportunities 112
 11.5.5 ConocoPhillips, SWOT Analysis, Threats 113
 11.6 ConocoPhillips, Revenue Analysis 114
 11.6.1 ConocoPhillips, Revenue by Segment 114
 11.6.2 ConocoPhillips, Revenue by Geography 115
 11.7 ConocoPhillips, Financial and Operational Review 116
 11.7.1 Financial Statements 116
 11.7.2 Financial Ratios 117
 12 Financial Deals Landscape 118
 12.1 Detailed Deal Summary 118
 12.1.1 Acquisition 118
 12.1.2 Venture Financing 121
 12.1.3 Debt Offerings 122
 12.1.4 Partnerships 126
 12.1.5 Asset Transactions 127
 13 Recent Developments 128
 13.1 License Awards 128
 13.1.1 Jul 03, 2008: Lundin Receives Drill Permit From NPD, For Wellbore 16/1-10 128
 13.1.2 May 06, 2008: Wintershall Wins New Exploration Licenses In Argentina 128
 13.2 Strategy and Business Expansion 129
 13.2.1 Dec 16, 2008: EnBW Establishes New Company For Gas Midstream Business 129
 13.2.2 Jul 09, 2008: PGNiG To Construct Gas Pipeline From Germany By 2010 130
 13.2.3 Jun 24, 2008: E.ON To Launch Nord Stream Pipeline In 2011 131
 13.2.4 Mar 10, 2008: BP, Spice In Talks To Shift German Refinery To India 131
 13.3 Recent Discoveries 132
 13.3.1 Jul 10, 2008: Revus Encounters Oil And Gas At Well 34/3 - 1S In Jordbaer Prospect 132
 13.3.2 Jun 09, 2008: RWE Dea Announces First Gas Discovery In North El Amriya Concession 132
 13.3.3 May 05, 2008: RWE Dea Discovers Oil In Libya 133
 13.4 Drilling and Production Updates 133
 13.4.1 Nov 26, 2008: Wintershall Continues To Expand Crude Oil Production In Germany 133
 13.4.2 Nov 17, 2008: Activa Announces Increase In Its Oil And Gas Production 134
 13.4.3 Jul 15, 2008: Achimgaz Begins Gas Production From Achimov Deposits Of Urengoy Field 134
 13.4.4 Jul 04, 2008: ConocoPhillips Updates On Wildcat ll 2/9-4 Well 135
 13.4.5 Jul 02, 2008: Aminex Commences Drilling On Sunny Ernst-2 Well 136
 13.5 Financial Announcements 137
 13.5.1 Feb 10, 2009: E.ON Declares Preliminary 2008 Results 137
 13.5.2 Nov 12, 2008: E.ON Declares Nine Months 2008 Results 137
 13.5.3 Nov 11, 2008: RWE Reports 3Q 2008 Results 138
 13.5.4 Sep 29, 2008: Activa Reports 1H 2008 Results 140
 13.5.5 Aug 13, 2008: E.ON Declares 1H 2008 Results 141
 13.5.6 Aug 12, 2008: RWE Reports 1H 2008 Results 142
 13.5.7 Aug 12, 2008: RWE Dea Reports H1 2008 Results 144
 13.6 Other Significant Developments 146
 13.6.1 Feb 13, 2009: RWE Appoints New Executive Board Member 146
 13.6.2 Dec 22, 2008: RWE Dea Provides Operational Update 147
 13.6.3 Nov 06, 2008: EnBW Appoints COO 148
 14 Appendix 149
 14.1 Methodology 149
 14.1.1 Coverage 149
 14.1.2 Secondary Research 150
 14.1.3 Primary Research 150
 14.1.4 E&P Forecasts 151
 14.1.5 Midstream Forecasts 152
 14.1.6 Expert Panel Validation 152
 14.2 Contact Us 153
 14.3 About GlobalData 153
 14.4 Disclaimer 153
 
 1.1 List of Tables
 Table 1: Germany, Historical and Forecasted Production and Consumption of Natural Gas, 1996-2020 14
 Table 2: Germany, Historical and Forecasted Exports and Imports of Natural Gas, 1996-2020 16
 Table 3: Germany, Historical Reserves of Natural Gas, 1996-2008 18
 Table 4: Germany, Oil and Gas Surface Rental Per Hectare, 2007 24
 Table 5: Western Europe, Investment Benchmarking, Overall Country Rankings, 2008 26
 Table 6: Western Europe, Investment Benchmarking, Gas Sector Performance, 2008 28
 Table 7: Western Europe, Investment Benchmarking, Economic Performance, 2008 32
 Table 8: Western Europe, Country Standings, Economic Performance, 2008 33
 Table 9: Western Europe, Investment Benchmarking, Socio-Political Performance, 2008 35
 Table 10: Western Europe, Country Standings, Socio-Political Performance, 2008 36
 Table 11: Germany, Natural Gas Key Statistics, 2008 38
 Table 12: Germany, Total Marketed Natural Gas Production (MMcf), 2001-2008 40
 Table 13: Germany, Marketed Natural Gas Production (MMcf), by Assets, 2001-2008 41
 Table 14: Germany, Marketed Equity Weighted Natural Gas Production(MMcf),by Company, 2001-2008 43
 Table 15: Germany, Market Share (%) based on Marketed Natural Gas Production, 2001- 2008 44
 Table 16: Germany, Marketed Natural Gas Production (MMcf), Forecast by Assets, 2009-2014 46
 Table 17: Germany, Marketed Natural Gas Production (MMcf), Forecast by Assets, 2009-2014, (Cont’d) 47
 Table 18: Germany, Pipeline Key Statistics, 2008 48
 Table 19: Germany, Natural Gas Pipelines Length By Company (Km), 2008 48
 Table 20: Germany, Natural Gas Pipelines, 2008 50
 Table 21: Germany, Natural Gas Pipelines, 2008 (contd..) 51
 Table 22: Germany, LNG Key Statistics, 2008 52
 Table 23: Germany Regasification Capacity (Bcf), 2000-2015 52
 Table 24: Germany Regasification Capacity (Bcf), 2000-2015 53
 Table 25: Germany, Regasification Capacity, Company- Wise (Bcf), 2000-2015 53
 Table 26: Germany Regasification Capacity, Company- Wise (Bcf), 2000-2015 54
 Table 27: Germany Regasification Capacity (Bcf), 2000-2015 54
 Table 28: Germany Underground Gas Storage Key Statistics, 2008 55
 Table 29: Germany Underground Gas Storage Capacity, Company-wise, 2008 55
 Table 30: Germany Underground Gas Storage Capacity, Company-wise, 2008 56
 Table 31: Germany, Underground Gas Storage Capacity, 2008 57
 Table 32: Germany, Underground Gas Storage Capacity, 2008 (Contd..) 58
 Table 33: British Petroleum Plc, Key Facts 59
 Table 34: British Petroleum Plc, SWOT Analysis 69
 Table 35: British Petroleum Plc, Revenue by Segment, USD Million, 2003-2007 74
 Table 36: British Petroleum Plc, Revenue by Geography, USD Million, 2003-2007 75
 Table 37: British Petroleum Plc, Financial Statements, USD Million, 2003-2007 76
 Table 38: British Petroleum Plc, Financial Ratios, USD Million, 2003-2007 77
 Table 39: Royal Dutch Shell plc, Key Facts 78
 Table 40: Royal Dutch Shell plc, SWOT Analysis 91
 Table 41: Royal Dutch Shell plc, Revenue by Segment, USD Million, 2003-2007 96
 Table 42: Royal Dutch Shell plc, Revenue by Geography, USD Million, 2003-2007 97
 Table 43: Royal Dutch Shell plc, Financial Statements, USD Million, 2003-2007 97
 Table 44: Royal Dutch Shell plc, Financial Ratios, USD Million, 2003-2007 98
 Table 45: ConocoPhillips, Key Facts 99
 Table 46: ConocoPhillips, SWOT Analysis 110
 Table 47: ConocoPhillips, Revenue by Segment, USD Million, 2003-2007 115
 Table 48: ConocoPhillips, Revenue by Geography, USD Million, 2003-2007 115
 Table 49: ConocoPhillips, Financial Statements, USD Million, 2003-2007 116
 Table 50: ConocoPhillips, Financial Ratios, USD Million, 2003-2007 117
 Table 51: Gazprom To Acquire 49% Interest In Gerosgaz From E.ON 118
 Table 52: EnBW To Acquire 26% Stake In EWE AG 119
 Table 53: Shell And ExxonMobil Sell BEB Erdgas To N.V. Nederlandse 120
 Table 54: Deutsche Rohstoff Raises $6.19 Million In Venture Financing Round 121
 Table 55: E.ON Completes Private Placement For $2036.79 Million 122
 Table 56: RWE Completes Public Offering Of $1,270.01 Million 123
 Table 57: E.ON Completes Public Offering For $1,272.59 Million 124
 Table 58: E.ON Completes Public Offering For $212.23 Million 125
 Table 59: RP Rhein Petroleum Enters Into Joint Venture With Wintershall Holding 126
 Table 60: RWE To Sell German Gas Grid 127
 
 1.2 List Of Figures
 Figure 1: Germany, Energy Sector Break-Up, 2008 12
 Figure 2: Germany, Natural Gas Production And Consumption, Billion Cubic Feet, 1996-2020 15
 Figure 3: Germany, Natural Gas Imports And Exports, Billion Cubic Feet, 1996-2020 17
 Figure 4: Germany, Natural Gas Reserves, Billion Cubic Feet, 1996-2008 19
 Figure 5: Germany, Upstream Oil & Gas Fiscal Regime (Royalty/Tax), Sample Cashflows, 2005-2016 25
 Figure 6: Western Europe, Country Standings, Upstream Fiscal Attractiveness, 2008 27
 Figure 7: Western Europe, Country Standings, Gas Sector Performance, 2008 29
 Figure 8: Western Europe, Country Standings, Gas Sector Performance, 2008 (Contd.) 30
 Figure 9: Western Europe, Country Standings, Exploration Blocks Awarded, 2008 31
 Figure 10: Western Europe, Country Standings, Economic Performance, 2008 33
 Figure 11: Western Europe, Country Standings, Socio-Political Performance, 2008 36
 Figure 12: Germany, Natural Gas Assets Map, 2008 39
 Figure 13: Germany, Marketed Natural Gas Production (MMcf), 2001-2008 40
 Figure 14: Germany, Marketed Equity Weighted Natural Gas Production(MMcf),by Company, 2001-2008 44
 Figure 15: Germany, Market Share (%) based on Marketed Natural Gas Production, 2008 45
 Figure 16: Germany, Natural Gas Pipelines Length By Company (Km), 2008 49
 Figure 17: British Petroleum Plc, Value Chain Analysis 65
 Figure 18: Royal Dutch Shell plc, Value Chain Analysis 87
 Figure 19: ConocoPhillips, Value Chain Analysis 106
 Figure 20: GlobalData Methodology 149