Overview:

Summary
 
 This profile is the essential source for top-level industry data and information relating to the Exploration and Production industry in Ireland. It provides asset level information relating to the active and planned oil and gas fields and exploration blocks in Ireland. The profiles of the major companies operating in the upstream industry of Ireland are also included in the report. The latest news and deals pertaining to the sector are also provided and analyzed.
 
 Scope
 
 -Updated information relating to all active and planned exploration blocks.
 -Provides historical and forecast data and information for all the major operating and planned crude oil and natural gas fields.
 -Details operators and equity partners of oil and gas fields and exploration blocks.
 -Includes information relating to license round details, start and end dates, acreage, location, and reserves.
 -Information on the top companies in the sector 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 investments and IPOs.
 
 Reasons to buy
 
 -Obtain the most up to date information available on exploration licenses and oil and gas fields.
 -Identify growth markets and opportunities in the industry.
 -Facilitate market analysis and forecasting of future industry trends.
 -Facilitate decision making on the basis of strong historic and forecast data data.
 -Assess your competitor’s exploration and production asset portfolio.
 -Understand and respond to your competitors business structure, strategy and prospects.
 -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.

 1 Table Of Contents 2
 1.1 List Of Tables 7
 1.2 List of Figures 9
 2 Ireland Exploration And Production Sector 10
 2.1 Ireland, Key Data 10
 2.2 Ireland, Exploration And Production Assets Map 11
 2.3 Ireland Exploration and Production Sector, Production 12
 2.3.1 Ireland Exploration and Production Sector, Natural Gas-Historical Production 12
 2.3.2 Ireland Exploration and Production Sector, Natural Gas Production by Assets 13
 2.3.3 Ireland Exploration and Production Sector, Natural Gas Production by Company 13
 2.4 Ireland Exploration and Production Sector, Forecasts 13
 2.4.1 Ireland Exploration and Production Sector, Natural Gas Forecasted Production 13
 2.4.2 Ireland Exploration and Production Sector, Natural Gas Gross Revenue Forecast 14
 2.4.3 Ireland Exploration and Production Sector, Government Take Forecast of Natural Gas Assets 14
 2.4.4 Ireland Exploration and Production Sector, Contractor Take Forecast of Natural Gas Assets 14
 2.5 Ireland Exploration And Production Sector, Asset Details 15
 2.5.1 Ireland Exploration And Production Sector, Active Natural Gas Asset Details 15
 2.5.2 Ireland Exploration And Production Sector, Planned Natural Gas Asset Details 15
 2.6 Ireland Exploration And Production Sector, Exploration 15
 2.6.1 Ireland Exploration And Production Sector, Total Active Exploration Blocks 15
 2.6.2 Ireland Exploration And Production Sector, Active Exploration Blocks by Company 16
 2.6.3 Ireland Exploration And Production Sector, Exploration Details 17
 3 Profile of Marathon Oil Corporation 19
 3.1 Marathon Oil Corporation, Key Information 19
 3.2 Marathon Oil Corporation, Company Overview 19
 3.3 Marathon Oil Corporation, Business Description 19
 3.3.1 Marathon Oil Corporation, Business Description, Business Overview 19
 3.3.2 Marathon Oil Corporation, Business Description, Exploration and Production 20
 3.3.3 Marathon Oil Corporation, Business Description, Integrated Gas 21
 3.3.4 Marathon Oil Corporation, Business Description, Oil Sands Mining 22
 3.3.5 Marathon Oil Corporation, Business Description, Refining, Marketing and Transportation 23
 3.3.6 Marathon Oil Corporation, Business Description, Major Products and Services 24
 3.4 Marathon Oil Corporation, Value Chain Analysis 25
 3.4.1 Marathon Oil Corporation, Value Chain Analysis, Upstream 25
 3.4.2 Marathon Oil Corporation, Value Chain Analysis, Midstream 26
 3.4.3 Marathon Oil Corporation, Value Chain Analysis, Downstream 27
 3.4.4 Marathon Oil Corporation, Value Chain Analysis, Retail 27
 3.5 Marathon Oil Corporation, SWOT Analysis 28
 3.5.1 Marathon Oil Corporation, SWOT Analysis, Overview 28
 3.5.2 Marathon Oil Corporation, SWOT Analysis, Strengths 29
 3.5.3 Marathon Oil Corporation, SWOT Analysis, Weaknesses 30
 3.5.4 Marathon Oil Corporation, SWOT Analysis, Opportunities 31
 3.5.5 Marathon Oil Corporation, SWOT Analysis, Threats 31
 3.6 Marathon Oil Corporation, Revenue Analysis 32
 3.6.1 Marathon Oil Corporation, Revenue by Segment 32
 3.6.2 Marathon Oil Corporation, Revenue by Geography 33
 3.7 Marathon Oil Corporation, Financial and Operational Review 34
 3.7.1 Financial Statements 34
 3.7.2 Financial Ratios 35
 4 Profile of Ramco Energy plc 36
 4.1 Ramco Energy plc, Key Information 36
 4.2 Ramco Energy plc, Company Overview 36
 4.3 Ramco Energy plc, Financial Performance 36
 4.4 Ramco Energy plc, Business Description 36
 4.4.1 Ramco Energy plc, Business Description, Business Overview 36
 4.4.2 Ramco Energy plc, Business Description, Major Products and Services 37
 4.5 Ramco Energy plc, SWOT Analysis 37
 4.5.1 Ramco Energy plc, SWOT Analysis, Overview 37
 4.5.2 Ramco Energy plc, SWOT Analysis, Strengths 38
 4.5.3 Ramco Energy plc, SWOT Analysis, Weaknesses 39
 4.5.4 Ramco Energy plc, SWOT Analysis, Opportunities 40
 4.5.5 Ramco Energy plc, SWOT Analysis, Threats 40
 5 Profile of Exxon Mobil Corporation 42
 5.1 Exxon Mobil Corporation, Key Information 42
 5.2 Exxon Mobil Corporation, Company Overview 42
 5.3 Exxon Mobil Corporation, Business Description 42
 5.3.1 Exxon Mobil Corporation, Business Description, Overview 42
 5.3.2 Exxon Mobil Corporation, Business Description, Chemical 42
 5.3.3 Exxon Mobil Corporation, Business Description, Downstream 44
 5.3.4 Exxon Mobil Corporation, Business Description, Upstream 46
 5.4 Exxon Mobil Corporation, Value Chain Analysis 48
 5.4.1 Exxon Mobil Corporation, Value Chain Analysis, Upstream 48
 5.4.2 Exxon Mobil Corporation, Value Chain Analysis, Midstream 49
 5.4.3 Exxon Mobil Corporation, Value Chain Analysis, Downstream 50
 5.4.4 Exxon Mobil Corporation, Value Chain Analysis, Retail 50
 5.5 Exxon Mobil Corporation, SWOT Analysis 50
 5.5.1 Exxon Mobil Corporation, SWOT Analysis, Overview 50
 5.5.2 Exxon Mobil Corporation, SWOT Analysis, Strengths 51
 5.5.3 Exxon Mobil Corporation, SWOT Analysis, Weaknesses 53
 5.5.4 Exxon Mobil Corporation, SWOT Analysis, Opportunities 55
 5.5.5 Exxon Mobil Corporation, SWOT Analysis, Threats 56
 5.6 Exxon Mobil Corporation, Revenue Analysis 58
 5.6.1 Exxon Mobil Corporation, Revenue by Segment 58
 5.6.2 Exxon Mobil Corporation, Revenue by Geography 58
 5.7 Exxon Mobil Corporation, Financial and Operational Review 60
 5.7.1 Financial Statements 60
 5.7.2 Financial Ratios 61
 6 Financial Deals Landscape 62
 6.1 Detailed Deal Summary 62
 6.1.1 Acquisition 62
 6.1.2 Equity Offerings 64
 6.1.3 Debt Offerings 68
 6.1.4 Partnerships 69
 6.1.5 Asset Transactions 70
 7 Recent Developments 78
 7.1 License Rounds 78
 7.1.1 Jul 08, 2008: Irish Minister Extends Exploration Area For 2009 Rockall Licensing Round 78
 7.1.2 Jun 11, 2008: Ireland To Conduct Rockall Frontier Licensing Round In 2009 78
 7.2 License Awards 79
 7.2.1 Nov 24, 2008: Ireland Opens New Licensing Round For Oil And Gas Exploration 79
 7.2.2 Aug 15, 2008: Providence Wins Licensing Option In Kish Bank Basin, Offshore Dublin 80
 7.2.3 Jul 14, 2008: Island Receives New Licensing Option In North Celtic Sea Basin 80
 7.2.4 Jul 02, 2008: Petroceltic Wins Nine Exclusive Exploration Permits In Central Adriatic Offshore Italy 81
 7.2.5 Jun 17, 2008: Circle Oil Granted Permission For Block 49 From Oman 82
 7.3 Recent Discoveries 83
 7.3.1 Jul 17, 2008: Aminex Updtes On Tanzanian Exploration Activities 83
 7.3.2 Apr 07, 2008: Providence Announces New Gas Discovery In Galveston Island 85
 7.3.3 Mar 17, 2008: Aminex Discovers Gas In Tanzania 85
 7.4 Drilling and Production Updates 86
 7.4.1 Feb 24, 2009: PetroNeft Resources Reports Year-End 2008 Reserves 86
 7.4.2 Oct 22, 2008: PetroNeft Updates On Lineynoye And West Lineynoye Fields Reserves 88
 7.4.3 Sep 07, 2008: Atlantic Spuds 22/2a-16 South Chestnut Well On UK License P354 And Dunmore 50/6-4 Well On SEL 2/07 In Ireland 89
 7.4.4 Sep 05, 2008: Providence Commences Drilling On Standard Exploration License 2/07 In North Celtic Sea Basin, Ireland 90
 7.5 Financial Announcements 90
 7.5.1 Oct 07, 2008: Island Reports 2008 Year End Results 90
 7.5.2 Sep 30, 2008: PetroNeft Declares 1H 2008 Results 92
 7.5.3 Sep 29, 2008: Circle Oil Declares 1H 2008 Results 94
 7.5.4 Sep 26, 2008: Petrel Reports 1H 2008 Results 96
 7.5.5 Sep 25, 2008: Pan Andean Reports Fiscal 2008 Results 98
 7.6 Other Significant Developments 101
 7.6.1 Feb 25, 2009: Island Oil & Gas Provides Moroccan Operational Update 101
 7.6.2 Feb 24, 2009: Petroceltic International Announces Board Changes 101
 7.6.3 Jan 20, 2009: Serica Provides Operational Update 102
 7.6.4 Oct 01, 2008: Island Appoints New CFO And Executive Director 103
 7.7 New Contracts Announcements 104
 7.7.1 Apr 01, 2008: Island Extends Reconnaissance Contract In Morocco 104
 8 Appendix 105
 8.1 Methodology 105
 8.1.1 Coverage 105
 8.1.2 Secondary Research 106
 8.1.3 Primary Research 106
 8.1.4 E&P Forecasts 107
 8.1.5 Midstream Forecasts 108
 8.1.6 Expert Panel Validation 108
 8.2 Contact Us 109
 8.3 About GlobalData 109
 8.4 Disclaimer 109
 
 1.1 List Of Tables
 Table 1: Ireland, Oil and Gas, Key Statistics, 2008 10
 Table 2: Ireland, Total Natural Gas Production(MMcf),2001-2008 12
 Table 3: Ireland, Natural Gas Production(MMcf),by Assets,2001-2008 13
 Table 4: Ireland, Natural Gas Production(MMcf),by Company, 2001-2008 13
 Table 5: Ireland, Natural Gas Production(MMcf), Forecast by Assets, 2009-2014 13
 Table 6: Ireland, Forecasted Natural Gas Assets-wise Gross Revenue (000'$), 2009-2014 14
 Table 7: Ireland, Projected Natural Gas Assets-wise Government Take (000'$), 2009-2014 14
 Table 8: Ireland, Projected Natural Gas Assets-wise Contractor Take (000'$), 2009-2014 14
 Table 9: Ireland, Gas Field Assets Details 15
 Table 10: Ireland, Planned Gas Field Assets Details 15
 Table 11: Ireland, Total Active Exploration Blocks, 2001-2008 15
 Table 12: Ireland, Exploration Active Blocks by Company, 2001-2008 16
 Table 13: Ireland, Oil and Gas Exploration Details 17
 Table 14: Marathon Oil Corporation, Key Facts 19
 Table 15: Marathon Oil Corporation, SWOT Analysis 29
 Table 16: Marathon Oil Corporation, Revenue by Segment, USD Million, 2003-2007 33
 Table 17: Marathon Oil Corporation, Revenue by Geography, USD Million, 2003-2007 33
 Table 18: Marathon Oil Corporation, Financial Statements, USD Million, 2003-2007 34
 Table 19: Marathon Oil Corporation, Financial Ratios, USD Million, 2003-2007 35
 Table 20: Ramco Energy plc, Key Facts 36
 Table 21: Ramco Energy plc, SWOT Analysis 38
 Table 22: Exxon Mobil Corporation, Key Facts 42
 Table 23: Exxon Mobil Corporation, SWOT Analysis 51
 Table 24: Exxon Mobil Corporation, Revenue by Segment, USD Million, 2003-2007 58
 Table 25: Exxon Mobil Corporation, Revenue by Geography, USD Million, 2003-2007 59
 Table 26: Exxon Mobil Corporation, Financial Statements, USD Million, 2003-2007 60
 Table 27: Exxon Mobil Corporation, Financial Ratios, USD Million, 2003-2007 61
 Table 28: Star Energy Oil To Acquire Marathon Oil Ireland From Marathon Oil 62
 Table 29: Iberdrola Acquires 22.64% Stake In Petroceltic International 63
 Table 30: Circle Oil Completes Private Placement Of $58.04 Million 64
 Table 31: Petroceltic International Completes Private Placement 65
 Table 32: PetroNeft Announces Private Placement Of $17.3 Million 67
 Table 33: Providence Resources Announces Debt Offering Of $66.04 Million 68
 Table 34: PetroNeft Resources Enters Into A Partnership With Arawak Energy 69
 Table 35: RWE Dea To Acquire 50% Non-operated Working Interest In Licence PEL 01/06 70
 Table 36: Marathon Oil To Sell Irish Assets 71
 Table 37: Serica Energy Farms Out PEL 01/06 Licence In Ireland 72
 Table 38: OMV Acquires 50% Interest In Ireland FEL 3/05 73
 Table 39: Providence Resources And Sosina Exploration To Sell 30% Interest In Spanish Point Discovery 74
 Table 40: Lansdowne To Farm-Out An Area Of Standard Exploration License To Island Oil and Gas 75
 Table 41: Supernova Ireland Resources Acquires 10% Interest In Frontier Exploration License 1/04 From Island Oil & Gas 76
 Table 42: Island Oil & Gas To Acquire Assets From Marathon Oil 77
 
 1.2 List of Figures
 Figure 1: Ireland, Exploration and Production Assets Map, 2008 11
 Figure 2: Ireland, Total Natural Gas Production(MMcf), 2001-2008 12
 Figure 3: Marathon Oil Corporation, Value Chain Analysis 25
 Figure 4: Exxon Mobil Corporation, Value Chain Analysis 48
 Figure 5: GlobalData Methodology 105