Overview:

Summary
 
 This profile is the essential source for top-level energy industry data and information. The report provides an overview of the oil industry in Oman. It details the market structure, regulatory environment, infrastructure and provides historical and forecasted statistics relating to the supply/demand balance for the industry. It also provides information relating to the oil assets (oil fields, refineries, pipelines and storage terminals) in Oman. The report also analyses the fiscal regime relevant to the oil assets in Oman and compares the investment environment in Oman with other countries in the region. The profiles of the major companies operating in the oil sector in Oman 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 the oil industry for the period 1995-2020.
 - Historical and forecast data and information for all the major oil fields, refineries, pipelines and storage terminals in Oman Oil Markets Investment Opportunities, Market Analysis and Forecasts to 2020 for the period 1995-2020.
 - Operator and equity details for major oil assets in Oman Oil Markets Investment Opportunities, Market Analysis and Forecasts to 2020
 - Key information relating to market regulations, key energy assets and the key companies operating in the Oman Oil Markets Investment Opportunities, Market Analysis and Forecasts to 2020’s oil 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 Oman Oil Markets Investment Opportunities, Market Analysis and Forecasts to 2020 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 oil 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 oil assets.
 - 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.

 1 Table of Contents 2
 1.1 List of Tables 8
 1.2 List of Figures 10
 2 Oman, Energy Sector 11
 2.1 Oman Energy sector, Market Overview 11
 2.2 Oman Energy Sector, Crude Oil 12
 2.2.1 Oman Crude Oil, Overview 12
 2.2.2 Oman Crude Oil, Supply and Demand Balance 12
 2.2.3 Oman Crude Oil, Regulatory Structure 18
 2.2.4 Oman Crude Oil, Infrastructure 19
 3 Oman Oil Upstream Investment Environment Benchmarking 20
 3.1 Introduction 20
 3.2 The Overall Ranking 20
 3.3 Upstream Fiscal Attractiveness 21
 3.4 Oil Sector Performance 22
 3.4.1 Exploration Activity 25
 3.4.2 Oil Production 26
 3.4.3 Oil Reserves 26
 3.4.4 Oil Consumption 27
 3.4.5 Refining Industry 27
 3.5 Economic Performance 27
 3.5.1 GDP Growth Index 29
 3.5.2 FDI Confidence Index 29
 3.5.3 Balance of Trade Index 30
 3.6 Socio-Political Performance 30
 3.6.1 Democracy Index 32
 3.6.2 Governance Index 32
 4 Oman Exploration and Production Sector 33
 4.1 Oman Exploration and Production Sector, Country Snapshot 33
 4.1.1 Oman Exploration and Production Sector, Key Data 33
 4.1.2 Oman Exploration and Production Sector, Crude Oil Assets Map 33
 4.2 Oman Exploration and Production Sector, Gross Crude Oil Production 34
 4.2.1 Oman Exploration and Production Sector, Gross Crude Oil-Historical Production 34
 4.2.2 Oman Exploration and Production Sector, Gross Crude Oil Production by Assets 35
 4.2.3 Oman Exploration and Production Sector, Gross Equity Weighted Crude Oil Production by Company 35
 4.2.4 Oman Exploration and Production Oil Sector, Market Share (%) based on Gross Equity Weighted Crude Oil Production 37
 4.3 Oman Exploration and Production Sector, Gross Crude Oil Forecasts 38
 4.3.1 Oman Exploration and Production Sector, Gross Crude Oil Forecasted Production 38
 4.3.2 Oman Exploration and Production Sector, Gross Revenue Forecast 38
 4.3.3 Oman Exploration and Production Sector, Government Take Forecast 39
 4.3.4 Oman Exploration and Production Sector, Contractor Take Forecast 39
 4.4 Oman Exploration And Production Sector, Crude Oil Asset Details 40
 4.4.1 Oman Exploration And Production Sector, Active Crude Oil Asset Details 40
 4.4.2 Oman Exploration And Production Sector, Planned Crude Oil Asset Details 40
 5 Oman Pipeline Sector 41
 5.1 Oman Pipeline Sector, Key Data 41
 5.2 Oman Pipeline Sector, an Overview 41
 5.3 Oman Pipeline Sector, Comparision of Key Crude Oil Pipeline Companies 41
 5.4 Oman Pipeline Sector, Crude Oil Pipelines 42
 6 Oman, Refining Sector 43
 6.1 Oman, Refining Sector, Key Data 43
 6.2 Oman, Refining Sector, An Overview 43
 6.2.1 Oman Refining Sector, Total Refining Capacity 43
 6.3 Oman Refining Sector, Capacity- Wise Market Share by Company 44
 6.4 Oman Refining Sector, Crude Distillation Unit Capacity 45
 6.5 Oman Refining Sector, Fluid Catalytic Cracking Capacity 46
 7 Oman Oil and Chemicals Storage Sector 47
 7.1 Oman Oil and Chemicals Storage Sector, An Overview 47
 7.1.1 Oman Oil and Chemicals Storage Sector, Total Storage Capacity 47
 7.2 Oman Oil and Chemicals Storage Sector, Capacity- Wise Market Share by Company 48
 7.3 Oman, Oil and Chemicals Storage Capacity 50
 8 Profile of Royal Dutch Shell Plc 51
 8.1 Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Key Information 51
 8.2 Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Company Overview 51
 8.3 Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Business Description 51
 8.3.1 Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Business Description, Overview 51
 8.3.2 Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Business Description, Chemicals 52
 8.3.3 Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Business Description, Corporate and Others 53
 8.3.4 Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Business Description, Exploration and Production 53
 8.3.5 Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Business Description, Gas and Power 55
 8.3.6 Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Business Description, Oil Products 57
 8.3.7 Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Business Description, Oil Sands 59
 8.4 Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Value Chain Analysis 60
 8.4.1 Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Value Chain Analysis, Upstream 61
 8.4.2 Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Value Chain Analysis, Midstream 61
 8.4.3 Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Value Chain Analysis, Retail 62
 8.4.4 Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Value Chain Analysis, Power Generation 63
 8.4.5 Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Value Chain Analysis, Transformation 63
 8.5 Royal Dutch Shell Plc, SWOT Analysis 64
 8.5.1 Royal Dutch Shell Plc, SWOT Analysis, Overview 64
 8.5.2 Royal Dutch Shell Plc, SWOT Analysis, Strengths 65
 8.5.3 Royal Dutch Shell Plc, SWOT Analysis, Weaknesses 66
 8.5.4 Royal Dutch Shell Plc, SWOT Analysis, Opportunities 66
 8.5.5 Royal Dutch Shell Plc, SWOT Analysis, Threats 68
 8.6 Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Revenue Analysis 68
 8.6.1 Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Revenue by Segment 69
 8.6.2 Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Revenue by Geography 70
 8.7 Royal Dutch Shell plc, Financial and Operational Review 71
 8.7.1 Financial Statements 71
 8.7.2 Financial Ratios 72
 9 Profile of Total S.A. 73
 9.1 Total S.A., Key Information 73
 9.2 Total S.A., Company Overview 73
 9.3 Total S.A., Business Description 73
 9.3.1 Total S.A., Business Description, Business Overview 73
 9.3.2 Total S.A., Business Description, Chemicals 74
 9.3.3 Total S.A., Business Description, Downstream 75
 9.3.4 Total S.A., Business Description, Upstream 76
 9.3.5 Total S.A., Business Description, Major Products and Services 77
 9.4 Total S.A., Value Chain Analysis 80
 9.4.1 Total S.A., Value Chain Analysis, Upstream 80
 9.4.2 Total S.A., Value Chain Analysis, Midstream 81
 9.4.3 Total S.A., Value Chain Analysis, Downstream 82
 9.4.4 Total S.A., Value Chain Analysis, Retail 83
 9.5 Total S.A., SWOT Analysis 83
 9.5.1 Total S.A., SWOT Analysis, Overview 83
 9.5.2 Total S.A., SWOT Analysis, Strengths 84
 9.5.3 Total S.A., SWOT Analysis, Weaknesses 85
 9.5.4 Total S.A., SWOT Analysis, Opportunities 86
 9.5.5 Total S.A., SWOT Analysis, Threats 87
 9.6 Total S.A., Revenue Analysis 88
 9.6.1 Total S.A., Revenue by Segment 88
 9.6.2 Total S.A., Revenue by Geography 88
 9.7 Total S.A., Financial and Operational Review 90
 9.7.1 Financial Statements 90
 9.7.2 Financial Ratios 91
 10 Profile of A.P. Moller – Maersk AS 92
 10.1 A.P. Moller – Maersk AS, Key Information 92
 10.2 A.P. Moller – Maersk AS, Company Overview 92
 10.3 A.P. Moller – Maersk AS, Business Description 92
 10.3.1 A.P. Moller – Maersk AS, Business Description, Business Overview 92
 10.3.2 A.P. Moller – Maersk AS, Business Description, Container Shipping and Related Activities Segment 93
 10.3.3 A.P. Moller – Maersk AS, Business Description, Container Shipping and Related Activities Segment 94
 10.3.4 A.P. Moller – Maersk AS, Business Description, Oil and Gas Activities Segment 94
 10.3.5 A.P. Moller – Maersk AS, Business Description, Retail Activity Segment 95
 10.3.6 A.P. Moller – Maersk AS, Business Description, Shipyards, Other Industrial Companies, Interest in Danske Bank, etc., Segment 96
 10.3.7 A.P. Moller – Maersk AS, Business Description, Tankers, Offshore and Other Shipping Activities Segment 96
 10.4 A.P. Moller – Maersk AS, Value Chain Analysis 99
 10.4.1 A.P. Moller – Maersk AS, Value Chain Analysis, Upstream 99
 10.4.2 A.P. Moller – Maersk AS, Value Chain Analysis, Midstream 100
 10.5 A.P. Moller – Maersk AS, SWOT Analysis 101
 10.5.1 A.P. Moller – Maersk AS, SWOT Analysis, Overview 101
 10.5.2 A.P. Moller – Maersk AS, SWOT Analysis, Strengths 102
 10.5.3 A.P. Moller – Maersk AS, SWOT Analysis, Weaknesses 103
 10.5.4 A.P. Moller – Maersk AS, SWOT Analysis, Opportunities 104
 10.5.5 A.P. Moller – Maersk AS, SWOT Analysis, Threats 105
 10.6 A.P. Moller – Maersk AS, Revenue Analysis 106
 10.6.1 A.P. Moller – Maersk AS, Revenue by Segment 106
 10.6.2 A.P. Moller – Maersk AS, Revenue by Geography 107
 10.7 A.P. Moller – Maersk AS, Financial and Operational Review 108
 10.7.1 Financial Statements 108
 10.7.2 Financial Ratios 109
 10.8 A.P. Moller – Maersk AS, Operational Indicators 110
 11 Financial Deals Landscape 111
 11.1 Detailed Deal Summary 111
 11.1.1 Partnerships 111
 11.1.2 Asset Transactions 113
 12 Recent Developments 115
 12.1 License Awards 115
 12.1.1 Jan 26, 2009: Epsilon Wins Block 55 Concession In Oman 115
 12.1.2 Nov 23, 2008: Occidental Consortium Receives Gas Exploration And Development Licenses In Oman 115
 12.1.3 Jun 17, 2008: Circle Oil Granted Permission For Block 49 From Oman 116
 12.2 Strategy and Business Expansion 117
 12.2.1 Sep 11, 2008: PDO Signs Research Contract With GUtech 117
 12.2.2 Jun 16, 2008: PDO, Petrogas And OOC To Develop 18 Oilfields In Rima 118
 12.2.3 May 19, 2008: OGC Interested To Get Into Upstream Business 119
 12.2.4 Apr 21, 2008: Total To Bid For Oil Exploration Blocks In Oman 119
 12.2.5 Apr 18, 2008: PetroVietnam Proposes Fuel Cooperation With OOC 120
 12.3 Recent Discoveries 120
 12.3.1 Feb 10, 2009: PDO Finds Three New Oil Fields At Block 6 Concession In Oman 120
 12.3.2 Dec 12, 2008: Oilex Encounters Oil At Al Jumd-1 Well In Block 56, Oman 121
 12.4 Drilling and Production Updates 122
 12.4.1 Mar 12, 2009: Tethys Oil Updates On Farha South-3 Well In Block 3, Onshore Oman 122
 12.4.2 Mar 11, 2009: Oilex Updates On Al Jumd-1 Well In Block 56 Oman 122
 12.4.3 Feb 25, 2009: Oilex Updates On Al Jumd Test Program In Block 56, Oman 122
 12.4.4 Feb 17, 2009: RAK Petroleum Starts Production From West Bukha Field In Block 8 In Oman 123
 12.4.5 Feb 10, 2009: Tethys Starts Drilling Farhad South-3 In Oman 124
 12.5 Other Significant Developments 124
 12.5.1 Mar 24, 2009: Oiltanking Odfjell Opens Tank Terminal In Port Of Sohar, Oman 124
 12.5.2 Feb 23, 2009: Indago Petroleum Says Oman JV Settles Insurance Claim 125
 12.5.3 Feb 23, 2009: Oman’s Oil Output Increases By Over 6.4% In 2008 126
 12.5.4 Feb 13, 2009: Oman Not To Reduce Oil Production In 2009 127
 12.5.5 Feb 12, 2009: Daleel Announces Capital Expenditure For 2009 127
 12.6 New Contracts Announcements 128
 12.6.1 Feb 08, 2009: AHEC Wins Gas Pipeline Contract In Oman 128
 13 Appendix 129
 13.1 Methodology 129
 13.1.1 Coverage 129
 13.1.2 Secondary Research 130
 13.1.3 Primary Research 130
 13.1.4 E&P Forecasts 131
 13.1.5 Midstream Forecasts 132
 13.1.6 Expert Panel Validation 132
 13.2 Contact Us 133
 13.3 About GlobalData 133
 13.4 Disclaimer 133
 
 1.1 List of Tables
 Table 1: Oman, Historical and Forecasted Production and Consumption of Crude Oil, 1996-2020 13
 Table 2: Oman, Historical and Forecasted Export of Crude Oil, 1996-2020 15
 Table 3: Oman, Historical Reserves of Crude Oil, 1996-2008 17
 Table 4: Middle East, Investment Benchmarking, Overall Country Rankings, 2008 20
 Table 5: Middle East, Investment Benchmarking, Oil Sector Performance, 2008 23
 Table 6: Middle East, Investment Benchmarking, Economic Performance, 2008 28
 Table 7: Middle East, Country Standings, Economic Performance, 2008 28
 Table 8: Middle East, Investment Benchmarking, Socio-Political Performance, 2008 30
 Table 9: Middle East, Country Standings, Socio-Political Performance, 2008 31
 Table 10: Oman, Crude Oil Key Statistics, 2008 33
 Table 11: Oman, Total Gross Crude Oil Production (MMBBLs), 2001-2008 34
 Table 12: Oman, Gross Crude Oil Production (MMBBLs), by Assets, 2001-2008 35
 Table 13: Oman, Gross Equity Weighted Crude Oil Production (MMBBLs), by Company, 2001-2008 35
 Table 14: Oman, Market Share (%) based on Gross Equity Weighted Crude Oil Production, 2001-2008 37
 Table 15: Oman, Gross Crude Oil Production (MMBBLs), Forecast by Assets, 2009-2014 38
 Table 16: Oman, Forecasted Assets-wise Gross Revenue (000'$), 2009-2014 38
 Table 17: Oman, Projected Assets-wise Total Government Take (000'$), 2009-2014 39
 Table 18: Oman, Projected Assets-wise Total Contractor Take (000'$), 2009-2014 39
 Table 19: Oman, Active Oil Field Assets Details 40
 Table 20: Oman, Planned Oil Field Assets Details 40
 Table 21: Oman, Pipeline Key Statistics, 2008 41
 Table 22: Oman, Crude Oil Pipeline Length by Company (Km), 2008 41
 Table 23: Oman, Crude Oil Pipelines, 2008 42
 Table 24: Oman, Refinery Key Statistics, 2008 43
 Table 25: Oman Total Refining Capacity (MMTPA), 2000- 2013 43
 Table 26: Oman Refining Capacity Company-wise (MMTPA), 2000-2013 44
 Table 27: Oman, Crude Distillation Unit Capacity (MMTPA), 2000-2013 45
 Table 28: Oman, Fluid Catalytic Cracking Unit Capacity (MMTPA), 2000-2013 46
 Table 29: Oman, Total Oil and Chemicals Storage Capacity (Thousand M3), 2000- 2013 47
 Table 30: Oman ,Oil and Chemicals Storage Capacity Company-wise (Thousand M3), 2000-2013 48
 Table 31: Oman, Storage Capacity (Thousand M3), 2000-2013 50
 Table 32: Royal Dutch Shell plc, Key Facts 51
 Table 33: Royal Dutch Shell plc, SWOT Analysis 65
 Table 34: Royal Dutch Shell plc, Revenue by Segment, USD Million, 2003-2007 69
 Table 35: Royal Dutch Shell plc, Revenue by Geography, USD Million, 2003-2007 70
 Table 36: Royal Dutch Shell plc, Financial Statements, USD Million, 2003-2007 71
 Table 37: Royal Dutch Shell plc, Financial Ratios, USD Million, 2003-2007 72
 Table 38: TOTAL S.A., Key Facts 73
 Table 39: TOTAL S.A., SWOT Analysis 84
 Table 40: TOTAL S.A., Revenue by Segment, Euro Million, 2003-2007 88
 Table 41: TOTAL S.A., Revenue by Geography, Euro Million, 2003-2007 89
 Table 42: TOTAL S.A., Financial Statements, Euro Million, 2003-2007 90
 Table 43: TOTAL S.A., Financial Ratios, Euro Million, 2003-2007 91
 Table 44: A.P. Moller - Maersk A/S, Key Facts 92
 Table 45: A.P. Moller - Maersk A/S, SWOT Analysis 101
 Table 46: A.P. Moller - Maersk A/S, Revenue by Segment, DKK Million, 2003-2007 106
 Table 47: A.P. Moller - Maersk A/S, Revenue by Geography, DKK Million, 2003-2007 107
 Table 48: A.P. Moller - Maersk A/S, Financial Statements, DKK Million, 2003-2007 108
 Table 49: A.P. Moller - Maersk A/S, Financial Ratios, DKK Million, 2003-2007 109
 Table 50: A.P. Moller - Maersk A/S Operational Indicators, 2003-2007 110
 Table 51: Occidental Petroleum And Mubadala Development Forms Joint Venture With Oman Oil 111
 Table 52: IPIC Forms Joint Venture With Wintershall 112
 Table 53: Range Oil Terminates Farm-In Agreement To Acquire 50% Interest In Oil Block From Taqah Oil Exploration 113
 Table 54: Tethys Oil Acquires 3D Seismic Data On Block 15 Onshore Oman 114
 
 1.2 List of Figures
 Figure 1: Oman, Energy Sector Break-Up, 2008 11
 Figure 2: Oman, Crude Oil Production And Consumption (Thousand Barrels Per Day), 1996-2020 14
 Figure 3: Oman, Crude Oil Exports (Thousand Barrels Per Day), 1996-2020 16
 Figure 4: Oman, Crude Oil Reserves (Million Barrels), 1996-2008 18
 Figure 5: Middle East, Country Standings, Oil Sector Performance, by Reserves-Exploration & Production, 2008 24
 Figure 6: Middle East, Country Standings, Oil Sector Performance, by Production-Consumption & Refining, 2008 25
 Figure 7: Middle East, Country Standings, Exploration Blocks Awarded, 2008 26
 Figure 8: Middle East, Country Standings, Economic Performance, 2008 29
 Figure 9: Middle East, Country Standings, Socio-Political Performance, 2008 31
 Figure 10: Oman, Crude Oil Assets Map, 2008 33
 Figure 11: Oman, Total Gross Crude Oil Production (MMBBLs), 2001-2008 34
 Figure 12: Oman, Gross Equity Weighted Crude Oil Production (MMBBLs),by Company, 2001-2008 36
 Figure 13: Oman, Market Share (%) based on Gross Equity Weighted Crude Oil Production, 2008 37
 Figure 14: Oman Total Refining Capacity (MMTPA), 2000- 2013 44
 Figure 15: Oman Refining Capacity Company-wise (MMTPA), 2000-2013 45
 Figure 16: Oman, Total Oil and Chemicals Storage Capacity (Thousand M3), 2000- 2013 48
 Figure 17: Oman, Oil and Chemicals Storage Capacity Company-wise (Thousand M3), 2000-2013 49
 Figure 18: Royal Dutch Shell plc, Value Chain Analysis 60
 Figure 19: TOTAL S.A., Value Chain Analysis 80
 Figure 20: A.P. Moller - Maersk A/S, Value Chain Analysis 99
 Figure 21: GlobalData Methodology 129