Overview:

Summary
 
 This profile is the essential source for top-level energy industry data and information. The report provides an overview of the gas industry in Nigeria. 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 gas assets (gas fields, pipelines, LNG terminals and underground gas storage facilities) in Nigeria. The report also analyses the fiscal regime relevant to the gas assets in Nigeria and compares the investment environment in Nigeria with other countries in the region. The profiles of the major companies operating in the gas sector in Nigeria 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 gas industry 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 Nigeria Gas Markets Investment Opportunities, Market Analysis and Forecasts to 2020 for the period 1995-2020.
 - Operator and equity details for major gas assets in Nigeria Gas 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 Nigeria Gas Markets Investment Opportunities, Market Analysis and Forecasts to 2020’s gas 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 Nigeria Gas 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 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 Nigeria Energy Sector 11
 2.1 Nigeria Energy Sector, Market Overview 11
 2.2 Nigeria Energy Sector, Natural Gas 12
 2.2.1 Nigeria Natural Gas, Overview 12
 2.2.2 Nigeria Natural Gas, Supply and Demand Balance 12
 2.2.3 Nigeria Natural Gas, Regulatory Structure 18
 2.2.4 Nigeria Natural Gas, Infrastructure 18
 3 Nigeria Fiscal Regime 21
 3.1 Nigeria Petroleum Fiscal Environment 21
 3.2 License Terms 22
 3.3 Key Fiscal Terms 25
 3.4 Sample Cashflows Calculations 29
 4 Nigeria Gas Upstream Investment Environment Benchmarking 30
 4.1 Introduction 30
 4.2 The Overall Ranking 30
 4.3 Upstream Fiscal Attractiveness 31
 4.3.1 Maximum Government Take Index 32
 4.3.2 Fiscal Flexibility 32
 4.3.3 Maximum State Participation 33
 4.3.4 Maximum Domestic Market Obligation 33
 4.4 Gas Sector Performance 33
 4.4.1 Exploration Activity 35
 4.4.2 Gas Production 36
 4.4.3 Gas Reserves 36
 4.4.4 Gas Consumption 37
 4.5 Economic Performance 37
 4.5.1 GDP Growth Index 38
 4.5.2 FDI Confidence Index 38
 4.5.3 Balance of Trade Index 39
 4.6 Socio-Political Performance 39
 4.6.1 Democracy Index 41
 4.6.2 Governance Index 41
 5 Nigeria Exploration and Production Sector 42
 5.1 Nigeria Exploration and Production Sector, Country Snapshot 42
 5.1.1 Nigeria Exploration and Production Sector, Key Data 42
 5.1.2 Nigeria Exploration and Production Sector, Natural Gas Assets Map 42
 5.2 Nigeria Exploration and Production Sector, Marketed Natural Gas Production 43
 5.2.1 Nigeria Exploration and Production Sector, Marketed Natural Gas-Historical Production 43
 5.2.2 Nigeria Exploration and Production Sector, Marketed Natural Gas Production by Assets 44
 5.2.3 Nigeria Exploration and Production Sector, Marketed Equity Weighted Natural Gas Production by Company 45
 5.2.4 Nigeria Exploration and Production Sector, Market Share based on Marketed Natural Gas Production 46
 5.3 Nigeria Exploration and Production Sector, Marketed Natural Gas Forecasts 48
 5.3.1 Nigeria Exploration and Production Sector, Marketed Natural Gas Forecasted Production 48
 5.3.2 Nigeria Exploration and Production Sector, Gross Revenue Forecast 48
 5.3.3 Nigeria Exploration and Production Sector, Government Take Forecast 49
 5.3.4 Nigeria Exploration and Production Sector, Contractor Take Forecast 49
 5.4 Nigeria Exploration And Production Sector, Natural Gas Asset Details 50
 5.4.1 Nigeria Exploration And Production Sector, Planned Natural Gas Asset Details 50
 6 Nigeria Pipeline Sector 51
 6.1 Nigeria Pipeline Sector, Key Data 51
 6.2 Nigeria Pipeline Sector, An Overview 51
 6.3 Nigeria Pipeline Sector, Comparision of Key Natural Gas Pipeline Companies 51
 6.4 Nigeria Pipeline Sector, Natural Gas Pipelines 53
 7 Nigeria LNG Gas Sector 54
 7.1 Nigeria LNG Gas Sector, Liquefaction 54
 7.1.1 Nigeria LNG Gas Sector, Liquefaction, Total Liquefaction Capacity 54
 7.1.2 Nigeria LNG Gas Sector, Liquefaction Capacity- Wise (Million Tonnes) Market Share By Company 55
 7.1.3 Nigeria LNG Gas Sector, Asset- Wise Liquefaction Capacity 56
 8 Profile of Royal Dutch Shell Plc 57
 8.1 Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Key Information 57
 8.2 Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Company Overview 57
 8.3 Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Business Description 57
 8.3.1 Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Business Description, Overview 57
 8.3.2 Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Business Description, Chemicals 58
 8.3.3 Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Business Description, Corporate and Others 59
 8.3.4 Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Business Description, Exploration and Production 59
 8.3.5 Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Business Description, Gas and Power 61
 8.3.6 Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Business Description, Oil Products 63
 8.3.7 Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Business Description, Oil Sands 65
 8.4 Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Value Chain Analysis 66
 8.4.1 Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Value Chain Analysis, Upstream 66
 8.4.2 Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Value Chain Analysis, Midstream 67
 8.4.3 Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Value Chain Analysis, Retail 68
 8.4.4 Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Value Chain Analysis, Power Generation 69
 8.4.5 Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Value Chain Analysis, Transformation 69
 8.5 Royal Dutch Shell Plc, SWOT Analysis 70
 8.5.1 Royal Dutch Shell Plc, SWOT Analysis, Overview 70
 8.5.2 Royal Dutch Shell Plc, SWOT Analysis, Strengths 71
 8.5.3 Royal Dutch Shell Plc, SWOT Analysis, Weaknesses 71
 8.5.4 Royal Dutch Shell Plc, SWOT Analysis, Opportunities 72
 8.5.5 Royal Dutch Shell Plc, SWOT Analysis, Threats 73
 8.6 Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Revenue Analysis 74
 8.6.1 Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Revenue by Segment 74
 8.6.2 Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Revenue by Geography 75
 8.7 Royal Dutch Shell plc, Financial and Operational Review 76
 8.7.1 Financial Statements 76
 8.7.2 Financial Ratios 77
 9 Profile of Exxon Mobil Corporation 78
 9.1 Exxon Mobil Corporation, Key Information 78
 9.2 Exxon Mobil Corporation, Company Overview 78
 9.3 Exxon Mobil Corporation, Business Description 78
 9.3.1 Exxon Mobil Corporation, Business Description, Overview 78
 9.3.2 Exxon Mobil Corporation, Business Description, Chemical 78
 9.3.3 Exxon Mobil Corporation, Business Description, Downstream 80
 9.3.4 Exxon Mobil Corporation, Business Description, Upstream 82
 9.4 Exxon Mobil Corporation, Value Chain Analysis 84
 9.4.1 Exxon Mobil Corporation, Value Chain Analysis, Upstream 84
 9.4.2 Exxon Mobil Corporation, Value Chain Analysis, Midstream 85
 9.4.3 Exxon Mobil Corporation, Value Chain Analysis, Downstream 86
 9.4.4 Exxon Mobil Corporation, Value Chain Analysis, Retail 86
 9.5 Exxon Mobil Corporation, SWOT Analysis 86
 9.5.1 Exxon Mobil Corporation, SWOT Analysis, Overview 86
 9.5.2 Exxon Mobil Corporation, SWOT Analysis, Strengths 87
 9.5.3 Exxon Mobil Corporation, SWOT Analysis, Weaknesses 89
 9.5.4 Exxon Mobil Corporation, SWOT Analysis, Opportunities 91
 9.5.5 Exxon Mobil Corporation, SWOT Analysis, Threats 92
 9.6 Exxon Mobil Corporation, Revenue Analysis 94
 9.6.1 Exxon Mobil Corporation, Revenue by Segment 94
 9.6.2 Exxon Mobil Corporation, Revenue by Geography 94
 9.7 Exxon Mobil Corporation, Financial and Operational Review 96
 9.7.1 Financial Statements 96
 9.7.2 Financial Ratios 97
 10 Profile Of Eni S.p.A. 98
 10.1 Eni S.p.A., Key Facts 98
 10.2 Eni S.p.A., Company Overview 98
 10.3 Eni S.p.A., Business Description 98
 10.3.1 Eni S.p.A., Business Description, Business Overview 98
 10.3.2 Eni S.p.A., Business Description, Engineering and Construction 99
 10.3.3 Eni S.p.A., Business Description, Exploration & Production 100
 10.3.4 Eni S.p.A., Business Description, Gas & Power 101
 10.3.5 Eni S.p.A., Business Description, Others 103
 10.3.6 Eni S.p.A., Business Description, Petrochemicals 103
 10.3.7 Eni S.p.A., Business Description, Refining and Marketing 104
 10.4 Eni S.p.A., Value Chain Analysis 106
 10.4.1 Eni S.p.A., Value Chain Analysis, Upstream 106
 10.4.2 Eni S.p.A., Value Chain Analysis, Midstream 107
 10.4.3 Eni S.p.A., Value Chain Analysis, Downstream 108
 10.4.4 Eni S.p.A., Value Chain Analysis, Retail 109
 10.5 Eni S.p.A., SWOT Analysis 109
 10.5.1 Eni S.p.A., SWOT Analysis, Overview 109
 10.5.2 Eni S.p.A., SWOT Analysis, Strengths 110
 10.5.3 Eni S.p.A., SWOT Analysis, Weaknesses 111
 10.5.4 Eni S.p.A., SWOT Analysis, Opportunities 113
 10.5.5 Eni S.p.A., SWOT Analysis, Threats 114
 10.6 Eni S.p.A., Revenue Analysis 115
 10.6.1 Eni S.p.A., Revenue by Segment 115
 10.6.2 Eni S.p.A., Revenue by Geography 116
 10.7 Eni S.p.A., Financial and Operational Review 118
 10.7.1 Financial Statements 118
 10.7.2 Financial Ratios 119
 11 Financial Deals Landscape 120
 11.1 Detailed Deal Summary 120
 11.1.1 Acquisition 120
 11.1.2 Partnerships 123
 11.1.3 Asset Transactions 128
 12 Recent Developments 146
 12.1 License Awards 146
 12.1.1 Mar 23, 2009: GAIL Being Chosen By Nigeria For Gas Reserves Development 146
 12.1.2 Mar 23, 2009: Oando Wins ROW Approval For South East Gas Pipeline Project In Nigeria 146
 12.2 Strategy and Business Expansion 147
 12.2.1 Feb 25, 2009: Total, Gazprom Plans To Participate In Sahara Gas Pipeline Venture 147
 12.3 Recent Discoveries 148
 12.3.1 Mar 23, 2009: Addax Petroleum Finds Oil At Awo Omamma In Nigeria 148
 12.3.2 Feb 17, 2009: NPDC Finds Three Gas Wells At Oredo Near Benin In Edo State, Nigeria 149
 12.4 Drilling and Production Updates 149
 12.4.1 Mar 31, 2009: Nigeria LNG Receives Gas From Shell's Feeder Plants, Soku 149
 12.4.2 Mar 27, 2009: NNPC Crude Oil Earnings Drops By 50% 150
 12.4.3 Mar 13, 2009: Mart Resources Announces Second Test Results On UMU-5 Well In Umusadege Field, Onshore Nigeria 151
 12.4.4 Mar 11, 2009: ERHC Energy Announces Progress Toward Drilling On JDZ Block 4 In Nigeria 152
 12.4.5 Mar 05, 2009: Total's Akpo Gas And Condensate Field Offshore Nigeria Commences Production 152
 12.4.6 Feb 19, 2009: Providence Resources Prepares Development Plan For Aje Field In OML113, Offshore Nigeria 153
 12.5 Other Significant Developments 153
 12.5.1 Mar 31, 2009: Eterna Oil & Gas To Invest NGN4 Billion In LNG Development 153
 12.5.2 Mar 30, 2009: KNOC Moves To Court Over Nigeria Oil Blocks 154
 12.5.3 Mar 25, 2009: Total To Commission Akpo Field By June 2009 155
 12.5.4 Mar 24, 2009: Total Spots First LNG Cargo To Sabine Pass Terminal In Mid-April 2009 156
 12.5.5 Mar 19, 2009: Nigeria Picks 15 Energy Companies For Gas Projects 157
 12.5.6 Mar 18, 2009: Nigeria To Boost Oil Production By 2013 157
 12.5.7 Mar 17, 2009: Nigeria LNG Renews Maintenance Services Contract With Baker/OTSN 159
 12.5.8 Mar 16, 2009: Nigeria Assures Completion Of West Africa Gas Pipeline Project In 2010 159
 12.5.9 Mar 12, 2009: Nigeria Allocates $60 Billion For Oil And Gas Projects 161
 12.5.10 Mar 10, 2009: Mart Resources Announces Initial Test Results On UMU-5 Well In Umusadege Field, Onshore Nigeria 162
 12.5.11 Mar 09, 2009: Nigeria To Bring In New Legislation For Restructuring Its Oil And Gas Sector 163
 12.5.12 Mar 04, 2009: Shell Confirms Explosions On Trans Escravos Pipeline In Delta State, Nigeria 164
 12.5.13 Mar 03, 2009: Shell Closes Oil Installations In Nigeria 165
 12.5.14 Mar 01, 2009: Nigeria To Sell Four Oil Refineries For Raising Funds 165
 12.5.15 Feb 26, 2009: Total Yet To Make Final Investment Decision On Brass LNG Project In Nigeria 166
 12.5.16 Feb 25, 2009: NNPC Signs MCA For Investment In Upstream Projects 166
 12.5.17 Feb 24, 2009: Nigeria Imports 85% Of Its Petroleum Product Needs 168
 12.5.18 Feb 16, 2009: Hardy Updates On Its Operations In India And Nigeria 168
 12.6 New Contracts Announcements 171
 12.6.1 Mar 24, 2009: Total To Supply Apko Gas To Nigeria LNG 171
 13 Appendix 173
 13.1 Methodology 173
 13.1.1 Coverage 173
 13.1.2 Secondary Research 174
 13.1.3 Primary Research 174
 13.1.4 E&P Forecasts 175
 13.1.5 Midstream Forecasts 176
 13.1.6 Expert Panel Validation 176
 13.2 Contact Us 177
 13.3 About GlobalData 177
 13.4 Disclaimer 177
 
 1.1 List of Tables
 Table 1: Nigeria, Historical and Forecasted Production and Consumption of Natural Gas, 1996-2020 13
 Table 2: Nigeria, Historical Export of Natural Gas, 1996-2020. 15
 Table 3: Nigeria, Historical Reserves of Natural Gas, 1996-2008. 17
 Table 4: Nigeria Natural Gas, Pipelines 19
 Table 5: Nigeria, Crude Oil and Natural Gas, Exploration commitment, 2007 24
 Table 6: Nigeria, Crude Oil and Natural Gas, offshore Royalty Rate For PSC Contracts, 2007 25
 Table 7: Nigeria, Crude Oil and Natural Gas, Royalty Rate For Joint Venture Contracts, 2007 26
 Table 8: Nigeria, Crude Oil and Natural Gas, Profit Oil/Gas, 2007 27
 Table 9: Nigeria, Crude Oil and Natural Gas, Investment tax credit, 2007 28
 Table 10: West Africa, Investment Benchmarking, Overall Country Rankings, 2008 30
 Table 11: West Africa, Investment Benchmarking, Upstream Fiscal Attractiveness, 2008 31
 Table 12: West Africa, Investment Benchmarking, Gas Sector Performance, 2008 33
 Table 13: West Africa, Investment Benchmarking, Economic Performance, 2008 37
 Table 14: West Africa, Country Standings, Economic Performance, 2008 37
 Table 15: West Africa, Investment Benchmarking, Socio-Political Performance, 2008 39
 Table 16: West Africa, Country Standings, Socio-Political Performance, 2008 40
 Table 17: Nigeria, Natural Gas Key Statistics, 2008 42
 Table 18: Nigeria, Total Marketed Natural Gas Production (MMcf), 2001-2008 43
 Table 19: Nigeria, Marketed Natural Gas Production (MMcf), by Assets, 2001-2008 44
 Table 20: Nigeria, Marketed Equity Weighted Natural Gas Production (MMcf), by Company, 2001-2008 45
 Table 21: Nigeria, Market Share (%) based on Marketed Natural Gas Production, 2001- 2008 46
 Table 22: Nigeria, Marketed Natural Gas Production(MMcf), Forecast by Assets, 2009-2014 48
 Table 23: Nigeria, Forecasted Assets-wise Gross Revenue (000'$), 2009-2014 48
 Table 24: Nigeria, Projected Assets-wise Total Government Take (000'$), 2009-2014 49
 Table 25: Nigeria, Projected Assets-wise Total Contractor Take (000'$), 2009-2014 49
 Table 26: Nigeria, Planned Gas Field Assets Details 50
 Table 27: Nigeria, Pipeline Key Statistics, 2008 51
 Table 28: Nigeria , Natural Gas Pipeline Length by Company (Km), 2008 51
 Table 29: Nigeria, Natural Gas Pipelines, 2008 53
 Table 30: Nigeria Total Liquefaction Capacity (Million Tonnes), 2000-2015 54
 Table 31: Nigeria Total Liquefaction Capacity (Million Tonnes), 2000-2015 54
 Table 32: Nigeria Liquefaction Capacity, Company- Wise (Million Tonnes), 2000-2015 55
 Table 33: Nigeria Liquefaction Capacity, Company- Wise (Million Tonnes), 2000-2015 55
 Table 34: Nigeria, Liquefaction Capacity (Million Tonnes), 2000-2015 56
 Table 35: Royal Dutch Shell plc, Key Facts 57
 Table 36: Royal Dutch Shell plc, SWOT Analysis 70
 Table 37: Royal Dutch Shell plc, Revenue by Segment, USD Million, 2003-2007 75
 Table 38: Royal Dutch Shell plc, Revenue by Geography, USD Million, 2003-2007 75
 Table 39: Royal Dutch Shell plc, Financial Statements, USD Million, 2003-2007 76
 Table 40: Royal Dutch Shell plc, Financial Ratios, USD Million, 2003-2007 77
 Table 41: Exxon Mobil Corporation, Key Facts 78
 Table 42: Exxon Mobil Corporation, SWOT Analysis 87
 Table 43: Exxon Mobil Corporation, Revenue by Segment, USD Million, 2003-2007 94
 Table 44: Exxon Mobil Corporation, Revenue by Geography, USD Million, 2003-2007 95
 Table 45: Exxon Mobil Corporation, Financial Statements, USD Million, 2003-2007 96
 Table 46: Exxon Mobil Corporation, Financial Ratios, USD Million, 2003-2007 97
 Table 47: Eni S.p.A., Key Facts 98
 Table 48: Eni S.p.A., SWOT Analysis 110
 Table 49: Eni S.p.A., Revenue by Segment, Euro Million, 2003-2007 116
 Table 50: Eni S.p.A., Revenue by Geography, Euro Million, 2003-2007 117
 Table 51: Eni S.p.A., Financial Statements, Euro Million, 2003-2007 118
 Table 52: Eni S.p.A., Financial Ratios, Euro Million, 2003-2007 119
 Table 53: White Nile To Acquire PA Energy Africa 120
 Table 54: IndianOil And Oil India Acquire 50% Stake In Suntera Nigeria OPL 205 From Suntera Resources 121
 Table 55: Essar Oil Plan To Acquire Port Harcourt Refining Company 122
 Table 56: Gazprom And Nigerian National Petroleum To Form Joint Venture 123
 Table 57: Gazprom To Form A Joint Venture With Nigerian National Petroleum 124
 Table 58: Afren And Global Energy Company Form Joint Venture 125
 Table 59: Hyundai Heavy And Nigerian National Petroleum Form Joint Venture 126
 Table 60: Eni Partners With Nigerian National Petroleum 127
 Table 61: Moni Pulo Petroleum Acquires Three New Oil Blocks 128
 Table 62: Oando Acquires 15% Stake In Two Blocks From Agip 129
 Table 63: Oando To Acquire 30% Interest In Akepo Oil Field From Exile Resources 131
 Table 64: Total To Acquire Interest In Exploration Blocks OPL 285 And OPL 279 132
 Table 65: Total Signs Agreement With OMEL To Acquire Interests In OPL 279 And 285 Blocks 133
 Table 66: Energem Resources To Sell Its 30% Interest In Fuel Product Tank Farm 134
 Table 67: Addax Petroleum Acquires Shallow Water Exploration License OPL227 In Nigeria 135
 Table 68: Total To Acquire Stake In Blocks OPL-279 And OPL-285 From ONGC Mittal Energy 136
 Table 69: Hardy Oil and Gas Sells 20% Interest In Oza Field To Emerald Energy Resources 137
 Table 70: Afren Enters Into A Farm-In Agreement With Oriental Energy Resources 138
 Table 71: Total Acquires 40% Interest In OPL 257 License From Conoil Producing 139
 Table 72: Oando Acquires 49.8% Stake In Two Blocks From Shell 140
 Table 73: Addax Petroleum To Acquire 40% Interest In JDZ Block 1 From Esso Exploration and Production 142
 Table 74: Elf Petroleum Nigeria Acquires 36% Interest In Oil Prospecting Lease (OPL) 247 143
 Table 75: Elf Petroleum Nigeria Acquires 40% Interest In Offshore Oil Mining Lease From Conoil Producing 144
 Table 76: Syntroleum Sells Its Exploration And Production Holdings To Energy Equity Resources 145
 
 1.2 List of Figures
 Figure 1: Nigeria, Energy Sector break-up, 2008 11
 Figure 2: Nigeria, Natural Gas Production And Consumption (Billion Cubic Feet), 1996-2020 14
 Figure 3: Nigeria, Natural Gas Exports (Billion Cubic Feet), 1996-2020 16
 Figure 4: Nigeria, Natural Gas Reserves (Billion Cubic Feet), 1996-2008. 18
 Figure 5: West Africa, Country Standings, Upstream Fiscal Attractiveness, 2008 32
 Figure 6: West Africa, Country Standings, Gas Sector Performance, by Reserves-Exploration & Production, 2008 34
 Figure 7: West Africa, Country Standings, Gas Sector Performance, by Production & Consumption, 2008 35
 Figure 8: West Africa, Country Standings, Exploration Blocks Awarded, 2008 36
 Figure 9: West Africa, Country Standings, Economic Performance, 2008 38
 Figure 10: West Africa, Country Standings, Socio-Political Performance, 2008 40
 Figure 11: Nigeria, Natural Gas Assets Map, 2008 42
 Figure 12: Nigeria, Total Marketed Natural Gas Production (MMcf), 2001-2008 43
 Figure 13: Nigeria, Marketed Equity Weighted Natural Gas Production (MMcf), by Company, 2001-2008 46
 Figure 14: Nigeria, Market Share (%) based on Marketed Natural Gas Production, 2008 47
 Figure 15: Nigeria , Natural Gas Pipeline Length by Company (Km), 2008 52
 Figure 16: Royal Dutch Shell plc, Value Chain Analysis 66
 Figure 17: Exxon Mobil Corporation, Value Chain Analysis 84
 Figure 18: Eni S.p.A., Value Chain Analysis 106
 Figure 19: GlobalData Methodology 173