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Thomas Schlaak
Otto Waterlander
Amsterdam Düsseldorf
Otto Waterlander Thomas Schlaak
Partner Partner
+31-20-504-1950 +49-211-3890-245
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players must address fundamental MARKET the onset of international gas trade in
the 1960s.
questions on risks, and sourcing
and supply portfolios.
The resulting oversupply sent gas prices
tumbling in spot markets. Still, in Europe
and Asia, long-term contracts indexing
Since the recession of 2008–2009, gas prices to oil prices are prevalent. And
global natural gas markets have with oil trading again in a range of US$70
been in turmoil. That may be an to $90, a significant gap has opened
understatement: in 2009, demand up between depressed gas prices on the
Exhibit 1
World Gas Demand
119
112
(3.9) -6%
(3.5)
Exhibit 2
Regional Gas Prices, 2007-2010
45
25
20
15
10
0
Jan 2007 Jan 2008 Jan 2009 Jan 2010
tcf bcm
114 3,200
3,100
109 Demand
Pre-final investment decision
3,000 U.S. unconventionals
Unconventionals
104 2,900 LNG
Conventionals
Current production
2,800 ˜5%-10% surplus 2% growth per year
99
2,700
94 2,600
0 0
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Exhibit 4
Gas Production from Unconventional Sources
7
High case
420 15 6
5
EIA base case Unconven-
280 10 4
U.S. Tight gas tionals
3 Shale gas Coal bed methane
140 5 2
1 Decreasing production
Asia costs for unconventionals
0 0 0 Supply
2000 2010 2020 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 tcf
0 280 560 840 980 bcm
Exhibit 5
Marginal Cost of Producing One MWh of Power
140
Natural gas combined cycle (NGCC)
(with gas at average German
120 border long-term contract)
Coal-fired plant (with coal at northwest
100 Europe steam coal market price)
NGCC (with gas at TTF spot price)
80
60
40
20
0
4/05 1/06 1/07 1/08 1/09 12/09
60
Gas (NGCC)
40
Coal (Powdered Coal)
20
Current CO2 costs
Exhibit 7
Worldwide Gas Demand Development if Gas Replaces Coal in Power Generation
tcf bcm
129 3,600
Europe: additional demand
in power generation
U.S.: additional demand in
3,400
power generation
117
Post-recession at historic
3,200
growth rate
Pre-recession forecast without
3,000
105 shift of coal to gas
Supply
2,800
93
2,600
0 0
2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020
Source: IEA; Oil & Gas Journal; Booz & Company Global Gas Model
Exhibit 8
Moving from Long-Term Oil Indexed Contracts to Spot Market Transactions and Pricing
Diversifying
Asset Specificity
Gas Application