Brazil Petroleum and Natural Gas Market Outlook to 2016 - Opportunities in Pre-Salt Region

The report titled “Brazil’s Petroleum and Natural Gas Market Outlook to 2016” provides a comprehensive analysis of market size of petroleum and natural gas industry on the basis of petroleum industry and natural gas industry. The analysis of Brazil’s petroleum industry is provided on the basis of the market size, exports and imports and segmentation; by states, by refineries, and by refining derivatives. The natural gas industry analysis is based on market size, imports as well as the refining process and segmentation; by states, by off-shore and on-shore.

The report also provides competitive landscape and profile of major players operating in both, the petroleum and the natural gas industry along with the future projections of the industry.

Brazil’s petroleum production has experienced a steady growth in the past few years, reaching ~ million boe (barrels of oil equivalent) per day in 2011. Brazil contributed ~% in world’s natural gas production in 2011, an increase of ~% as compared to 2010. The production of natural gas in 2011 reached ~ thousand boe per day.

Brazil’s proven reserves reached ~ billion boe which placed the country at ~th position in the world’s ranking of reserves. The proven reserves of natural gas amounted for ~ trillion cubic meters and contributed about ~% to the world’s total proven reserves of natural gas. The total refining capacity in world is around ~ thousand boe per day, out of which Brazil contribute ~%, which translates into ~ thousand boe per day.

The contribution of gasoline in 2011 was ~% of the total petroleum production. The production of gasoline has increased from ~ thousand boe per day in 2005 to ~ thousand boe per day in 2011, at a CAGR of ~%.

The market size of diesel oil for the year 2011 was ~ million boe, which had increased by ~% from 2010. The production of diesel oil has been growing at a CAGR of ~% from 2005 -2011.

The production of petroleum by petrobras was ~ million boe per day in 2011, thus making petrobras the largest producer of petroleum in Brazil. The volume of natural gas produced by petrobras in 2011 was ~ thousand boe per day, thus contributing ~% in the overall volume of natural gas produced in the country. Shell Brazil was the first foreign petroleum producer in the country and was joined by Chevron, Repsol, BP Energy, Anadarko, El Paso, Galp Energia, Repsol, Statoil, BG Group, Sinopec, ONGC, and TNK-BO.

The petroleum and natural gas industry is expected to grow at a CAGR of ~% from 2012 to 2016. The petroleum production is anticipated to grow at a CAGR of ~% and the natural gas production is expected to grow at a CAGR of ~% from 2012 to 2016.

Key Topics Covered in the Report:

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• ;Market size of Brazil’s petroleum and natural gas industry, on the basis of volume
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• ;The Government regulation in Brazil’s petroleum and natural gas industry
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• ;Market size and the imports and exports of Brazil’s petroleum industry, on the basis of volume
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• ;Brazil’s petroleum industry market segmentation, according to the states, refineries and according to refining process and the refining process of petroleum
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• ;Market size and the imports and exports of petroleum derivatives (gasoline, fuel oil, LPG, kerosene, diesel oil and other derivatives) in Brazil, on the basis of volume
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• ;Market size of natural gas used for reinjection, natural gas burned and consumed in production process and the natural gas available and the refining process of natural gas
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• ;The imports of natural gas in Brazil
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• ;Market segmentation of natural gas industry, according to the states and the regions, showcasing the volume produced by them
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• ;The trends and development in the past and their effect on the Brazil’s petroleum and natural gas industry
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• ;The future outlook, cause and effect of various factors which have an impact on the industry and the future projections of both the petroleum industry and the natural gas industry
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• ;The market share of major players in the petroleum and natural gas industry and the company profiles of these major players
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• ;The historical and the projected trends in the macro-economic indicators, which had an impact on the petroleum and natural gas industry of Brazil.
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