Medium-term gas market report 2014 : market analysis and forecasts to 2019

MEDIUM-TERM GAS MARKET REPORT 2014
 FOREWORD
 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
 TABLE OF CONTENTS
 List of figures
 List of tables
 List of boxes
 List of maps
 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
 Gas grows more slowly than other fuels in 2013
 Gas is on its way to cross the 4 000 bcm mark by 2020
 OECD regions feed 40% of supply growth, the FSU region falls behind
 The Asian price stalemate: who blinks first?
 DEMAND
 Summary
 Recent trends
 World gas demand: An abnormal year?
 OECD regions: The illusion of the déjà vu
 Power generation
 Residential/commercial sector
 Industry. Non-OECD regions: China dwarfs all other developmentsMedium-term gas demand forecasts
 Assumptions and methodology
 World gas demand is on its way to exceed 4 000 bcm by 2020
 OECD regions
 OECD Europe: Buckle up for a tough ride in the next two years
 A rosy outlook for OECD Americas?
 OECD Asia Oceania: beware of coal!
 Special focus: Use of gas for road transport and shipping
 Shipping
 Non-OECD regions
 China
 Non-OECD Asia (excluding China)
 The Middle East
 Africa
 The FSU and non-OECD Europe
 Latin America
 References
 SUPPLY
 Summary
 Recent trends
 OECD gas production. Non-OECD gas productionGlobal unconventional gas developments
 The 2013 picture
 Medium-term supply forecasts
 Assumptions and methodology
 World gas supply: Russia lags behind in terms of growth
 Global unconventional gas developments
 Middle East
 Could Iran enter the club of major exporters?
 In Iraq, the Kurdistan Regional Government is looking at gas exports
 European output will lose 25 bcm over 2013-19
 The Netherlands: seeking a balance between security of supply and safety
 The FSU region
 Russia
 Other FSU countries
 North America: NGLs are a major pillar of gas production growth. NGLs as production drivers of natural gasPrice formation of NGL products
 Each liquid has its own market
 NGLs: an increasingly competitive market
 New strategic alliances
 The US Gulf Coast as the centre of the NGLs boom
 The United States as a major NGL exporter
 Expansion of Panama Canal will allow increased NGLs trade with Asia
 China cements its position as one of the largest natural gas producers
 Non-OECD Asia (excluding China)
 2014 could be a pivotal point for Indonesia's ailing natural gas industry
 Is the revival of Malaysia's natural gas industry attainable?
 Africa. Algeria is unlikely to meet its ambitious plansEgypt's "bust and bust" cycle
 Latin America: Developing gas resources is still a hurdle
 Brazil
 Argentina
 Bolivia
 References
 TRADE
 Summary
 Recent trends in global trade
 Global LNG trade stalls, boosting pipeline imports
 LNG developments: Asia dominates, Latin America fights back
 Re-exports are becoming a European speciality
 Shipping and shipping rates
 Ukraine, five years after January 2009
 The situation in 2014
 Alternative sources of supply for Europe
 The implications for Europe
 Global trade to surge by one-third over 2013-19.