New Research and Analysis Reports in the Global Energy Industry
Country profiles of supply, demand, regulation and infrastructure
European gas markets continue to experience rapid changes driven both by liberalization and new market entrants. Rising gas demand in Western European markets continues to offer growth opportunities.
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A management report that examines the changing structure of the power market and the key production trends and trade flows. This report provides an in-depth analysis of 17 Western European electricity markets, with detailed data on market fundamentals, infrastructure, national and regional legislation and supply/demand conditions. It outlines how the power markets of Europe vary widely in terms of maturity and examines the key governmental, legal and political influences on the sector.
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“Shell has the strongest refining presence in Europe with 13 refineries fully or partly owned followed by Total with 12 refineries fully or partly owned…” The European downstream industry is facing many challenges. Poor returns in recent years have made it unprofitable for oil refining companies to invest in upgrading refineries to process different crude oils, which will be necessary as North Sea production declines.
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“Between 1999 and 2007, the cumulative capacity of solar power grew by 962% to 12,374Mw. Between 2006 and 2007 alone, cumulative capacity grew by 45%…”
Solar power is on the verge of a major breakthrough in terms of short and mid-term deployment. In the longer term, several analyses have shown that solar energy could, albeit with enormous investment, eventually supply the greater part of global energy needs. Solar cell installation is being driven by incentives in several parts of the world and strong growth is expected to continue.
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“Eastern Europe witnessed the fastest growth in oil product consumption from 2004-2006 with a CAGR of 5.3% compared to 0.3% across all 21 countries analyzed in this report.”
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Europe’s downstream industry is experiencing changes in fuel consumption patterns. Demand for middle distillates is growing faster than any other major refined product. In addition, in Western Europe there has been a strong push for diesel-fueled passenger vehicles driven by fuel prices and taxes. This has also led to gasoline demand in Western Europe falling for the last seven years, producing surpluses of gasoline and blended stocks. In recent years, poor returns have made it unprofitable to invest in upgrading refineries to process different crude oils, which will be necessary as North Sea production declines.
The Western European Electricity Market Outlook is an updated management report that provides a comprehensive examination of the electricity market landscape in each of the major Western European markets and predicts future market trends. This report also provides an in-depth analysis of 19 highly dynamic Western European electricity markets, with detailed data on supply and demand balances. The country profiles also feature an overview of supply and demand, an examination of key governmental, legal and political influences on the sector and an analysis of international trading and infrastructure.
Use this report to identify and exploit new profit opportunities created by Western European electricity market expansion and anticipate future market risks.
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The European power and gas industry is in the midst of an unprecedented transformation; several factors are driving fundamental change in the industry such as liberalisation and increased competition, strategic mergers and acquisitions, the Emissions Trading System, convergence of gas and electricity and concerns about climate change and energy security. ‘The Top 10 European Utility Companies’ comprehensively analyses each of the forces that are shaping the industry’s future as well as the underlying long-term trends in the demand, supply and prices of power and gas in Europe.
This report provides detailed profiles of the top ten power and gas firms including their strengths, growth strategies, the challenges they face and business models for the top 20 companies. This new report will enable you to identify the critical success factors of the leading players, enhance your competitive strategies and exploit growth opportunities.
This 4-volume series is a result of a nine-month research program, conducting a global survey of protective relay usage patterns in the world’s electric power business. Findings from more than 200 North American utilities and from more than 40 international utilities from major countries around the world point up the continuation of trends first observed in the company’s earlier editions of the same study. The findings have been compiled into a series of four reports.
The percentage of digital relays in the mix of the millions of protective relays used by the world’s utilities continues to increase. Nearly 60% of the installed generator relays and more than one half of transmission line relays in North America are now digital units. The majority of all new and retrofit relays for all electric power grid protection and control applications being purchased for electric utility use are digital units. There continue to be several niche market opportunities for the application of electro-mechanical and solid state relays.
The oil and gas industry has witnessed a dramatic rise in oil prices since 2003; oil prices have been driven high by a combination of factors – mainly a rapid acceleration in oil consumption on the back of robust economic growth, juxtaposed with supply side constraints as oil production capacity is almost fully utilized. Lingering event risks such as terrorist strikes, political events or natural calamities that could lead to a disruption to global oil supply have also added a premium to oil prices. Strong oil prices have enabled large oil & gas companies to report record profits, which has not only earned them media attention but also the ire of consumers (and thus politicians) hit by high energy prices. Many countries, including the United States, have introduced or are considering imposing “windfall” taxes on oil & gas companies. Given the reliance on oil for meeting a nation’s energy requirements, interventions by local and national governments are fairly commonplace in the industry. Bolivia nationalized its gas reserves and Venezuela forced the international companies to cede control. In Europe, Gazprom’s decision to cut off Ukraine’s supplies sent ripples throughout Europe, which is heavily reliant on Russian gas. This report identifies the underlying long term trends in the industry and their implications for future energy demand and consumption. It also outlines the main drivers of oil prices and analyzes the global oil & gas reserves and consumption patterns. Finally, the report profiles the top ten oil & gas companies that are owned and managed by the private sector. For each company, a summary of the business model, strengths, strategies and challenges that the company faces will be analyzed. Companies, where the government owns more than 50% of the equity or exercises substantial control, have been excluded from the report.
About the Publisher: This report is offered by Energy Business Reports (www.EnergyBusinessReports.com), an energy industry think tank and leading source for energy industry information and research products.
The goal of the ongoing Mediterranean Ring project is to provide interconnection of electric power transmission grids among the countries and regions that encircle the Mediterranean Sea. This, in turn, will increase energy security in the entire region, and enable more efficient power flows at lower costs and with a need for fewer power plants to meet rapidly increasing demand for electricity in the southern and eastern Mediterranean regions. The concept involves linking electric power grids from Spain to Morocco through the remaining Maghreb (North African and Western Arab) countries, on to Egypt and the Mashreq, (Eastern Arab) countries, and from there up to Turkey. From Turkey the Ring would then link back into the European grid via Greece or through the newly interconnected Eastern European country grids.
The European Union nations have taken the lead in assisting the Mediterranean region in its quest to be synchronously interconnected to the European grid. The objectives of such a huge system of electric power interconnections include these:
1) Provide increased levels of energy security to participating nations;
2) Defer or avoid construction of new power plants by importing/exporting electric power
among nations;
3) Balance the load and the demand for electric power across the region; and,
4) Cut back on the primary electricity reserve requirements within each country.