Natural Gas Report Available

Dublin, Sep 06, 2010 (M2 PRESSWIRE via COMTEX) --

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/30b9de/natural_gas_indust) has announced the addition of the "Natural Gas Industry to 2016 - Abundance of Unconventional Gas Changing the Industry Landscape" report to their offering.

Natural Gas Industry to 2016 - Abundance of Unconventional Gas Changing the Industry Landscape. The study, which is an offering from the companys Energy Research Group, provides an in-depth analysis of the natural gas market across the world and highlights the various concerns, shifting trends and major players in the region. The report provides forecasts for the exploration and production industry, natural gas pipeline industry, natural gas storage industry, unconventional resources and production and consumption analysis till 2016. The report also provides consumption forecasts in different geographic regions. The report provides in-depth analysis of the key trends and challenges in the natural gas market across the world. An analysis of the competitive scenario of the different segments is provided. The report is built using the data and information sourced from proprietary databases, primary and secondary research and in-house analysis by a team of industry experts.

Unconventional Natural Gas Will Account for Majority of Natural Gas Supply and will be the key driver of Natural gas production growth in North America

The North American natural gas industry is expected to witness a steady growth in production from 72.4 Bcf/d in 2008 to 82.1 Bcf/d in 2020, at an AAGR of 1.2%. The unconventional natural gas is expected to account for 52% of the total production in 2020. In US, the unconventional natural gas already accounts for approximately 50% of the production. By 2020, the share is expected to increase to 58%. In Canada, the unconventional natural gas production is expected to account for 30% of the production in 2002, up from approximately 5% share in 2008.

North America Natural Gas Industry, Growth In Natural Gas Production, Bcf/d, 2008-20

Shale gas plays are expected to be the prime drivers of growth in North Americas natural gas production. The six major shale gas plays in North America namely Antrim, Barnett, Woodford, Haynesville, Fayetteville, Marcellus and Horn River are together expected to produce approximately 19.6 Bcf/d in 2020 with over 50% of this production coming from Haynesville and Barnett shale plays.

Key Topics Covered:

- 1 Contents

- 2 The Future of the Natural Gas Industry to 2016

- 3 Overview of the Natural Gas Industry

- 4 Global Natural Gas Industry - Key Issues And Challenges

- 5 Global Natural Gas Exploration and Production Industry to 2016

- 6 Global Natural Gas Pipelines Industry to 2016

- 7 Global LNG Industry to 2016

- 8 Economics of Transporting Gas through LNG and Pipeline

- 9 Global Natural Gas Storage Industry To 2016

- 10 Global Natural Gas Consumption To 2016

- 11 Unconventional Natural Gas Industry

- 12 Appendix

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