TABLE OF CONTENTS
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 2
Market value 2
Market value forecast 2
Market volume 2
Market volume forecast 2
Geography segmentation 2
Introduction 16
What is this report about? 16
Who is the target reader? 16
How to use this report 16
Definitions 16
Global Natural Gas Production 17
Market Overview 17
Market Data 18
Market Segmentation 20
Market outlook 21
Five forces analysis 23
Natural Gas Production in Asia-Pacific 29
Market Overview 29
Market Data 30
Market Segmentation 32
Market outlook 33
Five forces analysis 35
Natural Gas Production in Europe 41
Market Overview 41
Market Data 42
Market Segmentation 44
Market outlook 45
Five forces analysis 47
Natural Gas Production in France 53
Market Overview 53
Market Data 54
Market Segmentation 56
Market outlook 57
Five forces analysis 59
Macroeconomic indicators 65
Natural Gas Production in Germany 67
Market Overview 67
Market Data 68
Market Segmentation 70
Market outlook 71
Five forces analysis 73
Macroeconomic indicators 79
Natural Gas Production in Japan 81
Market Overview 81
Market Data 82
Market Segmentation 84
Market outlook 85
Five forces analysis 87
Macroeconomic indicators 93
Natural Gas Production in The United Kingdom 95
Market Overview 95
Market Data 96
Market Segmentation 98
Market outlook 99
Five forces analysis 101
Macroeconomic indicators 107
Natural Gas Production in The United States 109
Market Overview 109
Market Data 110
Market Segmentation 112
Market outlook 113
Five forces analysis 115
Macroeconomic indicators 121
Company Profiles 123
Leading companies 123
Appendix 212
Methodology 212

LIST OF TABLES
Table 1: Global natural gas production industry value: $ billion, 2007–11 18
Table 2: Global natural gas production industry volume: billion units, 2007–11 19
Table 3: Global natural gas production industry geography segmentation: $ billion, 2011 20
Table 4: Global natural gas production industry value forecast: $ billion, 2011–16 21
Table 5: Global natural gas production industry volume forecast: billion units, 2011–16 22
Table 6: Asia-Pacific natural gas production industry value: $ billion, 2007–11 30
Table 7: Asia–Pacific natural gas production industry volume: billion units, 2007–11 31
Table 8: Asia–Pacific natural gas production industry geography segmentation: $ billion, 2011 32
Table 9: Asia-Pacific natural gas production industry value forecast: $ billion, 2011–16 33
Table 10: Asia–Pacific natural gas production industry volume forecast: billion units, 2011–16 34
Table 11: Europe natural gas production industry value: $ billion, 2007–11 42
Table 12: Europe natural gas production industry volume: billion units, 2007–11 43
Table 13: Europe natural gas production industry geography segmentation: $ billion, 2011 44
Table 14: Europe natural gas production industry value forecast: $ billion, 2011–16 45
Table 15: Europe natural gas production industry volume forecast: billion units, 2011–16 46
Table 16: France natural gas production industry value: $ billion, 2007–11 54
Table 17: France natural gas production industry volume: billion units, 2007–11 55
Table 18: France natural gas production industry geography segmentation: $ billion, 2011 56
Table 19: France natural gas production industry value forecast: $ billion, 2011–16 57
Table 20: France natural gas production industry volume forecast: billion units, 2011–16 58
Table 21: France size of population (million), 2007–11 65
Table 22: France gdp (constant 2000 prices, $ billion), 2007–11 65
Table 23: France gdp (current prices, $ billion), 2007–11 65
Table 24: France inflation, 2007–11 66
Table 25: France consumer price index (absolute), 2007–11 66
Table 26: France exchange rate, 2007–11 66
Table 27: Germany natural gas production industry value: $ billion, 2007–11 68
Table 28: Germany natural gas production industry volume: billion units, 2007–11 69
Table 29: Germany natural gas production industry geography segmentation: $ billion, 2011 70
Table 30: Germany natural gas production industry value forecast: $ billion, 2011–16 71
Table 31: Germany natural gas production industry volume forecast: billion units, 2011–16 72
Table 32: Germany size of population (million), 2007–11 79
Table 33: Germany gdp (constant 2000 prices, $ billion), 2007–11 79
Table 34: Germany gdp (current prices, $ billion), 2007–11 79
Table 35: Germany inflation, 2007–11 80
Table 36: Germany consumer price index (absolute), 2007–11 80
Table 37: Germany exchange rate, 2007–11 80
Table 38: Japan natural gas production industry value: $ billion, 2007–11 82
Table 39: Japan natural gas production industry volume: billion units, 2007–11 83
Table 40: Japan natural gas production industry geography segmentation: $ billion, 2011 84
Table 41: Japan natural gas production industry value forecast: $ billion, 2011–16 85
Table 42: Japan natural gas production industry volume forecast: billion units, 2011–16 86
Table 43: Japan size of population (million), 2007–11 93
Table 44: Japan gdp (constant 2000 prices, $ billion), 2007–11 93
Table 45: Japan gdp (current prices, $ billion), 2007–11 93
Table 46: Japan inflation, 2007–11 94
Table 47: Japan consumer price index (absolute), 2007–11 94
Table 48: Japan exchange rate, 2007–11 94
Table 49: United Kingdom natural gas production industry value: $ billion, 2007–11 96
Table 50: United Kingdom natural gas production industry volume: billion units, 2007–11 97
Table 51: United Kingdom natural gas production industry geography segmentation: $ billion, 2011 98
Table 52: United Kingdom natural gas production industry value forecast: $ billion, 2011–16 99
Table 53: United Kingdom natural gas production industry volume forecast: billion units, 2011–16 100
Table 54: United Kingdom size of population (million), 2007–11 107
Table 55: United Kingdom gdp (constant 2000 prices, $ billion), 2007–11 107
Table 56: United Kingdom gdp (current prices, $ billion), 2007–11 107
Table 57: United Kingdom inflation, 2007–11 108
Table 58: United Kingdom consumer price index (absolute), 2007–11 108
Table 59: United Kingdom exchange rate, 2007–11 108
Table 60: United States natural gas production industry value: $ billion, 2007–11 110
Table 61: United States natural gas production industry volume: billion units, 2007–11 111
Table 62: United States natural gas production industry geography segmentation: $ billion, 2011 112
Table 63: United States natural gas production industry value forecast: $ billion, 2011–16 113
Table 64: United States natural gas production industry volume forecast: billion units, 2011–16 114
Table 65: United States size of population (million), 2007–11 121
Table 66: United States gdp (constant 2000 prices, $ billion), 2007–11 121
Table 67: United States gdp (current prices, $ billion), 2007–11 121
Table 68: United States inflation, 2007–11 122
Table 69: United States consumer price index (absolute), 2007–11 122
Table 70: United States exchange rate, 2007–11 122
Table 71: OAO Gazprom: key facts 123
Table 72: OAO Gazprom: key financials ($) 125
Table 73: OAO Gazprom: key financials (RUB) 125
Table 74: OAO Gazprom: key financial ratios 125
Table 75: Petroleos de Venezuela S.A. (PDVSA): key facts 127
Table 76: Petroleos de Venezuela S.A. (PDVSA): key financials ($) 128
Table 77: Petroleos de Venezuela S.A. (PDVSA): key financial ratios 129
Table 78: Exxon Mobil Corporation: key facts 131
Table 79: Exxon Mobil Corporation: key financials ($) 132
Table 80: Exxon Mobil Corporation: key financial ratios 132
Table 81: OJSC Rosneft Oil Company: key facts 134
Table 82: OJSC Rosneft Oil Company: key financials ($) 135
Table 83: OJSC Rosneft Oil Company: key financial ratios 135
Table 84: GAIL (India) Limited: key facts 137
Table 85: GAIL (India) Limited: key financials ($) 138
Table 86: GAIL (India) Limited: key financials (Rs.) 138
Table 87: GAIL (India) Limited: key financial ratios 138
Table 88: Mitsubishi Corporation: key facts 140
Table 89: Mitsubishi Corporation: key financials ($) 142
Table 90: Mitsubishi Corporation: key financials (¥) 143
Table 91: Mitsubishi Corporation: key financial ratios 143
Table 92: SK Holdings Co, Ltd: key facts 145
Table 93: CNOOC Limited: key facts 147
Table 94: CNOOC Limited: key financials ($) 148
Table 95: CNOOC Limited: key financials (CNY) 148
Table 96: CNOOC Limited: key financial ratios 149
Table 97: GDF Suez SA: key facts 151
Table 98: GDF Suez SA: key financials ($) 156
Table 99: GDF Suez SA: key financials (€) 156
Table 100: GDF Suez SA: key financial ratios 156
Table 101: Eni SpA: key facts 158
Table 102: Eni SpA: key financials ($) 160
Table 103: Eni SpA: key financials (€) 160
Table 104: Eni SpA: key financial ratios 160
Table 105: Total SA: key facts 162
Table 106: Total SA: key financials ($) 164
Table 107: Total SA: key financials (€) 164
Table 108: Total SA: key financial ratios 165
Table 109: E.ON AG: key facts 167
Table 110: E.ON AG: key financials ($) 170
Table 111: E.ON AG: key financials (€) 170
Table 112: E.ON AG: key financial ratios 170
Table 113: RWE AG: key facts 172
Table 114: RWE AG: key financials ($) 174
Table 115: RWE AG: key financials (€) 174
Table 116: RWE AG: key financial ratios 175
Table 117: Wintershall Holding GmbH: key facts 177
Table 118: Mainova AG: key facts 179
Table 119: Mainova AG: key financials ($) 180
Table 120: Mainova AG: key financials (€) 180
Table 121: Mainova AG: key financial ratios 181
Table 122: Osaka Gas Co., Ltd.: key facts 183
Table 123: Osaka Gas Co., Ltd.: key financials ($) 184
Table 124: Osaka Gas Co., Ltd.: key financials (¥) 184
Table 125: Osaka Gas Co., Ltd.: key financial ratios 185
Table 126: Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd.: key facts 187
Table 127: Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd.: key financials ($) 188
Table 128: Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd.: key financials (¥) 188
Table 129: Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd.: key financial ratios 188
Table 130: BP Plc: key facts 190
Table 131: BP Plc: key financials ($) 193
Table 132: BP Plc: key financial ratios 193
Table 133: ConocoPhillips: key facts 195
Table 134: ConocoPhillips: key financials ($) 197
Table 135: ConocoPhillips: key financial ratios 197
Table 136: Royal Dutch Shell plc: key facts 199
Table 137: Royal Dutch Shell plc: key financials ($) 201
Table 138: Royal Dutch Shell plc: key financial ratios 201
Table 139: BG Group plc: key facts 203
Table 140: BG Group plc: key financials ($) 204
Table 141: BG Group plc: key financials (£) 205
Table 142: BG Group plc: key financial ratios 205
Table 143: XTO Energy, Inc.: key facts 207
Table 144: Anadarko Petroleum Corporation: key facts 208
Table 145: Anadarko Petroleum Corporation: key financials ($) 209
Table 146: Anadarko Petroleum Corporation: key financial ratios 210

LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1: Global natural gas production industry value: $ billion, 2007–11 18
Figure 2: Global natural gas production industry volume: billion units, 2007–11 19
Figure 3: Global natural gas production industry geography segmentation: % share, by value, 2011 20
Figure 4: Global natural gas production industry value forecast: $ billion, 2011–16 21
Figure 5: Global natural gas production industry volume forecast: billion units, 2011–16 22
Figure 6: Forces driving competition in the global natural gas production industry, 2011 23
Figure 7: Drivers of buyer power in the global natural gas production industry, 2011 24
Figure 8: Drivers of supplier power in the global natural gas production industry, 2011 25
Figure 9: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the global natural gas production industry, 2011 26
Figure 10: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the global natural gas production industry, 2011 27
Figure 11: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the global natural gas production industry, 2011 28
Figure 12: Asia-Pacific natural gas production industry value: $ billion, 2007–11 30
Figure 13: Asia–Pacific natural gas production industry volume: billion units, 2007–11 31
Figure 14: Asia–Pacific natural gas production industry geography segmentation: % share, by value, 2011 32
Figure 15: Asia-Pacific natural gas production industry value forecast: $ billion, 2011–16 33
Figure 16: Asia–Pacific natural gas production industry volume forecast: billion units, 2011–16 34
Figure 17: Forces driving competition in the natural gas production industry in Asia-Pacific, 2011 35
Figure 18: Drivers of buyer power in the natural gas production industry in Asia-Pacific, 2011 36
Figure 19: Drivers of supplier power in the natural gas production industry in Asia-Pacific, 2011 37
Figure 20: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the natural gas production industry in Asia-Pacific, 2011 38
Figure 21: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the natural gas production industry in Asia-Pacific, 2011 39
Figure 22: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the natural gas production industry in Asia-Pacific, 2011 40
Figure 23: Europe natural gas production industry value: $ billion, 2007–11 42
Figure 24: Europe natural gas production industry volume: billion units, 2007–11 43
Figure 25: Europe natural gas production industry geography segmentation: % share, by value, 2011 44
Figure 26: Europe natural gas production industry value forecast: $ billion, 2011–16 45
Figure 27: Europe natural gas production industry volume forecast: billion units, 2011–16 46
Figure 28: Forces driving competition in the natural gas production industry in Europe, 2011 47
Figure 29: Drivers of buyer power in the natural gas production industry in Europe, 2011 48
Figure 30: Drivers of supplier power in the natural gas production industry in Europe, 2011 49
Figure 31: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the natural gas production industry in Europe, 2011 50
Figure 32: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the natural gas production industry in Europe, 2011 51
Figure 33: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the natural gas production industry in Europe, 2011 52
Figure 34: France natural gas production industry value: $ billion, 2007–11 54
Figure 35: France natural gas production industry volume: billion units, 2007–11 55
Figure 36: France natural gas production industry geography segmentation: % share, by value, 2011 56
Figure 37: France natural gas production industry value forecast: $ billion, 2011–16 57
Figure 38: France natural gas production industry volume forecast: billion units, 2011–16 58
Figure 39: Forces driving competition in the natural gas production industry in France, 2011 59
Figure 40: Drivers of buyer power in the natural gas production industry in France, 2011 60
Figure 41: Drivers of supplier power in the natural gas production industry in France, 2011 61
Figure 42: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the natural gas production industry in France, 2011 62
Figure 43: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the natural gas production industry in France, 2011 63
Figure 44: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the natural gas production industry in France, 2011 64
Figure 45: Germany natural gas production industry value: $ billion, 2007–11 68
Figure 46: Germany natural gas production industry volume: billion units, 2007–11 69
Figure 47: Germany natural gas production industry geography segmentation: % share, by value, 2011 70
Figure 48: Germany natural gas production industry value forecast: $ billion, 2011–16 71
Figure 49: Germany natural gas production industry volume forecast: billion units, 2011–16 72
Figure 50: Forces driving competition in the natural gas production industry in Germany, 2011 73
Figure 51: Drivers of buyer power in the natural gas production industry in Germany, 2011 74
Figure 52: Drivers of supplier power in the natural gas production industry in Germany, 2011 75
Figure 53: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the natural gas production industry in Germany, 2011 76
Figure 54: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the natural gas production industry in Germany, 2011 77
Figure 55: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the natural gas production industry in Germany, 2011 78
Figure 56: Japan natural gas production industry value: $ billion, 2007–11 82
Figure 57: Japan natural gas production industry volume: billion units, 2007–11 83
Figure 58: Japan natural gas production industry geography segmentation: % share, by value, 2011 84
Figure 59: Japan natural gas production industry value forecast: $ billion, 2011–16 85
Figure 60: Japan natural gas production industry volume forecast: billion units, 2011–16 86
Figure 61: Forces driving competition in the natural gas production industry in Japan, 2011 87
Figure 62: Drivers of buyer power in the natural gas production industry in Japan, 2011 88
Figure 63: Drivers of supplier power in the natural gas production industry in Japan, 2011 89
Figure 64: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the natural gas production industry in Japan, 2011 90
Figure 65: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the natural gas production industry in Japan, 2011 91
Figure 66: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the natural gas production industry in Japan, 2011 92
Figure 67: United Kingdom natural gas production industry value: $ billion, 2007–11 96
Figure 68: United Kingdom natural gas production industry volume: billion units, 2007–11 97
Figure 69: United Kingdom natural gas production industry geography segmentation: % share, by value, 2011 98
Figure 70: United Kingdom natural gas production industry value forecast: $ billion, 2011–16 99
Figure 71: United Kingdom natural gas production industry volume forecast: billion units, 2011–16 100
Figure 72: Forces driving competition in the natural gas production industry in the United Kingdom, 2011 101
Figure 73: Drivers of buyer power in the natural gas production industry in the United Kingdom, 2011 102
Figure 74: Drivers of supplier power in the natural gas production industry in the United Kingdom, 2011 103
Figure 75: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the natural gas production industry in the United Kingdom, 2011 104
Figure 76: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the natural gas production industry in the United Kingdom, 2011 105
Figure 77: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the natural gas production industry in the United Kingdom, 2011 106
Figure 78: United States natural gas production industry value: $ billion, 2007–11 110
Figure 79: United States natural gas production industry volume: billion units, 2007–11 111
Figure 80: United States natural gas production industry geography segmentation: % share, by value, 2011 112
Figure 81: United States natural gas production industry value forecast: $ billion, 2011–16 113
Figure 82: United States natural gas production industry volume forecast: billion units, 2011–16 114
Figure 83: Forces driving competition in the natural gas production industry in the United States, 2011 115
Figure 84: Drivers of buyer power in the natural gas production industry in the United States, 2011 116
Figure 85: Drivers of supplier power in the natural gas production industry in the United States, 2011 117
Figure 86: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the natural gas production industry in the United States, 2011 118
Figure 87: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the natural gas production industry in the United States, 2011 119
Figure 88: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the natural gas production industry in the United States, 2011 120
Figure 89: OAO Gazprom: revenues & profitability 126
Figure 90: OAO Gazprom: assets & liabilities 126
Figure 91: Petroleos de Venezuela S.A. (PDVSA): revenues & profitability 129
Figure 92: Petroleos de Venezuela S.A. (PDVSA): assets & liabilities 130
Figure 93: Exxon Mobil Corporation: revenues & profitability 133
Figure 94: Exxon Mobil Corporation: assets & liabilities 133
Figure 95: OJSC Rosneft Oil Company: revenues & profitability 136
Figure 96: OJSC Rosneft Oil Company: assets & liabilities 136
Figure 97: GAIL (India) Limited: revenues & profitability 139
Figure 98: GAIL (India) Limited: assets & liabilities 139
Figure 99: Mitsubishi Corporation: revenues & profitability 143
Figure 100: Mitsubishi Corporation: assets & liabilities 144
Figure 101: CNOOC Limited: revenues & profitability 149
Figure 102: CNOOC Limited: assets & liabilities 150
Figure 103: GDF Suez SA: revenues & profitability 157
Figure 104: GDF Suez SA: assets & liabilities 157
Figure 105: Eni SpA: revenues & profitability 161
Figure 106: Eni SpA: assets & liabilities 161
Figure 107: Total SA: revenues & profitability 165
Figure 108: Total SA: assets & liabilities 166
Figure 109: E.ON AG: revenues & profitability 171
Figure 110: E.ON AG: assets & liabilities 171
Figure 111: RWE AG: revenues & profitability 175
Figure 112: RWE AG: assets & liabilities 176
Figure 113: Mainova AG: revenues & profitability 181
Figure 114: Mainova AG: assets & liabilities 182
Figure 115: Osaka Gas Co., Ltd.: revenues & profitability 185
Figure 116: Osaka Gas Co., Ltd.: assets & liabilities 186
Figure 117: Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd.: revenues & profitability 189
Figure 118: Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd.: assets & liabilities 189
Figure 119: BP Plc: revenues & profitability 193
Figure 120: BP Plc: assets & liabilities 194
Figure 121: ConocoPhillips: revenues & profitability 198
Figure 122: ConocoPhillips: assets & liabilities 198
Figure 123: Royal Dutch Shell plc: revenues & profitability 201
Figure 124: Royal Dutch Shell plc: assets & liabilities 202
Figure 125: BG Group plc: revenues & profitability 205
Figure 126: BG Group plc: assets & liabilities 206
Figure 127: Anadarko Petroleum Corporation: revenues & profitability 210
Figure 128: Anadarko Petroleum Corporation: assets & liabilities 211