taking a closer look at the gulf region

Taking a closer look at the Gulf region

Rudolf Huber

Head of Business Development, EconGas GmbH

Rotterdam, 4 March 2009

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The next twist

And another change

What's left now?

Is there light at the end of the tunnel?

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Domination of LNG

Big enough?

Innovator?

Central position?

Wishful thinking

Markets create flexibility

Operational needs

World moves quick

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Sheer potential

Reserves, reserves, …

Size does matter

Problems just as big

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Not a natural LNG player

No stranded gas

Political reasons

Pipe competition

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Exporter turns importer

No unity there

Subsidies, subsidies, …

No energy efficiency

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Uses of LNG

Very, very peaky

The storage conundrum

Any alternative?

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Anything to spare

Domestic market

Unconventional (sour) gas

Leftovers for LNG?

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End of the sellers market

Unnatural

Markets always react

When does it bite?

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Geographies

Asset?

Liability?

The force of a position

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And now …?

End of carefree living?

Markets counterattack

Next great thing around the corner?

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Marketing LNG – not only BBD

Deal with buyers hardship

Real partnership

Markets evaporate (US, India, …)

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What's the LNG premium

Noble form of gas?

Any value in flexibility?

Who needs my gas more?

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A commodity?

Not freely tradable

No transparent quotes

Relationship driven

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Cost of going downstream

Not HQ driven

Growing complexity of market

Service is our success

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Partnership – still an issue

Demand destruction

Financability of projects

Flexibility realized

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The nanosecond LNG world

Market conditions change on a whim

Myriads of new players

Sound fundamentals help

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