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Status and outlook for shale gas and tight oil development in the U.S.

for Platts – North American Crude Marketing Conference March 01, 2013 | Houston, TX by Adam Sieminski, Administrator

Annual Energy Outlook 2013 projections to 2040

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• Growth in energy production outstrips consumption growth

• Crude oil production rises sharply over the next decade

• Motor gasoline consumption reflects more stringent fuel economy standards

• The U.S. becomes a net exporter of natural gas in the early 2020s

• U.S. energy-related carbon dioxide emissions remain below their 2005 level through 2040

U.S. energy use grows slowly over the projection reflecting improving energy efficiency and slow, extended economic recovery

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U.S. primary energy consumption quadrillion Btu

Adam Sieminski , Platts, March 01, 2013

History Projections 2011

36%

20%

26%

8% 8%

1%

32%

28%

19%

11%

9% 2%

Shares of total U.S. energy

Nuclear

Oil and other liquids

Liquid biofuels

Natural gas

Coal

Renewables (excluding liquid biofuels)

2000

23%

39%

24%

6% 8%

Source: EIA, Annual Energy Outlook 2013 Early Release

U.S. Shale Gas


Theory Experiment Practice

These three drivers impact resource estimation metrics differently over time in an iterative process


Geology

Technology

Economics

Resources in Place

Technically Recoverable Resources (TRR)

Economically Recoverable Resources (ERR)

Well-level data, incl. estimated ultimate recovery (EUR)

Thermal maturity Pressure Formation depth

Drilling costs Recompletions

Price of gas

P

Q


• average initial production (IP) rate per well

• average decline curve (can vary by region and vintage)

• IP & decline curve define the Estimated Ultimate Recovery (EUR) per well

Other parameters

• drilling and operating costs

• number of active rigs

• how many wells a rig can drill (rig efficiency)

• well spacing

EIA’s focus is on the timing of production; the modeling focuses on these parameters

Technically recoverable natural gas resources reflect new information, a combination of assessments and EIA updates

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U.S. dry gas resources trillion cubic feet

Source: EIA, Annual Energy Outlook 2013 Early Release AEO Edition

2,327

304

543

1,479

*Alaska resource estimates prior to AEO2009 reflect resources from the North Slope that were not included in previously published documentation.

Unproved shale gas Unproved other gas (including Alaska* and offshore) Proved reserves (all types and locations)

Benchmark to USGS

2011 Marcellus Assessment


U.S. wet natural gas proved reserves, 1980-2010


trillion cubic feet

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration

0

50

100

150

200

250

300

350

1980 1983 1986 1989 1992 1995 1998 2001 2004 2007 2010

U.S. Total

Lower 48 Onshore

Federal Offshore

Alaska


EIA fits well production data to hyperbolic decline curves to estimate EUR

1985 vertical well

EUR=1.41 bcf

2004 vertical well EUR=0.46 bcf

2011 horizontal well EUR=1.76 bcf

( ) b1

tDb1QQ

i

it ××+=

Classic hyperbolic decline curve (Arps 1945):

Source: HPDI data from horizontal wells in the Newark East field in the Barnett Shale; EIA analysis

An average well in shale gas and other continuous resource plays can also have steep decline curves, which require continued drilling to grow production

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million cubic feet per year

Source: EIA, Annual Energy Outlook 2012

1


For example: Oil production by monthly vintage of wells in the Williston Basin

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Source: DrillingInfo history through August 2012, EIA Short-Term Energy Outlook, February 2013 forecast


Domestic production of shale gas has grown dramatically over the past few years

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shale gas production (dry) billion cubic feet per day

Sources: LCI Energy Insight gross withdrawal estimates as of January 2013 and converted to dry production estimates with EIA-calculated average gross-to-dry shrinkage factors by state and/or shale play.


Shale gas leads growth in total gas production through 2040

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U.S. dry natural gas production trillion cubic feet


Associated with oil Coalbed methane

Tight gas

Shale gas

Alaska

Non-associated onshore

Non-associated offshore

Projections History 2011


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U.S. dry gas consumption trillion cubic feet


Projections History

Industrial*

Electric power

Commercial

Residential

Transportation**

33%

14%

6%

32%

12%

33%

19%

3%

31%

13%

*Includes combined heat-and-power and lease and plant fuel. **Includes pipeline fuel.

Gas to liquids 2%

Natural gas consumption is quite dispersed with electric power, industrial, and transportation use driving future demand growth


0.0

0.5

1.0

1.5

2.0

2.5

3.0

1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 2025 2030 2035 2040

Growth of natural gas in transportation led by heavy duty trucks (LNG) and gas to liquids (diesel)… marine and rail to come?

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U.S. natural gas consumption quadrillion Btu

Pipeline fuel

Light-duty vehicles

2011 History Projections

95%

3%

1%

1%

28%

38%

3%

31%

1% Buses

Freight trucks

Gas to liquids

Note: Gas to liquids includes heat, power, and losses. Source: EIA, Annual Energy Outlook 2013 Early Release


Total natural gas exports nearly quadruple by 2040 in the AEO2013 Reference case

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U.S. natural gas exports trillion cubic feet


Alaska LNG exports

Exports to Mexico

Exports to Canada

Lower 48 LNG exports


Domestic natural gas production grows faster than consumption and the U.S. becomes a net exporter of natural gas around 2020

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U.S. dry gas trillion cubic feet



Consumption

Domestic supply

Net imports


U.S. Tight Oil

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U.S. crude oil and lease condensate resources in non-prohibited areas billion barrels

(1) The USGS reduced NPR-A resource estimates, which is responsible for the lower AEO2013 Alaska resources. (2) Prior to AEO2009, resources in Pacific, Atlantic, and Eastern GOM OCS were under moratoria and not included. (3) Includes shale oil. Prior to AEO2011, tight oil is included in unproved other lower-48 onshore category.

Multiple factors have contributed to U.S. crude oil resource estimate increases over the years, with tight oil contributing recently


23.8

48.6

41.6

16.5

67.0

25.2

222.6


U.S. crude oil plus condensate proved reserves, 1980-2010


billion barrels

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

1980 1983 1986 1989 1992 1995 1998 2001 2004 2007 2010

U.S. Total

Lower 48 Onshore

Federal Offshore

Alaska

Domestic production of tight oil has grown dramatically over the past few years

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tight oil production for select plays million barrels per day

Source: Drilling Info (formerly HPDI), Texas RRC, North Dakota department of mineral resources, and EIA, through October 2012.


U.S. tight oil production leads a growth in domestic production of 2.6 million barrels per day between 2008 and 2019

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U.S. crude oil production million barrels per day

Source: EIA, Annual Energy Outlook 2013 Early Release and Short-Term Energy Outlook, February 2013

0

2

4

6

8

1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 2025 2030 2035 2040


Alaska

Tight oil

Other lower 48 onshore

Lower 48 offshore

STEO Feb. 2013 U.S. crude oil projection


U.S. petroleum product exports exceeded imports in 2011 for first time in over six decades

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annual U.S. net exports of total petroleum products, 1949 – 2011 million barrels per day

Source: EIA, Petroleum Supply Monthly

-4

-3

-2

-1

0

1

2

3

4

1949 1955 1961 1967 1973 1979 1985 1991 1997 2003 2009

imports

exports

net exports

net product exporter


U.S. dependence on imported liquids depends on both supply and demand

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U.S. liquid fuel supply million barrels per day


Consumption

Domestic supply

Net imports 45%

37%


60%

2005


Light-duty vehicle liquids consumption is lower primarily due to more stringent CAFE standards


light-duty vehicle liquids consumption million barrels per day


AEO2012

AEO2013

Reference case oil price initially drops and then rises steadily, but there is uncertainty about the future trajectory

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Annual average spot price of Brent crude oil 2011 dollars per barrel


High Oil Price

Low Oil Price

Reference



Global liquids supply increases 26 percent with regional market shares relatively stable

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Global liquids supply million barrels per day



OPEC

Other non-OECD

OECD

44%

25%

31%

40%

26%

34%


Global tight oil production comparisons

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Source: Preliminary International Energy Outlook 2013, BP Energy Outlook 2030

million barrels per day

BP Energy Outlook 2030 IEO2013 DRAFT


Uncertainties that could slow global growth of shale gas and tight oil


• Resource quantities and distribution

• Surface vs. mineral rights

• Risk appetite of industry participants

• Infrastructure and technology

• Environmental constraints

Changing electricity generation mix in AEO2012 reference case and carbon fee allowance side cases

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U.S. electricity net generation trillion kilowatthours

Source: EIA, Annual Energy Outlook 2012

Natural gas

2012 Reference Case $15 Carbon Fee $25 Carbon Fee

Renewables

Nuclear

Coal

Natural gas Natural gas

Renewables

Renewables Nuclear

Nuclear Coal

Coal

2010

24%

10%

20%

45%

28%

15%

18%

38%

34%

22%

27%

16%

34%

23%

38%

4%


For more information

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