Sedigas - Annual Report 2.007

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Exports

While gas pipeline exports from Canada to the United States increased significantly in 2007 to about 103.5 bcm, the main suppliers to Europe (Russia and Algeria) saw their sales to the Continent decline, due to the lower demand mentioned earlier. Algerian gas deliveries declined about 10%, particularly via the gas pipelines to Italy.

INTERNATIONAL NATURAL GAS TRADE. EXPORTING COUNTRIES (10⁹ m³)

North America
Canada
USA
Central and S. America
Argentina
Bolivia
Trinidad and Tobago
Europe-OCDE (1)
Norwey
The Nederlands
UK
Germany
East Euorope and CEI(*)
Russian Fed.
Turkmenistan
Africa
Argelia
Egypt
Libia
Nigeria
Middle East
Abu Dhabi
Iran
Oman
Qatar
Asia-Oceania
Indonesia
Malaysia
Australia
Myanmar
WORLD TOTAL
(*) Trade among CIS states

2003

118,4
98,9
19,5
23,4
6,5
5,0
11,9
145,6
70,8
42,0
15,2
11,0
250,6
194,3
38,6
73,1
60,2
0,4
0,8
11,8
48,0
11,9
3,5
9,4
19,2
91,7
39,4
25,0
10,5
7,1
750,7
106,5

2004

126,3
102,1
24,2
29,7
7,8
7,9
13,9
157,6
74,6
48,4
12,0
12,5
274,0
211,2
38,5
74,5
59,7
1,1
1,2
12,6
55,1
12,7
3,6
10,6
24,2
95,8
35,8
28,6
11,7
7,5
812,9
115,8

2005

125,3
104,7
20,6
31,4
6,9
10,2
14,0
165,4
81,4
46,8
9,2
15,8
293,6
240,7
45,5
91,1
65,3
8,3
5,5
12,0
58,4
12,3
4,3
10,6
27,1
99,5
36,3
30,3
14,9
8,9
864,6
129,7

2006

120,7
99,8
20,9
33,2
6,1
10,8
16,3
169,6
84,0
48,6
9,9
14,7
290,4
237,2
45,0
104,7
61,6
16,9
8,4
17,6
66,5
12,3
5,7
12,9
31,1
101,0
34,4
29,8
18,0
9,0
886,1
128,3

2007

130,5
107,3
23,2
34,1
2,6
11,7
18,1
171,3
86,1
49,5
10,4
14,6
280,5
225,8
47,0
109,1
59,4
15,7
9,9
21,2
75,8
12,8
6,2
13,1
39,3
103,6
32,6
31,6
20,2
9,9
904,4
n.d.

Distri.(%)

14,4
11,9
2,6
3,8
0,3
1,3
2,0
18,9
9,5
5,5
1,1
1,6
31,0
25,0
5,2
12,1
6,6
1,7
1,1
2,3
8,4
1,4
0,7
1,4
4,3
11,4
3,6
3,5
2,2
1,1
100,0

(1) EU 25 plus Norway, Switzerland and Turkey.

Source: CEDIGAZ

Turkmenistan and other countries in the area, such as Uzbekistan and Kazahkstan, are working to secure commercial agreements for export to China. Specific agreements to lead to the construction of connections are said to be very close. For example, in September, China National Petroleum Corporation announced it had agreed to import 30 bcm a year from Turkmenistan, via a new gas pipeline which has already been planned.

North Africa’s export capacity will rise sharply in 2012.

Algeria, Libya and Egypt have begun projects which will enable an overall increase in export capacity of more than 40% in just five years, from 101 bcm to over 141 bcm.

In Algeria, the gas pipelines presently provide an export capacity of 39.5 bcm, due to rise to 56 bcm in 2011/12 when Medgaz and Galsi are built and with the increase in capacity of the gas pipeline to Italy. The potential of the regasification plants will increase from 26.2 bcm to 41.4 bcm before 2010.

2007 was an important year for Libya, which took a step forward as an exporter. In October, the state company NOC signed an agreement with Eni to double Eni’s export capacity to 16 bcm a year. Eni will increase the export capacity of the Greenstream oil pipeline by 3 bcm/year (it is presently 8 bcm), and will build a regasification plant able to process 5 bcm a year. Shell, BP and BG also have recent agreements which will step up natural gas exports from Libya during the next few years.

Equatorial Guinea and Norway have joined the already long list of exporting countries.

In the case of Equatorial Guinea, on 24 May the Marathon Equatorial Guinea LNG delivered its first cargo, six months ahead of schedule. This first train at the plant is situated on the island of Bioko, near the capital, Malabo. In 2008 a decision of whether or not to build a second train at this new plant will be taken.

For its part, Norway started operations at its Snohvit plant in October, but due to technical difficulties this plant has only handled two LNG cargoes since it was commissioned.

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