1. Monetizing Shale Gas
Benchmarking Gas Utilization and Conversion Options
Prospectus
Multi-Client Study
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2. The discovery and rapid proliferation of shale gas basins in
North America is driving up natural gas supplies but …
North American Shale Gas Basins U.S. Natural Gas Supply
(Trillion Cubic Feet Per Year)
25.1
23.4
21.3
19.2
2000 2010 2020p 2030p
Shale Gas Other
Source: U.S. Department of Energy; EIA Annual Energy Outlook 2011
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3. … Depressing gas prices and altering oil-gas price parity
leading to new interest in gas utilization and conversion
U.S. Natural Gas and Oil Prices
(Nominal Price, U.S. $ / BOE)
Recent Market Themes
$181
Oil and gas at Oil and gas out  Gas substituting coal for power
price parity of price parity
 LNG importers considering
conversion to export terminals
$119
 Chemical companies planning
Gas price, new crackers in shale basins
$/MM Btu
$76
$9.68
$54 $7.19  Producers exploring gas
$50 $5.18 conversion to fuels / chemicals
$4.43 $40
$29
$25
 Efforts to promote natural gas-
based transportation
2005 2010 2020p 2035p
Gas Oil
Source: EIA Annual Energy Outlook 2011
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4. This multi-client study has benchmarked a number of options
to utilize, convert, and monetize natural gas and …
Gas Utilization Options Gas Conversion Processes
Natural
Electricity Gas
Oxygen
Syngas
LNG
Fischer
Methanol Hydrogen
Tropsch
Natural
Chemicals
Gas
Diesel Gasoline Ammonia
Liquid Fuels Naphtha DME Refineries
Jet Fuel Olefins Fuel Cells
Transportation
Transportation fuels
Chemicals
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5. … Addressed key questions to deliver several actionable
insights for various stakeholders …
Representative Study Questions Deliverable Insights
 What happens to LNG Markets Costs / Economics
LNG imports?
 Forecast supply and  Estimate capex / opex
 Will U.S. export shale gas? demand of gas, NGLs,
and products  Benchmark options
based on IRR, NPV,
 Will GTL be used to convert
gas to gasoline and diesel?  Evaluate supply and markets, and risks
Liquid Fuels demand impacts
(GTL)  Are hydrogen or DME  Discuss key business
feasible?
 Assess impacts in models
multiple scenarios
 How much NGL supply can  Evaluate key scenarios
Chemicals be absorbed for chemicals?
and NGLs  Which markets will U.S.
chemical resurgence serve? Competitive Activity Technology
 How much coal will gas  Gather competitive  Review technologies to
replace to produce power? intelligence to review convert gas into LNG,
Power market developments GTL (gasoline, diesel)
 Will carbon policy have a and chemicals
role?
 Assess regulatory
issues  Discuss leading
 Can we shift to a CNG-based technology licensors
transportation infrastructure?  Evaluate CNG market
Transportation  Profile emerging gas
 What are key CNG penetration for
signposts? transportation utilization technologies
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6. … Including economics of various gas monetization options
at different scales and locations in North America
Gas Monetization Options and Plant Capacities
Feed LNG GTL MTG
MM cfd MM tpa bpd bpd
100 N/A ~10,000 ~10,000
500 3.8 ~54,000 ~54,000
1,000 7.6 ~100,000 ~100,000
Gas Monetization Plant Locations
Location LNG GTL MTG
U.S. East
Coast
U.S. Gulf
Coast
Rockies
Western
Canada
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7. In addition, all recent project proposals, technology
development, and other competitive activity is profiled
Areas of Competitive Activity
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Liquefied  Proposals for over 10 plants across North America
Natural  Conversion of import terminals
Gas (LNG)  New export terminals
2
Gas to Liquids  Proposals for 4 projects across North America
(GTL) / Methanol  New GTL and MTG projects
to Gasoline (MTG)  Technology development efforts
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 Proposals for ~10 NGL and ethane pipelines
Midstream
 Proposals for 17 new fractionators
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 Proposals for 4 ethane crackers
Petrochemical
 New ethane crackers
Crackers
 Revamp or expansion of existing crackers
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Natural Gas  Efforts to promote natural gas-based transportation
Vehicles (NGVs)  Fleet conversions to use natural gas as a fuel
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8. The “Table of Contents” reflects the study’s structured and
comprehensive scope of work …
1 Executive Summary Methanol to DME / Gasoline
 Technology and licensors review
6  Product demand and pricing
Introduction  Cost and economic analyses
 Purpose and objectives  Recent competitive / market developments
2  Deliverables and benefits
 Study team and methodology Natural Gas Liquids (NGLs) Utilization
 Supply, demand, and pricing outlook
7  Review of cross-basin infrastructure
Overview of Natural Gas Industry  Recent competitive / market developments
 Gas supply, sources, and outlook
3  Gas demand, user segments, and outlook Natural Gas Vehicles (NGVs)
 Imports, exports, and supply-demand gaps  Fleet size and growth assessment
8  Impact on natural gas consumption
 Infrastructure costs and market development
Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)
 Technology and licensors review Gas Demand Scenarios
4  Product demand and pricing  Sector-wise gas assessment
 Cost and economic analyses 9  Growth scenarios for gas demand
 Recent competitive / market developments  Comparison of supply-demand gaps
Competitive Landscape
Gas to Liquids (GTL)  Profiles of ~40 project proposals in …
 Technology and licensors review
10  … LNG, GTL, and MTG and …
5  Product demand and pricing  … Midstream, chemicals, and NGVs
 Cost and economic analyses
 Recent competitive / market developments 11 Appendix: Methodology & Assumptions
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9. … Executed by a team with top-tier industry and consulting
experience along with deep gas monetization expertise …
Expert Team
Uday Turaga holds a PhD in Fuel Science from Penn State and an Commodity pricing
MBA from UT Austin. Through stints at ExxonMobil, ConocoPhillips, Oil/gas project economics
and Booz, Uday has developed strategy for shale gas operators, Refining / fuels technology
analyzed economics of oil/gas projects, commercialized fuels Technology assessment
technology, and conducted regulatory analysis / scenario planning Project management
Colin McHattie brings technical and commercial oil, gas, and LNG E&P asset management
project initiation and development experience spanning over 30 Project development
years with ConocoPhillips. His contributions spans management, Gas commercialization
business, geoscience, and research roles including serving as Strategic planning
Manager Gas-to-Liquids and Carbon Conversion Technologies. New opportunity/tech assessment
Vis Viswanathan brings 35 years of experience with Akzo-Nobel, Gas and syngas conversion
ConocoPhillips, and Lummus in process development / economics Risk evaluation
and technology evaluation for refining and chemicals. He brings Process economics
deep expertise in gas monetization, including Gas-to-Liquids. He Technology assessment
holds a Ph.D. from University of Minnesota in Chemical Engineering. Process selection
Vishakha Shembekar brings deep expertise in oil and gas,
Natural gas-derived chemicals
chemicals, and renewables with emphasis on chemical industry
Chemical pricing / markets
applications of natural gas. She holds a Ph.D. from the Indian
Technology assessment
Institute of Technology, Mumbai and brings nearly 10 years of
Analytical modeling
experience gained at Cornell, Dow, and Merck.
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10. … Using a robust methodology with findings peer reviewed
by distinguished advisors and Fortune 500 subscribers
Methodological Tools Peer Review / Subscriber Validation
 Study Subscribers Including Fortune
500 companies: Subscribers have
reviewed our study and contributed to it
Hypothesis
Driven by providing non-confidential inputs
Primary Secondary
Research Research  EPC Company: Leading EPC firm with
expertise in GTL, LNG, and Chemicals
Methods reviewed cost methodology and data
and
Tools
Analytical
 LNG Expert: Recently-retired
Technical
Modeling Analysis executive from a leading LNG player
guided the LNG analyses and findings
Value
Chain
Analysis
 GTL Expert: Renowned GTL expert
with experience in three majors advised
on the GTL analyses and findings
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11. In summary, our study is independent, current, and unique,
and will benefit you with actionable deliverables and insights
 Supply, demand, price, and market outlook for natural gas and NGLs
 Apples-to-apples economic comparison of LNG, GTL, and chemicals
Deliverables  Profiles of competitive activity and project plans in gas monetization
 Synopses of gas monetization process and technology readiness
 Two interim updates, findings workshop, and final report
 Cutting-edge market perspectives on natural gas monetization
 Independent analysis of investment options around gas monetization
Benefits  Appraisal of best-in-class gas monetization processes and technologies
 Access to deep industry and top-tier consulting expertise cost-effectively
 Participation in a subscriber-driven, interactive, and peer-reviewed study
Operating Companies Corporate Functions Service Providers
 Oil / Gas Majors  EPC Firms  Banks
Audience  National Oil Cos.  R&D Groups  VC Firms
 Midstream Firms  Strategy Teams  PE Investors
 E&P Independents  Tech. Licensors  Governments
 Chemical Companies  Industry Associations  Consulting Firms
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12. Subscribers can join and participate in this study at a
competitive and cost-effective fee
 Fee: U.S. $24,900
 Fee is due on sign-up
Final report and
 Quote is valid until March 31, 2012 workshop scheduling
available January 2012
 Subscription includes following deliverables:
 Draft report
 Client workshop
 Final ~250-page report
 Insights / analyses for select client questions
 This study and its contents will represent an original effort by ADI Analytics LLC based on
its own research and analyses and published and unpublished information from third
parties. However, ADI Analytics LLC, its owners, and associates neither provide
warranties nor assume liabilities of any kind for the offered reports and consulting
services.
 For more info, contact Uday Turaga at +1.832.768.8806 or turaga@adi-analytics.com
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13. ADI Analytics is a boutique energy consulting firm that solves
client problems using a rigorous data-driven approach …
Markets Technology Operations Functions
Oil &
Gas
Exploration Production Refining Distribution
Power &
Mining
Coal Generation Transmission Carbon
Renewables
& Cleantech
Biomass Solar Wind Geothermal
Chemical &
Industrial
Plastics Materials Auto Manufacturing
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14. … Offering services that help clients understand markets,
develop strategy, improve operations, and deploy technology
Conduct in-depth research and Benchmark client capabilities,
analysis to identify new markets or costs, and competitiveness against
Market Competitive
segments, their size, profitability, industry based on public information
Research Benchmarking
growth, competitive landscape, and rigorous modeling and suggest
client fit, and execution strategy improvement ideas
Build valuation models to analyze
Understand technologies including
investments in capital projects,
Investment Technology their business impact, cost, trends,
businesses, or capabilities to
Analysis Assessment competing options, deployment risk,
estimate economic value, ROI,
and commercialization success
NPV, IRR, risks, and other metrics
Advise clients on competencies and Implement programs for ideation,
improving them with organization portfolio development, stage-gate
Business Innovation
and resource alignment to enhance maturation, open innovation, IP
Strategy Strategy
competitiveness, entry barriers, and management, functional excellence,
shareholder value and talent development
Develop and explore carefully
Assess organizational goals and “as
drawn future scenarios to define
Scenario Process is” processes to identify gaps and
medium-, long-term visions and
Planning Design design “to be” processes that fill
pressure-test them through
gaps and achieve target goals
quantitative, analytical models
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15. In recent work, we have supported blue-chip clients on
various business and technical consulting projects
Assessed costs, economics, Select Clients
U.S. Department feasibility, and commercialization
of Energy potential of several renewable  U.S. Department of Energy
energy technologies
 National Institute of Standards
and Technology
Identified strategic and technical
Upstream needs to establish an unconventional  Fortune 100 Oil and Gas Major
Independent business and designed a fit-for-  FTSE 100 Oil and Gas Major
purpose organization
 Fortune 500 Coal Company
Sized market, growth, and segment  Recent IPO Biofuels Start-Up
Venture profitability of the oilfield services
Capital Firm industry as groundwork to build  Energy-Focused VC Firm
investment fairway
 Ben Franklin Technology Partners
 Fortune 500 E&P Company
Energy Supported diversification strategy by
Equipment sizing market and profiling customer  Energy Training Services Vendor
Vendor willingness to switch vendors
 Asian Chemical Conglomerate
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16. We look forward to working with you
Uday Turaga, Ph.D. Colin McHattie Vis Viswanathan, Ph.D.
+1 (832) 768-8806 +1 (832) 359-5906 +1 (832) 457-6486
turaga@adi-analytics.com mchattie@adi-analytics.com viswanathan@adi-analytics.com
+1 (281) 506-8234
info@adi-analytics.com
www.adi-analytics.com
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