This profile is the essential source for top-level energy industry data and information. The report provides an overview of each of the key sub-segments of the energy industry in Saudi Arabia. It details the market structure, regulatory environment, infrastructure and provides historical and forecasted statistics relating to the supply/demand balance for each of the key sub-segments. It also provides information relating to the crude oil assets (oil fields, refineries, pipelines and storage terminals) in Saudi Arabia. The report compares the investment environment in Saudi Arabia with other countries in the region. The profiles of the major companies operating in the crude oil sector in Saudi Arabia together with the latest news and deals are also included in the report.

1. Saudi Arabia Oil Markets, 2011
This profile is the essential source for top-level energy industry data and information. The
report provides an overview of each of the key sub-segments of the energy industry in
Saudi Arabia. It details the market structure, regulatory environment, infrastructure and
provides historical and forecasted statistics relating to the supply/demand balance for each
of the key sub-segments. It also provides information relating to the crude oil assets (oil
fields, refineries, pipelines and storage terminals) in Saudi Arabia. The report compares the
investment environment in Saudi Arabia with other countries in the region. The profiles of
the major companies operating in the crude oil sector in Saudi Arabia together with the
latest news and deals are also included in the report.
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Scope
Historic and forecast data relating to production, consumption, imports, exports and
reserves are provided for each industry sub-segment for the period 2000-2020.
Historical and forecast data and information for all the major oil fields, refineries, pipelines
and storage terminals in Saudi Arabia for the period 2000-2015.
Operator and equity details for major crude oil assets in Saudi Arabia.
Key information relating to market regulations, key energy assets and the key companies
operating in the Saudi Arabia’s energy industry.
Information on the top companies in the Saudi Arabia including business description,
strategic analysis, and financial information.
Product and brand updates, strategy changes, R&D projects, corporate expansions and
contractions and regulatory changes.
Key mergers and acquisitions, partnerships, private equity and venture capital investments,
and IPOs.
Reasons to buy
Gain a strong understanding of the country’s energy market.
Facilitate market analysis and forecasting of future industry trends.
Facilitate decision making on the basis of strong historic and forecast production, reserves
and capacity data.
Assess your competitor’s major crude oil assets and their performance.
Analyze the latest news and financial deals in the oil sector of each country.
Develop strategies based on the latest operational, financial, and regulatory events.
Do deals with an understanding of how competitors are financed, and the mergers and
partnerships that have shaped the market.
Identify and analyze the strengths and weaknesses of the leading companies in the country.
Table Of Contents
1 Table Of Contents
1 Table Of Contents 2

2. 1.1 List of Tables 7
1.2 List of Figures 9
2 Saudi Arabia Energy Sector 10
2.1 Saudi Arabia Energy Sector, Market Overview 10
2.2 Saudi Arabia Energy Sector, Crude Oil 10
2.2.1 Saudi Arabia Crude Oil, Overview 10
2.2.2 Saudi Arabia Crude Oil, Supply and Demand Balance 11
2.2.3 Saudi Arabia Crude Oil, Regulatory Structure 16
2.2.4 Saudi Arabia Crude Oil, Infrastructure 17
3 Saudi Arabia Oil Upstream Investment Environment Benchmarking 18
3.1 Introduction 18
3.2 The Overall Ranking 18
3.3 Upstream Fiscal Attractiveness 18
3.4 Oil Sector Performance 20
3.4.1 Exploration Activity 22
3.4.2 Oil Production 23
3.4.3 Oil Reserves 23
3.4.4 Consumption 23
3.4.5 Refining Industry 24
3.5 Economic Performance 24
3.5.1 GDP Growth Index 26
3.5.2 FDI Confidence Index 26
3.5.3 Balance of Trade Index 26
3.6 Socio-Political Performance 26
3.6.1 Democracy Index 28
3.6.2 Governance Index 28
4 Saudi Arabia Exploration and Production Sector 29
4.1 Saudi Arabia Exploration and Production Sector, Country Snapshot 29
4.1.1 Saudi Arabia Exploration and Production Sector, Key Data 29
4.1.2 Saudi Arabia Exploration and Production Sector, Crude Oil Assets Map 29
4.2 Saudi Arabia Exploration and Production Sector, Gross Crude Oil Production 30
4.2.1 Saudi Arabia Exploration and Production Sector, Total Gross Crude Oil-Historical
Production 30
4.2.2 Saudi Arabia, Exploration and Production Sector, Gross Crude Oil-Historical Production
by Type 31
4.2.3 Saudi Arabia Exploration and Production Sector, Gross Crude Oil Production by Assets
32
4.2.4 Saudi Arabia Exploration and Production Sector, Gross Equity Weighted Crude Oil
Production by Company 32
4.2.5 Saudi Arabia Exploration and Production Sector, Market Share of Key Companies
based on Gross Equity Weighted Crude Oil Production 33
4.3 Saudi Arabia Exploration and Production Sector, Gross Crude Oil Forecasts 35
4.3.1 Saudi Arabia Exploration and Production Sector, Gross Crude Oil Forecasted
Production 35
4.4 Saudi Arabia Exploration and Production Sector, Crude Oil Asset Details 36
4.4.1 Saudi Arabia Exploration and Production Sector, Active Crude Oil Asset Details 36

3. 4.4.2 Saudi Arabia Exploration and Production Sector, Planned Crude Oil Asset Details 36
4.5 Saudi Arabia Exploration and Production Sector, Major Oil Discoveries 37
4.5.1 Saudi Arabia Exploration and Production Sector, Number of Oil Discoveries, 2005-
2010 37
4.5.2 Saudi Arabia Exploration and Production Sector, Oil Discovery Details 38
4.6 Saudi Arabia Exploration and Production Sector, Recent Discoveries 38
4.6.1 Feb 24, 2010: Saudi Aramco Announces Gas Discovery At Jalameed-Well 3 In Saudi
Arabia 38
4.7 Saudi Arabia Exploration and Production Sector, Drilling and Production Updates 38
4.7.1 Feb 23, 2011: Saudi Aramco Announces Drilling Of Longest Well In Manifa 38
4.7.2 Dec 28, 2010: Saudi Aramco Postpones Yanbu Refinery Production To 2014 39
4.7.3 Oct 26, 2010: SRAK To Drill Three Wells In Rub Al Khali Area, Saudi Arabia 39
4.7.4 Oct 12, 2010: EniRepsa Secures Extension To Explore For Gas At Empty Quarter In
Saudi Arabia 39
5 Saudi Arabia Pipeline Sector 40
5.1 Saudi Arabia Pipeline Sector, Key Data 40
5.2 Saudi Arabia Pipeline Sector, An Overview 40
5.3 Saudi Arabia Pipeline Sector, Comparision of Key Crude Oil Pipeline Companies 40
5.4 Saudi Arabia Pipeline Sector, Petroleum Product Pipeline Companies 41
5.5 Saudi Arabia Pipeline Sector, Crude Oil Pipelines 42
5.6 Saudi Arabia Pipeline Sector, Product Pipelines 44
6 Saudi Arabia Refining Sector 45
6.1 Saudi Arabia Refining Sector, Key Data 45
6.2 Saudi Arabia Refining Sector, An Overview 45
6.2.1 Saudi Arabia Refining Sector, Total Refining Capacity 45
6.3 Saudi Arabia Refining Sector, Capacity- Wise Market Share by Company 47
6.4 Saudi Arabia Refining Sector, Crude Distillation Unit Capacity 48
6.5 Saudi Arabia Refining Sector, Coking Capacity 49
6.6 Saudi Arabia Refining Sector, Fluid Catalytic Cracking Capacity 49
6.7 Saudi Arabia Refining Sector, Hydrocracking Capacity 50
7 Saudi Arabia Oil and Chemicals Storage Sector 51
7.1 Saudi Arabia Oil and Chemicals Storage Sector, Key Data 51
7.2 Saudi Arabia Oil and Chemicals Storage Sector, An Overview 51
7.2.1 Saudi Arabia Oil and Chemicals Storage Sector, Total Storage Capacity 51
7.3 Saudi Arabia Oil and Chemicals Storage Sector, Capacity- Wise Market Share by
Company 52
7.4 Saudi Arabia Oil and Chemicals Storage Sector, Storage Capacity 53
8 Profile of Saudi Arabian Oil Company 55
8.1 Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Key Information 55
8.2 Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Company Overview 55
8.3 Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Business Description 55
8.3.1 Business Overview 55
8.3.2 Exploration 57
8.3.3 Oil Operations 57
8.3.4 Refining and Distribution 58

4. 8.3.5 Shipping 58
8.4 Saudi Arabian Oil Company, SWOT Analysis 58
8.4.1 Overview 58
8.4.2 Saudi Arabian Oil Company Strengths 59
8.4.3 Saudi Arabian Oil Company Weaknesses 60
8.4.4 Saudi Arabian Oil Company Opportunities 60
8.4.5 Saudi Arabian Oil Company Threats 61
9 Profile of Eni S.p.A 63
9.1 Eni S.p.A Key Information 63
9.2 Eni S.p.A, Company Overview 63
9.3 Eni S.p.A, Business Description 63
9.3.1 Business Overview 63
9.3.2 Engineering and Construction 64
9.3.3 Exploration & Production 64
9.3.4 Gas & Power 65
9.3.5 Others 66
9.3.6 Petrochemicals 66
9.3.7 Refining and Marketing 67
9.4 Eni S.p.A SWOT Analysis 68
9.4.1 Overview 68
9.4.2 Eni S.p.A. Strengths 68
9.4.3 Eni S.p.A. Weaknesses 70
9.4.4 Eni S.p.A. Opportunities 71
9.4.5 Eni S.p.A. Threats 72
9.4.6 Downturn in the Refining Sector 72
10 Profile of Repsol YPF, S.A 74
10.1 Repsol YPF, S.A, Key Information 74
10.2 Repsol YPF, S.A, Company Overview 74
10.3 Repsol YPF, S.A, Business Description 74
10.3.1 Business Overview 74
10.3.2 Downstream 75
10.3.3 Gas Natural SDG 76
10.3.4 LNG 77
10.3.5 Upstream 77
10.3.6 Upstream 78
10.3.7 YPF 79
10.4 Repsol YPF, S.A, SWOT Analysis 80
10.4.1 Overview 80
10.4.2 Repsol YPF, S.A. Strengths 80
10.4.3 Repsol YPF, S.A. Weaknesses 82
10.4.4 Repsol YPF, S.A. Opportunities 83
10.4.5 Repsol YPF, S.A. Threats 83
11 Recent Developments 85
11.1 Strategy and Business Expansion 85
11.1.1 Mar 16, 2011: Saudi Aramco To Deploy Sonic Cleaning Process For Gas Turbines 85
11.1.2 Feb 23, 2011: Saudi Aramco Establishes New Downstream Subsidiary 85

5. 11.1.3 Jan 22, 2011: Shell And KAUST Collaborate On Industry Development Program 86
11.1.4 Dec 22, 2010: CNPC, Saudi Aramco Sign MoU For Energy Cooperation 86
11.2 Financial Announcements 86
11.2.1 Apr 20, 2011: Petro Rabigh Reports Net Profit Of SAR698.5m For Q1 2011 86
11.2.2 Oct 20, 2010: GASCO Reports Net Profit Of SAR26.9 Million For Q3 2010 86
11.2.3 Oct 19, 2010: NSCSA Reports Net Profit Of SAR97 Million In Q3 2010 86
11.2.4 Oct 13, 2010: Yansab Reports Net Profit Of SAR356.2 Million For Q3 2010 87
11.3 Other Significant Developments 87
11.3.1 Apr 06, 2011: Saudi Aramco Completes Yanbu Refinery Shutdown 87
11.3.2 Apr 05, 2011: UK And Saudi Discuss High Oil Price 88
11.3.3 Mar 23, 2011: Saudi Aramco Announces Arrival Of Repair Barge ARB-3 88
11.3.4 Mar 16, 2011: Saudi Aramco Selects Samsung Engineering To Perform EPC For
Shaybah NGL Project 89
11.3.5 Feb 25, 2011: BGP Conducts 2D TZ Seismic Survey In Red Sea 89
11.3.6 Jan 25, 2011: Saudi Aramco Selects South Korean Firms For Wasit Gas Program 89
11.3.7 Jan 19, 2011: SABIC Reports Net Income Of SAR21.59 Billion For 2010 90
11.3.8 Dec 21, 2010: ITFC Signs MoU With Bangladesh To Provide $2 Billion In Support Of
Energy Sector 91
11.3.9 Dec 13, 2010: Petro Rabigh Announces Conducting Periodic Maintenance Work
During April 2011 91
12 Appendix 92
12.1 Abbreviations 92
12.2 Methodology 92
12.2.1 Coverage 92
12.2.2 Secondary Research 93
12.2.3 Primary Research 93
12.2.4 Expert Panel Validation 93
12.3 Contact Us 94
12.4 Disclaimer 94
1.1 List of Tables
Table 1: Saudi Arabia, Historic and Forecast Production and Consumption of Crude Oil,
Thousand Barrels per Day, 2000-2020
Table 2: Saudi Arabia, Historic and Forecast Export of Crude Oil, Thousand Barrels per Day,
2000- 2020
Table 3: Saudi Arabia, Historic Reserves of Crude Oil, Million Barrels, 2000-2010
Table 4: Middle East, Investment Benchmarking, Overall Country Rankings, April 2011
Table 5: Middle East, Investment Benchmarking, Oil Sector Performance, April 2011
Table 6: Middle East, Investment Benchmarking, Economic Performance, April 2011
Table 7: Middle East, Country Standings, Economic Performance, April 2011
Table 8: Middle East, Investment Benchmarking, Socio-Political Performance, April 2011
Table 9: Middle East, Country Standings, Socio-Political Performance, April 2011
Table 10: Saudi Arabia, Crude Oil Key Statistics, 2010
Table 11: Saudi Arabia, Total Gross Crude Oil Production (MMBBLs), 2003-2010
Table 12: Saudi Arabia, Gross Crude Oil Production (MMBBLs) by Type, 2003- 2010
Table 13: Saudi Arabia, Gross Crude Oil Production (MMBBLs), by Assets, 2003-2010
Table 14: Saudi Arabia, Gross Equity Weighted Crude Oil Production (MMBBLs), by
Company, 2003- 2010

6. Table 15: Saudi Arabia, Market Share (%) of Key Companies based on Gross Equity
Weighted Crude Oil Production, 2003-2010
Table 16: Saudi Arabia, Gross Crude Oil Production (MMBBLs), Forecast by Assets, 2011-
2015
Table 17: Saudi Arabia, Active Oil Field Asset Details
Table 18: Saudi Arabia, Planned Oil Field Asset Details
Table 19: Saudi Arabia, Number of Oil Discoveries, 2005-2010
Table 20: Saudi Arabia, Oil Discovery Details, 2005-2010
Table 21: Saudi Arabia, Pipeline Key Statistics, April 2011
Table 22: Saudi Arabia, Crude Oil Pipeline Length by Company (Km), April 2011
Table 23: Saudi Arabia, Petroleum Product Pipeline Length by Company (Km), April 2011
Table 24: Saudi Arabia, Crude Oil Pipelines, April 2011
Table 25: Saudi Arabia, Crude Oil Pipelines, April 2011 (Contd.1)
Table 26: Saudi Arabia, Petroleum Product Pipelines, April 2011
Table 27: Saudi Arabia, Refinery Key Statistics, April 2011
Table 28: Saudi Arabia, Total Refining Capacity (MMTPA), 2000- 2015
Table 29: Saudi Arabia, Refining Capacity by Company (MMTPA), 2000-2015
Table 30: Saudi Arabia, Crude Distillation Unit Capacity (MMTPA), 2000-2015
Table 31: Saudi Arabia, Coking Unit Capacity (MMTPA), 2000-2015
Table 32: Saudi Arabia, Fluid Catalytic Cracking Unit Capacity (MMTPA), 2000-2015
Table 33: Saudi Arabia, Hydrocracking Unit Capacity (MMTPA), 2000-2015
Table 34: Saudi Arabia, Oil and Chemicals Storage Key Statistics, April 2011
Table 35: Saudi Arabia, Total Oil and Chemicals Storage Capacity (Thousand M3), 2000-
2015
Table 36: Saudi Arabia, Oil and Chemicals Storage Capacity by Company (Thousand M3),
2000-2015
Table 37: Saudi Arabia, Oil and Chemicals Storage Capacity (Thousand M3), 2000-2015
Table 38: Saudi Arabia, Oil and Chemicals Storage Capacity (Thousand M3), 2000-2015
(Contd.1)
Table 39: Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Key Facts
Table 40: Saudi Arabian Oil Company, SWOT Analysis
Table 41: Eni S.p.A., Key Facts
Table 42: Eni S.p.A., SWOT Analysis
Table 43: Repsol YPF, S.A., Key Facts
Table 44: Repsol YPF, S.A., SWOT Analysis
1.2 List of Figures
Figure 1: Saudi Arabia, Energy Consumption Split By Fuel Type (%), 2010
Figure 2: Saudi Arabia, Crude Oil Production And Consumption, Thousand Barrels Per Day,
2000-2020
Figure 3: Saudi Arabia, Crude Oil Exports, Thousand Barrels Per Day, 2000-2020
Figure 4: Saudi Arabia, Crude Oil Reserves, Million Barrels, 2000-2010
Figure 5: Middle East, Country Standings, Oil Sector Performance, by Reserves-Exploration
& Production, April 2011
Figure 6: Middle East, Country Standings, Oil Sector Performance, by Production-
Consumption & Refining, April 2011
Figure 7: Middle East, Country Standings, Number of Exploration Blocks Awarded, April
2011
Figure 8: Middle East, Country Standings, Economic Performance, April 2011

7. Figure 9: Middle East, Country Standings, Socio-Political Performance, April 2011
Figure 10: Saudi Arabia, Crude Oil Assets Map, April 2011
Figure 11: Saudi Arabia, Total Gross Crude Oil Production (MMBBLs), 2003-2010
Figure 12: Saudi Arabia, Gross Crude Oil Production (MMBBLs) by Type, 2003-2010
Figure 13: Saudi Arabia, Gross Equity Weighted Crude Oil Production (MMBBLs) by
Company, 2003-2010
Figure 14: Saudi Arabia, Market Share (%) of Key Companies based on Gross Equity
Weighted Crude Oil Production, 2010
Figure 15: Saudi Arabia, Number of Oil Discoveries, 2005- 2010
Figure 16: Saudi Arabia, Crude Oil Pipeline Length by Company (Km), April 2011
Figure 17: Saudi Arabia, Total Refining Capacity (MMTPA), 2000- 2015
Figure 18: Saudi Arabia, Refining Capacity by Company (MMTPA), 2010
Figure 19: Saudi Arabia, Total Oil and Chemicals Storage Capacity (Thousand M3), 2000-
2015
Figure 20: Saudi Arabia, Oil and Chemicals Storage Capacity by Company (Thousand M3),
2000-2015
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