Natural Gas Demand Outlook June 14, 2013 By: John Harpole Presentation to: NARO Annual Convention Loveland, CO
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Natural Gas Demand Outlook
June 14, 2013By:
John Harpole
Presentation to:NARO Annual Convention
Loveland, CO
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NYMEX Henry Hub Natural Gas Price* 1996 - 2016 Actual/Forecast**
Source: *Average of last three days of trading as published in the Platts Gas Daily Report
** Future forecasts based on NYMEX Henry Hub indices in Clearport Software as of 4/30/2013
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Futures, Are They Accurate?
Sources: Bloomberg, TPH Estimates
Dave Pursell, Tudor Pickering Holt & Co., Macro Natural Gas and Oil Thoughts presentation, May 2, 2013
“That's mathematics, son. You can argue with me, but you can't argue with figures”
-Foghorn Leghorn
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44Source: America’s New Natural Gas, America’s Natural Gas Alliance
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Conventional vs Unconventional Reservoirs
Source: Chris Wright, Liberty Resources Tuesday Lunch Club Presentation, 3/5/13
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THE SUPPLY CURVE HAS MOVED
According to the Potential Gas Committee, during the last two years, the future gas supply estimate for the
US rose nearly 25% to a 48-year record of 2,688 TCF.
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Forecasts for Shale Gas Resource?
• 2008 - 347 TCF - Energy Information Administration (EIA)• 2008 - 840 TCF - Navigant for Clean Skies Foundation• 2009 - 616 TCF - Potential Gas Committee (PGC)• 2011 - 827 TCF - Energy Information Administration (EIA)• 2013 – 1,073 TCF - Potential Gas Committee (PGC)
Source: Various resource estimates
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The U.S. Has An Enormous N. Gas Resource Base
2012 Tot Prod(Gross Withdrawal)
30 Tcf
Reserve Base As OfDec. 2012
Proved 304 Tcf(EIA)
Probable 709 Tcf(PGC)
Possible 952 Tcf(PGC)
Speculative 559 Tcf(PGC)
CBM 158 Tcf(PGC)
Source: Ponderosa Advisors LLC
Total 2,682 Tcf
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What Fracking Means to Low Income Households
2003‐2008 NYMEX1 Avg. Price2/MMBtu‐
1 NYMEX – Average last 3 days of close of Natural Gas Contract as reported in Platts Gas Daily Report
2 See Addendum A for supporting documentation
3 2012 Residential Gas Usage – EIA Natural Gas Consumption by End Use
2012 NYMEX1 Avg. Price/MMBtu $2.80
$7.21
Price Differential/MMBtu $4.41
2012 Residential Gas Usage3/MMBtu 4,179,740,000x
2012 Residential Cash Savings = $18,432,653,400
61%Drop
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4 US Census Bureau State and County Quickfacts
5 LIHEAP Home Energy Notebook for FY 2009: Appendix B: Income Eligibility Household Estimates; See Addendum A
6 Households with income up to 150% of the federal poverty income guidelines or, if greater, 60% of the state median income
7 10% decrease due to General Administrative Expense; 15% due to efficiency
• 36% of residential households (114 million total4) are estimated to qualify for LIHEAP assistance5
Percentage of Low Income Households6 .36x
= $6,635,755,2242012 Low Income Cash Savings
2012 Residential Cash Savings = $18,432,653,400
What Fracking Means to Low Income Households
2012 LIHEAP Total Cash Assistance7 = $2,625,000,000
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Much Of The U.S. Is Economical Even With $70 OilIRR Across Oil, Gas & NGLs Base ‐ $85 oil, $3.50 Gas & $37 NGLsBase ‐ $85 oil, $4.00 Gas & $37 NGLsBase ‐ $70 oil, $4.00 Gas & $28 NGLs
Assumes 10% cost of capital
Source: Ponderosa Advisors, LLCSource: Ponderosa Advisors LLC
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High liquids gasOil
* Economics assume $87/bbl WTI
Current Gas Prices
TPH Long‐term Gas Price
Basin Economics – Gas Price Required for 10% ATROR
• Improving well productivity and cost efficiencies continue to move marginal costs to the left
• Incremental activity from Marcellus/Haynesville likely happens in the ~$4/mcf or lower range…major headwind
TPH Medium‐term Gas Price
Source: TPHDave Pursell, Tudor Pickering Holt & Co., Macro Natural Gas and Oil Thoughts presentation, May 2, 2013
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Falling NGL Prices Have Minimal Impacts In Liquids Rich Areas
Rate of Return on Drilling Activity
Source: Ponderosa AdvisorsSource: Ponderosa Advisors LLC
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Dry Natural Gas Production Is Expected To Grow
11.8 Bcfd
Source: Ponderosa AdvisorsSource: Ponderosa Advisors LLC
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Barnett – Model for Future Shale Development
Source: HPDI, RigData, TPH EstimatesDave Pursell, Tudor Pickering Holt & Co., Macro Natural Gas and Oil Thoughts presentation, May 2, 2013
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If Exploration Is Maintained, The U.S. Produces A Lot of Natural Gas
9.3 Bcfd23.1 Bcfd
34.3 Bcfd
PA Production Projection Given Stable Rig Count & Constant Technology
Source: Ponderosa Advisors, LLCSource: Ponderosa Advisors LLC
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Jan JulApr Oct
Average Daily Produ
ction (B
cfd)
Data through January 18, 2013
Q‐2Q‐1 Q‐3 Q‐4
Comparison of Dry Production
US Production Is Up From 2012 By Almost 400 MMcfd
< 0.7 Bcfd
2013
Source: Ponderosa Advisors LLC
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15% Onshore Active Rigs Are Working In Dry Gas Areas
Dry (0‐1.15 GPM)Medium (1.15‐3.0)Wet (> 3.0)
Active Rigs By GPM(03/22/2013)
Onshore
Offshore 117282
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1,327
No. Active Rigs By GPM
Source: Ponderosa Advisors LLC
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Production Grows Despite A Decline In “Natural Gas” Drilling
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Active Rig Co
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verage Daily Production (Bcfd)
H. Hub Cash Price$1.94
Source: Ponderosa Advisors LLC
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Faster Drilling Times Yield More Wells, More Production
3% Imp Time to Drill
10% Imp In IP Rate
Prod
uction
(MMcfd)
Source: Ponderosa Advisors LLC
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Fracturing Application Exploded
Source: Chris Wright, Liberty Resources Tuesday Lunch Club Presentation, 3/5/13
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10-fold growth in 10 years
Source: Chris Wright, Liberty Resources Tuesday Lunch Club Presentation, 3/5/13
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The “Ferrari” Affect Substantially Reduces The Likelihood Of Price Spikes
6 Month Drilling Curtailment
5 months after drilling restarts, previous production level exceeded
One Rig In the Haynesville
Source: Ponderosa Advisors, LLCSource: Ponderosa Advisors LLC
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The Impact of Abundant Gas on Sales of ReservesDate Announced Buyer Seller Value($/MCFE)6/21/2012 Linn Energy LLC BP America
Production Co.$1.40
6/1/2012 Vanguard Natural Resources LLC
Antero Resources Corp.
$0.82
5/17/2012 Atlas Resource Partners, L.P.
Titan Operating LLC $0.74
4/17/2012 Memorial Production Partners LP
Undisclosed $2.81
4/2/2012 KKR: Premier Natural Resources LLC
WPX Energy Inc. $1.54
3/15/2012 Atlas Resource Partners, LP
Carrizo Oil & Gas Inc. $0.69
3/14/2012 Undisclosed Comstock Resources, Inc.
$2.03
3/9/2012 Linn Energy LLC Undisclosed $1.29
Average $1.42
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Will the Demand Side Curve Move?
“There is no opportunity for which we can’t overcompensate.”
Four areas to consider:1. CNG/NGV vehicle demand2. Coal to gas electric gen conversion3. New industrial demand4. LNG Exports
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1. CNG/Natural Gas Vehicles
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How Many NGVs to Get to 1 BCF Per Day of Demand?
• “The U.S. currently has about 110,000 NGVs on the road (less than 0.1% of total U.S. vehicles), mostly owned by fleets.”
• “To get to 1 BCF per day would mean a roughly ten-fold increase in the number of U.S. NGVs.”
• It will take the right incentives and plenty of time.• Let’s be aggressive and say 1 BCF per day of
demand by 2020.
Source: Raymond James & Associates, Inc., Weekly Energy Report 6-13-11
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2. Coal to Gas Electric Generation Fuel Switching
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Why Care About Power Generation?• Power demand historically 20-33% of total US natural gas demand
• Grew to 39% in 2012
• Impressive but power’s relative growth even more dramatic
Commercial & Industrial
Residential
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Source: EIADave Pursell, Tudor Pickering Holt & Co., Macro Natural Gas and Oil Thoughts presentation, May 2, 2013
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Why Care About Power Generation?• FY 2012 power gen gas demand increased 21% y/y with total power consumption down -
2% y/y
• From 1997 to 2012 power gen gas demand grew 2.25x from 11 bcfd to 25 bcfd
• Impressively demand peaked July 2012 at 36 bcfd
Source: EIADave Pursell, Tudor Pickering Holt & Co., Macro Natural Gas and Oil Thoughts presentation, May 2, 2013
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Coal/Gas Switching Price Driven• FY 2102 Natgas gained an average 8.5 bcfd of power generation market share
• 2012 Switching strong but shy of our 12 bcfd “theoretical” ceiling @ $4/mmbtu gas… got close (Feb-June 2012) but required <$2.50/mmbtu gas
• Currently switching run rate ~5+ bfcd
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Gas Demand ‐ Actual vs. Baseline Switching Estimate Coal Gas Price Spread
<$2.50/mmbtu gas (Feb-June ’12) makes for lots o’ switching
Source: EIA, TPH ResearchDave Pursell, Tudor Pickering Holt & Co., Macro Natural Gas and Oil Thoughts presentation, May 2, 2013
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Generation Supply Stack - $3.50 Natural Gas Price Deck
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‐ 50,000 100,000 150,000 200,000 250,000 300,000
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ower Produ
ction ($/M
Wh)
Cumulative Capacity (MW)
Coal Capacity
Gas Capacity
This represents 100 GW of efficient gas-fired generation. Deep in-the-money vs. much of the coal supply stack. Running full out, that’s 18 Bcf/d of peak gas demand…that’s a lot of gas!
Source: TPHe, EIA, SNL EnergyDave Pursell, Tudor Pickering Holt & Co., Macro Natural Gas and Oil Thoughts presentation, May 2, 2013
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Generation Supply Stack - $4.50 Natural Gas Price Deck
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ower Produ
ction ($/M
Wh)
Cumulative Capacity (MW)
Coal Capacity
Gas Capacity
The 100 GW of gas generation that was in-the-money on the $3.50/mmbtu gas page is more expensive to run at $4.50/mmbtu gas than a similar amount of coal generation.
Source: TPHe, EIA, SNL EnergyDave Pursell, Tudor Pickering Holt & Co., Macro Natural Gas and Oil Thoughts presentation, May 2, 2013
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Generation Supply Stack - $4.00 Natural Gas Price Deck
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ower Produ
ction ($/M
Wh)
Cumulative Capacity (MW)
Coal Capacity
Gas Capacity
@$4/mmbtu nat gas, the meat of the coal and gas supply stacks sit on top of each other...here it doesn’t take much to tip the balance to coal or gas. This is where we are today with a lot of market share potentially up for grabs.
Source: TPHe, EIA, SNL EnergyDave Pursell, Tudor Pickering Holt & Co., Macro Natural Gas and Oil Thoughts presentation, May 2, 2013
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Power Generation Supply Stack – Coal & $4.00 Gas
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wer Produ
ction ($/M
Wh)
Cummulative Capacity (MW)
Gas‐fired Generation
Coal‐fired Generation
2012 Average Power Demand
2011 Peak Power Demand
Same data points shown on pervious page stacked in production cost order. At $4 gas, coal and gas generation are fully intermingled in the dispatch stack.
Source: TPHe, EIA, SNL EnergyDave Pursell, Tudor Pickering Holt & Co., Macro Natural Gas and Oil Thoughts presentation, May 2, 2013
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US Coal Production
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Early 2013 y/y comps are tougher than balance of year but even on an absolute basis production estimates are weak
Total US Production (mtpa) Year / Year Change 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Q1TD 1,173 1,155 1,060 1,106 1,097 979 Q1TD -2% -8% 4% -1% -11%Q2 1,140 1,045 1,059 1,052 950 Q2 -8% 1% -1% -10%Q3 1,177 1,063 1,100 1,087 1,029 Q3 -10% 3% -1% -5%Q4 1,182 1,022 1,090 1,124 1,001 Q4 -14% 7% 3% -11%FY 1,170 1,068 1,082 1,093 1,008 FY -9% 1% 1% -8% -11%
Source: Dave Pursell, Tudor Pickering Holt & Co., Macro Natural Gas and Oil Thoughts presentation, May 2, 2013
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End of New Coal?
• “Based on today’s energy fundamentals, the rational economic decision is to shutter inefficient coal plants and replace them with natural gas combined-cycle power plants.”1
1 Coal’s burnout, Washington Post, January 2, 2011
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3. Industrial Demand Growth(Chemical, Manufacturing, Ethane Crackers, etc.)
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The Ammonia Story• Current approximate economics
– Ammonia worth $600 per ton in world market– Can be produced for $180 per ton at current U.S
NYMEX natural gas price strip• 14 Ammonia plants closed in the U.S. between
1998 and 2006 thanks in part to high natural gas prices
• Top 5 world producers would like to build new facilities in the U.S.
• 1 ammonia plant can consume as much as 100,000 MMBtu per day
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Dow Exec Sees 90 Manufacturing Projects Planned Using 7 Bcf/d
• “We believe the increase demand will be seen as early as 2015-2020.”*
• Manufacturing industry is concerned about “the undisciplined export of liquefied natural gas”.
• US manufacturing industry will not support LNG exports
Source: NGI’s Daily Gas Price Index, October 25, 2012
*George Blitz, Vice President of Dow’s Energy and Climate Change Division
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North American Nitrogen Project Activity
2016-17BXXX850NDNat gasND Corn Growers
2016-17B?XX850INNat gasMFC
2016-17C-1375-810Becancoeur PQNat gasIFFCO, others
?C????CanadaNat gasFNA
2016-17?????Il or IANat gasCronus
2016-17BXXX850NDNat gasCHS
2016-17?????MidwestNat gasAgrium
New Greenfield Sites
UANUreaNH3Target Date
(a) Probability
Primary Product Mix For Use/SaleBase NH3
Capacity (Mstpy)
Proposed Location (s)FeedstockCompany
Items in red are considered firm projects as of the date of this file
(a) Assumed probability as of the date of this file: A = high, B = medium, C = low, ? = no opinion
Source: Blue, Johnson Associates, Inc.
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North American Nitrogen Project Activity (cont’d)
2015-16A1500XX850Wever, IANat gasOCI
?B-C--XMini-NH3 plants
MidwestNat gasVarious
2016-17?????UnspecifiedNat gasUnspecified 2
2016-17?????UnspecifiedNat gasUnspecified 1
2017-18?????MidwestNat gasSumitomo
2016-17C1050110350850INNat gasOhio Valley Resources
New Greenfield Sites
UANUreaNH3Target Date
(a) Probability
Primary Product Mix For Use/SaleBase NH3
Capacity (Mstpy)
Proposed Location (s)FeedstockCompany
Items in red are considered firm projects as of the date of this file
(a) Assumed probability as of the date of this file: A = high, B = medium, C = low, ? = no opinion
Source: Blue, Johnson Associates, Inc.
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North American Nitrogen Project Activity (cont’d)
2014-16A-+1350+80+850Port Neal, IANat gasCF
2014-16A+1770+685+185+1275D’ville, LANat gasCF
2015-16B-1375-810TrinidadNat gasAUM
2014-15A-+190-110-Redwater, ABNat gasAgrium
2014-15A-+705-275+135Borger, TXNat gasAgrium
??????Pasadena, TXNat gasAgrifos et al
Brownfield Sites
UANUreaNH3Target Date
(a) Probabi
lity
Primary Product Mix For Use/SaleBase NH3
Capacity (Mstpy)
Proposed Location (s)FeedstockCompany
Items in red are considered firm projects as of the date of this file
(a) Assumed probability as of the date of this file: A = high, B = medium, C = low, ? = no opinion
Source: Blue, Johnson Associates, Inc.
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North American Nitrogen Project Activity (cont’d)
2016-17A-+1450-+850Belle Plaine SKNat gasYara
2013-14A?+20?+70E. Dubuque, ILNat gasRentech
2016-17?XX??PANat gasPES
2015-16B-C--X+700NOLANat gasMosaic
2016-17B--X+385El Dorado, ARNat gasLSB
2015-16???--Existing SitesNat gasKoch
2016A--850850Waggaman, LANat gasDyno-Cornerstone
Brownfield Sites
UANUreaNH3Target Date
(a) Probability
Primary Product Mix For Use/SaleBase NH3
Capacity (Mstpy)
Proposed Location (s)FeedstockCompany
Items in red are considered firm projects as of the date of this file
(a) Assumed probability as of the date of this file: A = high, B = medium, C = low, ? = no opinion
Source: Blue, Johnson Associates, Inc.
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Ethane Supply Gets to Gulf Coast before DemandGiven lengthy lead times for cracker construction (5-7 years), we expect an ethane glut in 2H 2013-2018. We assume all potential ethylene projects are constructed.
Source: SEC filings, company press releases, Dave Pursell, Tudor Pickering Holt & Co., Macro Natural Gas and Oil Thoughts presentation, May 2, 2013
Note: Dark blue bar indicates pipe capacity for which corresponding fractionation has not yet been announced.
Demand
Supply
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Nucor EnCana – A Creative Solution• A price protection deal for Nucor Steel• $3.6 billion 20 year investment in 4,000 wells located in
western Colorado• Lack of counterparty creditworthiness drove the structure of
the deal• A financial investment/partnership in drilling and development
was the only solution for Nucor• Nucor will sell the gas in western Colorado and use the cash
to purchase like volumes in Louisiana• This deal structure allowed for the phased development of a
$1.4 billion DRI steel mill• The EnCana Nucor deal is responsible for all of EnCana’s 5
drilling rigs in western Colorado and will eventually increase to 8 rigs
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Drilling Rig Productivity Continues To ImproveSouthwestern EnergyFayetteville Shale
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4,942
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18,360
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Source: Southwestern Energy Financials
Time To Drill(Days)
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AverageLateral Length
(Feet)
30 Day Ave.Prod Rate(Mcf/d)
Unit ProdAdditions
Per Rig Per Yr(Mcf/d)
Drill & Complete
Costs ($MM)
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4. LNG Exports
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LNG Update
• U.S. Department of Energy Grants Freeport LNG Non-FTA Export Approval
• This is the first such license granted to an LNG export facility in the U.S. since approval was granted to Sabine Pass LNG in May 2011.
Source: http://gcaptain.com/u-s-energy-department-grants/ Rob Almeida, May 17, 2013
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Australia LNGWhile we review, they build…
Gladstone Australia’s 3 LNG plants represent $60 billion in investments
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The Japanese Crude Cocktail Story
• LNG prices in Pacific Basin (ie – Northeast Asia) are closely tied to crude oil prices
• On a Btu equivalent– One barrel of crude oil equals approximately 5.8
MMBtu of natural gas– Crude oil at $90 per barrel should mean (on a Btu
equivalent) that natural gas is worth $15.52 per MMBtu (today’s price approximately $3.20 per MMBtu)
• LNG in Japan sold for an average of $17.70 per MMBtu in September 2012.
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World LNG Estimated June 2013 Landed Prices
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The Effect of Fracking on Residential Gas Cost
• With the gas cost in Spain of $10.05/MMBtu, the total residential bill would have been:
• With the gas cost in China of $13.70/MMBtu, the total residential bill would have been:
$67.84
$82.29
80%Increase
118%Increase
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• Gas vs Oil• Oil price on energy equivalent basis• Asia, Europe, US (US 5:1 oil equivalent vs
gas)US Gas boom
US Gas discount
Source: Chris Wright, Liberty Resources Tuesday Lunch Club Presentation, 3/5/13
Gas Prices by Region
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Incremental Demand/Supply Increase By 2020?
22.0 BCF/day11.5 BCF/dayIncremental Demand Total
25.0 BCF/day15.0 BCF/dayIncremental Supply Total*
7.0 BCF/day3.0 BCF/day3. Industrial Demand Growth
8.0 BCF/day5.0 BCF/day2. Coal to Gas
1.0 BCF/day0.5 BCF/day1. CNG/Natural Gas Vehicles
Low Case High Case
4. LNG Exports 3.0 BCF/day 6.0 BCF/day
*Current daily supply is 65 BCF per day.
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Conclusions• U.S. continues to produce more gas, shale gas
revolution was too successful, end-users will benefit
• During the next 3 years, supply will likely exceed demand
• Prices will remain in the $3.00 to $4.00 range, with short period above and below that band during adjustments
• Long term prices depend on demand growth. Without demand growth, supply will continue to be long and prices relatively low.
• A significant demand response can’t occur for at least 3-5 years
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Conclusions (cont’d)• Infrastructure investment in the 4 areas of potential new
demand (CNG/NGV, coal to gas, industrial demand growth, LNG exports) could take 5-8 years to be meaningful
• Natural gas liquids will continue to be the driving force in drilling
• BTU value disparity between natural gas and crude oil will continue for many years
• Beware of entities that are “talking their own book” (ie –chemical and manufacturing trade associations, LNG developers, NGV advocates, etc.)
• Exports must become a greater part of the demand equation, with obvious political implications.
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Wildcards• World economy (every one is “talking their
own book”)• Ban on hydraulic fracturing in U.S. (it is a
battle city by city, town by town)• Quad “O”• The Streetlight Effect
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Fracturing: Big Three Issues• Waste Water Disposal: Re-injection is generally best
option. Viable and safe in most all areas. • Air Pollution: Industrial activity on site – burning
diesel like farm equipment and possible hazard from methane gas escaping (casing head gas).
• Community / Landowner issues. Biggest one in my opinion. Different communities evaluate tradeoffs differently. Benefit sharing is also variable.
• Fracture growth up into groundwater is a hyped but not real issue. Surface handling of water / chemicals is a real issue, as is casing / cement integrity.
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Citations for ReportAll of the information utilized for this report is a compilation of information pulled from the following data sources:Ponderosa Advisors LLCBlue, Johnson Associates, Inc.Chris Wright, Liberty ResourcesOffice of Fossil EnergyDave Pursell, Tudor Pickering Holt & CoTudor Pickering Holt & CoBloombergAmerica’s Natural Gas AllianceHPDIRigDataSNL EnergyOffice of Oil Gas Global Security SupplyU.S. Department of EnergyRaymond James and Associates, Inc.Charif Souki, Cheniere Energy Inc.; Cheniere ResearchU.S. Federal Energy Regulatory CommissionInstitute for Energy Research (IER) Energy Information Administration (EIA)Bernstein ResearchWestern Energy AlliancePlatts Gas Daily Report, A McGraw Hill PublicationSEC Filings
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John A. HarpolePresident
Mercator Energy LLC26 W. Dry Creek Circle, Suite 410
Littleton, CO [email protected]
(303) 825-1100 (work)(303) 478-3233 (cell)
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