The Future of Russian Gas Exports

 The Future of Russian Gas Exports gives a complete picture of Russia’s position in international gas markets and provides detailed analysis of priority projects aimed at opening or expanding markets for Russian gas.

The core of the report is the analysis of the structure of Russian gas exports to Europe, Turkey and Middle East, Asia-Pacific region.

In The Future of Russian Gas Exports you will find:

• overview of Russian gas industry
• detailed survey of current gas projects with essential information on demand, export routes, volumes, buyers and outlook
• assessment of prospects for new gas development and infrastructure projects
• review of the players in the Russian gas market and analysis of their export potential 
• study of competitive position of Russian gas exports against potential gas suppliers from other FSU states

Executive Summary

Chapter 1: Overview of Russian Gas Industry
Reserves and production

Gas reserves
Gas reserve holders
Outlook for Gazprom's reserves
Gas production
Gas production costs
Transportation infrastructure and available throughput capacity
Transit problems

 
Chapter 2: Overview of Current Exports
Introduction
Gas exports to non-FSU countries
The Soviet period
The 1990s
Current status
Gas exports to FSU countries
Exporters of Russian gas
Price policy
Market outlook
Competitors
Liberalization of the European gas market: a new challenge for Gazprom
Gazprom's new export strategy

 
Chapter 3: Exports to Europe

Austria
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Italy
The Netherlands
Switzerland
Bulgaria
The Czech Republic
Slovakia
Hungary
Poland
Romania
Yugoslavia
Slovenia
Croatia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
The Union Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro)
Macedonia
Export outlook
Planned Europe-bound pipeline projects
   Yamal-Europe pipeline 
   LNG option
   Kobrin-Velke Kapushany project
   North-European pipeline
   Shtokman project
Alternative projects to export gas to Northern Europe
   Nordic Gas Grid
   Baltic Gas Interconnector (BGI) project
   Mid-Nordic gas pipeline project
   Baltic pipeline project
   Bernau-Szczecin project

 
Chapter 4: Russian Gas Exports to Turkey
Current exports to Turkey
   Background
   Customers
   Turkey's gas market
   Gas transportation infrastructure
   Turkey's market and Russian gas export outlook 
   Expansion of transmission lines in Turkey
Turkey-oriented Projects 
   Blue Stream project
   Trans-Balkan gas pipeline

 
Chapter 5: Exports to Asia and Asia-Pacific
Current situation
   Overview of resources located close to potential export routes
   Trends in Asian Demand
Planned projects
   Sakhalin projects
   Yakut project
   Kovykta project
   Gazprom's strategy in the Asia-Pacific Region
   Gazprom's project

 
Chapter 6: Russia vs. FSU Gas Export: Elements of Cooperation and Competition
Gas resources and export potential 
   Turkmenistan
   Uzbekistan
   Kazakhstan
   Azerbaijan
Russia and Central Asian states: background of relations
   Russia-Turkmenistan
   Russia-Uzbekistan
   Russia-Kazakhstan
Central Asian gas in Russia's long-term strategy
   Transport bottleneck 
Planned gas transportation projects
   Turkmenistan
   Kazakhstan
   Uzbekistan
   Azerbaijan

 
Chapter 7: Regulations for Exporting Gas from Russia
General regulation of gas exports
Regulation of pipeline access
Transport tariff
Taxation of gas exports

 
Appendix 1: Comparative Classification of Hydrocarbon Reserves/Resources
Appendix 2: Russia Free Gas Reserves by Federal Districts
Appendix 3: Russia Gas Production in 2001
Appendix 4: Gazprom’s Subsidiaries and Affilated Companies in Europe
Appendix 5: Gazprom Contact Details
Appendix 6: Regulations on Exporting Gas from Russia

Figure 1.1 Gas reserves of main gas-producing countries at end 2001

Figure 1.2 Distribution of gas reserves over Russian Territory, as of January 01, 2001
Figure 1.3 Distribution of Russian gas reserves by Subsoil Users (as of beginning of 2001)
Figure 1.4 Gas reserves of major fields in Russia
Figure 1.5 Gas production in Russia
Figure 1.6 Gas production by company in Russia in 2001
Figure 1.7 The main characteristics of the Russian gas transportation system as of January 01, 2001
Figure 1.8 Characteristics of main pipelines used for export of Russian Gas
Figure 2.1 Major exporters of natural gas in 2001
Figure 2.2 Production, export and domestic consumption of Russian Gas
Figure 2.3 Structure of Russian gas export to Europe in 1990 and 2001
Figure 2.4 Exports of natural gas from Russia to Far Abroad in 1991-2001
Figure 2.5 Countries - exporters of natural gas to Europe in 2001
AUSTRIA
Figure 3.1 Consumption by fuel in 2001
Figure 3.2 Key indicators
Figure 3.3 Import by countries
FINLAND
Figure 3.4 Consumption by fuel in 2001
Figure 3.5 Key indicators
Figure 3.6 Import by countries
FRANCE
Figure 3.7 Consumption by fuel in 2001
Figure 3.8 Key indicators
Figure 3.9 Import by countries
GERMANY
Figure 3.10 Consumption by fuel in 2001
Figure 3.11 Key indicators
Figure 3.12 Main gas trunk lines
Figure 3.13 Import by countries
GREECE
Figure 3.14 Consumption by fuel in 2001
Figure 3.15 Key indicators
Figure 3.16 Import by countries
ITALY
Figure 3.17 Consumption by fuel in 2001
Figure 3.18 Key indicators
Figure 3.19 Import by countries
THE NETHERLANDS
Figure 3.20 Consumption by fuel in 2001
Figure 3.21 Key indicators
Figure 3.22 Import by countries
SWITZERLAND
Figure 3.23 Consumption by fuel in 2001
Figure 3.24 Key indicators
Figure 3.25 Import by countries
BULGARIA
Figure 3.26 Consumption by fuel in 2001
Figure 3.27 Key indicators
Figure 3.28 Import by countries
THE CZECH REPUBLIC
Figure 3.29 Consumption by fuel in 2001
Figure 3.30 Key indicators
Figure 3.31 Import by countries
SLOVAKIA
Figure 3.32 Consumption by fuel in 2001
Figure 3.33 Key indicators
Figure 3.34 Russian transit gas passing via Slovakia (including domestic consumption)
Figure 3.35 Import by countries
HUNGARY
Figure 3.36 Consumption by fuel in 2001
Figure 3.37 Key indicators
Figure 3.38 Import by countries
POLAND
Figure 3.39 Consumption by fuel in 2001
Figure 3.40 Key indicators
Figure 3.41 Import by countries
ROMANIA
Figure 3.42 Consumption by fuel in 2001
Figure 3.43 Key indicators
Figure 3.44 Import by countries
YUGOSLAVIA
Figure 3.45 Russian natural gas exports to the countries of former Yugoslavia
Figure 3.46 Projected gas demand in Sweden and Finland
Figure 4.1 Russian natural gas export to Turkey
Figure 4.2 Sources of Turkey's gas imports in 2001
Figure 4.3 Signed contracts for gas supply to Turkey
Figure 5.1 Gas reserves and production in Eastern Siberia and the Far East as of January 01, 2001
Figure 5.2 Resources of the Sakhalin-5 blocks
Figure 5.3 Predicted Resources (in-Place) of The Sakhalin-7, -8 and -9 Blocks
Figure 6.1 Gas reserves of Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan, 2001
Figure 6.2 Gas production and export by Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan
Figure A.1 Comparative classification of hydrocarbon reserves/resources
Figure A.2 Russia Free Gas Reserves by Federal Districts, as of January 01, 2001
Figure A.3 Russia gas production in 2001
Figure A.4 Gazpom's subsidiaries and affiliated companies in Europe

Map 1.1 Main gas-bearing regions in Russia
Map 1.2 Russia's main gas export pipelines
Map 3.1 Gas transportation system of Austria
Map 3.2 Gas transportation system of France
Map 3.3 Gas transportation system of Germany
Map 3.4 Gas transportation system of Italy
Map 3.5 Gas transportation system of South-Eastern Europe
Map 4.1 Existing and planned transportation system of Turkey
Map 5.1 Planned export pipeline routes of Pacific Rim countries
Map 6.1 Existing and planned pipelines from Central Asia and Caspian Region
Map A.1 Federal districts of Russia