Breaking with Convention: Prospects for European Unconventional Gas

Breaking with Convention: Prospects for European Unconventional Gas is a new multiclient study that will deliver in-depth geological petroleum engineering and economic analysis to help members understand the real prospects for shale and coalbed methane (CBM) unconventional gas in the European market. Leveraging IHS proprietary data sets, analysis, and market experience, the study will examine whether Europe can adopt strategies similar to those that fueled the unconventional gas revolution in North America.

The stakes for Europe are enormous. If Europe's market players fail to anticipate a radical change in supply patterns, the consequences could be tremendous.

Breaking with Convention will assemble senior-level energy professionals in a series of interactive workshops. Members of the study will receive exclusive access to data and analytical reports for each of the study's three phases along with a final report:

• Phase I: Geological framework and sub surface potential
• Phase II: Operational and production framework
• Phase III: Economics and marketing
• Final report and datasets

Breaking with Convention: Prospects for European Unconventional Gas will enable you to:

• Identify the location, characteristics and resource potential of prospective plays
• Evaluate the operational, production and economic potential in a European context
• Understand the potential role of unconventional gas in the context of European gas markets

Breaking with Convention: Prospects for European Unconventional Gas is divided into three phases, with specific deliverables for each as follows:

Phase 1: Geological framework: an evaluation of key basins that builds on proprietary data sets to deliver in-depth information and analysis on shale gas and CBM plays

Deliverables:

• Coal bed methane study
• Shale gas study
• Licensing situation
• Architecture of a shale gas and coalbed methane default

Phase 2: Operational and production: an analysis of the production potential of key basins, along with regulatory, environmental and operational issues

Deliverables:

• Legislative issues
• Current Activity
• Operational Issues
• Energy efficiency
• Productive capacity through 2030

Phase 3: Economics and marketing: outlook and strategic recommendations for unconventional gas production in Europe

Deliverables:

• Policy and regulations
• Fundamentals comparison
• Cost analysis

Breaking with Convention: Prospects for European Unconventional Gas expertise include:

• Peter Jackson, IHS CERA Senior Director
• Irena Agalliu, IHS CERA Director, Consulting
• Ken Chew, IHS CERA Senior Associate
• Cécile David, IHS CERA Associate Director
• Roberto Futuro, IHS CERA Director
• Paul Markwell, IHS CERA Senior Director
• Catherine Robinson, IHS CERA Director
• Shankari Srinivasan, IHS CERA Managing Director
• James Taverner, IHS CERA Associate Director
• Didier Arbouille, IHS CERA Global Basin Database and Spatial Data Manager
• Prithiraj Chungkham, IHS CERA Senior Geologist
• Helena Dobrova, IHS CERA Global Regional Manager, Continental Europe
• Piotr Gawenda, IHS CERA Geologist
• Imre Kugler, IHS CERA Senior Consultant
• Jonathan Parry, IHS CERA Director, Global Gas Supply
• Jan Roelofsen, IHS CERA Global Product Manager
• Pete Stark, IHS CERA Vice President Industry Relations
• Michael Stoppard, IHS CERA Managing Director