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Cream of the Crop
The North American energy industry is undergoing major changes in type, location and cost of supply. Gas could be the fuel of the future. It is both more efficient and more climate friendly than other fossil fuel alternatives, but with the ramp-up capability and dependability absent from renewable resources.
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Cream of the Crop features a multiclient study completed in February 2010 that assessed unconventional gas plays in North America. Through the application of comprehensive, detailed production and well histories, IHS analysts measured the potential for shale, tight gas sandstone and coalbed methane in the United States and Canada. This study evaluated the performance of the top 30 gas resource plays in North America and their 20 subplays.
Cream of the Crop primarily aims to help clients assess which plays represent the best investments for their organization and develop entry and operating strategies based on a deep understanding of play-level economics and other factors driving commercial and technical success. Key components include:
- Production and performance trends, including type curves
- Capital and operating costs
- Drilling and technology improvements
- Play extent and possible sweet spot identification
- Primary operator comparison and benchmarking
The study also served as a launching pad for the IHS CERA new multiclient study, Breaking with Convention: Prospects for Unconventional Gas in Europe, evoking discussion and research on whether Europe will be able to replicate North America's unconventional gas revolution.
Subscribers to Cream of the Crop receive:
- Final report
- Data files
- Mature and evolving play analysis
- Frontier play analysis
Who uses the service? How? Energy producers: Oil, gas, coal, nuclear and renewables Benchmark operations against experience in key plays and identify opportunities to enter new and emerging plays Major energy end users Monitor developments in gas supply and transport and the effect on gas pricing for fuel supply Power and gas utilities Monitor developments in gas supply and transport and the effect on gas pricing for fuel supply and power plant development Institutional investors Identify potential investment and M&A opportunities among key operators Cream of the Crop will enable you to:
- Assess which plays represent the best investments for your organization
- Develop play entry and operating strategies based on a deep understanding of play-level economics and key commercial and technical factors
- Understand drilling and technological improvements
- Conduct market research on the major operators
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For more information,
please contact:
Americas
+1 800 447-2273
Europe, Middle East & Africa
+44 (0) 1344 328 300
Asia Pacific
+44 (0) 1344 328 300