Research and Markets: Asia Pacific Refining Industry - Market Analysis, Capacity Forecasts and Competitive Landscape to 2015

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/828779/asia_pacific_refin) has announced the addition of GlobalData's new report "Asia Pacific Refining Industry - Market Analysis, Capacity Forecasts and Competitive Landscape to 2015" to their offering.

“Asia Pacific Refining Industry - Market Analysis, Capacity Forecasts and Competitive Landscape to 2015”

Asia Pacific Refining Industry - Market Analysis, Capacity Forecasts and Competitive Landscape to 2015 is an essential source for top-level energy industry information and analyses on the refining industry in Asia-Pacific. The report provides information on refinery product types and future refining trends. The research covers the Asia-Pacific refining market with information on historical and forecast capacities of refineries by region and key countries during the period 2000-2015. Leading companies in the Asia-Pacific refining industry and their investment opportunities and challenges have been examined in the report.

Asia-Pacific's refining capacity would grow from 1,385.0 million tons in 2009 to 1,627.4 million tons in 2015, at an AAGR of 2.7%. China, Japan, India, the Republic of Korea and Singapore would be the leading refining countries in 2015, with a contribution of 76.1% to Asia-Pacific's refining capacity by 2015.

Although most international oil companies are reducing investments in the refining business due to low petroleum products demand, national oil companies (NOCs) are going ahead with their refinery projects, with long-term strategic objectives for their countries. Leveraging on their strong cash reserves and government support, most NOCs in Asia-Pacific are adding refining capacities, either to cater to domestic refined products need or to transform their countries into global refining hubs.

China and India will witness major refining capacity expansions in the years to come. While new refineries in China would cater mainly to domestic demand, India plans to transform itself into a major refining and petroleum product exporting hub. While China would witness capacity growth at an AAGR of 4.8%, India's refining capacity would grow at an AAGR of 6.1% in the period 2009-2015.

Asia-Pacific Refining Capacity Growth Would be Driven by National Oil Companies

In the next few years, the Asia-Pacific refining industry would drive capacity growth through NOCs, while poor market conditions would reduce private company investments. Countries in the Asia-Pacific have specific national priorities for pursuing refining projects. China is going ahead with its refining projects to meet its surging domestic refined products demand and to reduce dependence on imports. NOCs in India and China are targeting long-term energy securities for their countries and are investing in refineries to tap global petroleum products export markets.

The Top Five High Growth Refining Markets in Asia-Pacific are Characterized by Refineries with High Capacity but Low Complexity

The top five high growth refinery markets China, Japan, India, Republic of Korea and Singapore accounted for 74.9% of Asia-Pacifics refining capacity in 2009. The average size of refineries in these countries (9.4 million tons) is above the global average of 6.8 million tons and also above Asia-Pacifics average of 8.0 million tons in 2009. However, the complexity is lower than the global average. In 2009, the average complexity of the refineries in these countries was 5.1, while the global average was 5.8.

Scope:

• Detailed information and analysis on refining capacities by key countries, upcoming refineries and capacity expansions, market shares of key companies and competitive scenario in the Asia-Pacific refining market to 2015.
• Asia-Pacific refining industry growth, capacity additions through new and existing refineries, and key refining industry trends, drivers and challenges are covered in the report
• Information on capacity by refinery (2000-2015), competitive overview (2009) in eight major markets across Asia-Pacific, including China, Japan, India, Republic of Korea, Taiwan, Singapore, Indonesia and Pakistan.
• Information on refining capacities (2000-2015), planned and active refineries directly owned (2000-2015) by the top five refiners in Asia-Pacific, including China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation, Petrochina Company Ltd., Nippon Oil Corporation, SK Energy Co., Ltd. and PT Pertamina.

Reasons to buy:

• Identify prospective investment targets through a comprehensive update and discussion of new refinery additions and capacity expansions of existing refineries in Asia-Pacific.
• Find the most attractive investment destination(s) for your business by comparing industries in Asia-Pacific.
• Understand the threats and opportunities in the Asia-Pacific refining industry and fine tune strategies to exploit the underlying trends.
• Understand the changing demand for oil products to anticipate and create products ahead of the competition.
• Be well prepared to operate in the era of price volatility by understanding the impact of changing prices on refined products and refinery margins.
• Benchmark yourself against major refining companies in the region by leveraging on our detailed company analysis.

Key Topics Covered:

1 Table of contents

2 Introduction

3 Refining Industry in Asia-Pacific

4 Refining Markets in Asia-Pacific, Comparative Analysis of Key Markets

5 Refining Markets in Asia-Pacific, Processing Capacity and Complexity Analysis of Key Markets

6 Refining Industry in Asia-Pacific: Key Trends, Drivers and Constraints

7 Refining Industry in Asia-Pacific, Planned Refineries, Capex and Capacity Expansions

8 Refining Industry in Asia-Pacific, Key Markets

9 Refining Industry in Asia-Pacific, Analysis of Top Five Refining Companies

10 Appendix

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