Datamonitor's Oil & Gas in South Africa industry profile is an essential resource for top-level data and analysis covering the oil & gas industry. It includes detailed data on market size and segmentation, plus textual and graphical analysis of the key trends and competitive landscape, leading companies and demographic information.

Scope

* Contains an executive summary and data on value, volume and/or segmentation

* Provides textual analysis of the industry’s recent performance and future prospects

* Incorporates in-depth five forces competitive environment analysis and scorecards

* Includes a five-year forecast of the industry

* The leading companies are profiled with supporting key financial metrics

* Supported by the key macroeconomic and demographic data affecting the market

Highlights

* Detailed information is included on market size, measured by value and/or volume

* Five forces scorecards provide an accessible yet in depth view of the market’s competitive landscape

Why you should buy this report

* Spot future trends and developments

* Inform your business decisions

* Add weight to presentations and marketing materials

* Save time carrying out entry-level research

Market Definition

The oil & gas market consists of the activities of exploration, development, production, refining, storage, transportation and marketing of oil & gas. The market values given in this report reflect the total value of oil and natural gas product consumption within a country, calculated using annual average prices in each respective country. Market volumes reflect the total consumption of oil and natural gas in millions of barrels equivalent. Any currency conversions used in this report have been calculated using constant 2006 annual average exchange rates.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 3
CHAPTER 1 Market Overview 7
1.1 Market Definition 7
1.2 Research Highlights 7
1.3 Market Analysis 8
CHAPTER 2 Market Value 9
CHAPTER 3 Market Volume 10
CHAPTER 4 Five Forces Analysis 11
4.1 Buyer Power 11
4.2 Supplier Power 12
4.3 New Entrants 13
4.4 Substitutes 14
4.5 Rivalry 15
CHAPTER 5 Leading Companies 16
5.1 BP Plc 16
5.2 Sasol Limited 19
5.3 Egoli Gas 22
CHAPTER 6 Market Forecasts 23
6.1 Market Value Forecast 23
6.2 Market Volume Forecast 24
CHAPTER 7 Macroeconomic Indicators 25
CHAPTER 8 Appendix 27
8.1 Methodology 27
8.2 Industry Associations 28
8.3 Related Datamonitor Research 28

LIST OF TABLES
Table 1: South Africa Oil & Gas Market Value: $ billion, 2002-2006 9
Table 2: South Africa Oil & Gas Market Volume: Barrels equivalent million, 2002-2006 10
Table 3: The Impact of Buyer Power on the South Africa Oil & Gas Market, 2006 11
Table 4: The Impact of Supplier Power on the South Africa Oil & Gas Market, 2006 12
Table 5: The Impact of New Entrants on the South Africa Oil & Gas Market, 2006 13
Table 6: The Impact of Substitutes on the South Africa Oil & Gas Market, 2006 14
Table 7: The Impact of Rivalry on the South Africa Oil & Gas Market, 2006 15
Table 8: Key Facts: BP Plc 16
Table 9: Key Financials: BP Plc 18
Table 10: Key Facts: Sasol Limited 19
Table 11: Key Facts: Egoli Gas 22
Table 12: South Africa Oil & Gas Market Value Forecast: $ billion, 2006-2011 23
Table 13: South Africa Oil & Gas Market Volume Forecast: Barrels equivalent million, 2006-2011 24
Table 14: South Africa Size of Population (million) , 2002-2006 25
Table 15: South Africa GDP (1995=100), 2002-2006 25
Table 16: South Africa Inflation, 2002-2006 25
Table 17: South Africa Exchange Rate, 2002 26