China's Quest for Energy Security - Chinese NOCs Emerging as Key Competitors to Global Oil and Gas Companies

China's Quest For Energy Security - Chinese NOCs Emerging as Key Competitors to Global Oil and Gas Companies analyzes the growth and expansion of China’s National Oil Companies (NOCs) in the global oil and gas market to secure the future energy needs of the country. The report highlights the widening demand-supply gap in China’s primary energy sector and the country’s efforts to bridge the gap through imports. The report details overseas projects and Merger and Acquisitions (M&A) activities of China’s NOCs in various countries across the world. The report also traces the growth and integration of China’s NOCs in both domestic and foreign markets, with a focus on factors that are driving the overseas expansion of China’s NOCs. The report delves deep into the competing strategies adopted by China’s NOCs to beat competition to acquire oil and gas assets in foreign markets. It compares the growth of China’s NOCs with International Oil Companies (IOCs) in terms of operational parameters and financial parameters. It also discusses in detail the major acquisitions of China’s NOCs in global energy markets in recent years. The impact of China’s overseas growth on NOCs from other developing countries has also been analyzed in the with a focus on major M&A activities by different NOCs.

November, 2010

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