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CNOOC LNG corporate summary
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Report summary
CNOOC is the largest LNG importer in China, accounting for 63% of the country's LNG imports in 2016. The NOC is facing strong competition from emerging buyers that have started importing cargoes in eastern and southern China. This has motivated CNOOC to rely on the spot market and to take cheap spot cargoes to dilute its expensive contracted volumes. Although China's gas demand recovery so far has mainly come from the northern provinces, CNOOC's long-term growth potential remains substantial as the coal-to-gas switching policy is likely to expand to southern provinces.
Table of contents
- World’s third biggest LNG buyer has mandate to procure LNG for China
- CNOOC's dominant position in the South is under threat
- CNOOC has a relatively flat annual demand profile
- Northern markets will be a domestic pipe gas play for CNOOC
- International trading strategy has yet to be proven
- Recent history has seen a shift towards portfolio players
- Contracted LNG will be supplemented with cheaper spot imports
- Domestic offshore production mainly complements LNG in Guangdong
- Has appetite for long-term supply returned?
- Benefited from S-curve, cap and floor structure
- Expensive LNG contracts are an issue for CNOOC
- Expensive domestic piped gas production is compounding the issue
- Possible remedy to increase spot purchase or initiate price reviews
- Market deregulation is also weighing on CNOOC's gas sales price
Tables and charts
This report includes 7 images and tables including:
- CNOOC LNG imports vs market share
- CNOOC monthly offtake
- CNOOC LNG imports by country (top 4)
- CNOOC ACQ vs offtake (2016)
- CNOOC WACOG vs competition
- Average cost of supply by seller (2017 to 2026)
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