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Asia-Pacific upstream: 2016 in review - companies cut back, governments slow to react

03 January 2017

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03 January 2017

Asia-Pacific upstream: 2016 in review - companies cut back, governments slow to react

Report summary

At the end of a gloomy 2015, our predictions for what to look for in Asia Pacific in 2016 centred around four key themes of exploration, development, the corporate landscape and fiscal reform. Overall, we hit the mark on most, but the magnitude of the slowdown exceeded expectations, with M&A activity and fiscal reform slower to progress than anticipated. Nearly 250,000 boe/d of production was lost as companies cut their cloth as per their means, scaling back E&A spend, deferring Final Investment Decisions (FID), reducing corporate debt and pruning portfolios. Looking back at 2016, we outline where we got it right, what we missed and some of the surprises we saw in Asia-Pacific's upstream sector.

Wood Mackenzie's 2016 predictions
Exploration and licensing
- Bite sized discoveries dominate the exploration landscape...
- ...but the frontier remains risky; flexibility in new acreage awards is key
Development
Corporate
- Regional players rise to the occasion as Majors/Large Caps tentatively take action
- So what about the NOCs?
Fiscal
Appendix

Tables and charts

This report includes 9 images and tables including:

Asia-Pacific upstream: 2016 in review - companies cut back, governments slow to react: Image 1
Licence awards by country 2012-2016
E&A drilling activity 2012-2016

Upstream capital expenditure 2015-2021
Asia Pacific projects aiming to FID in 2016 (at year end 2015)
Top 10 discoveries in 2016
2016 discovered resources by country
Announced M&A spend by theme 2012-2016
Net Asia Pacific buyers/sellers (2012-2016)

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