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Regional fiscal benchmarking: Asia Pacific
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Report summary
Asia Pacific upstream is undergoing a strategic reset. Improving energy security through increasing domestic reserves while limiting reliance on energy imports has risen sharply in importance in recent years. Capturing exploration capital and unlocking reserves requires multiple elements working in concert. Our analysis isolates fiscal terms and recent fiscal changes – and reveals which systems genuinely compete for capital.
Table of contents
- Executive summary
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Exploration and greenfield investment
- Oil projects - progressivity analysis
- Gas projects - breakeven price analysis
- Late-life assets and brownfield investment
Tables and charts
This report includes the following images and tables:
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Key fiscal changes and events in Asia Pacific (2020 – current)A basin’s typical fiscal life cycle (Asia Pacific)Maximum state share (Asia Pacific – gas, US$6/mcf)
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Progressive vs regressive fiscal systems (Asia Pacific – shallow water, oil)Effective royalty rate (ERR) at US$60/bbl (Asia Pacific – shallow water, oil)Breakeven gas price analysis (Asia Pacific – shallow water, target IRR: 15%)
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