Overview
GaffneyCline™ energy advisory brings a wealth of experience to analyzing regional and global markets for crude oil, natural gas, and refined products.
Capturing the maximum value of crude feedstocks and refined products
We regularly assess global crude oil and refined product markets to help refineries determine their optimal output volumes and product mix. This work includes:
- Forecasting refined product markets in your target countries to inform the capacity and configuration of your potential newbuild refinery projects.
- Assessing the prospects for refined products based on regional prices.
- Building detailed assessments of the likely future value of crude oil feedstocks to help you maximize your project's economic performance.
- Analyzing available markets for products from gas-to-liquid (GTL) projects, factoring distance to market, end-market product quality requirements, supply competition, and expected future product prices.
Assessing gas needs by region and industry
In the gas sector, GaffneyCline energy advisory helps you identify the best options for bringing gas production to market. Our analysis focuses on gas utilization and conservation, emphasizing optimal gas transportation and monetization options. Our services include:
- Analyzing the feasibility of targeting and commercializing gas into local markets.
- Investigating local energy demand trends and the historical role of gas in end-consumer sectors, including residential, commercial, industrial, transportation, fertilizer production, and power generation.
- Estimating the future penetration of gas in each end market by analyzing expected energy demand growth, prospective gas price by sector, and competing fuel supply and economics.
Our gas market specialists also examine the feasibility and economic attractiveness of commercializing gas via export markets, including:
- Assessing optimal transportation options, such as transporting gas in compressed or liquefied forms to overseas consumers.
- Investigating the profit potential of converting gas into products like methanol, ammonia/urea, or transportation fuels/lubricants/waxes derived from GTL facilities.
- Analyzing the supply/demand/pricing dynamics for each market to determine how you can target the scale of gas resources and expected production.
Contact your Baker Hughes representative today to learn how GaffneyCline energy advisory’s expert market analysis can help you make the best development, distribution, and commercialization decisions for your gas and liquid products.