Abstract
North America Underground Gas Storage Industry to 2012 Investment
Opportunities, Analysis and Forecasts of All Active and Planned Underground
Gas Storage Sites in North America
Summary
This profile is the essential source for top-level industry data and
information relating to the UGS industry in North America. It provides asset
level information relating to the gas storage sites. The profiles of the major
companies operating in the UGS sector are also included in the report. The
latest news and deals pertaining to the sector are also provided and
analyzed.
Scope
・ Updated information relating to all active and planned underground gas
storage (UGS) sites in North America
・ Provides key capacity information
for each UGS facility
・ Details operators and equity partners of each
site
・ Includes information relating to the start date, location,
injection and withdrawal rate
・ Includes information relating to site
start date, location and unit capacities
・ Information on the top
companies in the gas storage industry including business description,
strategic analysis, and financial information.
・ Product and brand
updates, strategy changes, R&D projects, corporate expansions and contractions
and regulatory changes.
・ Key mergers and acquisitions, partnerships,
private equity and venture capital investments, and IPOs.
Reasons to buy
・ Obtain the most up to date information available on all active and planned
gas storage sites in North America
・ Identify growth segments and
opportunities in the global underground gas storage industry
・ Facilitate
market analysis and forecasting of future industry trends.
・ Facilitate
decision making on the basis of latest capacity data
・ Assess your
competitor' s gas storage sites and their capacity
・ Understand and respond
to your competitors business structure, strategy and prospects.
・ Develop
strategies based on the latest operational, financial, and regulatory events.
・ Do deals with an understanding of how competitors are financed, and the
mergers and partnerships that have shaped the market.
・ Identify and
analyze the strengths and weaknesses of the leading companies in North
America.
Table of Contents
1 Table of Contents 2
1.1 List of Tables 6
1.2 List of Figures 8
2
Introduction 9
2.1 What Is This Report About? 9
2.2 How to Use This
Report 9
2.3 Market Definition 9
3 North America Underground Gas
Storage Industry 10
3.1 North America Underground Gas Storage Industry ,
Key Data 10
3.2 North America Underground Gas Storage Industry: Key
Trends, Drivers and Challenges 10
3.3 North America Underground Gas
Storage Industry, Storage Operations 11
3.4 Underground Gas Storage
Industry in North America, Canada 31
4 Kinder Morgan, Inc. 34
4.1
Kinder Morgan, Inc., Key Facts 34
4.2 Kinder Morgan, Inc., Company
Overview 34
4.3 Kinder Morgan, Inc., Business Description 34
4.4
Kinder Morgan, Inc., SWOT Analysis 42
4.5 Kinder Morgan, Inc., North
America Storage Operations 46
4.6 Kinder Morgan, Inc., Revenue Analysis
48
4.7 Kinder Morgan, Inc., Financial and Operational Review 51
4.8
Kinder Morgan, Inc., Key Industry Specific Ratios 53
5 Ameren Corporation
55
5.1 Ameren Corporation, Key Facts 55
5.2 Ameren Corporation,
Company Overview 55
5.3 Ameren Corporation, Business Description 55
5.4 Ameren Corporation, North America Underground Gas Storage Operations
57
6 Dominion Resources, Inc. 59
6.1 Dominion Resources, Inc., Key
Facts 59
6.2 Dominion Resources, Inc., Company Overview 59
6.3
Dominion Resources, Inc., Business Description 60
6.4 Dominion Resources,
Inc., Value Chain Analysis 62
6.5 Dominion Resources, Inc., SWOT Analysis
64
6.6 Dominion Resources, Inc., North America Underground Gas Storage
Operations 69
6.7 Dominion Resources, Inc., Revenue Analysis 72
6.8
Dominion Resources, Inc., Financial and Operational Review 73
6.9 Dominion
Resources, Inc., Key Industry Specific Ratios 74
7 CMS Energy 75
7.1
CMS Energy, Key Facts 75
7.2 CMS Energy, Company Overview 75
7.3 CMS
Energy, Business Description 75
7.4 CMS Energy, North America Underground
Gas Storage Operations 77
8 Equitable Resources Inc. 79
8.1 Equitable
Resources Inc., Key Facts 79
8.2 Equitable Resources Inc., Company
Overview 79
8.3 Equitable Resources Inc., Business Description 79
8.4
Equitable Resources Inc., Value Chain Analysis 83
8.5 Equitable Resources
Inc., SWOT Analysis 83
8.6 Equitable Resources Inc, North America
Underground Gas Storage Operations 87
8.7 Equitable Resources Inc, Revenue
Analysis 88
8.8 Equitable Resources Inc, Financial and Operational Review
89
8.9 Equitable Resources Inc, Key Industry Specific Ratios 91
9
North America Underground Gas Storage Industry, Deals Landscape 92
9.1
Acquisition 92
9.2 Private Equity 96
9.3 IPO 98
9.4 Debt Offerings
116
9.5 Partnership 137
9.6 Asset Transactions 138
10 North
America Underground Gas Storage Industry, Recent Developments 142
10.1
Strategy and Business Expansion 142
10.2 Financial Announcements 145
10.3 Other Significant Developments 194
11 Appendix 214
11.1
Methodology 214
11.2 Units of Measure 216
11.3 Contact Us 217
11.4
About Global Markets Direct 217
11.5 Disclaimer 217
1.1 List of
Tables
Table 1: North America, Gas Storage Key Statistics, 2007 14
Table 2: North America, Underground Gas Storage Capacity Country-wise, 2007
15
Table 3: North America, Underground Gas Storage Capacity in The United
States, 2007 16
Table 4: North America, Underground Gas Storage Capacity
in The United States, 2007 (Contd...) 17
Table 5: North America,
Underground Gas Storage Capacity in The United States, 2007 (Contd...) 18
Table 6: North America, Underground Gas Storage Capacity in The United States,
2007 (Contd...) 19
Table 7: North America, Underground Gas Storage
Capacity in The United States, 2007(Contd...) 20
Table 8: North America,
Underground Gas Storage Capacity in The United States, 2007 (Contd...) 21
Table 9: North America, Underground Gas Storage Capacity in The United States,
2007 (Contd...) 22
Table 10: North America, Underground Gas Storage
Capacity in The United States, 2007 (Contd...) 23
Table 11: North America,
Underground Gas Storage Capacity in The United States, 2007 (Contd...) 24
Table 12: North America, Underground Gas Storage Capacity in The United
States, 2007 (Contd...) 25
Table 13: North America, Underground Gas
Storage Capacity in The United States, 2007 (Contd...) 26
Table 14: North
America, Underground Gas Storage Capacity in The United States, 2007
(Contd...) 27
Table 15: North America, Underground Gas Storage Capacity in
The United States, 2007 (Contd...) 28
Table 16: North America, Underground
Gas Storage Capacity in The United States, 2007 (Contd...) 29
Table 17:
North America, Underground Gas Storage Capacity in The United States, 2007
(Contd...) 30
Table 18: North America, Underground Gas Storage Capacity in
The United States, 2007 (Contd...) 31
Table 19: North America, Underground
Gas Storage Capacity in The United States, 2007 (Contd...) 32
Table 20:
North America, Underground Gas Storage Capacity in The United States, 2007
(Contd...) 33
Table 21: North America, Underground Gas Storage Capacity in
The United States, 2007 (Contd...) 34
Table 22: North America, Planned
Underground Gas Storage Capacity in The United States 35
Table 23: North
America, Underground Gas Storage Capacity in Canada, 2007 36
Table 24:
North America, Underground Gas Storage Capacity In Canada, 2007 (Contd..)
37
Table 25: Kinder Morgan, Inc.,Key Facts, 2005 38
Table 26:
Kinder Morgan, Inc., SWOT Analysis,, 2006 47
Table 27: Kinder Morgan Inc.,
Underground Gas Storage Key Statistics, 2007 50
Table 28: Kinder Morgan
Inc., Underground Gas Storage Capacity in The United States, 2007 51
Table
29: Kinder Morgan, Inc., Revenue by Segment, USD Thousands, 2004-2005 53
Table 30: Kinder Morgan, Inc., Revenue by Geography, USD Thousands,
2004-2005 54
Table 31: Kinder Morgan, Inc., Financial and Operational
Overview, 2005-2001 55
Table 32: Kinder Morgan, Inc., Financial and
Operational Overview, 2005-2001(Contd..) 56
Table 33: Kinder Morgan,
Inc., Key Industry-specific Ratios, 2005-2001 57
Table 34: Kinder
Morgan, Inc., Key Industry-specific Ratios, 2005-2001(Contd...) 58
Table
35: Ameren Corporation, Key Facts 59
Table 36: Ameren Corporation,
Underground Gas Storage Key Statistics, 2007 61
Table 37: Ameren
Corporation, Underground Gas Storage Capacity in The United States, 2007
62
Table 38: Dominion Resources, Inc., Key Facts, 2006 63
Table
39: Dominion Resources, Inc., SWOT Analysis,, 2006 68
Table 40: Dominion
Resources, Inc. Underground Gas Storage Key Statistics, 2007 73
Table 41:
Dominion Resources Inc., Underground Gas Storage Capacity in The United
States, 2007 75
Table 42: Dominion Resources, Inc., Financial and
Operational Overview, 2006-2002 77
Table 43: Dominion Resources, Inc.,
Financial and Operational Overview, 2006-2002 (Contd.) 78
Table 44:
Dominion Resources, Inc., Key Industry-specific Ratios, 2006-2002 78
Table
45: CMS Energy, Key Facts 79
Table 46: CMS Energy, Underground Gas
Storage Key Statistics, 2007 81
Table 47: CMS Energy, Underground Gas
Storage Capacity in The United States, 2007 82
Table 48: Equitable
Resources, Inc., Key Facts, 2006 83
Table 49: Equitable Resources, Inc.,
SWOT Analysis , 2006 88
Table 50: Equitable Resources Inc, Underground Gas
Storage Key Statistics, 2007 91
Table 51: Equitable Resources Inc,
Underground Gas Storage Capacity in The United States (MMcf), 2007 92
Table 52: Equitable Resources, Inc. Financial and Operational Overview,
2006-2002 93
Table 53: Equitable Resources, Inc. Financial and Operational
Overview, 2006-2002 (Contd.) 94
Table 54: Equitable Resources, Inc. Key
Industry-specific Ratios, 2006-2002 95
1.2 List of Figures
Figure
1: Dominion Resources, Inc., Value Chain Analysis 66
Figure 2: Equitable
Resources, Inc., Value Chain Analysis 87
Figure 3: Global Markets Direct
Methodology 218



