New Report “Coal Bed Methane (CBM) Market” Now Available at MarketPublishers.com

15 Aug 2011 • by Natalie Aster

LONDON – Coal bed methane (CBM) is an unconventional natural gas found adsorbed in coal seams and primarily extracted from bituminous and sub-bituminous coals. As of 2010, CBM is mostly exploited in North America and Australia, with pilot production planned in China, India, and Indonesia.

New market research report “Coal Bed Methane (CBM) Market by Technology, Geography, Application, Regulation, Market Trends & Global Forecasts (2011 – 2021)” elaborated by MarketsandMarkets presents a true and unprejudiced insight into the CBM market, estimating its size both in terms of volumes and value. In-depth market segmentation is provided on the basis of applications such as commercial and industrial, as well as by technologies such as hydraulic fracturing and horizontal drilling. Market drivers, key challenges and opportunities, trends and forecasts, and regulations affecting the sector in key geographies are discussed in detail. Competitive landscape, profiles of the leading players of the industry including BG Group, Origin Energy, Santos, and others, are also incorporated in the review.

Report Details:

Title: Coal Bed Methane (CBM) Market by Technology, Geography, Application, Regulation, Market Trends & Global Forecasts (2011 – 2021)
Published: August, 2011
Pages: 213
Price: US$ 4,650.00

Report Content:

1 INTRODUCTION
1.1 KEY TAKE-AWAYS
1.2 REPORT DESCRIPTION
1.3 MARKETS COVERED
1.4 STAKEHOLDERS
1.5 KEY QUESTIONS ANSWERED
1.6 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
  1.6.1 MARKET SIZE
  1.6.2 SOURCES OF KEY DATA POINTS
  1.6.3 ASSUMPTIONS

2 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

3 MARKET OVERVIEW
3.1 INTRODUCTION
  3.1.1 DEFINITION – COAL BED METHANE/COAL SEAM GAS (CBM/CSG)
  3.1.2 CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF CBM
  3.1.3 CBM RESOURCES CLASSIFICATION
    3.1.3.1 Total gas-in-place
    3.1.3.2 Contingent resources
    3.1.3.3 Proved resources
3.2 BURNING ISSUES
  3.2.1 CHALLENGE OF MANAGING PRODUCED WATER & METHANE MIGRATION
  3.2.2 CONFLICTS OVER RESOURCE RIGHTS
  3.2.3 COST COMPETITIVENESS OF CBM AS COMPARED TO SHALE GAS
3.3 WINNING IMPERATIVES
  3.3.1 MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS
  3.3.2 UPSTREAM INTEGRATION BY CBM OPERATOR
3.4 MARKET DYNAMICS
  3.4.1 DRIVERS
    3.4.1.1 Potential for greenhouse gas mitigation
    3.4.1.2 Benefits to coal mining industry
    3.4.1.3 Opportunity for GHG sequestration and carbon credits
    3.4.1.4 Ongoing natural gas pipeline projects
    3.4.1.5 Efforts to diversify fuel mix
  3.4.2 RESTRAINTS
    3.4.2.1 Long dewatering period
    3.4.2.2 Environmental concerns
  3.4.3 OPPORTUNITIES
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