Boston, MA -- (SBWIRE) -- 02/05/2015 -- A low oil price environment will hit short-term investment, particularly into exploration, and longer-term production prospects. Consumption, in contrast, will benefit slightly from lower prices.

The main trends and developments we highlight for Malaysia's oil and gas sector are:

- Weaker incentives to raise production from existing fields to full capacity in a weak oil price environment will see oil output fall in 2015 and 2016. The rising cost of projects in Malaysia, as project types increasingly move towards more difficult developments such as deepwater and enhanced oil recovery (EOR), will also see investment into longer term projects hit by subdued oil prices.

- While ongoing gas developments will support an uptrend in Malaysian gas production, the rate of production growth will be more moderate as we expect producers to direct fewer resources into maintaining gas output in a low oil price and uncertain demand environment.

- Industry consolidation will see Malaysia's refining capacity and refined oil production fall between 2015 and 2019. This will offset the impact that the start-up of Petronas' RAPID project in the next decade will have on Malaysia's total refined production.

- Although consumption will be supported by lower prices even under...

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The Malaysia Oil & Gas Report has been researched at source and features Business Monitor International (BMI)'s independent forecasts for Malaysia including major indicators for oil, gas and LNG, covering all major indicators including reserves, production, consumption, refining capacity, prices, export volumes and values. The report includes full analysis of industry trends and prospects, national and multinational companies and changes in the regulatory environment.

BMI's Malaysia Oil & Gas Report provides professionals, consultancies, government departments, regulatory bodies and researchers with independent forecasts and competitive intelligence on the Malaysian oil and gas industry.

Key Benefits

- Benchmark BMI's independent oil and gas industry forecasts for Malaysia to test consensus views - a key input for successful budgeting and strategic business planning in the Malaysian oil and gas market.

- Target business opportunities and risks in the Malaysian oil and gas sector through reviews of latest industry trends, regulatory changes and major deals, projects and investments in Malaysia.

- Assess the activities, strategy and market position of your competitors, partners and clients via our Company Profiles (inc. SWOTs, KPIs and latest activity) and Competitive Landscape Tables.

Coverage

BMI Industry View

Summary of BMI?s key forecasts and industry analysis, covering oil and gas reserves, supply, demand and refining, plus analysis of landmark company developments and key changes in the regulatory environment.

Industry SWOT Analysis

Analysis of the major Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats within the upstream and downstream sectors and within the broader political, economic and business environment.

BMI Industry Forecasts

Historic data series and forecasts to end-2024 for all key industry indicators, supported by explicit assumptions, plus analysis of key downside risks to the main forecast:

- Pricing: Oil price (USD/bbl, WTI, Brent, OPEC basket, Urals); oil products prices (unleaded gasoline, gasoil/diesel, jet/kerosene ? USD/bbl) at global hubs.

- Production, Consumption, Capacity & Reserves: Proven oil reserves (bn barrels), production, consumption, refinery capacity and throughputs (?000b/d); proven gas reserves (tcm), production and consumption (bcm) and fuels trade.

- Imports & Exports: Crude oil exports/imports (?000s b/d) and value of crude oil trade in USD. Fuels exports/imports (?000s b/d) and value of fuels trade in USD. Natural gas imports/exports (bcm), by pipeline and/or LNG, and value of natural gas trade.

BMIs Oil & Gas Risk Reward Index

BMIs Risk Reward Indices provide investors (independents, NOCs, IOCs, oil services companies) looking for opportunities in the region with a clear country-comparative assessment of the upstream and downstream market?s risks and potential rewards. Each of the country markets are scored using a sophisticated model that includes more than 40 industry, economic and demographic data points to provide indices of highest to lowest appeal to investors, with each position explained.

Market Overview

A profile of the upstream and downstream sectors, including analysis of reserves, output, consumption and trade of energy products; overview of the industry landscape and key players; assessment of the business operating environment and the latest regulatory developments.

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