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The United States imported about 58% of the petroleum1, which includes crude oil and refined petroleum products, that we consumed during 2007. About half of these imports came from the Western Hemisphere. Our dependence on foreign petroleum is expected to decline in the next two decades.

The United States consumed 20.7 million barrels per day (MMbd) of petroleum products during 2007 making us the world’s largest petroleum consumer.  The United States was third in crude oil production at 5.1 MMbd.  But crude oil alone does not constitute all U.S. petroleum supplies. Significant gains occur, because crude oil expands in the refining process, liquid fuel is captured in the processing of natural gas, and we have other sources of liquid fuel, including biofuels. These additional supplies totaled 3.6 MMbd in 2007. However, we still needed 13.5 MMbd of imported crude oil and petroleum products to meet U.S. demand.  The United States also exported 1.4 MMbd of crude oil and petroleum products during 2007, so our net imports (imports minus exports) equaled 12.0 MMbd.

Petroleum products imported by the United States during 2007 included gasoline, diesel fuel, heating oil, jet fuel, chemical feedstocks, asphalt, and other products. Still, most petroleum products consumed in the United States were refined here. Net imports of petroleum other than crude oil were 10% of the petroleum consumed in the United States during 2007.

About Half of U.S. Petroleum Imports Come from the Western Hemisphere

Some may be surprised to learn that almost 50% of U.S. crude oil and petroleum products imports came from the Western Hemisphere (North, South, and Central America and the Caribbean including U.S. territories) during 2006. We imported only 16% of our crude oil and petroleum products from the Persian Gulf countries of Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and United Arab Emirates. During 2007, our five biggest suppliers of crude oil and petroleum products were:

* Canada (18.2%)
* Mexico (11.4%)
* Saudi Arabia (11.0%)
* Venezuela (10.1%)
* Nigeria (8.4%)

It is usually impossible to tell whether the petroleum products you use came from domestic or imported sources of oil once they are refined.

Lower U.S. Petroleum Imports Expected in the Future

The Energy Information Administration (EIA) projects U.S. crude oil and petroleum products imports will decline from 12.1 MMbd in 2007 to 8.3 MMbd in 20302 . Growth in total U.S. petroleum consumption is expected to remain relatively flat out to 2030. Meanwhile, The increase in U.S. crude oil production in the Gulf of Mexico and elsewhere, combined with increasing biofuel and coal-to-liquids (CTL) production, is expected to reduce the need for imports over the longer term. U.S. petroleum import dependence is projected to fall from 58% in 2007 to 41% by 2030.
Although we are the third largest crude oil producer, most of the petroleum we use is imported.

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Oil and Gas Report Iraq

Independent 5-year oil and gas industry forecasts for Iraq.
Original oil and gas market research and oil and gas sector trend analysis for Iraq’s oil and gas industry.
Competitive intelligence, Iraqi oil and gas company rankings and SWOT analyses on international and domestic oil and gas companies in Iraq.

The Iraq Oil & Gas Report has been researched at source in 2007, and features latest available data and forecasts for Iraq to end-2011 covering headline indicators for oil & gas, LNG, coal and power; company rankings and competitive landscapes covering oil & gas exploration and production in Iraq, refining, oil & gas distribution and fuels retailing; and analysis of latest industry developments, trends and regulatory issues within Iraq.

Iraq Oil & Gas Report provides professionals, consultancies, government departments, regulatory bodies and researchers with independent forecasts and competitive intelligence on the Iraqi oil and gas industry.

Key Benefits of Report

Benchmark It’s Independent 5-Year Oil & Gas Industry Forecast for Iraq to test consensus views - a key input for successful budgeting and strategic business planning in the Iraqi oil and gas market.

Target Business Opportunities & Risks in the Iraqi Oil & Gas Sector through reviews of latest industry trends, regulatory changes, and major deals, projects and investments in Iraq.

Exploit The Latest Competitive Iraqi Oil & Gas Intelligence & Company SWOTS on your competitors and peers through company rankings by sales, market share and ownership structure - includes multi national and national companies in Iraq.

Coverage

Executive Summary

Summary of It’s key forecasts and industry analysis, covering oil and gas reserves, supply, demand, refining, coal and power, and primary energy, plus analysis of landmark company developments and key changes in the regulatory environment.

Regional Overview

Regional perspective on size and value of industry sector; comparative rankings by production, refining, imports and exports; overview of industry landscape and key players; assessment of business operating environment and latest regulatory developments.

Business Environment Rankings

A unique comparative study undertaken by It on the relative business climates across all regional markets covered. A rankings table highlights the merits of each market from an investor angle, giving scores for indicators such as Oil & Gas Supply and Demand Growth, Oil & Gas Reserves, Licensing Framework and the local Competitive Environment, as well as Economic and Political Risk.

Oil Market Outlook

It analyses and forecasts oil prices out to 2011, monitoring supply and demand in terms of oil production and consumption across the region.

It 5-Year Industry Forecast

Historic data series and 5-year forecasts to end-2011 for all key industry indicators (see list below), supported by explicit assumptions, plus analysis of key downside risks to the main forecast, including:

*
Oil reserves (bn barrels), production, consumption, refinery capacity and throughputs (000 b/d)
*
Oil exports (000 b/d), value of oil exports (US$mn - It base case) - Oil price (US$/bbl, OPEC basket)
*
Value of oil exports at constant US$30/bbl and constant US$60/bbl (US$mn)
*
Proven gas reserves (tcm), production and consumption (bcm)
*
Gas exports/(imports) (bcm)
*
Value of gas exports/(imports) (US$mn); value of gas exports/(imports) at constant US$30/bbl and US$60/bbl (US$mn)
*
Value of petroleum exports (US$mn); value of petroleum exports at constant US$30/bbl and US$60/bbl (US$mn)

It 5-Year Macroeconomic Forecast

It forecasts for all headline macroeconomic indicators, including real GDP growth, inflation, fiscal balance, trade balance, current account and external debt.

Competitive Landscape & Rankings

Comparative company analyses and rankings by US$ sales, % share of total sales, number of employees, year established, market cap/NAV, ownership structure, oil production (‘000 b/d) and % market share, downstream capacity (‘000 b/d) and % market share.

Company Profiles & SWOTS

Company profiles, including SWOT analyses, senior executives and full contact details, business activity, products and services, foreign direct investments and projects.

Executive Summary

The Sector At A Glance

Key Insights On The Oil & Gas Sector Of Iraq

The latest Iraq Oil & Gas Report from It forecasts that the country will account for 6.38% of MEA regional oil demand by 2010, while providing 7.63% of supply. MEA regional oil demand rose to an estimated 10.86mn b/d last year and should average 11.08mn b/d in 2007, before reaching 11.91mn b/d by 2010. MEA gas consumption in 2006 was an estimated 373bcm, with demand of 533bcm targeted for 2010. Production last year of an estimated 510bcm should reach 774bcm by the end of the decade. While Iraq should have begun exporting gas to neighbouring Kuwait during the forecast period, it is not expected to make a significant contribution to either regional gas supply or demand over the short to medium term.

For 2007, the revised It forecasts are for the OPEC basket to average US$55 per barrel. Based on last year’s typical price differentials, this implies Brent at US$58.72, WTI averaging US$59.94/bbl, and Urals at US$55. Our central view is therefore that the OPEC basket price will slip from US$55/bbl this year to US$50 in 2008, before settling around US$45/bbl in 2009/2010. Should OPEC defend successfully our presumed ‘target’ price of US$55/bbl during the challenging months of 2007, then it is reasonable to assume medium-term prices may surprise on the upside.

Iraq real GDP growth is forecast by It at 10.2% for 2007, following an estimated 9.1% in 2006. We are assuming 14.7% growth in 2008, 11.4% in 2009 and 7.7% in 2010. We expect oil demand of an estimated 570,000b/d in 2006 to rise to 800,000b/d in 2011, depending on investment in infrastructure and the development of domestic production. International oil companies (IOCs) are in 2007 expected to join production sharing agreements with the state, which should help accelerate the growth in oil output. Based on the efforts of existing contractors and national oil industry bodies, we are forecasting average oil production of 2.15mn b/d this year. December 2006 production was 1.77mn b/d, with more than 1.4mn b/d of exports. Further field reactivation work and the initial IOC efforts point to output of an estimated 3.1mn b/d in 2011. The government has much more ambitious targets, aiming for 0.5mn b/d annual output expansion and a long-tem goal of 6.0mn b/d. However, there are major risks involving attacks on oil installations, Iraq’s OPEC entitlement and the success of new energy policy in stimulating IOC investment.

In the It Business Environment Ranking matrix, Iraq this quarter receives a slightly lower composite score of 34, which now ranks the country equal fifth out of 16 states included in the MEA region, alongside Angola. The overall business environment can be considered moderately attractive in a regional context, thanks largely to huge oil production upside potential and vast untapped oil and gas reserves. A great opportunity exists for IOCs once the political situation has stabilised and production sharing/licensing terms have been agreed. Political and economic risk remains very high, which offsets the positive factors.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 - Executive Summary

Chapter 2 - SWOT Analysis

Iraq Business Environment Industry SWOT

Chapter 3 - Regional Market Overview

Middle East/Africa Region

Table: Middle East/Africa LNG Exports/(Imports) (bcm)

Iraq

Chapter 4 - Business Environment Rankings

Iraq

Middle East/Africa Region

Chapter 5 - Iraq Business Environment Ranking

Economics – Long-term risk

Politics – Long-term risk

Oil & Gas Growth

Oil/Gas Reserves

Licensing/Regulation

Competitive Environment

Political Risk Summary

Economic Risk Summary

Business Environment Risk Summary

Legal Code/Corruption

Foreign Direct Investment

Tax Regime

Chapter 6 - Oil Market Outlook

Assessing The Risks

Table Crude Price Forecasts 2007

Revised Forecasts

Table Oil Price Forecasts

Chapter 7 - Regional Supply and Demand

Middle East/Africa

Table Oil Production (000b/d) – Middle East/Africa

Table Oil Consumption (000b/d) – Middle East/Africa

Chapter 8 - Global Picture

Table Global Oil Consumption (000b/d)

Table Global Oil Production (000b/d)

Chapter 9 - Industry Forecast Scenario

Oil and Gas Reserves

Oil Supply and Demand

Gas Supply and Demand

Refining and Oil Products Trade

Revenues/Import Costs

Table: Iraq Oil & Gas – Historic Data & Forecasts

Other Energy

Table: Iraq Other Energy – Historic Data & Forecasts

Key Risks to It’s Forecast Scenario

Chapter 10 - Economic Outlook

Table: Economic Indicators

Chapter 11 - Regional Case Study

Exxon In the Middle East

Saudi Arabia

Qatar

Kuwait

United Arab Emirates

Latest Financials

ExxonMobil 2006 Results

Chapter 12 - Competitive Landscape

Executive Summary

Table: Key Players: Iraqi Energy Sector

Overview/State Role

Chapter 13 - It Forecast Modelling

How we generate our industry forecasts

Energy Industry

Cross checks

Sources

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Oil and Gas Report Iraq

Independent 5-year oil and gas industry forecasts for Iraq.
Original oil and gas market research and oil and gas sector trend analysis for Iraq’s oil and gas industry.
Competitive intelligence, Iraqi oil and gas company rankings and SWOT analyses on international and domestic oil and gas companies in Iraq.

The Iraq Oil & Gas Report has been researched at source in 2007, and features latest available data and forecasts for Iraq to end-2011 covering headline indicators for oil & gas, LNG, coal and power; company rankings and competitive landscapes covering oil & gas exploration and production in Iraq, refining, oil & gas distribution and fuels retailing; and analysis of latest industry developments, trends and regulatory issues within Iraq.

Iraq Oil & Gas Report provides professionals, consultancies, government departments, regulatory bodies and researchers with independent forecasts and competitive intelligence on the Iraqi oil and gas industry.

Key Benefits of Report

Benchmark It’s Independent 5-Year Oil & Gas Industry Forecast for Iraq to test consensus views - a key input for successful budgeting and strategic business planning in the Iraqi oil and gas market.

Target Business Opportunities & Risks in the Iraqi Oil & Gas Sector through reviews of latest industry trends, regulatory changes, and major deals, projects and investments in Iraq.

Exploit The Latest Competitive Iraqi Oil & Gas Intelligence & Company SWOTS on your competitors and peers through company rankings by sales, market share and ownership structure - includes multi national and national companies in Iraq.

Coverage

Executive Summary

Summary of It’s key forecasts and industry analysis, covering oil and gas reserves, supply, demand, refining, coal and power, and primary energy, plus analysis of landmark company developments and key changes in the regulatory environment.

Regional Overview

Regional perspective on size and value of industry sector; comparative rankings by production, refining, imports and exports; overview of industry landscape and key players; assessment of business operating environment and latest regulatory developments.

Business Environment Rankings

A unique comparative study undertaken by It on the relative business climates across all regional markets covered. A rankings table highlights the merits of each market from an investor angle, giving scores for indicators such as Oil & Gas Supply and Demand Growth, Oil & Gas Reserves, Licensing Framework and the local Competitive Environment, as well as Economic and Political Risk.

Oil Market Outlook

It analyses and forecasts oil prices out to 2011, monitoring supply and demand in terms of oil production and consumption across the region.

It 5-Year Industry Forecast

Historic data series and 5-year forecasts to end-2011 for all key industry indicators (see list below), supported by explicit assumptions, plus analysis of key downside risks to the main forecast, including:

*
Oil reserves (bn barrels), production, consumption, refinery capacity and throughputs (000 b/d)
*
Oil exports (000 b/d), value of oil exports (US$mn - It base case) - Oil price (US$/bbl, OPEC basket)
*
Value of oil exports at constant US$30/bbl and constant US$60/bbl (US$mn)
*
Proven gas reserves (tcm), production and consumption (bcm)
*
Gas exports/(imports) (bcm)
*
Value of gas exports/(imports) (US$mn); value of gas exports/(imports) at constant US$30/bbl and US$60/bbl (US$mn)
*
Value of petroleum exports (US$mn); value of petroleum exports at constant US$30/bbl and US$60/bbl (US$mn)

It 5-Year Macroeconomic Forecast

It forecasts for all headline macroeconomic indicators, including real GDP growth, inflation, fiscal balance, trade balance, current account and external debt.

Competitive Landscape & Rankings

Comparative company analyses and rankings by US$ sales, % share of total sales, number of employees, year established, market cap/NAV, ownership structure, oil production (‘000 b/d) and % market share, downstream capacity (‘000 b/d) and % market share.

Company Profiles & SWOTS

Company profiles, including SWOT analyses, senior executives and full contact details, business activity, products and services, foreign direct investments and projects.

Executive Summary

The Sector At A Glance

Key Insights On The Oil & Gas Sector Of Iraq

The latest Iraq Oil & Gas Report from It forecasts that the country will account for 6.38% of MEA regional oil demand by 2010, while providing 7.63% of supply. MEA regional oil demand rose to an estimated 10.86mn b/d last year and should average 11.08mn b/d in 2007, before reaching 11.91mn b/d by 2010. MEA gas consumption in 2006 was an estimated 373bcm, with demand of 533bcm targeted for 2010. Production last year of an estimated 510bcm should reach 774bcm by the end of the decade. While Iraq should have begun exporting gas to neighbouring Kuwait during the forecast period, it is not expected to make a significant contribution to either regional gas supply or demand over the short to medium term.

For 2007, the revised It forecasts are for the OPEC basket to average US$55 per barrel. Based on last year’s typical price differentials, this implies Brent at US$58.72, WTI averaging US$59.94/bbl, and Urals at US$55. Our central view is therefore that the OPEC basket price will slip from US$55/bbl this year to US$50 in 2008, before settling around US$45/bbl in 2009/2010. Should OPEC defend successfully our presumed ‘target’ price of US$55/bbl during the challenging months of 2007, then it is reasonable to assume medium-term prices may surprise on the upside.

Iraq real GDP growth is forecast by It at 10.2% for 2007, following an estimated 9.1% in 2006. We are assuming 14.7% growth in 2008, 11.4% in 2009 and 7.7% in 2010. We expect oil demand of an estimated 570,000b/d in 2006 to rise to 800,000b/d in 2011, depending on investment in infrastructure and the development of domestic production. International oil companies (IOCs) are in 2007 expected to join production sharing agreements with the state, which should help accelerate the growth in oil output. Based on the efforts of existing contractors and national oil industry bodies, we are forecasting average oil production of 2.15mn b/d this year. December 2006 production was 1.77mn b/d, with more than 1.4mn b/d of exports. Further field reactivation work and the initial IOC efforts point to output of an estimated 3.1mn b/d in 2011. The government has much more ambitious targets, aiming for 0.5mn b/d annual output expansion and a long-tem goal of 6.0mn b/d. However, there are major risks involving attacks on oil installations, Iraq’s OPEC entitlement and the success of new energy policy in stimulating IOC investment.

In the It Business Environment Ranking matrix, Iraq this quarter receives a slightly lower composite score of 34, which now ranks the country equal fifth out of 16 states included in the MEA region, alongside Angola. The overall business environment can be considered moderately attractive in a regional context, thanks largely to huge oil production upside potential and vast untapped oil and gas reserves. A great opportunity exists for IOCs once the political situation has stabilised and production sharing/licensing terms have been agreed. Political and economic risk remains very high, which offsets the positive factors.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 - Executive Summary

Chapter 2 - SWOT Analysis

Iraq Business Environment Industry SWOT

Chapter 3 - Regional Market Overview

Middle East/Africa Region

Table: Middle East/Africa LNG Exports/(Imports) (bcm)

Iraq

Chapter 4 - Business Environment Rankings

Iraq

Middle East/Africa Region

Chapter 5 - Iraq Business Environment Ranking

Economics – Long-term risk

Politics – Long-term risk

Oil & Gas Growth

Oil/Gas Reserves

Licensing/Regulation

Competitive Environment

Political Risk Summary

Economic Risk Summary

Business Environment Risk Summary

Legal Code/Corruption

Foreign Direct Investment

Tax Regime

Chapter 6 - Oil Market Outlook

Assessing The Risks

Table Crude Price Forecasts 2007

Revised Forecasts

Table Oil Price Forecasts

Chapter 7 - Regional Supply and Demand

Middle East/Africa

Table Oil Production (000b/d) – Middle East/Africa

Table Oil Consumption (000b/d) – Middle East/Africa

Chapter 8 - Global Picture

Table Global Oil Consumption (000b/d)

Table Global Oil Production (000b/d)

Chapter 9 - Industry Forecast Scenario

Oil and Gas Reserves

Oil Supply and Demand

Gas Supply and Demand

Refining and Oil Products Trade

Revenues/Import Costs

Table: Iraq Oil & Gas – Historic Data & Forecasts

Other Energy

Table: Iraq Other Energy – Historic Data & Forecasts

Key Risks to It’s Forecast Scenario

Chapter 10 - Economic Outlook

Table: Economic Indicators

Chapter 11 - Regional Case Study

Exxon In the Middle East

Saudi Arabia

Qatar

Kuwait

United Arab Emirates

Latest Financials

ExxonMobil 2006 Results

Chapter 12 - Competitive Landscape

Executive Summary

Table: Key Players: Iraqi Energy Sector

Overview/State Role

Chapter 13 - It Forecast Modelling

How we generate our industry forecasts

Energy Industry

Cross checks

Sources

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Suncor Energy Inc. (Suncor) is an integrated energy company, engaged in the acquisition, exploration, development, production and marketing of crude oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids. It transports and refines crude oil, and markets petroleum and petrochemical products. Suncor also invests in wind power and biofuels. It is focused on developing one of the world’s largest petroleum resource basins, Canada’s Athabasca oil sands. The company is headquartered at Alberta, Canada.  Suncor extracts and upgrades oil sands and markets refinery feedstock and diesel fuel, while the company’s operations throughout Western Canada produce natural gas.

Global Market Direct’s Suncor Energy Inc. - Alternative Energy - Deals and Alliances Profile is an essential source for company data and information. The profile examines the company’s key business structure and operations, history and products, and provides summary analysis of its key revenue lines and strategy as well as highlighting the company’s major recent financial deals.

Scope

- Provides key company information for business intelligence needs
- Gives information on the company’s major recent financial deals including Mergers and Acquisitions, asset transactions, PE/VC deals, equity offerings, debt offerings and partnerships.
- Data is supplemented with details on the company’s history, key executives, business description, locations and subsidiaries as well as a list of products and services and the latest available company statement.

Reasons to buy

- A quick “one-stop-shop” to understand the company.
- Support sales activities by understanding your customers’ businesses.
- Qualify prospective partners and suppliers.
- Understand and respond to your competitors’ business structure, strategy and prospects through.
- Understanding the key deals which have shaped the company.

Table Of Contents :

Table Of Contents  2
List of Tables  3
List of Figures  3
Suncor Energy Inc., Alternative Energy, Deals By Year, 2004 to YTD 2009  4
Suncor Energy Inc., Alternative Energy Deals By Type, 2004 to YTD 2009  5
Suncor Energy Inc., Alternative Energy, Deals By Region, 2004 to YTD 2009  6
Suncor Energy Inc., Alternative Energy, Deals By Sector, 2004 to YTD 2009  7
Suncor Energy Inc., Alternative Energy, Deals Summary, 2004 to YTD 2009  8
Suncor Energy Inc., Alternative Energy, Deal Details  9
Suncor Energy Completes Senior Unsecured Notes Offering Of $1,250 Million  9
Suncor Energy Completes Senior Unsecured Notes Offering Of $750 Million  10
Suncor Energy Completes Public Offering Of $698 Million  11
Suncor Energy Raises $400 Million Of Senior Unsecured Notes  12
Suncor Energy Completes Public offering Of $750 Million Of Senior Unsecured Notes  13
Suncor Energy Completes Offering Of $517 Million  14
Merger  15
Suncor Energy To Merge With Petro-Canada  15
Partnerships  17
Lignol Energy Terminates Joint Venture With Suncor Energy  17
Suncor Energy Forms Joint Venture With Acciona Energy  18
Acciona Wind Energy, Enbridge And Suncor Energy Form Joint Venture  19
Enbridge Partners With Suncor Energy And EHN  20
Venture Financing  21
GreatPoint Energy Raises $100 Million In Series C Financing Round  21
Key Competitors  23
Key Employees  23
Locations And Subsidiaries  24
Head Office  24
Other Locations & Subsidiaries  24
Appendix  26
Methodology  26
About Global Markets Direct  26
Contact Us  26
Disclaimer  26

List of Tables 
Suncor Energy Inc., Alternative Energy, Deals By Year, 2004 to YTD 2009  4
Suncor Energy Inc., Alternative Energy Deals By Type, 2004 to YTD 2009  5
Suncor Energy Inc., Alternative Energy, Deals By Region, 2004 to YTD 2009  6
Suncor Energy Inc., Deals By Sector, 2004 to YTD 2009  7
Suncor Energy Inc., Alternative Energy, Deals Summary, 2004 to YTD 2009  8
Suncor Energy Completes Senior Unsecured Notes Offering Of $1,250 Million  9
Suncor Energy Completes Senior Unsecured Notes Offering Of $750 Million  10
Suncor Energy Completes Public Offering Of $698 Million  11
Suncor Energy Raises $400 Million Of Senior Unsecured Notes  12
Suncor Energy Completes Public offering Of $750 Million Of Senior Unsecured Notes  13
Suncor Energy Completes Offering Of $517 Million  14
Suncor Energy To Merge With Petro-Canada  15
Lignol Energy Terminates Joint Venture With Suncor Energy  17
Suncor Energy Forms Joint Venture With Acciona Energy  18
Acciona Wind Energy, Enbridge And Suncor Energy Form Joint Venture  19
Enbridge Partners With Suncor Energy And EHN  20
GreatPoint Energy Raises $100 Million In Series C Financing Round  21
Suncor Energy Inc., Key Employees  23
Suncor Energy Inc., Other Locations  24
Suncor Energy Inc., Subsidiaries  25

List of Figures 
Suncor Energy Inc., Alternative Energy, Deals By Year, 2004 to YTD 2009  4
Suncor Energy Inc., Alternative Energy, Deals by Type, 2004 to YTD 2009  5
Suncor Energy Inc., Alternative Energy, Deals By Region, 2004 to YTD 2009  6
Suncor Energy Inc., Alternative Energy, Deals by Sector, 2004 to YTD 2009  7
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The way companies perceive and purchase their software is starting to change. Organizations no longer have to buy an on-premise application and host it on site, they can have it delivered on-demand, as a service or hosted by the software provider or a third party. But while these new models offer more choice in how they pay, receive and use applications, the proliferation of terms has led to some confusion amongst organizations about what they are and what they constitute.

‘The Future of Software Delivery: The opportunities and challenges of emerging software delivery models’ is a new report that examines the market conditions that led to the emergence of these new models and the benefits they offer over traditional delivery types. This report also examines future market opportunities for software delivery models and how they may be extended to hardware platforms in the future.

Key Findings

The size of the on-demand CRM market will increase rapidly through 2009 to reach 27% of total market size as the CAGR for on-demand far exceeds that for the total CRM market.

There are signs that enterprises with revenue of more than $1bn are also adopting more SaaS (Software as a Service) applications. Originally some industry commentators predicted SaaS would not expand beyond SMBs into larger organizations.

A study by Triple Tree and the Software and Information Industry Association (SIIA) found that on-demand deployments were 50% to 90% faster, with a total cost of ownership five to ten times less than installed software.

The growth rates for on-demand CRM and ERP application markets are significantly higher than for the premise-based market. This is an indicator of the high levels of growth potential in the market.

Use this report to…

Identify and target future growth areas of on-demand CRM using this report’s analysis of new market opportunities by sizeband, vertical and region, as well as market forecasts for key sectors.

Understand the key issues in the software delivery market including vendor ecosystem, competitor offering and on-demand vs on-premise deployments.

Enhance your sales and marketing strategies with this report’s comparison of different vendor strategies and recommendations on improving your go-to-market strategy.

Assess emerging software delivery models with this report’s cost analysis of implementing software via different models.

Explore issues including…

On-demand is often used interchangeably with SaaS, but it’s also a bigger concept in its own right, referring to a new way for organizations to respond faster to customer demand, build new partnerships or react to market changes.

Vendor ecosystem. At the moment there is no single vendor leading the market for SaaS delivered solutions. Jostling for dominance in this market are traditional applications vendors, infrastructure vendors, pure play SaaS vendors and services providers.

SaaS in the enterprise. SaaS looks set to continue pervading the enterprise, whether through those application areas that suit Internet-based delivery, such as web conferencing and collaboration tools, to those that were previously considered as necessary to be kept behind the firewall: helpdesk, back-up
software, word processing, spreadsheets, slideshows, content management and even supply chain
management software.

Discover…

What’s the difference between SaaS and traditional on-site implementations?

Will any of these alternative software models become the primary way that organisations buy software?

How is today’s hosting model different to the ill-fated ASP model of the 1990s?

Where does hosting fit in and how does it differ?

What are the limitations of these software delivery models?

Who are the leading vendors in this space? And is there a market leader yet?
Table of Contents:
 
 The Future of Software Delivery
 Executive summary 10
 New software delivery models 10
 The changing IT landscape 11
 Future opportunities 11
 Managed application hosting 12
 Pitfalls of new software delivery models 13
 Vendor activity 14
 Chapter 1 Introduction 18
 What is this report about? 18
 Who is this report for? 18
 Definitions 19
 Application service provider 19
 Hosted applications 19
 Managed application hosting 19
 On-demand 19
 On-demand subscription fees 20
 On-premise applications 20
 Service-oriented architecture (SOA) 20
 Software as a service (SaaS) 20
 Chapter 2 New software delivery models 22
 Summary 22
 Introduction 23
 Software as a Service 23
 Characteristics of SaaS 25
 Ownership 25
 Location 25
 Payment 25
 Tenancy 25
 Growth in the SaaS market 27
 The market opportunity 27
 On-demand 29
 Growth opportunities for on-demand 30
 Application hosting 31
 The ASP legacy 32
 Outsourcing 33
 Cloud computing 34
 Web 2.0 34
 Concluding thoughts 35
 Chapter 3 The changing IT landscape 38
 Summary 38
 Introduction 39
 How did IT come to be delivered as a service? 39
 The next big thing 39
 Disadvantages of the on-premise model 40
 Cost 40
 Implementation 41
 Support and maintenance 42
 The benefits of new software delivery models 42
 Lower IT costs 43
 More manageable costs 43
 Familiar pricing model 43
 Faster and easier implementation 44
 Less software needed 44
 Easier upgrades 44
 Faster time to value 44
 Greater access to new applications 44
 Stronger ties between IT and business goals 45
 Easier to manage 45
 Scalability 45
 Disaster recovery readiness 45
 Chapter 4 Future opportunities 48
 Summary 48
 Introduction 49
 CRM: the starting point for SaaS and on-demand 49
 CRM market opportunity 50
 Other application areas being delivered as a service 51
 The ERP market opportunity 51
 Business intelligence (BI) 52
 Email 53
 Others 53
 Hardware as a service 54
 Vertical opportunities 55
 Financial services 55
 The on-demand CRM market 55
 Vendor spotlight 55
 The benefits of SaaS for manufacturers 56
 SaaS delivered technology can support a range of business processes 58
 Go-to-market recommendations 60
 Public sector 64
 The on-demand CRM market 64
 Higher education 64
 Benefits of SaaS for institutions 65
 Higher education processes suitable for SaaS delivery 65
 SaaS in operation 68
 Go-to-market recommendations 70
 Communications 72
 The on-demand CRM market 72
 Utilities 72
 The on-demand CRM market 72
 Regional opportunities for on-demand CRM 73
 North America 73
 Europe, Middle East and Africa 73
 Asia Pacific 74
 Central and Latin America 75
 Chapter 5 Managed application hosting 78
 Summary 78
 Introduction 79
 Trends influencing the hosted application market 79
 More applications to be delivered through managed hosting 79
 Managed hosting is growing vertically and horizontally too 80
 Services as competitive differentiation for managed application hosting
 providers 81
 Growing costs could limit managed hosting providers 83
 Expect virtualization to help alleviate rising data center costs 83
 Being more efficient could boost green credentials too 84
 Chapter 6 The pitfalls of new software
 delivery models 88
 Summary 88
 Introduction 89
 Customer concerns about new delivery models 89
 Security 89
 Infrastructure 91
 Service levels 92
 Regulatory concerns 92
 Lack of customization 93
 Culture 94
 Challenge out-dated perceptions 95
 Be patient 96
 Challenges for software providers 97
 Architecture 97
 Service levels 98
 Customization 98
 Cost 98
 Customer support 99
 Security 99
 Overcoming barriers to adoption 100
 Educating the market 100
 More applications needed 101
 Stay flexible 101
 Promote on-demand and SOA as related concepts 101
 Conclusions 102
 Chapter 7 Vendor activity and effective
 strategies 104
 Summary 104
 Introduction 105
 Competitive landscape 105
 There are no clear leaders in the SaaS market 105
 Different vendors carry multiple SaaS product lines 106
 Vendor offerings 107
 Software providers 107
 New-breed on-demand vendors 107
 Traditional enterprise application vendors 112
 Infrastructure providers 118
 Amazon 118
 IBM 119
 EMC 119
 HP 120
 Dell 121
 Sun Microsystems 122
 Capitalizing on the market opportunity 123
 Key success factors for successful vendors 125
 Amount of configuration options 125
 Target and expand the right processes 126
 Develop SMB specific functionality 126
 Vendors should focus on a small number of key selling points 129
 Provide SaaS delivery to applications in a modular, expanding
 fashion 130
 Vendors need to continue to educate the market about issues such as
 security 130
 Configuration, configuration, configuration should be the mantra of
 SaaS vendors 131
 Index 132
 
 List of Figures
 Figure 3.1: The hidden costs of on-site deployments 41
 Figure 3.2: Advantages of the SaaS and on-demand delivery models 42
 Figure 4.3: Relative opportunities for SaaS within SCOR process groups 59
 Figure 4.4: Perceived inhibitors to SaaS adoption within manufacturing companies 62
 Figure 6.5: Challenges for software providers 97
 Figure 7.6: Key success factors for successful vendors 125
 
 List of Tables
 Table 2.1: A comparison of on-premise and SaaS delivery models 24
 Table 2.2: Features of the on-demand delivery model 30
 Table 2.3: Distinguishing between hosted and SaaS applications 31
 Table 4.4: The CRM vs on-demand CRM global market, 2004-2009 ($m) 50
 Table 4.5: The ERP vs. on-demand ERP global market, 2004-2009 ($m) 51
 Table 4.6: Deployment of different software delivery models in higher education institutions 64

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The China Mining Report provides industry strategists, service companies, company analysts and consultants, government departments, trade associations and regulatory bodies with It’s independent, 5-year mining industry forecasts and competitive intelligence on leading mining companies in China.

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In It’s newly released China Mining Report Q107, we expect the nation’s mining industry to grow to US$587bn by 2011. China claims to be the world’s third-largest mining producer, although most of its companies are small in scale. At last count, there are approximately 150,000 mining players in China, of which only around 30 are publicly traded.

China was the world’s largest producer of coal, copper and aluminium in 2006. With an estimated output of 224.06 tonnes and with consumption in the vicinity of 300 tonnes in 2005, the nation currently ranks fourth in the world in gold production and is the third-largest consumer of this commodity. It continued this strong performance in the first 10 months of 2006, achieving total production of 190.399 tonnes.

Various estimates indicate that large properties in central and western China are yet to be explored. Add to this the fact that most of the mining exploration in the eastern region is conducted at only 300-500ft below the ground level.

Illegal mining remains a serious concern for the industry. Recently, an estimated 8,000 illegal mines were shut down in the nine-month period ending September 2006. Illegal mines have been the main contributors to China’s industry accident rate.

China is hoping to encourage major overseas mining players to co-operate with local gold miners. The aim is to sieve out the small outfits that are not in for the long haul. Experts believe foreign technology, funds and management expertise would enable consolidation and increase the efficiency levels. Also, with thousands of small operations, China’s coal mining industry is highly fragmented. The government has now planned to form between six and eight mining conglomerates that are able to produce over than 100mn tonnes per annum (tpa). It also plans to close all coal mines with a capacity less than 30,000tpa by end-2007.

China is currently implementing its 11th Five-Year Plan (2006-2010), which emphasises securing the economy’s future metals and minerals resource needs. But on the whole, the Chinese industry is infested with structural problems, lagging nationwide geological exploration, low levels of productivity, poor resource recovery and alarming safety records alongside severe environmental damage.

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The India Mining Report provides industry strategists, service companies, company analysts and consultants, government departments, trade associations and regulatory bodies with It’s independent, 5-year mining industry forecasts and competitive intelligence on leading mining companies in India.

Each Report has been researched at source, and features latest-available data and forecasts to end-2012 covering all headline indicators for mining; company rankings and competitive landscapes covering mining exploration and production; and analysis of latest industry developments, trends and regulatory issues.

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India has been among the world’s leading mining nations, and is endowed with vast mineral wealth. As a part of the Gondwana geological landmass, India has a strong natural potential for coal, iron ore and bauxite. Accounting for about 6% of the global endowments, current estimates mark India’s iron ore reserves at 23bn tonnes. The grade and quality of coal available in India may not be top notch, but the nation ranks fourth worldwide, with reserves estimated at around 253.3bn tonnes.

However, much of India’s mining potential has not been attained due to outmoded legislation and government apathy in the past. Stringent regulations, both to control as well as protect the industry, have cumulatively countervailed most of the growth potential so far. For instance, with the objective of supplying coal at reasonable rates to strategic industries such as cement, power and steel, the government implemented the Coal Mines Nationalisation Act in 1973. Apart from creating serious inefficiencies, this legislation led to an insulated market translating into little scope for overseas investment.

Post reforms, the government is now striving to rationalise the high-risk investment environment faced by mining players. Policy recommendations by the Hoda Committee need to be implemented in order to achieve the overall investment target of US$22.37bn for the 2007-2009 period. Meanwhile, endemic problems such as delays in the issue of licences, infrastructural limitations, stringent investment regulations and the prevailing low levels of mining royalties continue to hound the industry.

The decision-making powers of many Indian states, which hold the sole licensing authority for a number of minerals, have caused unrest among investors. This is in spite of efforts to maintain a degree of uniformity in the licensing norms. States create their own qualifying stipulations, often requiring companies to invest in other development projects in their domains. This acts as a disincentive for the global investor, more so, in situations where there is uncertainty of tenure

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The Indonesia Mining Report provides industry strategists, service companies, company analysts and consultants, government departments, trade associations and regulatory bodies with It’s independent, 5-year mining industry forecasts and competitive intelligence on leading mining companies in Indonesia.

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Indonesia is richly endowed with mineral reserves. The nation is the world’s second-largest producer of tin, third-largest copper producer and number four in the production of nickel. In addition, it also has significant reserves of gold, bauxite, phosphates and iron-sand, along with the potential for alluvial diamond production. As a result, the mining industry accounts for a fifth of Indonesia’s export revenues.

Indonesian coal exports are second only to Australia, with coal production growing at a rapid pace over the past decade. Coal exports were estimated at 15.2mn tonnes in 1992, rising to 105mn tonnes by 2005. But in spite of being the world’s seventh-largest coal producer, proven coal reserves will deplete in about 36 years. The gravity of the situation is compounded by investors’ lack of interest in further development of coal-mining activity in Indonesia.

The natural advantage that Indonesia has due to its geographic location has not been fully capitalised. Situated strategically on the Pacific Rim, the mining industry has seen little foreign investment of late, in spite of having mineral potential that is considered on par with Peru, Chile and Brazil. Currently, a miniscule 0.5% of global exploration funds for greenfield sites find their way to Indonesia, with total mining investment in the nation averaging US$800mn annually over 2001-2005.

An uncompetitive investment environment has been a crucial deciding factor for multinational players giving Indonesia a pass. Mining contractors have preferred other resource-rich nations to pump in their exploration spending. Moreover, obstacles such as uncertainty in working contract system, taxation and royalty systems, illegal mining and differing interpretations of regulations continue to be a thorn in the side of the mining industry

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The Japan Mining Report provides industry strategists, service companies, company analysts and consultants, government departments, trade associations and regulatory bodies with It’s independent, 5-year mining industry forecasts and competitive intelligence on leading mining companies in Japan.

Each Report has been researched at source, and features latest-available data and forecasts to end-2012 covering all headline indicators for mining; company rankings and competitive landscapes covering mining exploration and production; and analysis of latest industry developments, trends and regulatory issues.

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The mining industry in many developing countries can be seen as a pyramid, with large-scale, high volume ore mining operations at the bottom and relatively little high-value added mineral and metal processing and manufacturing activities at the top. In Japan, a highly developed economy, the pyramid is inverted. The country has relatively few indigenous natural resources and is heavily dependent on imports for almost all of its crude oil, natural gas, metals and minerals. It imports, processes and manufactures raw materials on a gigantic scale and is therefore a major force in the world mining industry, more so as a consumer than as a producer.

Japan no longer has a significant mining industry, but it does have a world-class metallurgical industry. After the closure of the Toyoha lead/zinc mine in March 2006, the only metal mine still in production was the Hishikari gold mine, one of the world’s richest, operated by Sumitomo Metal Mining. The country’s mineral resource industry is made up of three general sectors: the non-ferrous metal industry, the nonmetal mining industry and the quarrying industry. Japan has been adopting various measures and policies to ensure the future supply of raw materials to meet demand from its domestic construction and manufacturing sectors, and to maintain its exports to other major economies such as China, South Korea, Taiwan and ASEAN members. The government has outlined some of its priorities for securing mineral resources to meet demand. They include promotion of overseas exploration, promotion of recycling, building up a stockpile of rare metals (nickel, chrome, tungsten, cobalt, molybdenum, manganese and vanadium), and technological development of essential metals and materials as short- to mid-term measures.

It tracks and forecasts the Goldman Sachs Industrial Metals (GSIN) index, whose movements are then incorporated into our expectations for the value of output/export of specific metals. Our end-2006 forecast for the GSIN was, at 440, just 1.1% below the actual figure of 445. We have slightly revised our 2007 forecasts in line with our view on global growth, which we see falling to 4.6% in 2006 from our expectation of 5.1% growth last year. Slowing US growth and speculation over the effect of rising commercial bank reserve requirements on China’s economy is weighing and reducing overall demand.

We expect this to deepen the price falls seen since Q406, which we first anticipated back in September, when the Commodity Research Bureau index broke below 330, and we have remained medium-term bearish ever since. Industrial metal prices look particularly weak at present, and we set an end-year target of 380 for the GSIN, a 13.6% fall.

In our five-year forecast for Japan, It sees actual mine output continuing to dwindle. This is less a function of international market conditions than a reflection of the exhaustion of reserves of mineral deposits. Extractive mining GDP will fall by an average of 1.4% per annum over the 2007-2011 period, according to our projections. It will remain only a small fraction of the country’s GDP, dwindling from 0.06% in 2005 to 0.05% in 2011 – equivalent in the latter year to around JPY284.1bn or US$2.6bn.

However, at the same time, Japan will remain an important force in the international mining business through the international activities of its mining and metals companies, through its significant role as an importer of mineral ores for smelting, refining and fabricating, and, of course, through its importance as an end-user of metals in manufacturing and coal for its power plants.

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The Malaysia Mining Report provides industry strategists, service companies, company analysts and consultants, government departments, trade associations and regulatory bodies with It’s independent, 5-year mining industry forecasts and competitive intelligence on leading mining companies in Malaysia.

Each Report has been researched at source, and features latest-available data and forecasts to end-2012 covering all headline indicators for mining; company rankings and competitive landscapes covering mining exploration and production; and analysis of latest industry developments, trends and regulatory issues.

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Malaysia’s key competency lies in natural gas and oil, without which the minerals industry amounts to a very small figure. Bauxite, coal, feldspar, gold, iron ore, kaolin, mica, monazite, struverite, tin and zircon are the main minerals currently produced by the Malaysian mines. The nation imports most of its metallic and non-metallic mineral requirements.

Tin, a major contributor to the economy till the mid-1980s, declined in importance following an exhaustion of high-grade deposits. Plummeting tin prices and high operating costs squeezed production margins and forced many mines to stop operations. According to experts, it would be a tough task to effect a turnaround in the domestic tin industry as the remaining reserves mostly constitute low-grade ore. The story is similar in the case of bauxite, which has been witnessing dropping output levels since 2001.

However, low-grade iron ore has been a steady performer since 2001, with an average growth rate of 30.97% for the following five-year period. Malaysian coal reserves of 1.7bn tonnes along with an all-time high output of 789,000 tonnes in 2005 stand testimony to the strength of this segment. But domestic coal supply still lags consumption levels of about 10mn tonnes per annum.

The Malaysian government is now urging miners to revive abandoned mines, especially tin mines, while also encouraging the states to issue more mining licences. Every state is responsible for the issue of mining licences in consultation with federal agencies such as the Department of Minerals and Geoscience and the Department of the Environment.

Malaysian miners are now required to pay income and development taxes, based on their operating profits. Moreover, the government’s keen interest in reviving mining and exploration activities in the nation is evident from the abolition of export duties on most minerals, except ores and concentrates. High import duties on minerals and a cut in imports duties on mining equipment are among some of the incentives to domestic players.

Policy updates, such as preference in the grant of exploration rights to existing holders of mining licences, is an additional encouragement for local mining contractors to stay in business.

Moreover, foreign investors exploring minerals in Malaysia are permitted to control 100% equity and can also form joint ventures with local companies. Total equity participation is also permitted for extraction, mining and processing of ores, depending on a case-to-case basis.

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