Research and Markets: The Plains Exploration and Production Company Oil and Gas Valuation...

Research and Markets: The Plains Exploration and Production Company Oil and Gas Valuation Report Provides Exhaustive Information

DUBLIN, Ireland--(Business Wire)--
Research and Markets
(http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/46e45e/plains_exploration)
has announced the addition of the "Plains Exploration and Production
Company Oil and Gas Valuation Report" company profile to their
offering.

Plains Exploration and Production Company Oil and Gas Valuation
Report is the essential source for those interested in the investment
outlook for Plains. The report provides exhaustive information on the
areas of operations of the company as well as the market overview of
the regions in which the company operates. The reports also provides
detailed financial outlook of the company for the next five years
along with the key financial and operational ratios. It also provides
detailed asset by asset valuation of the company's oil and gas
exploration blocks and oil and gas fields.

Scope

- Provides detailed information and analysis of areas of
operations of the company.

- Provides detailed information regarding production and reserves
of the company.

- Provides detailed analysis of the share price performance of the
company as well as its comparison with the market and the peer group.

- Provides financial forecast for the company for the next five
years.

- Provides asset by asset valuation (sum-of-parts) of the company.

- Provides peer-group analysis based on share performance,
operational and financial parameters.

Reasons to buy

- Make investment decisions relating to the company on the basis
of detailed data relating to the company's forecast performance.

- Value the company by understanding the key drivers of the
company's performance, its oil and gas reserves and forecast
production.

- Use the information for strategy and planning, M and A
identifications, and competitor analysis.

Key Topics Covered:

1 Executive Summary

1.1 List of Tables

1.2 List of Figures

2 Investment Summary

2.1 Heavy Oil Mix and Resource Potential Providing Attractive
Valuation Upside

2.2 Haynesville Shale Acreage Acquisition adding Fuel to the
Growth

2.3 Strategic Acquisitions Adds Value to the company

2.4 Large and Attractive Asset Base with Substantial upside

2.5 Significant Free Cash Flow

3 Company Overview

3.1 Production and Reserves

3.2 Exploration and Appraisal

3.3 Acquisition and Disposal

3.4 Share Performance

3.5 Key Management

4 Operations Summary

4.1 The United States

4.1.1 Overview

4.1.2 Production and Reserves

4.1.3 Exploration and Development

4.1.4 Outlook

4.2 New Zealand

4.2.1 Overview

4.2.2 Production and Reserves

4.2.3 Exploration and Development

4.2.4 Outlook

4.3 Vietnam

4.3.1 Overview

4.3.2 Production and Reserves

4.3.3 Exploration and Development

5 Financial Outlook

5.1 Income Statement (2005-2012)

5.2 Balance Sheet (2005-2012)

5.3 Cash Flow Statement (2005-2012)

5.4 Key Ratios (2005-2012)

6 Valuation

6.1 Sum-of-Parts Analysis

6.2 Comparative Valuation

7 Peer Group Analysis

7.1 Share Price Performance

7.2 Operational and Financial Performance

8 Key Risks

8.1 Crude oil and natural gas prices

8.2 Political Instability

8.3 Competition

8.4 Reserves and Drilling operations

9 Market Scenario

9.1 The United States

9.2 Reserves and Production

9.3 Imports and Exports

9.4 Infrastructure

9.5 Regulations

9.6 Key Fiscal Regime

9.7 Vietnam

9.7.1 Reserves and Production

9.7.2 Import and Exports

9.7.3 Infrastructure

9.7.4 Regulations

9.7.5 Key Fiscal Regime

9.8 New Zealand

9.8.1 Reserves and Production

9.8.2 Import and Exports

9.8.3 Infrastructure

9.8.4 Regulations

9.8.5 Key Fiscal Regime

10 Appendix

10.1 Methodology

10.1.1 Coverage

10.1.2 Secondary Research

10.1.3 Primary Research

10.1.4 Forecasts

10.2 Key Economic Assumptions

10.3 Expert Panel Validation

10.4 Definitions

10.5 Unit Of Measure

10.6 Disclosure information

10.7 Disclaimer

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