LNG demand to rise by 4.6% annually over 15 years: IEA

26 Feb 2013 Evaluate

Demand for liquefied natural gas (LNG), one of the fastest growing segments of the gas market, is expected to rise by 4.6% annually over the next 15 years. For the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region alone, the International Energy Agency (IEA) expects demand for natural gas to rise by 79 billion cubic meters (bcm) or 20% between 2011 and 2017, surpassing incremental supply in the region by 7 bcm since low gas prices supports higher consumption by the utilities and transportation sectors.

Similarly, demand from the Asia-Pacific region for LNG from the MENA region is also strong, mainly from Japan, Korea and India. Further, going by this trend, it looks like it will continue through 2020 with a significant rise expected in demand from China and Korea.

As per IEA, to meet the growing demands, the infrastructure underpinning global trade in LNG - storage tanks, terminals, tankers will need to grow and develop in tandem. The growth of the global LNG market is spurring innovation in the industry and there are some fascinating cutting edge technologies being developed at the moment, which we will be getting an insight into at LNG 17, it added.

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