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EIA: LNG trade entering expansion period.

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Summary

The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) predicts strong growth for worldwide liquefied natural gas trade through 2015. EIA notes that eight nations export LNG and eight import it. LNG trade jumped 44% during 1990-96, rising from 2.6 to 3.6 trillion cubic feet. The largest consumers were in Asia, which imported more than 2.8 trillion cubic feet of LNG in 1996, more than 75% of world output. Japan is the largest user, importing in 1996 about two-thirds of the world's total LNG trade of 3.6 trillion cubic feet. South Korea was second at 13% and Taiwan third at 3%.

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  • Original title: EIA: LNG trade entering expansion period.
  • Record ID : 1998-2671
  • Languages: English
  • Subject: Figures, economy
  • Source: Oil Gas J. - vol. 95 - n. 43
  • Publication date: 1997/10/27
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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