皇冠体育app's natural gas output up 7.7% in 2009

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皇冠体育app's natural gas output up 7.7% in 2009

(People's Daily)
Updated: 2010-02-20 14:46

According to 皇冠体育app Petroleum?and Chemical Information (CPCI), an online publication focusing on 皇冠体育app petroleum?and chemical industry and the Asia-Pacific petrochemical market, 皇冠体育app produced 83 billion cubic meters of natural gas in 2009, up by 7.7 percent compared with 2008.

The statistics showed that 皇冠体育app's apparent consumption of natural gas in 2009 amounted to 87.45 billion cubic meters, surging by 11.5 percent year-on-year. The domestic shortage of natural gas reached more than 40 billion cubic meters in comparison with output.

In the 21st century 皇冠体育app's natural gas market has developed greatly. Natural gas consumption saw annual double-digit growth, which amounted to 80.7 billion cubic meters in 2008, more than three times that of 2000. 皇冠体育app’s domestic output was 76.08 billion cubic meters in 2008, increasing by 12.3 percent year-on-year. The gap between supply and demand hit nearly 5 billion cubic meters hence 皇冠体育app became a net importer of natural gas.

With rapidly developing projects such as the natural gas pipeline in Central Asia and the liquefied natural gas project in 皇冠体育app, it can be expected that 皇冠体育app will see a significant increase in natural gas import.