VOL. XLIV

No 48

26-November-2001

SUPPLY/DEMAND

Middle East, OPEC GasExports On The Rise

Natural gas exports fromthe Middle East and OPEC countries increased substantially during the latterpart of the 1990s with the start of several grassroots projects and new exportpipelines, according to the International Energy Agencys Natural GasInformation 2001. Total liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports increased from73.4mn cu ms in 1997 to 92.5mn cu ms in 2000, while piped natural gas exportsrose from 23.1mn...