Worldwide Gas Demand is Growing, but Infrastructure is Virtually Nonexistent in Some Areas

Gas consumption predicted to grow ~1.7% annually
Natural gas demand has significant growth on the horizon, and is projected to overtake coal in the coming years, according to the International Gas Union’ Global Gas Report 2018.

Global gas consumption has grown steadily over the past eight years, with demand rising by 1.8% per year. This makes gas the fastest-growing nonrenewable energy source, a position it is almost guaranteed to retain in the coming decades. Most major forecasters predict gas consumption will rise even during the most agg...