Gas market to experience ‘largest demand shock on record’ in 2020: IEA

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The global gas market is expected to experience its “largest demandshock on record” in 2020, the International Energy Agency said June10, with consumption set to fall 4% on the year as the coronaviruspandemic hits an already weakened market.In its latest annual gas report, the IEA also said that while gasdemand was expected to recover gradually in 2021, the medium-termimpact of the virus would dent gas demand growth.“As of early June, all major gas markets are experiencing a fall indemand or sluggish growth at best as is the case of China,” the IEAsaid.