New IEA Scenario for the WEO 2011 Middle Eastern Gas Demand Rises by 89% to 632 Billion Cu M Between 2008 and 2035

摘要

Due probably to leaks on the occasion of earlier editions, the International Energy Agency (IEA) decided to publish extracts from its World Energy Outlook 2011 (WEO 2011) as early as 6 June, whereas the study is not due to be published in full until 9 November. The IEA has chosen to put the emphasis this year on natural gas, since it thinks we could be on the cusp of a period of rapid growth in the consumption of this fuel, which has numerous advantages in terms of the volume of reserves, ease of use, economic competitiveness and environmental protection. That said, the Executive Director of the IEA, Mr. Nobuo Tanaka, pointed out that natural gas remained a fossil fuel, even though it was the "cleanest" of them [Editor's note: Mr. Tanaka will be leaving the IEA on 31 August after four years as Executive Director. He will be succeeded by Ms. Maria van der Hoeven of the Netherlands].