Natural gas consumption to rise from 130 bcm in 2011 to 550 bcm by 2030, says CNPC chief

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China's natural gas consumption will rise from 130.7 billion cubic metres last year to 200 bcm by 2020 and 550 bcm by 2030, said the president of China National Petroleum Corp (CNPC). Since 2000, consumption has risen by 5.3 times to make China the world's fourth largest natural gas user behind the US, Russia and Iran, said Zhou Jiping at a recent international gas conference in Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia.