China’s natural gas demand to rise 20% in 2011, says National Energy Administration

摘要

China’s National Energy Administration expects 2011 natural gas demand to rise about 20% from 2010 levels to 130 Bcm, while natural gas output is expected to increase 16% to 110 Bcm. To fill the gap, China would need to import 20 Bcm/year of gas, the forecast implies. Gas-to-power generation is one of the key drivers of China’s rampant gas demand, with the country’s power consumption expected to surge 9% in 2011 to 4.5 trillion kWh.