Gas Demand29 Apr 2018 22:12
https://www.oxfordenergy.org/publications/natural-gas-demand-europe-2017-short-term-expectations/ .........................................................
Publication date 24/04/18: Natural gas demand in Europe in 2017 and short term expectations ...................................................
A third consecutive year of natural gas demand growth
2017 was the third consecutive year exhibiting strong natural gas demand growth in Europe. It is
estimated that gas consumption rose by 5 per cent, after already increasing by 6.5 per cent in 2016 and
3.9 per cent in 20154
as seen in Figure 1. Total demand reached 548 bcm. This was the highest level
over the past seven years and an impressive 76 bcm higher than in 2014, but still 37 bcm lower than in
2010.
As seen in Figure 2 and Table 1, over the last three years, growth has been concentrated in Germany,
Italy, the UK, Turkey, the Netherlands, France, and to a lesser extent, Spain. In 2017, Turkey
showcased the biggest growth (7.1 bcm), a sharp change from the two previous years when gas
demand there was in decline. The Netherlands (+4.4 bcm), Italy (+4.2 bcm), and Germany (+2.9 bcm)
also experienced important growth.