ENTSOG TYNDP 2017 - Main Report

Atlantic basin

The LNG production in the Atlantic basin reached its maximum in 2010 with 83.5bcm (918TWh), since then it decreased by 14% to 71.7bcm. In 2015, the biggest Atlantic basin LNG producer was Nigeria (38%), followed by Trinidad and Tobago (24%) and Algeria (23%).

Middle East

The LNG production in the Middle East showed a steady increase until 2009. The production increased sharply in 2010 and 2011 thanks to the commissioning of new liquefaction trains in Qatar. Since then the evolution of this basin is stable, reaching 126 bcm (1,386 TWh) in 2015, mainly dominated by Qatar with a market share between 75 and 84% of the Middle East production in the past 5 years. Other pro- ducers in the region are Oman and Arab Emirates (with market shares below 10%).

Pacific basin

The LNG production in the Pacific basin reached a maximum in 2015 with 136bcm (1,496TWh). Australia has experienced a substantial increase in LNG production over the last few years reaching a market share of 29% of the Pacific Basin in 2015, overtaking Malaysia (25%) as the main LNG producing country in the Pacific basin, followed by Indonesia (16%).

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Ten-Year Network Development Plan 2017 Main Report