世界天然气工业现状

天然气作为一种清洁能源，在世界一次能源消费构成中的比例不断增长，介绍了世界天然气探明可采储量的增长和分布情况，统计了主要在气生产地区产量以及加工，运输设施的资料，分析了天然气消费量的历史变化趋势，区域分布，市场和贸易概况，同时，对我国天然气发展进行了预测。

Status quo of the natural-gas industry

Natural gas, as a clean primary energy, has been becoming more and mor e important in the national economy. Over the years, both the global natural-gas p roduction and consumption have increased significantly. In this paper, a brief introduction to the natural-gas reserves and their distribution worldwide was given. The statistical data for th e worldwide nature-gas production and transportation were presented. The historical trend an d distribution of natural-gas consumption, the international market and trade of natural gas we re analyzed in detail. The development and prospects of natural-gas industry in China was forecasted.