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International trading faces an uncertain future

By Jonathan Stern

Published: March 10 2008 02:00 | Last updated: March 10 2008 02:00

Natural gas trading continues to expand rapidly both globally and regionally, but there is a problem on the horizon. After the current wave of pipeline and liquefied natural gas export projects have been completed, additional export projects do not appear to be a high priority for most countries.

The standard approach to estimating gas export potential is to look at current reserve and production figures, calculate a reserve to production ratio and make a judgment on the likely export availability.

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