Middle East & Africa Consumption
April 2018
The role of gas in Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries is set to grow, helped by the GCC’s rising production.
The six GCC countries – Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates – consumed a total of 274 billion cubic metres of gas in 2016, accounting for around 43% of the MEA’s demand. The GCC’s gas demand increased by an average of 4.8% per year between 2011 and 2016. GGA forecasts the region’s gas consumption will rise by an average of 3%...