Analyst predicts rise in gas prices

Global gas demand in 2021 will grow by 2.8 percent compared to last year, Report informs, referring to TASS.

Senior natural gas analyst at the International Energy Agency (IEA) Jean-Baptiste Dubreuil said that the developing countries of Asia, Africa, and the Middle East would be the main drivers of gas demand growth.

They will account for up to 17 percent of the total volume, he noted. However, some developed countries in North America and Europe will not reach the 2019 consumption volumes by the end of the year, the expert added.