Global demand for gas to grow by 17% by 2017. According to the latest report by the International Energy Agency (IEA) on the world gas market by 2017, gas consumption will gather pace over coming years in the United States and Asia. Demand is expected to stagnate in Europe. In 2011, the world as a whole consumed 60 billion cubic metres more than in 2010, while in Europe gas consumption was in decline last year with 50 billion cubic metres less, i.e. a decline of 8.7%. World demand for gas is...