Luxembourg, 29/08/2002 (Agence Europe) - According to statistics published by Eurostat on 23 August, gross domestic consumption of natural gas in the European Union rose 1.8% in 2001 to a total of 384.7 million tonnes of oil equivalent (toe). Increases in gross consumption were recorded in the following Member States: Spain (+16.2%), Luxembourg (+14.5%), Ireland (+13.0%), Sweden (+9.7%), France (+9.4%), Portugal (+7.4%), Finland (+7.3%), Denmark (+4.2%), Austria (+4.0%), the Netherlands...