This publication contains data on gas supply and demand for OECD countries by region and individual countries, as well as a breakdown of gas consumption by end-user. It covers data on prices, storage capacity, liquefied natural gas (LNG) and pipeline trade, LNG terminals and ports, and gas reserves. It also gives data for over 100 non-OECD countries taken primarily from the IEA world energy database. This 2004 edition reviews developments during 2003 and assesses the investment outlook for the gas sector upto 2030 taken from the IEA's World Energy Outlook; as well as giving summary tables of world natural gas developments, with time series dating back to the early 1970's; historical time series of production and consumption by sector; and a series of maps showing the gas pipeline network and information on the regulation of gas transportation for each OECD country.