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Figure 5.53:
Evolution of LNG production by basin 2001 – 2013 (Source BP Statistical Review)
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Figure 5.54:
LNG Shares by basin 2001 – 2013 (Source BP Statistical Review)
5.3.4.1 LNG production
Production reached its historical maximum level of 329bcm (3,619 TWh) in 2011
before a small 3% decrease in 2012. Since 2001, production has more than
doubled. The growth has been more significant in Middle East where LNG produc-
tion has been multiplied by four. In the same period the LNG production in the
Atlantic basin increased by almost a factor two while in the Pacific basin the growth
was limited to 56%. The different evolutions followed by the three basins have
derived in a significant change in their shares. While in 2001 the Pacific basin
represented over 52% of the total LNG production, the Atlantic basin accounted for
a 26% and Middle East was 22%. In 2012 the Middle East led the production with
a 42% share the while Pacific and Atlantic basins shares have been reduced to
36% and 22% respectively.