World LNG Imports by Origin, 2001 (Billion Cubic Feet)

            ORIGIN              
  United States Trinidad and Tobago Algeria Libya Nigeria Qatar United Arab Emirates Oman Australia Brunei Indonesia Malaysia Total Imports
                           
                           
IMPORTERS                          
North America 0.47 98.01 64.95   37.97 22.76   12.05 2.39       238.59
United States   98.01 64.95   37.97 22.76   12.05 2.39       238.12
Mexico1 0.47                       0.47
Central/South America   20.48           1.77         22.25
Puerto Rico   20.48           1.77         22.25
                           
Western Europe   16.35 818.92 28.32 234.88 32.84 5.16 20.77         1157.24
Belgium     81.93                   81.93
France     347.50   36.52 5.30             389.31
Greece     17.66     0.00             17.66
Italy     77.23   89.59 0.00             166.83
Portugal         9.99 0.00             9.99
Spain   16.35 166.40 28.32 56.40 27.55 5.16 20.77         320.94
Turkey     128.19   42.38               170.57
                           
Asia/Oceania 65.75         540.28 260.91 210.48 370.38 325.75 1229.21 773.54 3776.30
Japan 65.75         312.40 255.26 29.31 367.74 298.52 883.44 565.61 2778.02
South Korea2           227.89 5.65 181.17 2.65 27.23 197.45 103.86 745.89
Taiwan                     148.32 104.07 252.40
                           
Apparent Exports 66.22 134.84 883.87 28.32 272.85 595.89 266.06 245.06 372.78 325.75 1229.21 773.54 5194.38
                           

1 Imports to Mexico from the United States are delivered by truck.

2 Taiwan re-exported approximately 14.48 billion cubic feet of LNG received from Indonesia to South Korea.

Source: Imports to the United States and Imports to Japan and Mexico from the United States: Energy Information Administration, Natural Gas Monthly (July 2002). Imports to France and Turkey from Nigeria, Imports to France and Italy from Qatar, Imports to Spain and Japan from Oman, and Imports to Puerto Rico and Oman from Trinidad and Tobago: Cedigaz Centre International d'Information sur le Gaz Naturel et tous Hydrocarbures Gazeux, Natural Gas in the World - 2002 Survey. All other countries: Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, International Energy Agency, Natural Gas Information 2002 (With 2001 Data)


Last Updated on 10/17/2002
By Karen Griffin
Email: karen.griffin@eia.doe.gov