Boxscore Construction Analysis

L. NICHOLS, Director, Data Division Lee.Nichols@GulfPub.com As natural gas becomes the fastest-growing fossil fuel, the world has entered a “golden age” for gas. Growth on both the supply and demand sides has resulted in the announcement of billions of dollars of capital investment across the globe. This includes the construction of LNG export and receiving terminals, pipelines and storage facilities, and large investments in the exploration and production sector. These capital investments are necessary to supply forecast demand for natural gas. The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) forecasts that global gas consumption will increase annually to 185 trillion cubic feet (Tcf) by 20