Editorial comment

Adrienne Blume, Editor On the opening day of Gastech 2017, which took place in April in Tokyo, Japan, international energy leaders examined how gas suppliers are adapting to the changing global market. They also shared strategies for increasing the share of gas in the global energy mix. ExxonMobil Gas and Power Marketing Co. President Robert Franklin commented on how the so-called “Golden Age of Gas” has evolved. Based on provisional 2016 data, natural gas demand growth has averaged 6.5%/yr since 2011; however, gas trade has expanded just 1.5%/yr since that year. Following this point, Total’s Patrick Pouyanné noted that, although producers may be in a bearish mood, a potentially very brigh