Further, growth of LNG trade is required because of the energy
shortage in certain areas, and the problem of environmental
pollution. Improving technology leading to even greater safety
and relative lower costs could enable this requirement to be
satisfied. In conclusion we can say that no fossil fuel will grow
faster than natural gas (in terms of LNG) and readily available
supplies of gas worldwide combined with the enforcement of a
global climate regime and steadily expanding global LNG production
could result in an evolution towards a world gas market, or at
least tighter linkages between today’s regional markets