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Natural Gas Consumption. - Energy Policy and Planning Office

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Chapter3<strong>Natural</strong><strong>Gas</strong><strong>Natural</strong> <strong>Gas</strong> Supply. <strong>Natural</strong> gas production in Thail<strong>and</strong> began in 1981 fromErawan field; to date, additional major gas fields have been discovered, comprising Bong Kot,JDA (Thail<strong>and</strong>-Malaysia Joint Development Area), Arthit <strong>and</strong> Pailin. In 2010, domestic naturalgas production was at a level of 3,511 million st<strong>and</strong>ard cubic feet per day (MMscfd),accounting for a share of 80%; the remaining 20% was imported from Myanmar, making a totalnatural gas supply of the country at 4,364 MMscfd.<strong>Natural</strong><strong>Gas</strong><strong>Natural</strong> <strong>Gas</strong> <strong>Consumption</strong>. The total volume of natural gas consumption in2010 was 4,039 MMscfd. <strong>Natural</strong> gas was mainly used as fuel in power generation, holding ashare of 68% of the total consumption in the year. The remainder was used in the following:gas separation plants, at a share of 16%; the industrial sector, 12%; <strong>and</strong> the transport (CNG),4%.<strong>Energy</strong> Statistics of Thail<strong>and</strong> 2011 <strong>Energy</strong> <strong>Policy</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Planning</strong> <strong>Office</strong>65

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