IGU Reports

As the representative membership organisation of the global gas value chain, we harness the power of our global membership and collaborate with industry thought leaders to publish various reports which support the dissemination of industry data, highlight key global gas developments and promote leading gas practices. We achieve these through both our flagship reports and specific publications on topical or regional themes

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26-08-2026

Global Gas Report 2026

The global Gas system entered 2026 from a position of strength, with natural gas demand reaching a record 4,202 bcm in 2025, an increase of 69 bcm or 1.7%. The system has become more diversified, more flexible and significantly more resilient to disruption — the Report warns that the next challenge will be ensuring that this resilience keeps pace with a rapidly changing and increasingly demanding global energy system.

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26-08-2026

Global Gas Report 2026

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07-07-2026

2026 World LNG Report

The 2026 edition of the International Gas Union’s (IGU) World LNG Report shows record trade, near-record investment and a strong long-term growth outlook despite unprecedented market disruption.

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03-06-2026

Opportunities for the Development of Gas in Latin America and the Caribbean

Latin America and the Caribbean hold abundant underdeveloped natural gas resources that, if effectively developed and monetised, can provide multiple benefits to the region and world. Despite this potential, Latin America and the Caribbean account for a relatively small share of global natural gas production (approximately 5%). From a supply-side perspective, the monetisation of the region’s natural gas reserves can drive economic growth, strengthen the trade balance through higher exports and reduced imports, and support social development by expanding access to cleaner, more affordable and reliable energy.

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20-05-2026

2026 Wholesale Gas Price Survey

Celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Survey series, first launched in 2006, this year’s edition covers 93% of total global natural gas consumption and charts two decades of structural transformation across international natural gas markets.

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15-01-2026

The Role of Gas in Powering AI-Driven Energy Demand

Electricity demand growth is surging as data centres are becoming the new “industrial load” of the artificial intelligence (AI) economy, and their electricity consumption is projected to double to 800-1000 TWh by 2030. While renewables are expected to provide about half of the data centres’ electricity consumption by 2030, their inherent variability creates a mismatch with the flat, 24/7 load profile of data centres which requires not only more generation but, also, significantly more dispatchable capacity.

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24-11-2025

Gas for Africa Report 2025

The 2025 edition of the Gas for Africa Report examines Africa’s broader energy deficit, which goes far beyond just household electricity or clean cooking. Access, although vital, is only a part of a much larger systemic gap.

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27-10-2025

Underground Gas Storage

Underground Gas Storage (UGS) plays a pivotal role in addressing the challenges associated with meeting peak Gas demand and responding to periods of renewable energy intermittence. By enabling the storage of large Gas volumes, UGS helps energy markets navigate seasonal shifts, absorb short-term shocks, and ensure reliable, timely delivery to consumers. It balances supply and demand, stabilises transmission networks, enhances energy security, supports efficient market operations, and optimises production flows—making it a critical enabler of integrated and resilient energy systems.

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10-09-2025

Global Gas Report 2025

Natural gas is positioned as the most scalable and responsive solution to meet growing power needs and stabilise grids. Natural gas demand rose globally by 78 billion cubic meters (1.9%) in 2024, reaching 4,122 billion cubic meters (bcm), and is expected to continue growing in 2025 by 71 bcm (1.7%), according to the 2025 Global Gas Report by the International Gas Union (IGU) and Snam released today.

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25-06-2025

Wholesale Gas Price Survey 2025 Edition

Since the Survey inception in 2005, natural gas markets have undergone a significant transformation, with gas-on-gas (GOG) competition constantly increasing, largely at the expense of oil-price-escalation (OPE) pricing, and other forms of regulated pricing. Between 2005 and 2024, the GOG share of global Gas consumption rose from 31.5% to 49%, while the oil-price-escalation (OPE) indexed price mechanism share fell from 24% to 18.5%. Europe is dominated by GOG, with almost all of its domestic production, 80% of pipeline imports, and 78% of LNG imports priced with GOG. The natural gas market in Europe has changed dramatically over the past 20 years: in 2005, Europe’s natural gas prices were split between 78% OPE and 15% GOG, and in 2024 was 82% GOG and 18% OPE. OPE is still the largest category in most Asian countries.

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