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Golden age of gas – geopolitical implications / Haydn I. Furlonge, International Energy, IAEE blog, 24/01/2012http://blog.iaee.org/?p=47587There is no gainsaying that world energy supply and demand is at the heart of world geopolitics. If a recent report of the International Energy Agency (IEA) is correct in its extrapolation of current energy trends then we are in for a major shake. In particular, IEA’s 2012 World Energy Outlook report suggests that natural gas is expected to play a much more significant role in the world energy matrix than ever before. We touch very briefly on the geopolitical implications of such a development...