abare research report 04 1 prepared for the australian government department of industry tourism and resources allison ball karen schneider lindsay fairhead christopher short asia pacific lng market issues outlook rr 1_lng_prelim_chapt3 11 25 9 48 am page i commonwealth australia 2004 this work is copyright act 1968 permits fair dealing study news reporting criticism or review selected passages tables diagrams may be reproduced such purposes provided acknowledgment source included major extracts entire document not by any process without written permission executive director issn 1037 8286 isbn 920925 2 a k l c canberra november bureau agricultural resource economics gpo box 1563 2601 telephone 61 6272 2000 facsimile 2001 internet www abareconomics com professionally independent economic agency project 2914 ii foreword with rising natural gas demand limited indigenous reserves