inside the report development & impact 2 financials 3 valuations 4 natural gas current scenario and naptha are alternate feedstocks in segments such as power generation fertilizers petrochemicals share of naturalgas total primary energy consumption world has increased significantly past 20 years main reason behind this is lower emission pollutants 25 per cent 2000 where it around 7 india used a fuel plants feedstock fertiliser petrochemical units domestic reserves feed stocks crude oil inadequate to meet increasing demand for hydrocarbon transportation requires setting up pipelines or investments lng infrastructure supply year 01 02 03 04 05 06 mcm 26622 30552 32960 37335 49258 24774 25765 26795 28135 29542 000 tons potential 3471 4470 6671 14298 1500 2875 6875 14410 net surplus deficit 1848 2718 2200 281 155 note one ton