Iran Consumes More Gas Than 28-Nation EU

With a population of 80 million Iran’s daily gas consumption at 700 million cubic meters exceeds that of the 28-nation European Union, which consumes a total of 500 mcm per day, National Iranian Gas Company's deputy for engineering and development affairs said on Tuesday. "The European Union's population is guesstimated at 513 million. Nonetheless, its daily natural gas use is 200 mcm less than Iran," Ahmad Rayati told IRNA. Rayati said 750 mcm of gas is injected into the Iran Gas Trunkline (IGAT) every day, of which 50 mcm is exported to Iraq and Turkey, and the bulk is used in households and industrial and power plants inside the country.