Rising exports and rebounding industrial activity are likely to drive U.S. natural gas demand through 2022,  according to analysts who presented during a webinar hosted Tuesday by Natural Gas Intelligence (NGI) and Independent Commodity Intelligence Services (ICIS).

Liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports to Europe and Asia, along with pipeline exports to Mexico, are on track to continue their current growth trend, said NGI’s Patrick Rau, director of Strategy and Research.

Rau was joined on the webinar by NGI’s Leticia Gonzales, Price and Markets editor, along with ICIS’s Ruth Liao, editor of LNG Americas, and Tom Marzec-Manser, head of Gas Analytics. More than 450 viewers participated in the event (replay available).

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