Economics
LNG Takes Off in Gas-Rich Mideast as Conflict Thwarts Pipelines
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Pipelines are a cheaper way to deliver natural gas than tanker ships. They’re also easier to blow up.
That’s one reason countries in North Africa and the Middle East are going full steam ahead on sea transport. They also want diversity of supply. Middle Eastern imports of liquefied natural gas rose 31 percent last year as deliveries to Kuwait, Dubai and Israel increased at the fastest pace in four years.