A meeting of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum is taking place in Moscow The share of liquefied natural gas in the world gas trade will reach 64% by 2055, said Philippe Mashalbela, Secretary General of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF). According to him, the global demand for gas will reach 5.2 trillion cubic meters per year by 2055. By that time, 86% of global gas production will come from fields that are not yet under development. In a speech at the event, the head of the Russian Energy Ministry, Sergei Tsibilov, noted that Russia considers it important to expand the number of GECF participants and its dialogue partners. Russia also considers it important for the joint efforts of the countries participating in the GECF to deal with the creation of any barriers on the part of the importers to the free exchange of energy resources and technologies. The GECF includes Russia, Iran, Algeria, Bolivia, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Libya, Nigeria, Qatar, Trinidad and Tobago, United Arab Emirates and Venezuela. Angola, Azerbaijan, Iraq, Malaysia, Mauritania, Mozambique, Peru and Senegal are observer countries. Energy today without VPN: max / site.