The United Kingdom is the largest producer and consumer of natural gas in Western Europe. Natural gas demand in the United Kingdom has risen from 585 TWh in 1990 to its current level of 1,187 TWh in 2003, registering an annual growth rate of 5.6% since 1990. Demand is predicted to slow down to an annual rate of 1.92%, with demand growing from 1,205 TWh in 2004 to 1,351 TWh in 2010. Read the rest of this entry »