Gas production was expected to reach 2.5 km3 a year by 2007.

"Mexico has a lot of potential for natural gas production."

Natural gas production fell9 percent, to 7.7 million cubic feet per day.

According to the study, this is at least 30% and perhaps even 100% more than from conventional gas production.

In 2002, natural gas production was 1.77 billion cubic feet.

Gulf Canada's natural gas production will increase almost 60 percent.

Gas production is expected to reach 13.5 billion cubic feet a day.

While increasing domestic oil and gas production is an important step, we also need to develop our other energy resources further.

Gas production, which was once thought to have peaked in the early 1990's, is also expected to increase from current levels.

It is only a matter of time before the gas production resumes.