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Gas supplies to exceed 360b cubic meters

China's natural gas supplies will exceed 360 billion cubic meters by 2020, a report forecast. Stable supplies and relatively well-developed infrastructure have buoyed the fast growth of the gas market, according to a report jointly issued by the National Energy Administration, the Development Research Center of the State Council and the Ministry of Land Resources. Currently, consumers in all 31 provincial-level regions have access to natural gas. The report said the country is rich in natural gas, holding 90 trillion cubic meters of conventional resources. China's natural gas output rose from 50 billion cubic meters in 2005 to 135 billion cubic meters last year.