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Nation's natural gas consumption set to rise

China's natural gas consumption is expected to maintain double-digit growth in 2017 after signs of slowing over the past two years, a report said on Saturday. China's apparent consumption of natural gas may rise 10 percent year-on-year to 230 billion cubic meters this year, according to the report, which was released at a forum on the country's energy transition. In the first half of 2017, apparent consumption of natural gas reached 114.6 billion cu m, rising 15.2 percent year-on-year, according to figures released by the National Development and Reform Commission, China's top economic regulator. China's efforts on pollution control, market reform and steady economic growth as well as improved energy consumption structure contributed to the growth, according to the report.