The world's proven natural gas reserves have grown considerably
over the last forty years. In 1970, they represented a quantity of
exploitable energy equivalent to half the oil reserves; in the 1980s,
they already represented three quarters (figure
1
). Today, they stand
at around 80%, with a much greater increase for natural gas, leading
to a total proven reserve of around 180 Gtoe in 2008 (figure
2
).
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