Demand for natural gas in North America has been forecasted to increase by approximately 16 per cent between 2002 and 2010. This represents 11.1 billion cubic feet per day. Currently, production from existing natural gas wells in Western Canada and much of the United States is in decline. This means new supplies of natural gas will be needed. New regions of exploration and development -- such as deep water Gulf of Mexico, Eastern Canada offshore, new fields in the Western Canada Sedimentary Basin, and the Mackenzie Delta -- will help meet this growth.

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