MOSCOW, October 26. /TASS/. The natural gas demand is predicted to grow by 28% to 5.4 trillion cubic meters by 2055, Kremlin aide Yury Ushakov told reporters.

"The requirement for the [Gas Exporting Countries] Forum as a traditional mechanism is rather significant. In view of the growing demand for the natural gas globally, it will grow, according to forecasts, from 4.2 trillion cubic meters at present to 5.4 trillion cubic meters, meaning an increase by about 28%," Ushakov said.

The GECF members are Russia, Algeria, Venezuela, Egypt, Iran, Qatar, Libya, Nigeria, Trinidad and Tobago, Equatorial Guinea and the United Arab Emirates. Eight observer countries are Angola, Azerbaijan, Iraq, Malaysia, Mauritania, Mozambique, Peru, and Senegal.