Why cooking gas will remain scarce, expensive

•As domestic demand outstrips supply  •Producers stick to export market  •Dealers give catalogue of constraints  •Outlook remains uncertain —Industry Experts By Udeme Akpan, Energy Editor Despite holding Africa’s largest proven gas reserves and recording rising gas production, household and industrial consumers are now faced with significant shortages of Liquefied Petroleum Gas, LPG, also known as cooking gas.