51.   Israel has eyed Qatar following the peace breakthrough in the Middle East given its vast gas reserves, the third largest in the world.

52.   Algerian authorities estimate their gas reserves at three trillion cubic meters.

53.   Apart from its huge oil resources, the UAE has the fourth biggest gas reserves in the world after those in Russia, Iran and Qatar.

54.   Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer admitted Wednesday differences with East Timor over the revenue share-out from lucrative oil and gas reserves in the Timor Sea could delay a treaty.

55.   Bahrain and Dubai have no gas reserves.

56.   But the tiny Gulf nation has the third biggest gas reserves in the world after those in Russia and Iran.

57.   Dubai has no gas and currently gets its supplies from nearby Sharjah, which has relatively small gas reserves.

58.   Egypt has seen its gas reserves soar in the past decade, and has been trying to encourage investors to develop a means to export it.

59.   The UAE has the fourth largest gas reserves in the world after those in Russia, Iran and Qatar.

60.   The UAE, a federation of seven Gulf emirates, has the fourth biggest gas reserves in the world after those in Russia, Iran and Qatar.