关键词：亚太地区；石油；天然气；LNG
摘 要：Economic growth throughout the Asia-Pacific over the past six months led to a rise in the consumption of oil and liquefied natural gas (LNG) to fuel booming vehicle use and industrial growth, especially in China. Oil prices peaked at US$116.75 on September 9, 2013, before bottoming at US$103.08 a barrel on November 7 and then fluctuating upwards.Global oil demand rose slowly in the second half of 2013, due to slow economic recovery and tight oil supply due to sanctions on Iran.The stock prices of the top ten leading Asia-Pacific oil and natural gas companies by revenues rose by an average of 5.16% over the six months to December 31, 2013.The rate of Asia-Pacific oil and gas mergers and acquisitions (M&A) picked up slowly over the six months under review, amid a slowdown in the global economy and sanctions on Iranian oil.