TAÏP CHÍ PHAÙT TRIEÅN KH&CN, TAÄP 19, SOÁ K6- 2016 Trang 31 Prospect of gas industry and the role of liquefied natural gas (LNG) in Vietnam during 2011–2035  Dang Dinh Thang  Huynh Quyen  Ta Dang Khoa Ho Chi Minh city University of Technology, VNU-HCM (Manuscript Received on July, 2016, Manuscript Revised on September, 2016) ABSTRACT The paper presents the detailed data of gas demand for power, fertilizer and other industries in Vietnam during 2011–2015, as well as forecasted data for 2016–2025 and 2026– 2035 phases. The results demonstrate that the domestic gas industry cannot meet the market requirement, the inadequacy is estimated of 30%. Liquefied natural gas (LNG) receiving terminal installation for import is considered as a feasible solution to the problem. However, the major barrier is that the gas pipeline system is discrete in the whole country, the configuration of LNG receiving terminal must be therefore selected and designed reasonably. By analysis, Vietnamese LNG market is a high potential in 2016–2035 phase. Keywords: Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG), gas industry, LNG market 1. INTRODUCTION The electric energy in Vietnam was previously from hydroelectric and coal. These affect to environment remarkably because of carbon dioxide emission. The energy demand in Vietnam has been increasing dramatically due to industrial development. Under the pressure of accelerating energy demand and environmental preservation, the electric power by hydroelectric and coal is gradually replaced by natural gas turbine in Vietnam since 1995. The gas industry plays therefore a very important role in the Vietnamese economy as well as the national energy security. 2. THE VIETNAMESE GAS INDUSTRY DURING THE 2011–2015 PHASE In the 2011–2015 phase, the gas industry satisfied the of total demand which comprised of power production, of fertilizer production and of others including compressed natural gas (CNG) for transportation [1].