Natural Gas
An important fuel source globally, natural gas is a type of gas that consists primarily of methane. It is cheap, abundant, and clean burning. As power plants burning other types of fuel are converted, the use of natural gas for electricity generation is expected to multiply considerably. This growing energy market share for natural gas has made it a popular investment.
Experts - People
Adam Flikerski
Adam Golden
Adam Kobeissi
Adrian Day
Anas Alhajji
Art Berman
Ben Cook
Bill Shaw
Caroline Cochran
Chase Lochmiller
Cully Cavness
Ellen Wald
Gianna Bern
Greg Agran
Helima Croft
James Stafford
Jason Simpkins
Jay Young
Jim Simpson
Joe Perry
Joe Raia
Jon Trask
Justin Carlson
Karen Blumenthal
Kent Moors
Kyle Cooper
Matthew Carr
Michael Gettings
Mike Coffin
Mike Rothman
Patricia Hemsworth
Rob West
Sachin Oza
Scott Robertson
Steve Craig
Tony Nash
Warren Pies
Will Thomson
- Historically the price of natural gas has been determined locally - it is hard to transport outside of pipelines
- Example: May trader at $9 in Japan but $6 in Europe
- Requires cooling to -260 degrees in order to convert to liquid and ship (expensive!)
- Natural Gas is typically discovered and produced along with oil
- The United states is starting to build export facilities and export in the late 2010s
Counties & Natural Gas
- Japan must import almost all of it's Natural Gas - this is expensive
- Europe imports most of its natural gas from Russia
- Russia is a large exporter of natural gas