What is Natural Gas?
Natural gas is one of the cleanest, safest, and most useful forms of energy in our day-to-day lives.
Natural gas is a hydrocarbon, which means it is made up of compounds of hydrogen and carbon. The simplest hydrocarbon is methane; it contains one carbon atom and four hydrogen atoms. Read More..
Natural Gas - Sources
Natural gas is a fossil fuel. This means it originates from the remains of plants and animals that lived many millions of years ago. These organisms were buried and exposed to heat as a result of being highly compressed underneath thousands of metres of soil and rock. These forces transformed the once living organisms into natural gas.
Natural Gas - Users
Users of natural gas are often classified into three categories - residential, commercial, and industrial.
Residential: We require energy on a constant basis to heat our water, cook our food, warm our homes, and generate our electricity. Read More..
Natural Gas - Transportation
The transportation of natural gas from a gas well to our homes and businesses requires an extensive network of interconnected pipelines, designed to move natural gas quickly and effectively, sometimes over great distances. The pipeline system moves the natural gas from the point of origin to areas of high consumer demand. Read More..