| Natural gas is a non-renewable source of
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| | production in the US was 19 trillion
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| energy and is a fossil fuel like
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| | cubic feet of gas in 2004. The total
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| petroleum. It is essentially composed of
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| | consumption was 23 trillion cubic feet of
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| methane, which is a hydrocarbon. Before
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| | gas. The shortfall is met by imports,
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| processing, it may have other
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| | mostly from Canada and Mexico. Natural
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| hydrocarbons, such as butane and propane.
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| | gas is imported through tankers in a
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| Natural gas is odorless and it is
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| | liquefied form as Liquefied Natural Gas
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| therefore required by law to add an
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| | (LNG), and it is converted back to
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| odorous substance to help detect it in
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| | gaseous form before transmission. A small
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| case of leaks. Usually Mercaptan is
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| | proportion of the production is also
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| added, which gives a pungent
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| | exported to other countries.Natural gas
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| smell.Industries, commercial
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| | burns cleaner than other fossil-based
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| establishments, and residences use
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| | fuels and emits lower levels of sulfur,
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| natural gas. In the US, 25 percent of the
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| | and hence is the preferred fuel for
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| energy demand is satisfied by natural
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| | electricity-producing companies. Being a
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| gas. It is used primarily for heating and
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| | fossil fuel, it has a greenhouse effect
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| cooking purposes. More than 62 million
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| | on the environment. Natural gas has
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| homes use natural gas for their home
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| | safety hazard, as it can easily catch
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| heating requirements. Hence, the demand
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| | fire. In fact, the law to add an odorant
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| surges in winter for heating purposes. In
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| | was prompted by an accident in a high
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| industries, it is used to produce
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| | school in Texas in the nineteenth
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| electricity and industrial heating.
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| | century.The availability of natural gas
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| Industrial demand is dependent upon
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| | is dependent upon the capacities of oil
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| various factors such as crude oil
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| | and gas fields at onshore and offshore
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| availability.According to the Energy
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| | locations.
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| Information Administration, the total
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