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1、UNDERSTANDINGNATURALGAS•LargedomesticandNorthAmericanreservesrelativetocurrentdemand(U.S.currentlyimports~15%andthatcomeslargelyfromCanadaincontrasttoUSoilimportsofapproximately50%)•Likeallfossilfuels,naturalgasisdepletableanddoescontributetoglobalwarming,however,itisthecleanestfossil
2、fuel(lowestparticulates,SOx,NOx,andC0).TheCleanAirActof1990andotherenvironmentalpoliciesfavor2naturalgas.•Naturalgasistheleadingautomotivefuelalternativetogasoline•Thewinterof2000-2001includedthehighestnaturalgaspricesinover15years.IncreasedEfficiencyofConversionofENERGYRESOURCEStoENE
3、RGYSERVICES•Introduction–WhatisNaturalGasLecture•WorldwideNaturalGas–Production,Reserves–ConsumptionOutline•USNaturalGas–Reserves–Production–Consumption–Prices•TheNaturalGasIndustry–Refining–Transportation•Pipelines•LNG–Storage–Technology•EnvironmentalImpacts•FutureWorldEnergyConsumpt
4、ionbyFuel,1970–2020(quadrillionBtu)Source:EIA,AnnualEnergyOutlook2001–December,2000WorldCommercialHydro-electricNuclear3%EnergyEnergy8%ConsumptionbyResource,OilCoal40%25%1999(Total344.7Quads)NaturalGas24%Source:BPStatisticalReview,2000Note:difficult-to-measure,non-commercialenergysour
5、ceslikebiomassarenotincludedinthisfigureUSCommercialEnergyConsumptionbyResource,199989QuadsHydro-NuclearelectricEnergy1%9%OilCoal40%25%NaturalGas25%Source:BPStatisticalReview,2000Note:difficult-to-measure,non-commercialenergysourceslikebiomassarenotincludedinthisfigureWorldElectricity
6、Production,1997144QuadsOil9%Coal36%Hydro21%Nuclear16%NaturalGasRenewables16%2%Source:TheInternationalEnergyOutlook,EIA,2000,http://www.eia.doe.gov/oiaf/ieo/tbl_21.htmlTotalUSNetElectricityGeneration1999,bySourceandIndustrySectorNotethat:In1998,Gasaccountedfor9.1%,Coalaccountedfor57.2%
7、,Nuclear20%,andHydro11%Nearly48%ofallgas-firedgenerationisnon-utilitySource:http://www.eia.doe.gov/cneaf/electricity/epav1/elecprod.htmlElectricityGenerationbyFuelinTwoCases,ElectricityGenerationbyFuelinTwoCases,19901990--2020(billion2020(billionkilowatthourskilowatthours))ReferenceCa
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