Natural Gas Is Crucial To The World's Energy Supply

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Industry: Natural gas is crucial to the world’s energy supply. It is combusted in order to generate electricity, and when compared to other fossil fuels, it is quite clean, safe and has many end uses.1 For example, natural gas can be used to create electricity, power air conditioners, fuel vehicles, heat water, cook foods, heat buildings and also power large furnaces.2 Natural gas is fairly abundant in North America, yet it is still a nonrenewable resource which takes millions of years to form. 3 This is why it is extremely important to understand the surrounding industry and background of natural gas.
Natural gas cannot be sent to the public immediately after it is taken from the extraction sites. There are multiple steps that must be taken

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