Natural Gas

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Hydraulic fracturing

The process of hydraulic fracturing (also known as

Ideal Gas Law

The Ideal Gas Law is an equation that describes th

Incentive regulation

As the utility business restructures, regulators a

Industrial customer class

Gas and electric utility rate structures and regul

Interstate pipeline company

In the United States, the term interstate pipeline

Investor-owned utility (IOU)

Investor-owned utilities, or IOUs, are for-profit

Lease condensate

Lease condensate is an oil-like hydrocarbon that i

Lease facility

After natural gas is produced at the well, piping

Line pack

Line pack is natural gas that is stored within the

Liquefaction

Liquefaction is the process of converting natural

Liquefied natural gas (LNG)

When natural gas is cooled below approximately -26

LNG delivery system

Tankers move the LNG from the production area to a

LNG history

Natural gas liquefaction was first demonstrated by

LNG safety

The key safety issues for LNG relate to the conseq

LNG storage

The advantage of LNG is that the significant reduc

LNG units

LNG units can be complex because different units a

Load forecasting

Load forecasting is the process of creating a fore

Local distribution company (LDC)

A local distribution company, or LDC, is the gas u

Lost and unaccounted for (LAUF or LUAF) gas

The difference between the quantity of natural gas

Manufactured gas

In the late 1700s and early 1800s, the beginnings