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The Ideal Gas Law is an equation that describes the behavior of natural gas in a pipeline system; specifically, the relationship between...
In some areas, traditional cost-of-service regulation is being supplemented with incentive regulation also known as performance-based...
Gas and electric utility rate structures and regulatory rules typically classify industrial customers as a unique class. Industrial...
In the United States, the term interstate pipeline company refers to a gas pipeline that crosses state lines. Pipelines that stay within...
Investor-owned utilities, or IOUs, are for-profit corporations owned by either public or private shareholders. Most are publicly owned...
As shown in the graphic above, the LNG delivery system comprises three sectors: liquefation, shipping, and regasification. Liquefaction...
Natural gas liquefaction was first demonstrated by British scientist Michael Faraday in 1845. The first practical compressor...
The key safety issues for LNG relate to the consequences of an LNG spill. Most significant is the potential for ignition of an LNG pool...
The advantage of LNG is that the significant reduction in volume when natural gas is liquefied makes it practical to store. LNG is stored...
LNG units can be complex because different units are used to measure natural gas in its gaseous and liquid forms. And since LNG is a...
Lease condensate (commonly called condensate or condy and sometimes called natural gasoline) is an oil-like hydrocarbon that is separated...
After natural gas is produced at the well, piping is connected to the wellhead so the gas can flow to a lease facility where it is...
Line pack is natural gas that is stored within the pipes of a gas transmission or distribution system. Line pack is used by gas system...
Liquefaction is the process of converting natural gas (methane) from a gas to a liquid by cooling the gas to a temperature of about...
Natural gas (methane) is in a gaseous state at normal temperatures and pressures. Liquefied natural gas (LNG) is natural gas that has...
Load forecasting is the process of creating a forecast of the amount of gas or electric load expected on a system during a specified...
A local distribution company, or LDC, is the gas utility that transports and distributes gas from the citygate to end users. LDCs may...
The difference between the quantity of natural gas received into a gas pipeline or distribution system (including gas received from...
Manufactured gas (also historically called “town gas”) is a form of natural gas produced from coal or oil. It can be used as a substitute...
The market-to-market (MTM) value of a portfolio of physical and financial assets is the current value of the portfolio if it were...
