Overview of the North American natural gas industry

This 150-page detailed overview of the North American gas industry offers an insider's perspective on the fast-paced and unpredictable business of natural gas. Topics covered include natural gas origins, the physical system and how it's operated, market dynamics and players, risk management techniques, an up-to-date look at today's regulatory environment, and much more. The book is ideal for those new to the industry, as well as veterans who need a big picture perspective of the electric business. The book is easy-to-read, contains a number of charts and diagrams to help simplify complex industry concepts, and includes a glossary and list of acronyms.

If youre interested in electric and natural gas utilitiesand anybody who turns on a light or tries to save and invest should be you can benefit from Electricity and Natural Gas Business: Understanding It! Big dividends are at your fingertips, all in one place, in 21 chapters with 23 tables, 85 figures, 9 appendices. Youll discover how easy it is to make a bundle through this quick-reference book with its extensive outline, all-embracing index, and handy list of acronyms.The strategies you can make from this book should help you gain total security. You wont lose any more sleep over todays skyrocketing electric and natural gas prices. Therell be no more guesswork about power interruption, scandal, and investor panic. You can protect your investments, saving yourself needless worry.Because this information is exclusive to us, youll join a very select group. Our 26 veteran authors will give you a private, behind-the-scenes look at industry workings, putting you in on the direction that the industrys most-respected minds feel it is heading. Readership generally includes the crème de la crème of environmentalists; attorneys; gas and power executives, analysts, buyers, and suppliers; regulators; economists; financial analysts; activists; and others.Heres what you get:Standard market design (the revolutionary approach to the electric market): 4 chapters that are your guarantee of best SMD strategiesIndustry outlook: 4 chapters that can mean money in the bank from new opportunitiesGas supply and production: 3 chapters that give you growth potential in some supply arenas and protect your investment in othersInternational: 3 chapters that can make you a million internationally or make international business ventures no sweat.Federal and state oversight: 7 chapters (5 federal) that make doing business with regulators easier than ever before and give you defense against surprises

Liquefied natural gas (LNG) is a commercially attractive phase of the commodity that facilitates the efficient handling and transportation of natural gas around the world. The LNG industry, using technologies proven over decades of development, continues to expand its markets, diversify its supply chains and increase its share of the global natural gas trade. The Handbook of Liquefied Natural Gas is a timely book as the industry is currently developing new large sources of supply and the technologies have evolved in recent years to enable offshore infrastructure to develop and handle resources in more remote and harsher environments. It is the only book of its kind, covering the many aspects of the LNG supply chain from liquefaction to regasification by addressing the LNG industries’ fundamentals and markets, as well as detailed engineering and design principles. A unique, well-documented, and forward-thinking work, this reference book provides an ideal platform for scientists, engineers, and other professionals involved in the LNG industry to gain a better understanding of the key basic and advanced topics relevant to LNG projects in operation and/or in planning and development. Highlights the developments in the natural gas liquefaction industries and the challenges in meeting environmental regulations Provides guidelines in utilizing the full potential of LNG assets Offers advices on LNG plant design and operation based on proven practices and design experience Emphasizes technology selection and innovation with focus on a “fit-for-purpose design Updates code and regulation, safety, and security requirements for LNG applications

An overview of the natural gas process from wellhead to burnertip, from exploration to futures trading, and the latest issues of co-generation and other product use.