Natural gas is one of the cleanest modern day fuels for the industrial and domestic use, being efficient and non-polluting. Due to its characteristic clean burning nature and availability by pipeline connection which alleviates the need for local storages and other transportation logistics, natural gas emerged as the fuel of choice, growing steadily in the energy basket of major nations.
Natural Gas comes in 4 basic forms |
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Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) - Natural Gas which has been liquefied at – (Minus) 160 degree Centigrade. Natural Gas is liquefied to facilitate transportation in large volumes in cryogenic tankers across seas / land. |
Regasified Liquefied Natural Gas (RLNG) – LNG Re-gasified at import terminals before transporting it to consumers through Pipelines. |
Compressed Natural gas (CNG) - Natural Gas compressed to a pressure of 200-250 kg/cm2 used as fuel for transportation. CNG decreases vehicular pollution on the virtue of being cleaner fuel than liquid fuels. |
Piped Natural gas (PNG) - Natural Gas distributed through a pipeline network that has safety valves to maintain the pressure, assuring safe, uninterrupted supply to the domestic sector for cooking and heating / cooling applications. |
Sector | Natural Gas is used |
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Power Sector | As fuel for base load power plants In combined cycle/co-generation power plants |
Fertilizer Industry | As feed stock in the production of ammonia and urea |
Industrial | As an under boiler fuel for raising steam As fuel in furnaces and heating applications |
Domestic and commercial | It is used as PNG and CPNG for cooking and fuel respectively. |
Automotive | It is used as an eco-friendly fuel. |
Petrochemicals | As the raw material from which a variety of chemical products e.g. methanol, are derived |