Natural gas is not only important in the kitchen or in your vehicle; sectors such as industrial production, electricity generation, among many others, they need him.
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The fuel is extracted from the earth in certain deposits that each country exploits. Due to the level of technology, some nations are ahead in the production of natural gas, in the middle of the road for the search for energy clean.
The main natural gas producers worldwide
Worldwide there are more than a thousand trillion cubic feet of gas, according to data from the specialized firm Statista.
Natural gas is one of the most important fuels.
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The nations listed below are the ones that have taken the opportunity to extract it, so they will be determined in the main producers (figures cut to 2021, according to Statista):
- United States – 934 billion cubic meters
- Russia – 701 billion cubic meters
- Iran – 256 billion cubic meters
- China – 209 billion cubic meters
- Qatar – 177 billion cubic meters
- Canada – 172 billion cubic meters
- Australia – 147 billion cubic meters
- Saudi Arabia – 117 billion cubic meters
- Norway – 114 billion cubic meters
- Algeria – 100 billion cubic meters.
Natural gas production in Latin America and the Caribbean
The countries of the region are not in high positions. Argentina appears in 19th place with 38 billion cubic meters of natural gas produced, cut to 2021.
Natural gas is a mixture of light gases that is mostly made up of methane and ethane.
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Mexico is in box 25 with 29 billion cubic meters of natural gas, Brazil is in number 28 with 24 billion cubic meters. Colombia ranks 37th with 12.6 billion cubic meters.
The rise of natural gas production in the Middle East and Asia
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From the list of the firm StatistaMiddle Eastern and Asian countries are the largest natural gas producers worldwide. In the ‘top’ 10 they have five nations (Russia, China, Iran, Qatar and Saudi Arabia.
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