Natural gas is used for power generation in many countries, including Saudi Arabia, Iran, the US, Qatar, and the UAE. It produces less greenhouse gas emissions than coal or petroleum products and has increased in usage since the mid-20th century. Shale and rock formations are being used to increase natural gas production in the US.
Power generation using natural gas is common in many places around the world. Many countries, including Saudi Arabia, Iran, the United States, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates are using this approach to produce energy. The amount of energy produced by one barrel, or approximately 5.6 cubic feet (0.16 cubic meters) of oil, can be produced using 6,000 cubic feet (170 cubic meters) of natural gas.
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Natural gas accounted for just under a quarter of the world’s total energy use as of 2012. Once considered a more or less useless byproduct of oil production, natural gas has steadily increased in usage since the mid-20th century.
Compared to oil or coal, natural gas has less effect on the environment. The cleaner burning of gas means lower greenhouse gas emissions than using coal or different types of petroleum products.
While natural gas production using traditional methods has declined in Europe and the United States, the use of those same methods has increased in other parts of the world. In the United States, efforts have been underway since 2012 to increase natural gas production from shale and other rock formations.
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