The U.S. Maintains Its Natural Gas Dominance

The U.S. Maintains Its Natural Gas Dominance

SASSNITZ, GERMANY - AUGUST 04: Sections of pipe for the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline lie stacked at ... [+] Mukran Port on Rügen Island on August 04, 2021 in Sassnitz, Germany. Mukran Port is the main German operating base for supplying pipe sections to the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, a dual line pipeline that runs along the Baltic Sea floor and will transport natural gas from Russia to Germany. The first line was completed earlier this year and the second line is under construction. The project has been a source of international controversy as it has drawn opposition from the United States, Poland and Ukraine. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images) The is the fourth article in a series on BP's recently-released Statistical Review of World Energy 2021. Previous articles provided an overview of this year's Review, an examination of the data on carbon emissions, and a look at oil supply and demand trends. Today I delve into the data on natural gas production and consumption. The U. S. had dominated global natural gas production until the 1980s, at which time it ceded the lead to Russia. The Middle East has also grown its natural gas production at a