This book examines the geopolitical implications of the transforming global gas markets. Formerly a local and regional resource, gas is on the cusp of becoming a global commodity. Global LNG trade is rising and interconnections between previously isolated gas markets and gas pipeline...

Chapter 1. All Value Chains Begin Upstream -- Chapter 2. The Gas-Power Nexus -- Chapter 3. Petrochemicals: An Industrial Renaissance? -- Chapter 4. LNG in the Global Context -- Chapter 5.Natural Gas Worldwide: Where Are the Markets, Where Are They Heading? -- Chapter 6. Building Sustainable...

Natural gas markets have undergone momentous changes, worldwide. This book updates and expands on the dynamics, performance and forward path of expanding natural gas use in the US and worldwide, including international trade. It brings together major research themes and findings with recent...