US Set a New , Record for Natural Gas , Production in 2021.
'Forbes' reports that in 2021, global natural gas consumption reached an all-time high.
The previous record was set in 2019. .
'Forbes' reports that natural gas
is the cleanest-burning
and fastest growing fossil fuel.
Natural gas has seen a global 2.2% average
annual growth rate over the past ten years.
By comparison, oil usage grew
at a rate of 0.7% globally
over the same period of time.
Coal only grew globally by 0.1%.
According to 'Forbes,' natural gas is expected
to be the only fossil fuel to see substantial
growth over the next 20 years.
Over the past 10 years, U.S. shale
has made the United States the
global leader of natural gas producers.
In 2021, a new all-time high
for natural gas production
was reached in the U.S.
Last year, the U.S. held a large
share of 23.1% share of global
natural gas production. .
The next two largest producers
were Russia with 17.4% and
the Middle East with 17.7%.
