AMERICAN GAS

This section of the book addresses the final link in the natural gas market chain, which,coupled with the growing significance of LNG exports to global markets, places U.S. consumer markets at the forefront. These consumer markets constitute the demand, serving as the engine that propels all other sections in this book. We have systematically examined the extraction, processing, transportation, and now the distribution at the 'burner tip' of natural gas. In this context, we have focused on meter points from various interstate pipelines as they deliver gas into regional markets.

For simplicity, we have used city names to discuss these markets, although it's essential to note that these do not necessarily represent 'city limits.' Instead, they serve as a convenient term to address a region based on the largest urban area within that region. Nonetheless, it is anticipated that the vast majority of the gas reported will be consumed by the larger city representing the name of the market.

In this report, we have aggregated all deliveries from interstate pipelines considered 'burner tip,' encompassing the conversion of natural gas into energy. This includes deliveries to Local Distribution Companies (LDCs), Industrial Consumers, and Power Plants. Unfortunately, an area where we have limited to no visibility using meter points is in Texas, Oklahoma, and Louisiana. Consumer markets in these areas are primarily served by interstate pipelines, and as discussed in the Intrastate section of this book, data for these regions does not exist in the public domain.