From Rock to Burner: How Natural Gas Is Supplied
In short: A short documentary that follows natural gas from shale rock through processing, pipelines and LNG carriers, anchored by the EIA's record figure for U.S. marketed production in 2025.
A 2:01 short film in the series “How Things Work”, narrated by intellect_voice_01.
Sources used in this film: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), “Delivery and storage of natural gas - U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)”; U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), “Liquefied natural gas - U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)”; Nature Communications (Springer Nature), “High-resolution national mapping of natural gas composition substantially updates methane leakage impacts - Nature Communications”; U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), “U.S. natural gas production reached a new record in 2025 - U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)”; U.S. Department of Energy, Hydrocarbons and Geothermal Energy Office (article dated January 27, 2021), “LNG Basics”; National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), U.S. Department of Energy, “Updated Natural Gas Life Cycle Analysis Report Released by NETL”; U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), “The geology of natural gas resources - U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)”; Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), U.S. Department of Transportation, “Liquefied Natural Gas Overview | PHMSA”.
Sources used in this film
- U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) — Delivery and storage of natural gas - U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) · View →
- U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) — Liquefied natural gas - U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) · View →
- Nature Communications (Springer Nature) — High-resolution national mapping of natural gas composition substantially updates methane leakage impacts - Nature Communications · View →
- U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) — U.S. natural gas production reached a new record in 2025 - U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) · View →
- U.S. Department of Energy, Hydrocarbons and Geothermal Energy Office (article dated January 27, 2021) — LNG Basics · View →
- National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), U.S. Department of Energy — Updated Natural Gas Life Cycle Analysis Report Released by NETL · View →
- U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) — The geology of natural gas resources - U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) · View →
- Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), U.S. Department of Transportation — Liquefied Natural Gas Overview | PHMSA · View →
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Sources
- Summary by Intellect · source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA): Delivery and storage of natural gas - U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)
- Also: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA): Liquefied natural gas - U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)
- Also: Nature Communications (Springer Nature): High-resolution national mapping of natural gas composition substantially updates methane leakage impacts - Nature Communications
- Also: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA): U.S. natural gas production reached a new record in 2025 - U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)
- Also: U.S. Department of Energy, Hydrocarbons and Geothermal Energy Office (article dated January 27, 2021): LNG Basics
- Also: National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), U.S. Department of Energy: Updated Natural Gas Life Cycle Analysis Report Released by NETL
- Also: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA): The geology of natural gas resources - U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)
- Also: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), U.S. Department of Transportation: Liquefied Natural Gas Overview | PHMSA
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