Global natural gas conversion projects are inevitably on the horizon.
With the advancement of the times, the development of the economy, and the demands for environmental protection, the drawbacks of coal-to-gas production are increasingly being fully exposed. Advanced countries have successively phased out coal-to-gas production in the 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s. Petroleum-to-gas also has many insurmountable shortcomings. LPG will become a transitional energy source as the future depletion of oil approaches. The global shift to natural gas as a replacement for all other energy sources will inevitably become a revolution in the development of gas energy.
Partial Natural Gas Conversion Schedule for Some Countries
Country
Achieve natural gas conversion (year)
Gas Source
USA
1945-1958
Pipeline natural gas predominant
Former Soviet Union
1948-1960
Pipeline natural gas predominant
United Kingdom
1964-1977
Initially use LNG, later switch to pipeline natural gas predominantly.
France
1962-1982
LNG and pipeline natural gas integration
Germany
1960-1970
Pipeline natural gas as the main source, with a small amount of LNG
Australia
1976-1986
Pipeline Natural Gas
Japan
1969-1998
All LNG Supply
天然气的利用途径可采取管道输送和液化后用船运输、公路槽车和铁路槽车运输多种途径来实现。长输管道输送受到铺设管道需要穿过崇山峻岭、农田村庄以及征用村镇土地赔偿费用等限制，超过一定长距离，从经济角度来考虑是很不合算的。而将天然气液化后用大船（13.5万立方米）通过海上运输，送至城市边沿建设的LNG接收基地是非常经济合算的事。LNG在美国、欧洲、日本早就得到广泛的应用，而日本是世界上使用LNG最成功的国家，年用量达到了5000万吨，占世界LNG贸易量8000万吨的62.5%。亚洲的日本、韩国和台湾地区LNG消费数量，占了世界总消费量的四分之三还多。
The launch of the 3 million tons LNG project in Guangdong, China, the establishment of the 2 million tons LNG project in Fujian, and the completion of the Dongding LNG receiving base in Taiwan, coupled with the progress of the Indian LNG project, will lead to a significant increase in Asia's LNG consumption.
