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Natural Gas Term of the Week: Hydrostatic Test
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The Northwest Gas Association’s mission is to advance the safe, dependable and responsible use of natural gas as integral to the energy and economic future of the PNW. Its efforts foster greater understanding and informed decision-making among industry participants, opinion leaders and governing officials in the Pacific Northwest on issues related to natural gas.
Natural Gas News
- Northwest Utilities Tackling Power System Complexities in PNUCC’s 2013 NW Regional Forecast
- America’s Natural Gas Utilities: Investing in Our Energy Future
- Natural gas methane emissions focus of new WSU study
- Report Finds Growth of Natural Gas Vehicles(NGVs) Would Not Cause Spike in Natural Gas Prices
- Northwest Gas Association’s 2013 Natural Gas Outlook Highlights Abundant Supply, Growing Generation Demand
Natural Gas 101
- BACKHAUL: A transaction where gas is transported the opposite direction of normal flow on a unidirectional pipeline.
- BASE LOAD: A given demand for natural gas that remains fairly constant over a period of time, usually not temperature sensitive.
- BASIS DIFFERENTIAL:
Natural gas is a combustible, gaseous mixture of simple hydrocarbon compounds, usually found in deep underground reservoirs formed by porous rock. Natural gas is a fossil fuel composed almost entirely of methane, but does contain small amounts of other gases, … read more
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