The role of natural gas in the energy market, reality and prospects... an economic analytical study

Abstract

The world owns large quantities of natural gas stock, which took on its role as an important source after the oil crisis in 1973, as attention was drawn to this resources and technology opened new horizons for it to take its role among the rest of the energy types, especially fossil ones, and its importance has increased during the past decades to exceed coal fuel and compete oil after science has reached modern method of extraction, transports, industry and it has opened a wider door for countries economic with large reserves at local and external levels.