Natural gas is not only important in the kitchen or in your vehicle; sectors such as industrial production, electricity generation, among many others, they need him.
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The fuel is extracted from the earth in certain deposits that each country exploits. Due to the level of technology, some nations are ahead in the production of natural gas, in the middle of the road for the search for energy clean.
The main natural gas producers worldwide
Worldwide there are more than a thousand trillion cubic feet of gas, according to data from the specialized firm Statista.
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The nations listed below are the ones that have taken the opportunity to extract it, so they become the main producers (figures cut to 2021, according to Statista):
Natural gas production in Latin America and the Caribbean
The countries of the region are not in high positions. Argentina appears in 19th place with 38 billion cubic meters of natural gas produced, cut to 2021.
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Mexico is in box 25 with 29 billion cubic meters of natural gas, Brazil is in number 28 with 24 billion cubic meters. Colombia ranks 37th with 12.6 billion cubic meters.
The rise of natural gas production in the Middle East and Asia
(Also read: How is natural gas extracted in Colombia?).
From the list of the firm Statistathe countries of the Middle East and Asia are the largest producers of natural gas worldwide. In the ‘top’ 10 they have five nations (Russia, China, Iran, Qatar and Saudi Arabia.
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