ABSTRACT
The supply and demand of natural or synthetic gas is time-dependent, and its management requires an infrastructure of storage and transportation. The downstream conversion of natural and synthetic gas to liquid fuels, chemicals, heat, power, and mobile applications also requires timely and required delivery. Thus, the peak demand and fast response to the changing needs require workable and economical storage and a transportation system that can bring natural and synthetic gas to its various markets. The nature of the storage and transportation system depends on the nature and state of gas (natural gas or synthetic gas like biogas, syngas, or hydrogen; liquids like LNG or LPG; CNG; and solids like natural gas hydrates), need of the market for its use, and the end purpose: heat, power, liquid fuels, commodity production, or mobile applications. The storage and transportation infrastructure also needs to address the issue of natural and synthetic gas to and from remote locations. This chapter examines our capability for storage and transportation of natural and synthetic gas for all of these situations.
