Energy Carriers Use in the World: Natural Gas – Conventional and Unconventional Gas Resources

摘要

This paper discusses forecasts of energy carrier use with particular emphasis on the changing position of natural gas due to global climatic conditions and the increasing role of unconventional natural gas reservoirs. Allocation of natural gas resources in the world are discussed as well as global gas consumption and conditions for development of transport infrastructure and storage. The most important indicators of the energy security of countries are presented. The basic properties of unconventional deposits, and differences in the production/extraction of gas from the conventional and unconventional fields are given. In the paper are also discussed natural gas reserves inPoland, including possible non-conventional resources in the fields and issues of increasing the role of gas as an energy carrier inPolandin the background of the energy changes inEuropeand the world.