Since 1998, more than 20,000 miles of natural gas pipelines have been built and brought online. From 2008 to 2010, about 200 projects have been proposed to add another 10,100 miles. If all are completed, the nation's natural gas capacity would rise by 40% at a cost of $28 billion.rnWe can thank the Rockies and Texas, primarily the Barnett Shale and the Bossier Sands for most of this gas. From 1998-2006 production in both regions rose 96% with proved natural gas reserves up 127%. Matter of fact, natural gas reserves have increased 10 out of the last 11 years, according to the Energy Information Administration.rnThis massive expansion has happily stretched the industry to its limits. Now, we face a period.when energy usage is in decline. Does this mean we may be experiencing overcapacity at a time when building construction has fallen off by historic proportions - especially new homes - resulting in another boom-and-bust cycle on prices?
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机译：自1998年以来，已建造并铺设了20,000多英里的天然气管道。从2008年到2010年，已经提出了大约200个项目，以增加10,100英里。如果全部完成，该国的天然气产能将增加40％，耗资280亿美元。rn我们要感谢洛矶山脉和德克萨斯州，主要是巴尼特页岩和博西尔金沙集团提供的大部分天然气。从1998年至2006年，这两个地区的产量均增长了96％，探明天然气储量增长了127％。事实上，根据美国能源情报署（Energy Information Administration）的数据，过去11年中，天然气储量增加了10次。这种大规模的扩张使该行业达到了极限。现在，我们面临一段时期，即能源使用量下降。这是否意味着我们可能正在经历建筑能力下降到历史性比例下降的时期（尤其是新房），从而导致价格出现又一次兴衰周期，我们可能正在经历产能过剩？
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