Maintaining Gas Deliverability for the 1990s. Summary of the Annual GRI EnergySeminar (11th). Held in Grand Traverse Village, Michigan on August 13-15, 1990

摘要

The Eleventh Annual GRI Energy Seminar held in August 1990 considered the topicof 'Maintaining Gas Deliverability for the 1990s.' The document summarizes the presentations and discussions at the seminar. Major conclusions were that the gas resource base is ample to provide increased gas supplies needed to meet increased gas demands of the 1990s and to maintain deliverability for existing gas uses as the excess gas capacity in the system, represented by the 'gas bubble,' diminishes. The rate at which the gas industry will explore and develop resources and make the supplies available to consumers will depend largely on the economic incentives available to the gas producers and transporters. Advanced technology and practices can help reduce the costs of gas production. Timely and focused technology transfer is also needed--not just of new technology but also of innovative applications of existing technology.