Thoughts about natural gas

More than 60 million U.S. homes are heated with natural gas, and demand for this clean-burning fuel continues to grow rapidly.

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Natural gas is needed to make products we use daily, including clothing, medicines, computers and plastics. It is used to generate electricity, to make fertilizer and to process our food. Natural gas is used to make light-weight but strong parts that help make cars and planes more fuel efficient. It's an essential energy source for manufacturing iron and steel, making paper products and fueling numerous other industries, big and small.

America's oil and natural gas industry is working around the clock to repair damage from recent hurricanes and to get all natural gas supplies flowing to ensure there is a reliable supply this winter.

You can help, too. Turn down thermostats, seal windows and doors, clean furnace filters and turn down the temperature on your hot water heater. Choose more efficient models when you replace older furnaces and hot water heaters. For more tips, visit www.api.org.

In addition to using energy wisely, America needs to increase access to domestic natural gas supplies to meet future needs.

Demand for natural gas has been strong and growing. But, domestic supply has not been keeping pace.

America has enough recoverable natural gas still underground to heat 125 million homes for 120 years.* However, much of it is out of reach, particularly on non-park lands in the West and under the waters off our coasts where access has been prohibited or severely restricted by the government. Advanced technology allows clean, safe development of our energy resources. Working together, government, industry and consumers can meet our energy challenges.

A Message From

America's Oil & Natural Gas Industry

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*U.S. Department of Interior, U.S. Department of Energy & National Petroleum Council

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