This is the 2nd installment in a series that examines data from the recently released Statistical Review of World Energy 2014 . The previous post – World Sets New Oil Production and Consumption Records – delved into world oil production and consumption figures. Today’s post looks at the global natural gas picture. In 2013 global natural gas production advanced 1.1% to a new all-time high of 328 billion cubic feet per day (Bcfd). Except for a one-year decline in 2008-2009, global gas production has risen fairly steadily for about three decades, and production has more than doubled during that time span: Global Gas Production 1970 through 2013 The US is Still Gas King The US continues to dominate both natural gas production (and consumption). In 2013, the US set a new all-time high production record for the third straight year, with gas production rising to 66.5 Bcfd to lead all countries. […]