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Natural Gas Supply Pathways

From molecule to market: tracing how natural gas reaches every consumer segment.

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© Ranjith's Energy Digest START HERE ↓ Imported Liquefied Natural Gas Imported LNG SRC Domestic Natural Gas Fields Domestic Gas SRC Compressed Biogas (CBG) CBG SRC LNG Terminal - Regasification and cryogenic storage LNG LNG terminal NET National Gas Grid - High-pressure transmission (~90 bar) 90 bar Gas grid NET CNG Mother Station - Boosts pressure for CNG cascades CNG Mother Station NET Cascade Transport - Mobile high-pressure storage (~250 bar) Cascade 250 bar NET Cryogenic LNG Tanker - Liquid state transport (~3-4 bar) LNG tanker 3-4 bar NET Satellite LNG / LCNG Station - Localized regasification & dispensing LNG Satellite LNG / LCNG Station NET City Gas Distribution (CGD) Network CGD Network NET LNG Bunkering Vessel LNG Bunkering vessel 5-8 bar NET Households - Piped Natural Gas (~20 mbar) Households ~20 mbar DEMAND Restaurants & Commercial Kitchens (~110 mbar) Restaurants ~110 mbar DEMAND Small Industries / MSME Sector (2-4 bar) Small Ind. 2- 4 bar <1 Lakh scmd DEMAND Large Industries, Power & Fertilizer Plants (4-45 bar) Large Ind. 4- 45 bar >1 lakh scmd DEMAND CNG Retail Outlets for Vehicles (200 bar) CNG CNG ROs 200 bar DEMAND LNG Retail Outlets for Heavy Duty Transport (5-8 bar) LNG LNG ROs 5- 8 bar DEMAND Maritime Vessels & Ships (< 1 bar) Ships <1 bar DEMAND
* Indicative pressures and pathways. Actual configurations vary by location and operator.
Flow colour coding by infrastructure type
National Gas Grid
CGD Network
Liquid State
Internal Pipeline