World May Witness Gas War As United States Become World’s Largest Natural Gas Producer
- The Ukraine crisis may give birth to a gas war as US has become the largest natural gas producer in the world
- US were able to achieve this feat mainly because of breakthroughs in “Fracking” process-which is used in hydraulic fracturing.
- US wants to deploy its energy diplomacy to test and wants to supply natural gas to Ukraine as Russia has stopped supplying the gas to Ukraine.
- US also want to assist Ukraine and European Union to build gas storage facilities and getting supplies from Africa or US. So that their dependence on Russia can be reduced.
Exams Perspective
- Natural Gas Production
- Energy Diplomacy
- Fracking Process
- Shale Gas Boom in USA