W. Norman Shade, Jr., PE Sr. Consultant & President Emeritus, ACI Services Inc. is one of the most respected and experienced voices in the gas industry. He joins host Michael Haning on part one of this two-part episode of The Gas Compression Podcast. They discuss the history of the gas industry, both in the U.S. and globally, the state of the industry today, and what the future looks like.

Norm starts at the beginning with the discovery of natural gas, which was considered a waste product at the time until engineers of the day figured out how to harness the energy present to power industrial boilers.

Norm continues through the history of the industry including the ongoing construction of the pipeline system that is vital to the industry in the U.S., the steady increase in gas production and delivery through much of the 20th century, and how the industry nearly died a slow death beginning in the 1970s.

Fortunately, the industry didn’t die, thanks to advancements in hydraulic fracturing, and Norm closes part one by discussing energy projections moving forward including the decline of coal, how natural gas is the safety net for the rise of renewable energy, and the causes and potential solutions to the rolling blackouts occurring recently in states like Texas and California.

Watch or listen to this and more on this episode of The Gas Compression Podcast. You can see the show notes and all of the resources mentioned in this episode at GasCompressionPodcast.com.

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