Perspectives, perspectives and perspectives. There is an overwhelming amount of viewpoints about this baffling topic regarding the gas pipelines that lurk below us. Undoubtedly, the transportation of natural gas through underground gas pipelines is similar to the idiom “losing on the swings and gaining on the roundabouts”. This is because even though underground pipelines provide gargantuan amount of energy to us, these pipelines do also contribute to various disastrous calamities. Flummox can be deemed as an appropriate word to describe individuals’ feelings when they are asked questions pertaining “Why underground gas pipelines are used to deliver natural gas instead of rails and roads? What are the main rationales that actually contribute to the point of views of the pipeline proponents and opponents? Is underground gas pipelines reliable?”. …show more content…
The answer to this interesting question is clearly stated in the article - “Natural Gas Infrastructure Implications of Increased Demand from the Electric Power Sector” released by the U.S. Department of Energy (2015). According to the U.S Department of Energy (2015), the increase in the demands of the energy is the main reason the underground gas pipelines are utilized in the transportation of the natural gas. The U.S Department of Energy (2015) predicts that the natural gas demand will achieve a rate of approximately 76 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d) by the year 2030, with an increase of 18% compared to that of year 2015. Consequently, without the underground pipelines, the highways will be inundated with heavy trucks transporting natural gas all around the world so as to meet the enormous demands of natural gas. Thus, the only way to transport natural gas in a fast and effective way is through the underground pipelines, according to the U.S Department of Energy