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Argon is element 18 on the Periodic Table and it has an average atomic mass of 39.95 g/mol. It is only about 1% of the air in the atmosphere but it is more abundant than any other element on the Periodic Table behind Nitrogen and Oxygen.

Description of the Atmosphere

Usually, the 4 most abundant gases are:

• Nitrogen (N2) – 78.084%
• Oxygen (O2) – 20.9476%
• Argon (Ar) – 0.934%
• Carbon dioxide (CO2) 0.0314%

The greenhouse gases that humans do emit directly in significant quantities are:

• Carbon dioxide (CO2). Accounts for around three-quarters of the warming impact of current human greenhouse-gas emissions.
• Methane (CH4).
• Nitrous oxide (N2O).
• Fluorinated gases (“F gases”).

Among the best known toxic gases are carbon monoxide, chlorine, nitrogen dioxide and phosgene.

It provides warmth for cooking and heating, and it fuels power stations that provide electricity to homes and businesses. It also fuels many industrial processes that produce materials and goods ranging from glass to clothing, and it is an important ingredient in products such as paints and plastics.

Advantages of Natural Gas

• Natural gas is abundant and a major source of energy.
• Infrastructure already in place.
• Natural gas can be easily transported.
• Natural gas produces less overall pollution.
• Natural gas is a nonrenewable resource.
• Storage.
• Natural Gas Emits Carbon Dioxide.
• Natural gas can be difficult to harness.

What are the disadvantages of natural gas extraction? Gas is highly flammable, which means leaks can result in explosions. Natural gas is toxic. Gas infrastructure is expensive, pipelines cost a significant amount of money to construct.

Fossil fuels produce emissions that impact the environment when they’re burned. Natural gas emissions are made up of water vapor and carbon dioxide. Natural gas also produces less sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide than oil, making it an even cleaner choice for the air.

Some potential disadvantages to consider are the following: Natural gas must be handled carefully because it is a combustible material. Like all fossil fuels, natural gas is not a renewable energy source. Natural gas does contribute to greenhouse gases.

Relatively expensive storage Even though natural gas is easier to store and transport than other fossil fuels and renewables, it has one big storage disadvantage. Its volume happens to be four times as big as petrol’s. Because of this, natural gas storage is much more expensive since more storage space is needed.

Natural gas is a relatively clean burning fossil fuel Burning natural gas for energy results in fewer emissions of nearly all types of air pollutants and carbon dioxide (CO2) than burning coal or petroleum products to produce an equal amount of energy.

Natural gas prices are a function of market supply and demand. Increases in natural gas supply generally result in lower natural gas prices, and decreases in supply tend to lead to higher prices. Increases in demand generally lead to higher prices, and decreases in demand tend to lead to lower prices.

Relatively low natural gas prices drive a growing U.S. chemicals industry, the largest domestic natural gas-consuming industry because it uses natural gas as a raw material (feedstock) as well as for heat and power. Natural gas consumption in the U.S. power sector will reach 12.1 Tcf in 2050, up 0.4 Tcf (4%) from 2020.

Gas heating in new build houses will be banned by 2025, but gas hobs will still be allowed, according to Chancellor Philip Hammond. New homes will use heat pumps and energy-efficient measures to heat them.

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Top 5 Natural Gas ETFs – ETF Database

Top Oil ETFs by AUM

1. Vanguard Energy ETF (VDE) Symbol.
2. VanEck Vectors Oil Services ETF (OIH) Symbol.
3. United States Oil Fund (USO)
4. iShares U.S. Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF (IEO)
5. SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Equipment & Services ETF (XES)
6. ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil (UCO)
7. Invesco S&P SmallCap Energy ETF (PSCE)

The United States is the top producing country of natural gas in the world. Russia’s Gazprom is the world’s top publicly-listed natural gas company. Exxon Mobil produced about 9.97 billion cubic feet of natural gas per day in 2018.

Like a stock, ETFs can be sold short. ETFs offer tax advantages to investors. As passively managed portfolios, ETFs (and index funds) tend to realize fewer capital gains than actively managed mutual funds. ETFs are more tax efficient than mutual funds because of the way they are created and redeemed.