By Morgan Downey · Wooden Table Press · Companion to Oil 101

NatGas 101

North American natural gas, from the rock to the pricing hub. Fifteen chapters covering geology, drilling, processing, pipelines, storage, power generation, LNG export, and the trading mechanics that move Henry Hub.

Who this is for

Working professionals new to gas

Power traders, journalists, MBA students, analysts joining a hedge fund commodity desk, policy staffers covering energy. College education, no ten years of gas-market context.

Veterans who want a reset

Industry hands who learned gas before LNG export, before the shale revolution, or before AI data center demand reshaped the load curve. The chapters are short and structured for selective reading.

Oil 101 readers

Anyone who read Oil 101 and wants the same treatment for gas. Same voice, same structure, same focus on tying the engineering to the price the producer actually receives.

Start with what’s free

1 chapter is free. Start with Chapter 1 and decide if the rest is worth your time.

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