How is natural gas transported

Before piping
The most common method of gas delivery to consumers is the transmission via pipelines.

Excess substances in gas
Gas needs to be dried, since moisture contained in it can damage equipment and form plugs in the pipe, the so-called crystalline hydrates, which are similar to wet compacted snow. Gas is dried by running it through adsorbents or by cooling the gas stream. Gas can be cooled using cooling plants or by throttling – pressure reduction in a narrow part of a pipeline. Furthermore, hydrogen sulfide and carbon dioxide must be removed from gas before it is pumped into the pipe.
Since natural gas has no odor, it is odorized before delivery to consumers.

Gas is less needed in summer