Natural gas is emerging as a dominant choice for industries in a global economy shifting toward a low-carbon future. Natural gas is on pace to eat away at the edge for oil as a primary energy source and most sector leaders expect to spend money there, an industry poll found. DNV GL, a Norwegian company providing risk management advice, said a survey of 813 senior oil and gas professionals revealed 64 percent of the sector leaders expected to either increase or sustain spending on natural gas projects this year. More than three quarters of those surveyed said it will be natural gas that leads the global economy to a low-carbon future. “Society’s transition to a less carbon-intensive energy mix is already a reality, and oil and gas will continue to be crucial components,” Liv Hovem, the CEO at the Norwegian […]