Details and List of Natural Gas Companies which are in the business of Natural Gas Production, Marketing, Distribution and Use.
Continuning further from our past article Natural Gas Historical Pricing: Chart and Risks,
If you are not the kind of investor or trader who would like to bet your hard earned money on short or long term Natural Gas futures, then a good alternative available is to trade or invest in companies which are in the business of Natural Gas.

Wikipedia provides a good list of companies which are in the Natural Gas Business. However, that list is organized statewise and may not be very useful if a trader or investor wants to deep-dive into the various functions of natural gas business and select the companies accordingly. 

So here are some details about the various functions of natural gas business and some companies operating:

Natural Gas Producing Companies:

More than 6000 big and small companies based in the USA are in the business of natural gas production. 

Natural Gas Processing Companies:

There are reportedly 500+ companies which are in the business of Natural Gas processing.

Natural Gas Pipelines:

Companies which offer pipelines to tranport Natural gas. This is another business function in the Natural Gas space. Around 150+ companies in USA are in this pipeline business.

Natural Gas Storage Companies:

Natural Gas is usually stored underground and there are around 120+ companies in the USA which offer the Natural Gas storage facility and operations

Natural Gas Marketing Companies:

No business survives without marketing and same is true for Natural Gas business as well. It is learnt that around 80% of Natural Gas is marketed through Natural Gas Marketing companies. 

Around 250+ companies in USA are in the Natural Gas Marketing business.

Natural Gas Distribution Companies:

Around 1200 companies are running the business of Natural Gas distribution through various networks of pipelines and other systems

Let's head onto next part: Top 10 Natural Gas Companies