Episode Details

Most of us use natural gas every day but have never seen a transmission pipe or compressor station. This episode explores the hidden infrastructure that delivers gas across continents — from the physics of pressure differentials to the three-tier hierarchy of pipes, the self-powering compressor stations, and the ingenious use of mercaptan odorant. We also examine why Israel, despite massive offshore gas fields, has no residential gas grid, and what that tells us about infrastructure choices, blast radius tradeoffs, and the future of gas networks in an energy transition.