what is liquefied natural gas lng 
liquefied natural gas lng is natural gas that has been converted to a liquid form for the ease and safety of natural gas transport natural gas is cooled to approximately 260 f creating a clear colorless and non toxic liquid that can be transported from areas with a large supply of natural gas to areas that demand more natural gas in its liquid state natural gas takes up 1 600th of the space meaning that natural gas is shrunk 600 times making it much easier to ship and store when pipeline transport is not feasible as world energy consumption increases experts anticipate that the lng trade will grow in importance 