Gas Giants: The Fields That Heat the World

The South Pars North Dome field, shared by Qatar and Iran, is the largest gas field ever found, holding on the order of 1,200 trillion cubic feet in place. Siberian giants Urengoy and Yamburg supplied Soviet and later Russian export pipelines.

Groningen in the Netherlands heated Europe for six decades before earthquakes ended production in the 2020s. Galkynysh in Turkmenistan ranks among the largest single gas accumulations.

LNG trade now ties all of these fields to demand across Asia and Europe..