Energetics planned and facilitated a workshop of 40 technical experts from industry, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy, to define research pathways and other collaborative public/private opportunities. We then developed a roadmap that is being used by government and industry to guide research and development directions and priorities.

There is a tremendous amount of knowledge, capability, and resources currently devoted to gas infrastructures. Today's infrastructure is, in fact, highly reliable and safe. Safety performance has continuously improved over time, and deliverability has been maintained as deregulation progresses. The challenge to achieving the national vision of a future natural gas infrastructure is to finding collaborations between government and industry that build upon current successes and define new opportunities.

This roadmap outlines opportunities for government and industry to collaborate on achieving the vision of a future natural gas infrastructure.