Constraints on access to natural gas resources on Federal lands and pipeline capacity have been identified as factors that may limit natural gas supply. In the 1992 study the NPC consolidated its results into four key findings and two recommendations. The natural gas market is increasingly diverse, with new challenges and opportunities. Increased reliance on competitive market forces has improved the gas industry's ability to serve customer needs in a diverse and expanding marketplace. The gas industry faces significant challenges requiring proactive steps by industry and government.
Industry needs to make the market work.
In addition to this planned study on natural gas supply, NPC members and Department of Energy representatives have been discussing a possible NPC study on the long-term feasibility of the U.S. refining industry and its ability to deliver adequate supplies of clean products at reasonable and stable prices to U.S. consumers.