Trillion cubic feet
A Trillion cubic feet (1 Tcf = 1,000,000,000,000 cubic feet) is a volume measurement used by the oil and gas industry. A Tcf of natural gas is approximately equal to a quad of energy.[1] This number corresponds to a tremendous volume, out of the grasp of any human's imagination. To help visualize this amount follow this link, which is a visual representation of the number 1 million - now times that by itself to get a trillion (a trillion is a million millions)! Although this volume seems unimaginably large, it is not a trivial number when energy is associated with it. In the year 2014, the USA alone used 26.79 Tcf of natural gas.[2]
References
- ↑ Investopedia, Trillion Cubic Feet (Tcf) [Online], Available: http://www.investopedia.com/terms/t/trillion-cubic-feet.asp
- ↑ eia, How much natural gas is consumed in the United States? [Online], Available: http://www.eia.gov/tools/faqs/faq.cfm?id=50&t=8