Gas can be taken from the ground and sent through a network of pipes to homes around the world. Gas can also be carried in metal containers for camping equipment or portable heaters.
Some gas pipes are as wide as a person.
A country with large natural gas deposits, such as Russia, sends the fuel under the sea and overland to other countries. In Norway, the 1,200 kilometre Langeledd pipeline transports gas to the UK along the seabed. Gas usually travels at about 24 kilometres an hour along these large pipelines!
Liquid gas can be moved in a lorry.
Chilling gas turns it into a liquid. This takes up less room than its gassy original form. It is easier and cheaper to transport liquid natural gas to areas that cannot be reached by gas pipes.
Small containers of liquid gas can be used anywhere.
Other types of gas can be turned into a liquid. Propane, a gas taken from oil or natural gas, is stored as a liquid in small containers. Liquid propane can be used to heat up camping stoves or even to power this huge hot-air balloon.