Recoverable U.S. natural gas reserves hit an all-time high even as the country continues to be the world’s top natural gas producer, according to the Potential Gas Committee’s biennial assessment.

Approximately 3,863 trillion cubic feet (tcf) of technically recoverable natural gas and natural gas reserves are located across the country, 39% of which are located in the “Atlantic” states – including Pennsylvania, Ohio, and West Virginia.

Compiled by the American Gas Association’s Potential Gas Committee, which is a group of geoscientists who assess America’s future supply of natural gas, the report notes total technically recoverable resources have bypassed previous assessments, marking the 2020 assessment as a record high.

The PGC’s assessment comes amid rising global natural gas prices, particularly in Europe, where policies have favored the use of intermittent energy resources over resilient, clean natural gas. America, which is still facing some regional benchmark price increases, however, “is better positioned heading into the colder months, given that it’s the world’s largest natural gas producer and that inventory levels are not as depleted as they are in Europe,” a recent CNBC article notes.

Despite being the world’s top natural gas and oil producer, infrastructure to connect domestic energy supply to demand remains a challenge. Particularly in Appalachia, America’s largest natural gas producing basin, these constraints have limited producers from realizing the full pricing potential as seen in other markets across the country.

“Natural gas is the cornerstone of our economy and the key to continued global climate leadership, and we need more pipelines to move these critical resources to where they’re most needed,” MSC’s Dave Callahan said.

“The benefits of investment in and development of natural gas infrastructure stretch far beyond primary production areas of Pennsylvania,” Callahan said. “A modern infrastructure network means family-supporting jobs, particularly among the building trades, home energy savings, a stronger and more energy secure nation, and cleaner air for us all.”

This week, members of the Pa. Senate joined labor and business leaders to bring attention to the harm of failing to invest and develop robust natural infrastructure on consumers, the economy, and our energy security.

“The greatest threat to the affordable, clean, natural gas energy is not a lack of natural resources, a shortage of capable workers, or an unwillingness to adhere to environmental regulations,” said State Senator Camera Bartolotta (R-46). “The real threat comes from lawmakers and environmental extremists who do not understand or appreciate how important the oil and gas industry is in our daily lives.”

Senator John Yudichak (I-14), cautioned “every homeowner, every business owner, every hospital and every school across PA will pay a high price for the radical energy agenda that is working to shut down PA’s energy industry.”

Watch the video clips below for highlights from Pennsylvania Senators Bartolotta, Yudichak, Yaw and others: