NOVELTY - Producing (M1) methanol from a methane source, comprises: (a) reacting methane with oxygen from atmosphere (air) under conditions sufficient to result in complete combustion; (b) combining resultant carbon dioxide and water produced from combustion with methane to produce a mixture of methane, carbon dioxide and water; (c) conducting single-step bi-reforming reaction with mixture of methane, carbon dioxide and water and with heat generated from complete combustion to form carbon monoxide and hydrogen and to produce metgas; and (d) converting metgas under conditions sufficient to form methanol.    USE - The method is useful for producing methanol (claimed) which is useful as fuels, energy storage and starting materials for various synthetic hydrocarbons and chemical products.    ADVANTAGE - The method is highly selective and provides higher yields of methanol in a cost effective, simple, environmental friendly, self-sufficient and rapid manner.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Producing (M1) methanol from a source of methane, comprises: (a) reacting one equivalent of methane from a methane source with oxygen from the atmosphere (air) under conditions sufficient to result in complete combustion to produce a mixture of carbon dioxide and water in a molar ratio of 1:2 and to generate heat for subsequent use in the method; (b) combining the carbon dioxide and water produced from the combustion with a three equivalent amount of methane from the methane source to produce a mixture of methane:carbon dioxide:water having a molar ratio of 3:1:2; (c) conducting a single-step bi-reforming reaction with the mixture comprising 3 moles of methane 1 mole of carbon dioxide and 2 moles of water and with the heat generated from the complete combustion to form only carbon monoxide (4 moles) and hydrogen (8 moles) to exclusively produce metgas having a mixture of hydrogen and carbon monoxide at a molar ratio of 2:1-2.1:1; and (d) converting the metgas under conditions sufficient to exclusively form methanol, where the step comprises reacting 4 moles of carbon monoxide with 8 moles of hydrogen to obtain 4 moles of methanol. The sole reactants for the method are the methane from the methane source and the oxygen from the atmosphere (air). An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for producing methanol from a source of methane, comprising: steps (a) and (b) as above per se; conducting a single-step bi-reforming reaction that combines steam reforming and dry reforming on the mixture of methane:carbon dioxide:water and with the heat generated from the complete combustion of methane to form only carbon monoxide and hydrogen to exclusively produce metgas having a mixture of hydrogen and carbon monoxide at a molar ratio of between 2:1-2.1:1; and converting the metgas under conditions sufficient to exclusively form methanol, where the sole reactants for the method are the methane from the methane source and the oxygen.