Natural gas

Fracking and The Technologies of Humility and Hubris Over the past several years there has been an outcry from U.S. environmentalists regarding a process for extracting extremely large caches of oil and natural gas that, prior to this process, were unattainable. This process in called Hydraulic Fracturing, or Fracking for short and has strong support on both sides of the issue as to whether it is a safe practice or could cause irreversible damage to the environment. It is the intention of…

What are the different transportation modes in the United States? The transportation refers to a wide range of systems that transport good, materials and people through the United States and the World. Disruption to any of the modes of transportation in the network causes hardship for those affected. First, US Freight Railroads, are part of the Freight Rail network, they are privately owned and operated, and are a $60-billion-dollar year industry with 140,000 miles of track utilized by 565…

Gas Prices Rising Fossil fuels are concentrated organic compounds found in the earth's crust. Fossil fuels have been used as a fuel source since the industrial revolution until now, from powering houses and factories to vehicles. But why are gas prices rising? Gas prices are rising overcome that convert all gas sources to propane. The demand for fossil fuels is rising quickly and that makes it harder to get the amount countries need. One of the causes of rising gas prices is due to the United…

industrial chemistry process is known as “The Haber Process” it is responsible for the production of the compound ammonia; which is accountable for the world’s consumption of natural gas (BBC, 2014). The Haber process is the method of synthesizing the compound of ammonia which is produced from Hydrogen (H2) and Nitrogen (N2) gas (Sinha, 2014). In 1909 a German named Fritz Haber developed the compound of ammonia, thus The “Haber” process was named after the physical chemist (AUS-e-TUTE, 2014).…

pressure into subterranean rocks to force open cracks from which to extract oil or gas. So it’s basically a substance injected into a rock that cracks the rock open and lets out oil and gasses. I think this is a good thing to do because it’s lowering the price as a whole. Plus we don’t have to worry about as much pollution because we won’t have to use coal. But, others don’t think the same because the rocks are natural and they don’t think they should be messed with. Now in some scenarios it…

Apart from the weakness in oil and gas prices, Royal Dutch Shell (RDS.A) (RDS.B) has faced a number of challenges in the past year, which is why it has slumped close to its 52-week lows. For instance, the company has been forced to write-off $2.6 billion with respect to its exploration in Alaska and $2 billion for stopping the Carmon Creek oil project in Alberta, Canada. However, in my opinion, these write-downs are smart moves if we consider the situation unfolding in the crude oil market.…

ConocoPhillips is the world’s largest autonomous expedition, inspection, and manufacturing company. This company is based on reserves. The production of liquids and natural gas are the main objective of ConocoPhillips. The company explores for, develops, and manufactures petroleum and natural gas worldwide. The central focal point areas include safely and carefully operating producing equity, accomplishing current major enterprises and exploring for new energy resources in blossoming areas. “For…

people. Here’s a “fun,” fact; each fracturing job uses between 1-8 million gallons of water and over 40,000 gallons of chemicals (Source 2).Think about what can do to you and your loved ones. Hydraulic Fracturing, a common method of extracting natural gas that was developed in the 1940’s. Each Fracking site requires an average of 400 tanker trucks to carry water and supplies to and from the site (source 2). After the…

Every day, the world produces carbon dioxide which is released into the earth’s atmosphere and will still be there in one hundred years’ time. This increased amount of carbon dioxide increases the warmth of Earth and is considered to be the main cause of the "Global Warming Effect." The most helpful answer to global warming is to replace energy techniques with alternatives that have better performance and do not emit carbon dioxide. This is what we call alternative energy. It is estimated that…

“Shale Gas Revolution”, that the U.S. shale gas industry has produced more than half a million new jobs, not only in traditional areas but also in “economically-wounded” locations such as western Pennsylvania and Ohio. He also advocates for America’s decreased reliance on foreign suppliers, as well as lowered electricity prices caused by low natural gas prices. Steven Moore, an economist at Freedom Works and economic adviser to President-elect Donald Trump, also supports America’s shale gas…