Oil And Natural Gas Pipeline

Mother Nature gave us natural resources to patronize and natural gas is one of them. Small quantities of ethane, propane, butane and pentane are found in the natural gas composition but it is mostly made up of methane. The high volume of pipeline gas makes it difficult for it to be transported in its gaseous form. This is the reason why the oil industry is dominating because of how easy it can be transported. Pipelines are suitable for transporting pipeline natural gas but constructing the suitable infrastructure is very expensive and not technically feasible for global transportation.1 In addition, for you to be able to make it in the gas industry you need trading partners to buy your natural gas. Having said that, one can deduce that the only way to make a

Pollution is already a huge ongoing battle in the United States and if constructed the pipeline would send about 800,000 barrels of hazardous oil a day along with tons of greenhouse gases. The US Department of Environmental Protection estimates the greenhouse gas emissions from the Canadian oil will be more than 80% greater than oil refined in the US. That is roughly equivalent to the same amount of emissions released by 5.7 million passenger vehicles. Unfortunately, when emissions are passed into the air, the air cannot be cleaned, and since oxygen is a vital component in keeping humans alive, adding an oil pipeline that would put that much emissions into the air is far too dangerous for the public’s health what it’s

The pipelines are drilled down far into the earth and then span out horizontally. Huge quantities of water combined with sand and chemicals created "fracking fluid", which is pumped down the pipelines. Fracking enables us to reach natural gas that was not usable before. Natural gas is a better alternative to coal, which does not burn as cleanly. However, harmful substances are contained in the fracking fluid that is pumped into the pipes to crack the shale and release natural gas. Sadly natural gas is not the only thing flowing back up the

Pipeline is the best alternative and safest mode of transporting fuel compared to freight trains or tanker tracks. However, there are those who argue that it is not safe because of lack of adequate resources to inspect them, as well as the absence of regulations regarding the use of a pipeline to transport fuel. Equally important, another issue is the great hazard to human life and environment that can be difficult to control or eliminate in case of a spill.

Economist claim that since the United States depends on oil so much, this project would definitely be a huge asset to the country. Right now, oil is usually transferred using the railing system. There have been many accidents involving trains with oil, which have caused explosions, fire and in turn, death. Economists argue that the pipeline would be the safest way to transport the oil without the dangers of trains.

The construction of pipelines means that companies would have to dig up ground, which could lead to several issues. The most notable issue of the oil pipelines is the destruction of the life cycle. Deforestation, homeless wildlife, and soil erosion are the main factors that would be greatly affected in the life cycle. (Williams, 2012). Although this issue is of great concern, there is not a more effective, efficient, and safer way to transport oil across the country. All other modes of transportation cause greater emissions of detrimental gases to the environment from the pulling of the heavy amounts of oil. Lastly, pipelines have valves that can block off spillages, while other methods have no possible way of stopping these spillages, causing the same environmental defects as the construction of the

The vote on whether a natural gas pipeline should run through the state's federally protected Pinelands region in New Jersey, which includes more than a million acres of farms, forests and wetlands However, the Pinelands Commission expected to make a final determination Friday morning on the proposal that has set off a battle in the nation's most densely populated state. However, even though supporters say it will increase energy reliability, the environmentalists fear damage to the pristine Pinelands region could occur. However, the plan put on hold in 2014. But since then, Republican Gov. Chris Christie has replaced several Pinelands commissioners with supporters that agreed with the pipeline. However, with the new Republican in power in

The project consists of three major components, these components will consist of the aforementioned natural gas pipeline conversion, along with the construction of new pipelines in several provinces, including, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec and New Brunswick, which will link up to the main pipeline, and finally the construction of several necessary facilities, such as pump stations and tank terminal, to help transport the crude oil cross country. (TransCanada, The Project section, par. 3)

The company handling the proposed project is TransCanada. According to the TransCanada website (2015): they have 60+ years of handling and constructing pipelines, they are responsible for the transportation of 20% of the continents natural gas. They employ approximately 6000 employees across (including roughly 3,088 Canadians) in seven provinces, 33 U.S. states, and five Mexican states. The company is very

The Atlantic Coast Pipeline is a proposed interstate pipeline for natural gas transport that is intended to provide services for several public utilities. The pipeline is being developed by Atlantic, a conglomeration of four major energy companies based in the region proposed for it: Dominion, Piedmont Natural Gas, Duke Energy, and Southern Company Gas. This pipeline is intended to send natural gas a total of five hundred and fifty four miles from West Virginia to the eastern part of North Carolina, via rural Virginia (Cockerham). It is meant to carry one and a half billion cubic feet of natural gas per day (FERC Staff). This could have a significant economic benefit for the region, by lowering the cost of individual and family heating and

In order to stop the recession the United States is currently facing, jobs need to be created and the US citizens need to have more money in order to spend more of their income to get the economy back on track. By the United States government funding oil pipelines (PIPELINE 101), building the wall on the U.S. – Mexico border (Drew), and making free college more easily accessible in state colleges (Low Income Student Scholarships), the U.S. citizens will have disposable income to spend, which in turn would stimulate the economy to stop in recession.

There is high rate of increase in the world’s demand for energy to run its various development projects. However, the most popular source of the needed energy is oil and petroleum products. To respond to this dire need for energy, Trans Mountain company

The last and most important factors of natural gas are its reliability and its abundance in the world today. The natural gas service we have in North America has proven to be reliable, and as it becomes a more marketable commodity the

Pipeline transportation is the most common transportation method for very large quantities over a large pipeline network around the world.

Currently majority of NNPC’s pipelines are poorly maintained and this is causing oil spillage as the pipelines tend to rupture or leak when oil is being transported to the refineries. A ruptured or leaking pipeline is very hazardous to the environment and leads to production loss for NNPC. From the most current data released, NNPC lose 600,000 barrels of crude oil, which is about 28% of the 2.1 million barrels produced daily with total worth of about $160 million annually (NNPC annual report). In a study conducted on productivity of industries in Nigeria which also applies to NNPC, it was identified that most of the causes of low productivity were due to lack of manager’s unwillingness to maintain the system effectively (Nwachukwu, 2006). Poorly maintained operation management activities result in low production quality and quantity, low market share and low growth rate. In the case of NNPC’s pipelines, apart from low productivity, oil is spilled which has disastrous effects on the community.