The Future of Liquefied Natural Gas

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

Hydrocarbons: Hydrocarbons are a form of organic compounds consisting exclusively of hydrogen molecules and carbon molecules. Classes of this composite entail: arenes, alkynes, alkenes, and alkanes. Hydrocarbons are chief workings of natural gas, oils, and pesticides, which can lead to some negative effects on the environment.

W hy does everyone care so much about natural gas? Why is it such an essential part of modern culture? Sure, it's an exciting and up and coming technology, which is fuel for the technological generation that we've grown up in, but we need to take a closer look to see the methods and impacts that could affect generations after us.

The LNG Company claimed that it would be ecofriendly but is it really? If the LNG Company were built it will pump up to

Hydraulic fracturing, which is more commonly known as “fracking”, is a term that many people may have heard about, but actually have very little knowledge on. Fracking is a topic that is highly controversial between people who work in the industry, scientists, and environmental professionals. Fracking has been around for a long time, but it’s only been in the past thirty years that it’s really taken off in what is known as the shale gas boom. As our sources of energy dwindle down it becomes important to consider our future and look into new sources of affordable and sustainable energy. People in the fracking industry praise the many benefits of hydraulic fracking, saying that is already being used to offset much of our current energy costs, and many consider it to be the future of all of our energy needs.

3. Liss, William. "Demand Outlook: A Golden Age of Natural Gas." Chemical Engineering Progress 108.8 (2012): 35-40. ProQuest.Web. Available at: <http://search.proquest.com/docview/1034899165?pq-origsite=summon>. Date accessed: 1 Nov. 2014.

The following report will be based on natural gas. Specifically, it will cover the uses of natural gas, factors affecting the supply and demand, costs and benefits of natural gas, the international trade of natural gas, particularly Russian and American imports/exports and finally substitutes to natural gas.

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

Natural gas is a pillar in Canada’s energy resources landscape. Industry reports (IBISWorld) indicate that the oil and gas industries (e.g., gas extraction, gas field services, natural gas distribution) in Canada are expected to generate revenues of over $56.4bn in 2015. The Canadian Energy Research Institute projects Western Canada’s natural gas sector to add $2.3tn to Canada’s GDP between 2015 and 2035. While, sales are projected to generate $1.4tn in sales and $400bn in taxes, as well as attract over $450bn in capital investments over the next 20 years. Currently, it is estimated that shale gas contributes to 15% of Canada’s natural gas production and is growing. The National Energy Board estimates this to be 28% by 2035.

Walters Snelling. 1912 propane started being used as a commercial product for items like stoves, heaters, and barbecues. For having a very relatively narrow flammable limit with a lower explosive limit of 2.2 and an upper explosive limit of 9.6. Being used for fuel in common Used vehicles like forklifts in trash trucks to every day sedans. Considerd to be a natural gas with a chemical make up that is C3H8. When propane is contained with a sufficient amount of pressure it can be compressed to a liquid. When exposed to the atmosphere it vaporizes. However because propane is a heavier than air gas if it leaks from its container the vapors will stay low to the ground. During transportation of propane it is compressed to a liquid in order to move higher quantities at one time. Propane is transported using a DOT 331 tank on highway and on the railroad a DOT 105a300w which are tested to withstand thousands of pounds of pressure to allow for the liquefaction of the

Sakhalin 2 is a project that is environmental benefits, when Liquefied Natural Gas compare to diesel, emissions savings related with natural gas are well-to-wheel greenhouse gas reduction of between 11 percent and 20 percent, particulate emission decreased by a total of 75 percent and Nitro oxide emissions decreased by a total of 80 percent. Furthermore, Liquefied Natural Gas engines work more quiet compare to the diesel engines. When Liquefied Natural Gas come to a comparison to propane, emissions savings related with natural gas are greenhouse gas emission decreased by 15 percent, particulate emissions decreased by a total of 10 percent and nitro oxide emissions are decreased by a total of 50 percent. Unlike crude-derived liquid fuels and

The LNG will be entirely risky due to the flammability it will be transporting. If the LNG product spills near an ignition source, it will burn above with evaporating gas. The burn will be more rapid with the fire being hotter. If the plant spills, but does not promptly combust, a

Natural gas is made up of just the two elements, Carbon and Hydrogen. All of the natural gas we use today began as microscopic plants and animals living in the ocean. As they become buried ever deeper, heat and pressure begin to rise. Natural gas deposits migrated until they were caught under impermeable layers of rock or clay, where they were trapped. (“Natural gas and,” 2013)

In short, demand for LNG is expected to develop briskly in the Asia-Pacific. Thus, Australia has remained as a leading center for LNG investment and is likely to become the first and largest LNG supplier worldwide during the years. Accordingly, improvements in the LNG market have an increased importance to the Aussie.

Recent spike in US and Canada shale gas production have reduced the prices in the region to historical minimum of less than $4/MMBtu, a half of the price for Europe and five times less the price for China or Japan. This difference in prices has raised huge interest to export of LNG from USA to Asian market. Out of country’s total 11 LNG