The Natural Gas Vehicle ( Ngv )

When oil was first discovered it was “Discovered of the spindle top oilfield near Beaumont in January 10, 1901 marked the opening of the prosperous phase of the business in Texas.” But not long after discovering in Texas it would soon be discovered in Oklahoma in 1905. Shortly after 1910 more oil was being founded and more was coming out of Texas. By the end of the Progressive Era in 1920’s “Texas was producing 85,000,000 barrels per year with even more dramatic increase

After many years of trial and error, a combination of inventors and engineers developed a practical, effective internal combustion engine that greatly affected the world. This paper will give opposing views on the background and analyze the effects it had on transportation and the environment.

In 2011, the United States produced 8.5 million cubic feet of natural gas, a value of nearly $36 billion, from shale gas alone. As a result, the U.S. is now the world’s top manufacturer of natural gas. Imported gases compose merely 8 percent of total natural gas consumption in the United States. Since America does not rely on imported gas, the United States has balanced it trade as the U.S. domestic supply has grown to meet its demand. Business magnate T. Boone Pickens stated, “Natural gas is the best transportation fuel. It is better than gasoline or diesel. It is cleaner, it is cheaper, and it is domestic. Natural gas is 97% domestic fuel.”

The oil business today is growing immensely and has been for quite some time dating all the way back to 1870. As you can see from the quote oil production is only going to grow more. The man responsible for all of it is John D. Rockefeller.

Benjamin Sovacool explains in his article that over the period of twelve years, the United States shale gas production increased 24.5 times the amount it produced in 1998. From 0.2 trillion cubic feet to an enormous 4.9 trillion cubic feet. Natural gas is also a huge financial benefit to North America. Before this drastic increase of fracking and natural gas production, the United States imported a clear majority of its oil and energy sources from the Middle East. This caused the middle east to obtain a control over the United States economic situation. For example, the 1979 oil embargo caused by OPEC (organization of petroleum exporting countries). According to Kimberly Amadeo, their decision to increase oil prices by a meager ten percent, caused oil rationing in the United States and worsened the already declining economy at this time. Since the increase in fracking and natural gas production, the U.S. has become decreasingly reliant on imported energy sources. Richard Janson denotes, that the impact of this influx of cheap gas has had many positive impacts on not only the economics of the energy industry, but foreign policy and the United States domestic policy. With the downfall in the need for imports for energy and the rise of hydraulic

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 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.

During WWII, the Holocaust took place; meanwhile, over 62% of the 6 million people killed were killed from being gassed. The Germans were looking for a more efficient way to kill a mass amount of people and they could not stand the idea of having a gas chamber in a fixed location(Beer, "The Final Soultion"). Their want to kill more people led to the creation of gas vans. However, there were other ways to kill people by gas that were also very effective. By using gas vans the Einsatzgruppen realized that they could make the mass killings more secretive and efficient than any other form of a gassing death. The first use of gas vans was in Poland around the year 1939(Halbersztadt).

The United States currently has the realistic capability of meeting roughly 64 percent of its gas demand with alternative fuels. This plan of alternative fuels relies mostly on BioDiesel from algae, while also utilizing ethanol from corn. As for the other 36 percent of our demand, we can rely on our own crude oil production by utilizing natural gas (CNG). A great attribute of all of these fuel sources is that they can be distributed

The multi-billion dollar gas industry is seeking to expand its production across the nation, in light of new technology making extracting natural gas much easier. A Healthy alternative to the fossil fuels we so frivolously use is now more critical than ever. In 2011, the United States used 18.83 million barrels of raw oil daily, and in 2010 19.18 million barrels of petroleum products and biofuels. In 2010 and 2011, that was nearly 22% of the world’s oil supply. (U.S Department of Energy)

In conversations globally the environment is a hot topic. Issues with the ozone layer, depleting natural resources, and health risks associated with emissions and changes in climate coupled with its resulting natural disasters; have pushed conservation issues into the spotlight. The environmental issues presented today are not the result of one country, one type, or one-industry actions but a communal failure of a mixture of several. With that said many countries and industries are going through policy changes to combat environmental issues that will hopefully benefit the environment, the consumer, and industries.

Ever been on a gas scooter? I have. It was by the most traumatic experience I have ever dealt with. Falling off not knowing the gas scooter didn’t have any brakes and hitting a car then falling off. Well, that was by far the most memorable day in my life. Ive never been in so much pain than that day, the worst experience ever.

There are certain things that the gas stations could do to prevent or stop gas drive offs. The first thing is they could simply tell all their customers to pay prior to pumping fuel (Hoover, 2013.) This move alone would eliminate gas drive offs from the store if they made no exceptions to this rule. They could also install a good camera system that will provide a good description of vehicles, drivers, and that would get a good view of the tag area of the vehicles pulling in and out of the pump areas. By doing this, even if the gas station owner did not want to inconvenience his or her patron’s by making them prepay, this would allow law enforcement to be able to track down the vehicle and driver for theft convictions. The city could ultimately

By the 1970’s, America had become increasingly dependent on fossil fuels such as oil. Oil was used for many things such as: gasoline. While consumer use of gas was rising, the domestic production of oil was declining. To counter this, America had to rely heavily on importing foreign oil, but this proved disastrous. In 1973 America got involved in the Yom Kippur war. We played the role of resupplying Israel in their fight against Egypt, Syria, and the Soviets. Therefore, the Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) drastically increased the price of oil and placed an embargo on oil being sent to the United States. The cost per barrel of oil quadrupled. Americans were hit with augmented fuel prices and less available fuel.

Gasoline is widely used through out the world to power things, but unfortunately its soon becoming something of the pass since petroleum is a nonrenewable source. Through out the years this type of energy provider has given us the power to power our cars to drive us to our work, school, and home; to powering our lawnmowers to helps us maintain our front and backyard. It’s a one of a kind, and what lays in the future well just take it one step at a time.