So what am I to make of the extreme claims that are made by opponents to fracking (hydraulic fracturing of subsurface rocks to
get oil or gas)?
Not exact matches
To
get the
oil, producers fracture,
or «frack,» the earth below with a high - pressure liquid mixture to untap
oil and
gas from shale rock.
It's going to cost her $ 3,200 to
get a lab to test for all the acids, detergents and poisons that companies say they use for fracking —
or hydraulic fracturing — to break up underground shale and remove
oil and natural
gas.
On the other hand, commodities such as wheat, natural
gas or crude
oil are almost impossible for the average person —
or even an institution — to
get their hands on.
I created the above chart of IPOs for 1990 - 2016 using Univerisity of Florida's Jay R. Ritter's data, Prof. Ritter uses a tight definition of IPOs which I believe is more helpful for
getting a sense of where we are in the current bull cycle by excluding some noise, «follow - on offerings,
oil &
gas partnerships
or unit trusts, ADRs (9 offerings), REITs», etc..
PS - Much of the wars around the world are more about control of natural resources and have nothing to do with religion but you see, you can not
get someone to kill in the name of diamonds,
or oil,
or access to natural
gas and other natural resources.
Other human activites linked to seismic activity include hydraulic fracturing, in which a water mixture
gets pumped underground to break up rocks and release
gas, and fluid withdrawal, which can refer to the withdrawal of
oil and
gas, groundwater
or hot water / steam for geothermal power, the USGS says.
«Whether it's
getting rid of high - risk energy loan guarantees, reining in wasteful crop insurance
or ending lucrative
oil and
gas tax breaks, eliminating wasteful spending that harms the environment just makes sense.»
«My advice would be to go into big companies that are forward looking... companies that might be doing
oil and
gas now, but have
got an idea about enhanced
oil recovery
or CCS in the future,» he says.
Make sure your Audi
gets the right fluids at the right times, whether it's
gas, engine
oil or diesel fuel.
-
or - Service Allowance
Get a 2 - year Lube -
Oil - Filter service allowance for your
gas engine vehicle
or a 4 - year Lube -
Oil - Filter allowance for your diesal engine vehicle.
Arkady was said to have been trying to
get some placing shares in the last fund raise but was too late
getting the paperwork in as it was oversubscribed.Roman Abramovich gave an interview to i think a dubai newspaper in early jan where he stated he is actively seeking new
oil and
gas assets in siberia and he also mentioned the new proposed changes to the mineral extraction tax.So putting two and two together he must think the smaller companies in the region are prime for picking off some assets
or take over.
And when you have used the coal,
gas and
oil to make ethanol,
or used the
oil, you don't
get to use it again.
Given the current uproar over Canada's tar sands and the Keystone XL pipeline as well as past pitched battles over expanded
oil and
gas production, I have a hard time imagining Congressional Democrats
or their environmentalist supporters
getting behind the idea of opening ANWR to
oil and
gas drilling.
We reminisce about the beginnings of the Plan in the summer of 2008, how we were importing $ 1 billion of foreign
oil (it's about half that today), how we had no energy plan and no prospects for one from either candidate, Barack Obama
or John McCain, and how we focused on converting heavy - duty trucks from diesel to natural
gas right from the
get - go.
As Hurricane Sandy battered the East Coast last month, tens of thousands of landowners with
oil and
gas leases faced an especially acute concern: would they
get help from FEMA if their properties were damaged
or destroyed by the storm?
«You don't need to have a super-insulated building to have a heat pump instead of an
oil or gas boiler, but it's good that SEAI are taking a considered approach — that the homeowner
gets an independent assessor to check it out before proceeding to the next step,» said O'Donnell.
21 Fossil Fuels: Natural
Gas Fossil Fuels: Natural Gas Formed at the same time as oil At higher temperatures, relatively more gas is formed than oil... at lower temps, more oil than gas is formed Typically gets trapped above the layer of oil and below the cap rock when there is a «fold» in the Earth's rock layers Cleaner burning than coal or oil Colorless, odorless in its natural form... power companies add odor in order to detect le
Gas Fossil Fuels: Natural
Gas Formed at the same time as oil At higher temperatures, relatively more gas is formed than oil... at lower temps, more oil than gas is formed Typically gets trapped above the layer of oil and below the cap rock when there is a «fold» in the Earth's rock layers Cleaner burning than coal or oil Colorless, odorless in its natural form... power companies add odor in order to detect le
Gas Formed at the same time as
oil At higher temperatures, relatively more
gas is formed than oil... at lower temps, more oil than gas is formed Typically gets trapped above the layer of oil and below the cap rock when there is a «fold» in the Earth's rock layers Cleaner burning than coal or oil Colorless, odorless in its natural form... power companies add odor in order to detect le
gas is formed than
oil... at lower temps, more
oil than
gas is formed Typically gets trapped above the layer of oil and below the cap rock when there is a «fold» in the Earth's rock layers Cleaner burning than coal or oil Colorless, odorless in its natural form... power companies add odor in order to detect le
gas is formed Typically
gets trapped above the layer of
oil and below the cap rock when there is a «fold» in the Earth's rock layers Cleaner burning than coal
or oil Colorless, odorless in its natural form... power companies add odor in order to detect leaks
Over the long term, it surely pays to be green: you use less
gas or heating
oil and you leave more money in your pocket; you grow your own food and reduce your expenses (over time) as well as your diet's carbon footprint; you reduce, reuse, and recycle and you
get far, far more bang for your buck while putting less waste into the production and distribution streams.