According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration's data from 2010, 13 billion cubic feet of natural gas was used in petroplastic production, along with 190 million barrels of
hydrocarbon gas liquids (this is a byproduct of oil and gas refinement).
EIA says U.S. liquid fuels production — including crude oil,
hydrocarbon gas liquids, biofuels and refinery processing gain — grew by more than 4 million barrels per day (bpd) from January 2011 to July 2014.
Not exact matches
The STACK is a prolific
hydrocarbon system with high oil and
liquids - rich natural
gas content, multiple horizontal target horizons, extensive production history and historically high drilling success rates.
Later, after Wallace - Babb came to and sought answers, a sheriff's deputy told her that a tank full of
gas condensate —
liquid hydrocarbons gathered from the production process — had overflowed into another tank.
But chemical companies have also long had the technology to convert the primary
hydrocarbons in natural
gas — methane, ethane, and propane — into alcohols, the
liquid starting materials for plastics, fuels, and other commodities made by the train load.
The injection of the hydraulic fracturing fluids creates channels for flow in the formations (often shale formations), allowing methane and other
hydrocarbon gases and
liquids in the formation to migrate to the production well.
The Order requires the use of a
gas -
liquid separator and / or an emulsion heater - treater capable of separating the gaseous and
liquid hydrocarbons, prohibits blending of Bakken crude oil with specific materials, and requires crude oil produced to have a Reid Equivalent Vapor Pressure of crude oil not greater than 13.7 psi or 1 psi less than the vapor pressure of stabilized crude oil.
Engines that use
gases for fuel are called
gas engines and those that use
liquid hydrocarbons are called oil engines; however, gasoline engines are also often colloquially referred to as, «
gas engines» («petrol engines» outside North America).
Included in the segment are products for what the company calls the «artificial lift» market — pumping groundwater and
hydrocarbon liquids out of oil and
gas wells.
Natural
gas liquids (NGLs) are
hydrocarbons — in the same family of molecules as natural
gas and crude oil, composed exclusively of carbon and hydrogen.
Hubbert linearization for world
hydrocarbon production (total of oil, natural
gas, and natural
gas liquids), based on production data from the 2007 BP Statistical Review.
To get
liquid fuel from
gas, CO2 needs to be broken up so as to extract the carbon atoms in order to make new
hydrocarbons (the building blocks of fuel).
One commonly proposed solution to this dilemma is to use the H2 generated via the WSR, reaction 1, in combination with CO2 to synthesize
liquid hydrocarbon fuels, using the reverse water —
gas shift (RWGS), reaction 2, and Fischer — Tropsch synthesis (FTS), reaction 3.
What I was saying is that if you have solar power, just put it in the grid and if you need
liquid hydrocarbons, it is easier to make them from the natural
gas you just saved.
Of course, to me the ideal answer is direct solar power → Fuel, such as methane (to replace natural
gas) or
liquid hydrocarbons (to replace fossil).
They exclude
hydrocarbon liquids produced from coal, natural
gas or biomass.
He also regularly advises clients on gathering, processing and transportation arrangements for
hydrocarbons, as well as the long - term sale / supply of oil,
gas, natural
gas liquids and LNG.
Baker Botts has as long history assisting clients with the development of pipeline projects, particularly those used to transport crude oil, other
liquid hydrocarbons and natural
gas.