including oil and natural gas. Hydraulic fracturing involves the pressurized injection of a mixture of water‚ chemicals‚ and sand in underground formations to allow natural gas and oil to flow more freely from rock pores to the surface. (Watershed Council p.1) A modification of this technique‚ called slickwater fracking‚ was used in Texas in 1998 to drill for natural gas from the Barnett Shale. Massive hydraulic fracturing treatments have been done in German tight sandstone gas wells since 1975
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Several large U.S. manufacturers including Dow and Alcoa are strongly opposed to exporting natural gas as it will drive up their production costs‚ thereby increasing the cost of the products that they make. That will make their products more expensive and less competitive. Higher natural gas prices will also mean higher electricity rates‚ which in addition to driving up consumers’ electricity bills will increase the prices of goods and services
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| Fossil Fuel: Natural Gas | Renewable resource: Wind Power | Describe this resource | Natural Gas in a Hydrocarbon gas that is naturally occurring. It consists of mostly methane and is used as fuel for some vehicles and heating the home. | Wind power is one of the cleanest sources of electricity. It usually involves a fan that spins‚ and the energy is transported to a generator. | Advantages of this resource (include at least two) | 1. Very abundant underground.2. Is cleaner than most other
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low returns Difficult to acquire govt. approval for gas allocation Shortage of natural gas in India Production of DAP costly; 65% of requirement is imported Delays in subsidy payments leads to troubles in management of funds Bargaining Power of Suppliers: HIGH: Fertilizers industry is a captive market in India Very limited number of suppliers High prices of inputs and less diversity of inputs Raw materials are scarce being natural resources Heavy dependence on imports for meeting
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failure in Enron that led it into its demise? Enron was formed in 1986 from the merger of natural gas pipeline companies Houston Natural Gas and Internorth. At the time of filing for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy protection in December 2001‚ Enron had a portfolio of diversified activities ranging from the transportation of natural gas‚ the generation transmission and distribution of electricity; marketing of natural gas‚ electricity and other commodities and related risk management and financial services; development
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Thesis: There is major debate both for and against using the fracking method to extract natural gas from the ground‚ but I propose that the federal government establish‚ monitor‚ and regulate environmental and health risks‚ and then create a minimum standard which the states are required to follow. Background: In the 1940’s the Halliburton Corporation developed a process to revitalize well production and prolong the life of wells nearing the end of their production cycle. The fracturing process‚
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Greenhill RR Teams Centennial Koo-Park Aff 1AC Asian American Moment 1AC Asian American Moment - NEW ADVOCACY STATEMENT 1AC EEZ Leasing Plan – The United States Federal Government should increase its oil and natural gas activity in its Exclusive Economic Zone by directing the Department of Interior to implement performance based Outer Continental Shelf management planning. 1AC – Environment Contention 1 – Environment Post-Deepwater Horizon regulations are still insufficient – this
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hydraulic pressure to the surrounding area until it cracks. The target area for oil and gas drilling companies is in the shale‚ a soft layer of sedimentary rock broken apart by using a mixture of 98% water and 2% chemicals. These chemicals range from household cleansers to toxic chemicals‚ and is added to nearly 4 million gallons of water per drilling well. By using this mixture and pressure the shale is cracked releasing gas and oil reserves trapped inside. Fracking has been proven to cause earthquakes‚
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Uses of fossil fuel Fossil fuels consist of coal‚ petroleum and natural gas that are found under the earth’s surface‚ formed from billions of years of compression and decomposition of dead plant and animal matter. They are the leading source of energy for the mankind and are used for various purposes like energy for transportation‚ electricity‚ manufacturing process and also used in the manufacturing process of day to day items like plastic. Main fossil fuels are. 1. Coal Coal is
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crevices‚ at extremely high pressures.1 This is done in order to literally open the rock up‚ thereby releasing the natural gas that is present in them. This process‚ however‚ has recently become more intense. As a means to be able to drill in to the rock a great deal further‚ the drills used have been made to turn up to ninety degrees. 1The outcome is a more substantial and lucrative amount of gas‚ such as sequestrated shale layers that are wealthy with methane. This process is known as horizontal or directional
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