up‚ the pressure on the ones below increases several thousand times‚ and the temperature rises by several hundred degrees. The mud and sand harden into shale and sandstone and the remains of the dead organisms are transformed into crude oil and natural gas. Surface deposits of crude oil have been known to humans for thousands of years. In the areas where they occurred‚ they were long used for limited purposes‚ such as caulking boats‚ waterproofing cloth‚ and fueling torches. By the time the Renaissance
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resources are limited‚ and Earth has a tremendous number of consumers. 3. Geographers observe two major misuses of resources: We deplete scarce resources‚ especially petroleum‚ natural gas‚ and coal‚ for energy production. We destroy resources through pollution of air‚ water‚ and soil. 4. Two kinds of natural resources are especially valuable to human’s minerals and energy resources. 5. Historically‚ people relied primarily on power supplied by themselves or by animals‚ known as animate
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Define the Issue Natural Gas is a good‚ clean source of energy for many uses. It does not pollute the atmosphere and is increasing in popularity. With fossil fuel sources depleting‚ natural gas is becoming more looked at as a new main energy source. There is a large quantity of natural gas held within the layers of shale underground and only recently new technology was developed that can release the gas from the shale in a process called fracking. Geographic Trends In the past people have
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the product of singular economic system‚ instead‚ a consequence of the fundamental characteristics of energy in this demanding new era. 2. Seeking more‚ finding less The problem: worldwide energy demand in 2030 will be so much greater that those natural resources may not satisfy future expectation. Oil production will
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2009 CONTENTS 1. 2. 2.1 2.1.1 2.1.2 2.1.3 2.1.4 2.2 2.2.1 2.2.2 2.2.3 2.2.4 2.2.5 2.2.6 Executive Summary Sector Overview Global Sector Oil Natural Gas Coal Nuclear The Domestic Sector Sector Overview Electricity Oil and Gas Coal Nuclear Main Players 3 4 4 5 5 6 7 7 7 8 12 13 14 14 14 16 17 19 20 25 26 27 2.2.6.1 Electricity 2.2.6.2 Oil and Gas 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 Sector Outlook SWOT Analysis Investment Opportunities Sector Establishments and Institutions List of Figures Abbreviations 2
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vulnerabilities? - One of the major strengths of Gazprom is ownership of large reserves of natural gas‚ though this is something that is not sustainable. Its monopoly ownership of major network of pipelines (UGSS of Russia) was a major advantage‚ providing Gazprom virtual control over the domestic transmission system in Russia. This removed any danger of competition from domestic oil producers who also had the ability to produce gas from their operations. The other obvious strength was close ties with the government
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Bachelor’s in Oil & Gas‚ University of Petroleum & Energy Studies Over the past few decades the oil and natural gas industry has transformed into one of the most technologically advanced industries. New innovations have reshaped the industry into technology leader. Natural gas is one of the most abundant energy resources on the planet‚ yet more than one-third of global natural gas reserves remain stranded and undeveloped. Cross-country pipelines are used to transport 70% of gas internationally
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the South East Europe will be provided for better understanding the impact of South Stream. Additionally‚ the impact of economic development of the South Eastern Europe is to be further discussed regarding the European dependency on Russian gas and the Russian gas exports towards Europe. Moreover‚ the European Union policies and strategies to maintain a diverse supply for means of energy and how
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turn the generator varies widely. It depends chiefly on which fuels are easily available‚ cheap enough and on the types of technology that the power company has access to. Most power stations in the world burn fossil fuels such as coal‚ oil‚ and natural gas to generate electricity‚ and some use nuclear power‚ but there is an increasing use of cleaner renewable sources such as solar‚ wind‚ wave and hydroelectric. Types of power generating plants Electricity can be generated using the kinetic energy
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Political and Economic Thoughts on the Fracking Nation Introduction Hydraulic fracturing‚ or fracking‚ is a horizontal drilling method that extracts natural gas from Marcellus shale formations thousands of feet below the surface. A high pressure water mixtures is pushed into a well‚ and pressure applied so the shale cracks and releases gas. The gases are then captured and refined. Since this high technology system has been developed‚ there has not been enough structured support‚ such as reports
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