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Naturalgas — Commercially viable gas sources were discovered in the Netherlands in 1948. Exploitation by the Nederlandse Aardolie Maatschappij (NAM) began in 1959–1960 when an enormous re serve was found near Slochteren in the province of Groningen. Since… … Historical Dictionary of the Netherlands
Natural gas — For other uses, see Natural gas (disambiguation). Natural gas extraction by countries in cubic meters per year. Natural gas is a naturally occurring gas mixture consisting primarily of methane, typically with 0–20% higher hydrocarbons[1] … Wikipedia
Acid gas — is natural gas or any other gas mixture which contains significant amounts of hydrogen sulfide (H2S), carbon dioxide (CO2), or similar contaminants. The terms acid gas and sour gas are often incorrectly treated as synonyms. Strictly speaking, a… … Wikipedia
Sour gas — is natural gas or any other gas containing significant amounts of hydrogen sulfide (H2S). Natural gas is usually considered sour if there are more than 5.7 milligrams of H2S per cubic meter of natural gas, which is equivalent to approximately 4… … Wikipedia
Mitigation of global warming — involves taking actions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and to enhance sinks aimed at reducing the extent of global warming. [ [http://www.ipcc.ch/pdf/glossary/ar4 wg3.pdf IPCC Glossary Working Group III, p. 818] ] This is in distinction to… … Wikipedia
Natural gas prices — at the Henry Hub in US Dollars per MBtu for the 2000 2010 decade. Natural gas prices, as with other commodity prices, are mainly driven by supply and demand fundamentals. However, natural gas prices may also be linked to the price of crude oil… … Wikipedia
Spar (platform) — A SPAR, named for logs used as buoys in shipping and moored in place vertically, is a type of floating oil platform typically used in very deep waters. Spar production platforms have been developed as an alternative to conventional platforms. [… … Wikipedia
Bolivian gas conflict — The Bolivian gas conflict was a social confrontation in Bolivia centering on the exploitation of the country s vast natural gas reserves. The expression can be extended to refer to the general conflict in Bolivia over the exploitation of gas… … Wikipedia
Refinery — A refinery is composed of a group of chemical engineering unit processes and unit operations used for refining certain materials or converting raw material into products of value. Types of refineriesThe various types of refineries include:* Oil… … Wikipedia
Natural gas condensate — is a low density mixture of hydrocarbon liquids that are present as gaseous components in the raw natural gas produced from many natural gas fields. It condenses out of the raw gas if the temperature is reduced to below the hydrocarbon dew point… … Wikipedia
