Following what goes on with oil and gas exploitation in and around Adrian, Michigan since 2013 - and how these events in our little city connect to the global environmental situation... - with the occasional sidetrack to other related environmental issues in Lenawee county, Michigan and how those relate to global issues.
Armed with the Facts: Natural Gas and Air Pollution
Same thing also in the flares and just leaking from the drill sites of oil drilling and processing sites! Armed with the Facts: Natural Gas and Air Pollution: A fact sheet on the air
pollution generated from natural gas development.
You are right! It is a waste - and an unnecessary air pollution. The do it because it costs them too much money to have everything in place to capture, store, and transport the gas when they drill for oil. Besides, the incentive to harvest the gas is very low because prices for natural gas are at a low. As nobody can ask energy companies to invest money upfront for a resource that they cannot make a killer profit with, the Michigan DEQ allows oil companies to flare off and effectively waste the gas for up to 6 months - and by doing that pollute our air with BTEXs and other bad stuff.
Tom Wassmer
ReplyDeleteI thought they were gonna sell the gas. Why are they burning it off?
You are right! It is a waste - and an unnecessary air pollution. The do it because it costs them too much money to have everything in place to capture, store, and transport the gas when they drill for oil. Besides, the incentive to harvest the gas is very low because prices for natural gas are at a low. As nobody can ask energy companies to invest money upfront for a resource that they cannot make a killer profit with, the Michigan DEQ allows oil companies to flare off and effectively waste the gas for up to 6 months - and by doing that pollute our air with BTEXs and other bad stuff.
DeleteTom