INTERNATIONAL PROJETS PROJETS ENERGIES  * expand Natural Gas menu Natural Gas The company provides gas natural pour commercial, and industrial customers in western Oregon (including Portland) and southwestern Washington (including Vancouver) through its 15,000 miles of transmission and distribution mains and service lines.Also offers gas transportation and storage services. * LNG * Condensates & LNG * Tar Sands * Shale Oil Oil shale is 40-50 millions year old sedimentary rock which contains a solid hydrocarbon kerogen.kerogen is basically "fossilised algae "which has been formed during the deposition of sediments in ancient lake environments. Global oil shale resources exceed 3.5 trillion barrels however recoverable reserves are perhaps 160 billion barrels.Australia's know in situ oil shale deposits is around 30 billion barrels of oil . * Coal * Methane Hydrates In the realm of energy methane hydrates are being evaluated as a potential fuel for the future.The fuel of the future may be ice that burns Methane hydrates, a promising natural gas resource, are believed to reside throughout the globe in sea-floor sediments and permafrost. Methane hydrates, which form at low temperature and high pressure,are found in sea-floor sediments and the arctic permafrost. methane hydrates should be evaluated as a potential primary energy source for the future.The growing demand for natural gas points to a need for this resource:“The United States consumes about 21 trillion cubic feet of natural gas per year. Demand is expected to grow to 32 trillion cubic feet by 2020.”Much of industry has already converted to natural gas. Estimates on how much energy is stored in methane hydrates range from 350 years' supply to 3500 years'.Hydrates are being evaluated as a potential storage mechanism for CO2 sequestration and for storing methane for use as a transporation fuel. * Nuclear * Other Resource Depletion * expand Renewables menuRenewables * Wind * expand Solar menuSolar * Photovoltaic * Solar Thermal * Hydro Energy * Geothermal Energy * Ocean Energy menuOcean Energy * Tidal Energy * Wave Energy * OTEC * Hydrogen & Fuel Cells * Biomass * Biofuels * collapse Regions menuRegions * Middle East * Russia & Central Asia * North America * Latin America * Africa * Europe * Australia & Oceania * Polar Regions * Asia South and East * Global * collapse Related Issues menuRelated Issues * Food & Agriculture * Transport * Housing & Urban Design * Health * expand Industry menuIndustry * Energy Companies * Energy Infrastructure * Exploration * Technology * Electricity * expand Environment & Sustainablity menuEnvironment & Sustainablity * Climate * Consumerism * Energy Demand * Human Ecology & Behaviour * Overshoot * Others |