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California’s Shift From Natural Gas to Solar Is Playing a Role in Rolling Blackouts

GreenTechMedia

But the blackouts were also a side effect of the state’s increasing shift to solar power and away from natural-gas-fired generators, according to state grid operator CAISO and Wood Mackenzie analysts. CAISO’s peak demand levels over the weekend were lower than its historical highest peaks in 2006 and 2017.

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Norwegian Oil Giant’s Plan to Capture UK’s Carbon Is Fraught With Risks

DeSmogBlog

Carbon capture has never been deployed on gas-fired power stations at such a scale before — and a senior Equinor executive has made frank admissions around the technical challenges such projects face. This clean-burning fuel is made from natural gas, with carbon capture technology used to trap emissions released during the process.

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EIA Confirms U.S. Producing More Oil Than Any Country in History

R-Squared Energy

Notably, recent increases in total crude oil and natural gas production in the United States have been primarily driven by the growth of production in the Permian Basin, located in western Texas and eastern New Mexico. However, that was down from more than 10 million BPD in 2005 and 2006 and was the lowest level since 1972.

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U.S. Shale Revolution Slows Down: The Start of a Decline?

Energy Central

oil production had been steadily falling for decades, while natural gas output had plateaued. Beginning in 2006, U.S. natural gas production surged by an impressive. Before the transformative impact of the shale boom, U.S. The Shale Boom’s Impact on U.S.

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Bearing and seal maker shares net-zero manufacturing journey

Envirotec Magazine

We now use less energy per year than we did in 2006; in that time, our business has grown by around 60%. At SKF, this is mainly natural gas used for building and process heating. This meant finding an alternative to the natural gas that we used to heat the building – generating around 600 tonnes/year of CO 2 e.

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Big Oil’s Dangerous Radioactive Secret

DeSmogBlog

Radium, they warned, was “a potent source of radiation exposure, both internal and external,” while the radioactive gas radon and its polonium daughters “deliver significant population and occupational exposures.” Radon is America’s second leading cause of lung cancer deaths and naturally contaminates natural gas.

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Sempra LNG Lobbyists Ghost Wrote Louisiana Officials’ Letters Supporting Gas Storage Project

DeSmogBlog

In an effort to gain federal approval for a natural gas storage project in south Louisiana, Sempra LNG lobbyists crafted letters for Louisiana elected officials to send to federal regulators in support of the project. billion cubic feet of natural gas. billion cubic feet of natural gas.