kertch

How Much Natural Gas Remains in the USA?

Wisdom, you've missed your own point. If energy is fungable then it makes sense to increase the entire energy supply. The supply and demand imbalances will be mitigated if alternative sources are easily available and easily substituted.


On Oct 04 04:04 PM Wisdom vs. Information wrote:

> captain ccs hits the nail on the head that so many of you do not
> even realize exists: energy is energy. you can argue about this stuff
> and make stats lie but you are wasting your time in the long run.
> energy prices will rise and fall as supply and demand for the various
> sources change; if oil and gas become too expensive to use for transportation,
> we will start using something else, yawn.
>
> if we start using NG for transportation, it's price will increase
> dramatically and become more volatile-- how will that effect utuility
> electricity prices? stupid!

Chesapeake Cuts a Deal With Plains Exploration & Production: 'Lump Sum Please'

Just to comment, high grade Pennsylvania athracite is used almost exclusively for iron ore blast furance operation. It is no longer burned as a power source since it is not nearly as common as lower grade forms of coal and is more valuuble for use in steel making.