Hey all -
doing a bit of research and thought that this crowd might know the answers if anyone did -
Are we still flaring excess gas off the oil platforms in SoCal? I know this was an issue at some point in my distant memory banks....
If there is gas being flared - why?
1. how much gas per platform?
2. what is the composition of it?
3. can it be captured and re-purposed?
4. who owns, operates, and maintains the oil platforms?
5. where might someone go to find out these answers?
Just south of Santa Barbara on the east side of 101 there is a HUGE gas flare...I saw it last time I was headed to LA. What's the deal with that?
Kind of surprised that with the value of Nat Gas that we'd simply burn it, but I suspect that there may not be enough volume to mess with, and that capture and transport may be more expensive than the value of the gas...yes?
Thanks for your help...
td
Tom Dinkel
Dos Lagos Vineyards, Napa
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