Natural Gas Drilling



Table of Contents

Introduction1

Discussion1

Natural Gas2

Hydraulic Fracturing4

Problems of Fracturing5

Solution6

Conclusion7

References8

Natural Gas Drilling

Introduction

The world today is facing many environmental issues. The scale of environmental problems has increased from local and regional to global. Unplanned and unsustainable development, rapid industrialization, urbanization, and other technological developments have contaminated air, water and soil quality and, therefore, have interfered with the basic needs of the society.

Discussion

Environmental management encompasses all the technical and organizations carrying out an organization with the goal of reducing the impact caused by its activities on the environment. The organization and planning practices refer to the start place and degree of development of an Environmental Management System (EMS) that collect and define the company's environmental disclosure setting procedures objectives and implementation of various actions, the allocation of responsibilities and appropriate tools to assess progress. Environmental practices, which are those that involve changes in the system production and business operations, can be classified into two categories: related to the product and related manufacturing processes. The operating practices are focused on product design and develop products committed to the environment.

These practices should not be limited to replacement of polluting materials more environmentally friendly or trying reducing resource consumption and waste generation in manufacturing, but should reflect a long-term commitment and an overview of the value chain, including the fate of the product once sold. For its part, the practices operational processes are aimed at developing and implementing methods and processes manufacturing environment-friendly natural.

Natural Gas

The natural gas industry is a vast industry, concentrated and capital intensive. Because of the close bond that exists between exploration and production of natural gas and oil, the oil companies are also the major companies involved in the natural gas sector. However, transport and gas distribution are closer to the transport sector and electricity distribution. Traditionally, in a market heavily regulated natural gas, production companies, explored and produced gas was then sold to companies that were responsible for the gas to be transported to local distribution companies. These companies in turn were responsible for getting the natural gas to final consumers. The industry was generally vertically integrated natural gas and transportation services provided to end users together. The natural gas industry was considered a natural monopoly, dominated by state enterprises. However, the liberalization of natural gas markets is changing this situation in many countries, a process of separating the natural gas supply of transport services, increasing opportunities for consumers. There is intense competition among companies to penetrate markets and prevent exploitation of resources. The industry lives on the pace of mergers and acquisitions, restructuring and regrouping of enterprises for the creation of public companies and multi-service businesses. Also, some natural gas companies present a new approach to international expansion of its holdings and activities and there is the entry of new agents across borders and sectors. This process has led to a reduction in vertical integration and horizontal integration in a growing energy sector.

In the American market, the liberalization process is already well advanced. In a stable market prices and controlled, ...