http://web.me.com/mayo99/iWeb/Site/VladBlog/VladBlog.html In which intrepid RedState diarist Vladimir attempts to illustrate some fundamentals of Gulf of Mexico energy development as they relate to current policy debates... iWeb 1.1.2 http://web.me.com/mayo99/iWeb/Site/VladBlog/VladBlog_files/image.png http://web.me.com/mayo99/iWeb/Site/VladBlog/VladBlog.html http://web.me.com/mayo99/iWeb/Site/VladBlog/DE974677-9C46-4194-B1CF-C46208CC7DE6.html http://web.me.com/mayo99/iWeb/Site/VladBlog/DE974677-9C46-4194-B1CF-C46208CC7DE6.html Tue, 11 Aug 2009 21:04:05 -0500 Hydrocarbons are naturally-occurring chains of carbon atoms surrounded by hydrogen atoms. Natural gas is 99+% methane (CH4), the smallest and simplest hydrocarbon, and the lightest one by molecular we http://web.me.com/mayo99/iWeb/Site/VladBlog/8755B017-2826-4D04-AA53-63486704F1E8.html http://web.me.com/mayo99/iWeb/Site/VladBlog/8755B017-2826-4D04-AA53-63486704F1E8.html Tue, 11 Aug 2009 21:01:04 -0500 The small size of the methane molecule explains several advantages of natural gas as a resource and as a fuel. As a gas, it is highly compressible and has a very low viscosity; these properties make i http://web.me.com/mayo99/iWeb/Site/VladBlog/5C6D6B09-9C87-45C2-AF91-DCCCED8D4152.html http://web.me.com/mayo99/iWeb/Site/VladBlog/5C6D6B09-9C87-45C2-AF91-DCCCED8D4152.html Tue, 11 Aug 2009 20:57:21 -0500 Gas and oil are commonly, though not always, found together. Most oil wells produce some gas. Many gas wells produce condensate, a natural gas liquid made up of lighter liquid hydrocarbons. Some gas w http://web.me.com/mayo99/iWeb/Site/VladBlog/6EADB775-813F-42A9-A9BB-C8E07DFD7C63.html http://web.me.com/mayo99/iWeb/Site/VladBlog/6EADB775-813F-42A9-A9BB-C8E07DFD7C63.html Tue, 11 Aug 2009 20:51:53 -0500 The United States consumes roughly 23 trillion cubic feet (TCF) of gas per year. About 4 TCF are imported, and 3.5 TCF of that is from Canada. The remained comes in as Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) in o http://web.me.com/mayo99/iWeb/Site/VladBlog/5718272C-6524-41D7-9044-E932C46E3DBA.html http://web.me.com/mayo99/iWeb/Site/VladBlog/5718272C-6524-41D7-9044-E932C46E3DBA.html Mon, 11 Aug 2008 20:01:29 -0500 The platform above houses four wells. There is a production facility that separates and measures the wells’ production. The gas and condensate are sold into a pipeline. Visible at left is the stern