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Re:Dozens of oil tankers cluster off the coast of Texas due ... by ArkyBeagle on Friday November 13, 2015 @01:09PM (#10561305)
Because it's a massive safety risk, and believe it or not, the cost is not with doing that. There is a lot of the gas. You must control it.

Methane is heavier than air and it will pool down and make a potential FOOOOM!!! event. Unscheduled release of energy bad. Asphyxiation by methane bad. There's no odorant and you can't smell it.

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Re:Dozens of oil tankers cluster off the coast of Texas due ... by toomuchtodo on Friday November 13, 2015 @03:20PM (#10562158)
It can be controlled though, you just need to be willing to pay for the infrastructure to do so.
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Re:Dozens of oil tankers cluster off the coast of Texas due ... by ArkyBeagle on Friday November 13, 2015 @10:01PM (#10564223)
Agreed. I'd love to see it myself.
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Re:Dozens of oil tankers cluster off the coast of Texas due ... by termain on Friday November 13, 2015 @02:11PM (#10561780)
Methane is lighter than air.
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Re:Dozens of oil tankers cluster off the coast of Texas due ... by ArkyBeagle on Friday November 13, 2015 @10:00PM (#10564217)
Nat. Gas may or may not be just methane. You are absolutely correct for what's called "dry gas".
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