The issue of natural gas as an indispensable resource -not only for cooking, but for power generation, transportation, commercial and industrial activities, and as a raw material- has been quite relevant this week, after the service in the southwest of the country was suspended.
That is why, below, we explain where the gas that reaches our homes through pipes or gas cylinders comes from and that it is so essential.
This fossil fuel is characterized by being colorless, odorless and non-toxic.
Natural gas is made up of various types of gases, the proportion of which varies, but 95% of which is made up of methane gas, according to the Ministry for the Ecological Transition of Spain.
(In addition: Attention: in less than 24 hours the southwest of the country would have gas again).
“Natural gas comes from the degradation of organic matter and is extracted from formations that can be found above oil fields or in independent reserves isolated from other raw materials.yes,” he explains.
According to the hydrocarbon company Shell, natural gas is a non-renewable resource; Furthermore, this fossil fuel is characterized by being colourless, odorless and non-toxic.
The company also explains that this gas is “a fossil fuel that has accumulated over millions of years on earth, as a result of anaerobic production (without oxygen) of the remains of plants and animals”.
(We recommend: This is how you experience the suspension of natural gas service in businesses and homes in Cali).
To extract it, you have to drill the earth to the deposit, which is located through geological exploration. In Colombia, there are fourteen main natural gas production fields, located on the Atlantic Coast, Santander, Llanos Orientales and in Huila-Tolima, identified Vanti.
ELIM J ALONSO
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