{"id":3860,"date":"2022-01-06T18:54:11","date_gmt":"2022-01-06T22:54:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/energiesnet.com\/espanol\/?p=3860"},"modified":"2022-01-06T18:54:13","modified_gmt":"2022-01-06T22:54:13","slug":"bloomberg-plunging-natural-gas-supply-shows-texas-still-not-ready-for-cold","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/energiesnet.com\/espanol\/bloomberg-plunging-natural-gas-supply-shows-texas-still-not-ready-for-cold\/","title":{"rendered":"Bloomberg -Plunging Natural Gas Supply Shows Texas Still Not Ready for Cold"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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-Nearly 1 million cubic feet of gas wasted or burned Sunday
-Gas plants spewed massive amounts of toxic pollutants<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Gerson Freitas Jr<\/a>,\u00a0Francesca Maglione<\/a>, and\u00a0Sergio Chap<\/a>a\/ Bloomberg<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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EnergiesNet.com 01 06 2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Texas\u2019s natural gas industry had almost a year to prepare for last weekend\u2019s cold blast and avoid another loss of production. But yet again, instruments froze, output plunged and companies spewed a miasma of pollutants into the atmosphere in a bid to keep operations stable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Though Saturday\u2019s cold front wasn\u2019t as severe as the February storm that killed hundreds and knocked out power to much of the state, nearly 1 million cubic feet of gas was burned or wasted due to weather-related shutdowns, according to filings with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. At the same time, production plunged to the lowest level since the last freeze, BloombergNEF data shows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That has environmental implications. Natural gas is composed mostly of methane, a potent greenhouse gas. And the roughly dozen gas facilities that reported problems with the cold also emitted a combined 85 tons of sulfur dioxide and 11 tons of carbon monoxide, among other pollutants, according to a Bloomberg review of environmental filings.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe know this is pollution that can hurt people\u2019s health and, overwhelmingly, this is avoidable,\u201d said Luke Metzger, executive director of the nonprofit Environment Texas. \u201cThese facilities could be investing in better insulation and other kinds of things that would prevent equipment from freezing,\u201d he said.|<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s a stark reminder of the industry\u2019s continued vulnerability to extreme weather. Despite calls for producers to harden their infrastructure against cold, much of the industry has managed to avoid doing so. The Texas Railroad Commission<\/a>, the state\u2019s top regulator of the industry, plans to adopt some weatherization standards<\/a> but those won\u2019t go into effect until 2023, and they include loopholes that allow some companies to opt out of compliance. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The commission\u2019s two-year timeline risks a repeat of last winter\u2019s freeze that plunged millions into darkness for days, said Virginia Palacios, executive director of the Railroad Commission watchdog group Commission Shift. \u201cIt makes our hearts beat a little faster because of what we went through last February. It was a traumatic event that I don\u2019t think anybody wants to relive.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Most of the natural gas released due to operating issues this weekend came from plants owned by Pioneer Natural Resources Co<\/a>. Other facilities that reported operating issues and related emissions were owned by Occidental Petroleum Corp.<\/a>, Targa Resources Corp.<\/a> and DCP Midstream<\/a>. None of the companies immediately replied to requests for comment.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The TCEQ, which enforces air regulations in the state, declined to comment. The Texas Railroad Commission did not immediately provide comment.<\/a>Sponsored ContentThe Future of Alternative Materials<\/a>Yokogawa<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Normal operations have resumed at many of the facilities and gas production has rebounded to near-normal levels. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prices for the fuel weren\u2019t much affected by the production dip, with next-day delivery at the Waha spot hub in West Texas trading at $3.35 per million British thermal unit Monday, traders said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2014 With assistance by Naureen S Malik, Kevin Crowley, and Jade Patterson<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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By Gerson Freitas Jr<\/a>,\u00a0Francesca Maglione<\/a>, and\u00a0Sergio Chap<\/a>a from Bloomberg
bloomberg.com 01 06 2022
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