Question

Merits and demerits of hydrocarbon extraction

Answer 1

Natural Gas is a fossil fuel that exist in a gaseous state and is composed mainly of methane (CH4) a small percentage of other hydrocarbons (e.g. ethane). The use of natural gas is becoming more and more popular as it can be used with commercial, industrial, electric power generation and residential applications.
Natural gas is not a lot different from diesel and gasoline. It is a product of fossil fuel and the safest, cleanest and most used form of energy in our daily lives. It is a hydrocarbon, meaning, it’s composed of hydrogen and carbon compounds. One of the simplest and known hydrocarbons is methane. Methane consists of 1 part carbon atom and 4 parts hydrogen atoms.
Various schools, hospitals, hotels, motels, restaurants, office buildings also use natural gas for cooking and water and space heating. It is popular because of its property of instant heating and thus commercially used, in hotels, restaurants, motels, small manufacturing units, commercial office buildings, hospitals and schools mainly for cooking and heating purposes.