The word 'hydrocarbon' is correct and commonly used in written English.
It refers to a compound made up of hydrogen and carbon atoms, such as methane, propane, and gasoline. Example: "The main component of fossil fuels is the hydrocarbon molecule, which is responsible for producing energy when burned."
It may be considered unfashionable, given all that we have seen in the sector lately, to consider raising an E&P company target price, but here is a company doing the principal thing the independent E&P sector is there to do...find commercial hydrocarbon discoveries.
In sum, in a world hungry for energy, hydrocarbon power is changing global diplomacy.
The ultimate source of the extraordinary independence displayed by the ruler of Qatar, about half the size of Wales with a population of mere 800,000, is its colossal hydrocarbon treasure.
Over 20 million hectares across the country have been identified, contracts signed, and on 20 May a new law was declared specifically permitting "the development of hydrocarbon exploration activities in the different zones and categories within protected areas", and stipulating what companies should do if they make "commercially-viable discoveries" and want to exploit them.
Multi-billion-dollar capital projects amount to huge, long-term bets by the big five that exorbitant costs associated with unlocking hydrocarbon reserves in some of the most inaccessible locations on the planet can eventually be recouped and converted into profits.
Despite the tens of billions of dollars involved, capital spending by the oil industry's big five is thought to pale next to some of the upstream budgets of state-controlled groups which now dominate the world's hydrocarbon carbon stores.
The hydrogen can be made from any primary energy source, be it fossil fuels or wind energy.The beauty of this combination is that it produces no local emissions, and if the hydrogen is made from renewables or coal with carbon sequestration technology (which captures the carbon emissions from hydrocarbon use and stores them underground), no greenhouse gases either.
A Scottish consortium led by BP recently announced the first commercial-scale project to produce carbon-free power from natural gas, re-injecting the waste carbon dioxide into fields in the North Sea thus not only storing the gas underground, but also enhancing hydrocarbon recovery from the field.
The towfish also carry cameras and lights.Furthermore, the Dutch ships will deploy hydrocarbon sensors based on "sniffers" used by the oil industry to detect leaks.
Mention hydrocarbon scarcity or carbon emissions at a dinner party, and people could question your sanity (probably correctly).
This week further evidence emerged that if America isn't interested in Canada's mucky tar sands, China is.On July 23rd CNOOC, a Chinese state-owned oil giant, announced it had reached a $15 billion deal to buy Nexen, a Canadian energy firm with big holdings in tar sands and expertise in drilling for shale gas, another unconventional hydrocarbon.
