The heavy gas then sank to the ground and rolled in a cloud several tens of metres deep across the surrounding countryside.
Plus it combines more obscure names like Gulfport with nat-gas heavy hitters like Chesapeake and Exxon Mobil (NYSE: XOM).
In place of our heavy-duty gas stove, big-name pots and pans and enormous refrigerator, we now find ourselves using Barbie-size sinks, bar fridges and some pretty sketchy cookware.
Several governors from heavy oil and gas drilling states are also joining in the debate to express their concern over which of the stricter regulations will hinder economic growth.
Chris Wick, from the Environment Agency, said landfill sites generated gas when waste broke down but 2012 had been exceptionally wet and it was believed heavy rain had increased the gas produced.
This third wave will also see a significant number of new heavy-duty natural gas vehicles, including bus and truck fleets.
Further, real technological progress has been made on natural-gas-powered heavy vehicles, such as line-haul tractors, garbage trucks and buses.
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It will be hard to ignore the compelling symbiotic relationship between a glut of cheap North American gas and abundant heavy oil.
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Oil and gas production is heavy, dirty and sometimes smelly.
It's pitching its electric transmission systems and its electricity-sparing motors to the dirtiest industries--utilities, mining, oil and gas, and heavy manufacturing--as a way of becoming a little bit cleaner and more efficient.
The first kind, the chunks, could be anything in size from dust grains, up through rocks and asteroids, to brown dwarfs (condensed lumps of gas not quite heavy enough to be stars).
Its engine segment (49% of net sales in 2010) produces a wide range of engines that run on diesel and natural gas used in heavy-, medium- and light-duty trucks, buses, automobiles, RVs, and industrial vehicles.
Jordan is normally a heavy importer of Egyptian natural gas, but over the past year the pipeline which supplies gas to both Israel and Jordan has been attacked several times, forcing the country to use more expensive supplies.
Better known for his business ventures in heavy industry like oil and gas, Jafar refers to his social projects (which also include the Middle East Theater Company set up with the help of actor Kevin Spacey) as the "triple bottom line" -- profit, people and planet.
Halliburton said that the report "accurately places responsibility on BP as the well owner for its operational decisions, " which included using a heavy fluid designed to keep gas from entering the well, called drilling mud, that was "too light" and probably mixed with the cement at the bottom of the well, and drilling too narrow a well.
Finally, the lawyers accused Star Gas of covering up heavy customer attrition by purchasing new companies.
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For the test run, Mr Lerner used deuterium, a heavy isotope of hydrogen, as the gas.
Cummins (CMI) manufactures diesel, hybrid, and natural gas engines, primarily for heavy trucks.
He added that the new partnership with oil and gas companies comes with "a heavy dose of trust but verify" reality.
For sure, they will not again use barite in any heavy muds sent down these holes to keep gas kicks under control in the future.
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Despite its heavy use Dr Haji says, exposure to tear gas is "massively under reported".
Oil revenues are also down by a third and, although recently discovered gas promises a rich reward, years of heavy investment are needed before payoff.
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The big balance in the Rainy Day Fund might also be tapped to help counties in the Eagle Ford and elsewhere in the state to fund the repair and improvement of county roads that are being impacted by the high volume of heavy truck traffic that comes along with rapid oil and gas development.
Cutting down on the burden of moving mountains of paper bills and heavy coins could conceivably save a bundle in cost-sensitive businesses like gas and fast food.
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Shale-gas producers also face opposition from greens, who object to the industry's heavy water usage and a small risk that fracking could lead to contamination of aquifers and even to earthquakes.
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He pointed to the shale-gas revolution in the U.S., along with deep-water and heavy oil, as examples of how Mexico can benefit from new technologies that boost energy output, lower prices and create jobs.
Within Russia, it is fast acquiring a new and different fame as the site of oil and gas projects so huge that the rest of the Russian Far East, a graveyard of heavy industry, hopes to share the spoils.
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