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Can't they use it to generate electricity? I know it can stop burning any moment, but closing it also has it's costs and risks of releasing methane instead of C
by user568439 5y ago
Can't they use it to generate electricity? I know it can stop burning any moment, but closing it also has it's costs and risks of releasing methane instead of CO2 if not done properly.
- stefan_ 5y agoTurkmenistan has lots of natural gas, why would you take it from the one site that is already an ecological disaster? I feel another Soviet nuke operation coming: https://www.nytimes.com/1971/12/02/archives/soviet-discloses-nuclear-blast-that-put-out-fire-in-gas-field.html https://www.nytimes.com/1971/12/02/archives/soviet-discloses...
- sparkling 5y agoIt would be a challenge from a engineering perspective, but yes. However there is no real incentive to do so, they have plenty of gas and oil in places that have accessible infrastructure in place.