I-Fuel yekamva: Ukuqonda iGesi yeNdalo

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Igesi yendalo njengoko uphethilo lwexesha elizayo lucacile kungakhathaliseki ukuba uhlalutya njani. I-gas yemvelo enye yezinto ezinokutsha ezivuthayo kunye ne-United States inokwaneleyo yokubonelela amandla okuzimela. Kuye kwaba ngenye yeendleko ezincinci-nokuba zibiza ngaphezu kwamalahle. Ngoko kutheni kungabiwo mafutha asetyenziswa ngokubanzi kweli lizwe xa iinkolelo zibonisa ngokucacileyo ukuba kufanele ukuba ngumthombo wamandla omnye?

Ixabiso leGesi leNdalo

Ngethuba lokupapashwa, ioli engcolileyo iyathengisa i-$ 65 umgqomo kunye negesi yendalo ithengisa malunga ne-2.65. Ixabiso lentengo yegesi liye lahla ngenxa yeminyaka emininzi kwaye ngoku okwangama-50 ekhulwini kwi-2008. Ngokuqhelekileyo, xa ixabiso lempahla liyehla le xabiso, imfuno iya kwanda kwaye amanani aqale ukuphakama kwakhona. Oku akuzange kube yimeko yegesi yendalo njengoko iimpahla zininzi kunanini ngaphambili.

Ukunikezelwa kweGesi yendalo

Nangona intengo yendalo yegesi yimiba emininzi yeminyaka, ukunikezelwa kwegesi yendalo iyaqhubeka nokwanda. Kukho izizathu ezifutshane zexesha elide kunye nexesha elide lemeko. Inani leenkonkqoza zokupompa igesi yendalo ngaphandle komhlaba sele iyancipha, kodwa abavelisi begesi bemvelo baye baphumelela kakhulu ekukhutsheni igesi yendalo. Baye bafumanisa kakuhle ukuba ngoku sinezinto ezinokubakho ngokugqithiseleyo ukuba mhlawumbi asiyi kuhamba nanini na.

Ubusika ka-2012 ubuye bubucotha obuyinkcenkceshela ingxaki yokubonelela. Iinyanga zasebusika zivutha kakhulu kwizinto ezininzi ezongezelelweyo zegesi yendalo minyaka yonke, kodwa ukuba akunakwenzeka ukuba imarike ishiywe ngokugqithiseleyo. Iindleko zemveliso kubaninzi bemveliso yegesi yendalo ijikeleze i-$ 3, ngoko isebenza ngokulahlekelwa ngaphantsi kweli nqanaba.

Njengoko kulindeleke, abanye abavelisi abakhulu abanjengoChesapeake Energy baye bavakalisa ukuba banciphisa imveliso kakhulu, kwaye oku kungathi ukuphela kweemarike kusondele.

Ukusetyenziswa kweGesi yendalo

Yonke into ngegesi yendalo inengqiqo, kodwa akuzange kubekho isigunyaziso sikaRhulumente sokwandisa ukusetshenziswa kunye neziseko zegesi yendalo. Kuye kubekho imiba kunye nabangqongileyo abathi inkunkuma yegesi yendalo imbi kwimeko. Akunjalo, kodwa iikhemikhali ezisetyenzisiweyo kwinkqubo yokukhwabanisa ngezinye iziphumo kubangelwa ukutshabalalisa inetyhefu kunye nokukhwabanisa ngoku kuboniswe ukuba kwenzeke iinyikima ezincinane. Kukho iindlela ezingokwemvelo kwiikhemikhali ezingasetyenziselwa, kwaye umgaqo oqinileyo kumashishini uya kunciphisa lo mbandela.

Abaxhasi begesi yendalo, njengombonakalo weoli uT. Boone Pickens, baye baxhalabisa abapolitiki ukuba baphume emva kwayo. Ekugqibeleni, baya kuthi, kodwa nini umbuzo. Ukuba urhulumente ubeka igunya kwigesi yendalo, ngokuqinisekileyo kuya kunceda ukukhawuleza ukukhula, kodwa icandelo labucala lihamba kunye nantoni na. I-Energy Energy Fuels (CLNE) idala iziseko zesefu zendalo kwilizwe lonke. Cinga ngesitishi segesi, kodwa endaweni yoko, ubeka itanki yakho ngegesi yendalo.

Ngo-2014, i-CLNE yayinezikhululo ezingama-30 ezivulekileyo, ezinye ezingama-60 zilungele ukuhamba ngenjongo ye-150 iyonke.

I-Westport Innovations (i-WPRT) ivelisa iinjinjini ezihamba ngegesi yendalo kunye nemfuno ikhula ngamandla. Nangona iimoto ziyakulungele ukuqhuba kwigesi yendalo, iilori ezinkulu zokukhwabanisa iintlanga zentengiso apho i shishini lijolise khona.

Kubiza malunga ne-30,000 zamawaka ukuguqula iilori zithuthi ukuze isebenzise igesi yendalo. Kwixabiso lentengo yegesi ejikeleze i-$ 2.50, iilori ngalinye liza kuphinda litshintshe iindleko zokuguquka ngonyaka kwaye igcine i-$ 20,000 ngonyaka emva koko. Iindleko zeenjini zilindeleke ukuba ziyeke kwisiqingatha kwiminyaka ezayo, eziza kubangela ukuguqulwa kwamanye amazwe.

Investment in Gas Gas

Ngokunikezwa kwegesi yendalo, i-long term investment investment view is in order. Ukuthenga i-gesi yendalo yegesi yinto enye, kodwa kuyimfuneko ukugcina imali engaphezu kwemali ekugcinwe kuyo xa kuthengiswa ixabiso.

Kukho i- commodity etf-UNG , kodwa iindleko zokuqulunqa izivumelwano zesikhathi esizayo ziphezulu kakhulu. Iinkampani ezikhankanywe ngasentla, i-Clean Energy kunye ne-Westport Innovations, kufuneka zizuze kwiminyaka ezayo. Kukho neenkampani ezininzi ezirhweba esidlangalaleni ezivelisa igesi yemvelo eya kuzuza ngokunyuka kwexabiso lentengo yegesi.

Uhlaziyo: Ikusasa leGesi yendalo

Emva kwendibano enxulumene nobusika ngoFebruwari 2014, intengo yegesi yendalo yawela kumanqanaba angabonakali ukususela ngo-1998. Itheknoloji yeFracking kunye nokufumanisa okukhulu kwemveliso yamandla kuMmandla waseMarcellus kunye ne-Utica shale e-US yabangela iindleko zokuvelisa ezantsi. Izimo zemozulu zomsindo zenze ukuba i-need exinise ngexesha apho iimpahla zenyuka. Le ndawo yindawo enobungakanani bemakethe yokuthengisa. Ngethuba lokuwa kuka-2015, ukugcinwa kwegesi yendalo yokuhambisa ngokukhawuleza e-US kwenyuka ngaphezu kwama-4 trillion cubic feet, i-time-high.

Ixesha lokubhakabhaka elifudumele ngo-2015/2016 ngaphesheya kwe-US kwabangela ukuba inani lempahla yamandla liyeke kwi $ 1.6110 nge-MMBtu ngo-Matshi 2016. Ngo-Apreli, ixabiso lahlala lingaphantsi kwe-$ 2.00. Uluhlu lwexesha elide lolawulo lwegesi yendalo lube yi-$ 1- $ 15 nganye kwi-MMBtu; Ngako oko, i-gas yemvelo ayinancinci inikwe imbali yayo. Kwamaxabiso angaphantsi kwe-$ 2, ukuveliswa akusikho kwezoqoqosho. Ngoko ke, mhlawumbi abavelisi baya kunciphisa umkhiqizo kude kube namaxabiso ahlawule. Ngexesha elifanayo, iteknoloji entsha eyenza igesi yendalo ukuba ithunyelwe ngaphandle kweemarike ukuya kwiimarike apho amaxabiso aphezulu angakhuphula imfuno kunye nexabiso kwixesha elizayo. Nangona kunjalo, ekuqaleni kuka-2016, intengo yegesi yendalo inikezela ngekamva eliza kubavelisi. Okwangoku, amanani aphantsi avelisa iindleko zamandla aphantsi kwabathengi kunye nalabo basebenzisa igesi yendalo kumashishini athengisa ngaphesheya kwe-US