There's lot's to learn about natural gas. Choose a category below to start learning. In each category, try to correctly answer as many true or false statements as possible.
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- What is natural gas?
- How was natural gas formed and where is it found?
- How is natural gas produced?
- How is Natural Gas transported?
- What is natural gas used for?
- Environment, Health and Safety
- What does natural gas do for Trinidad and Tobago?
- Who is NGC?
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What is natural gas?
- Natural gas is a vapour. It is made up of one gas. true false
- Natural gas is made up mostly of methane. true false
- Natural gas has no colour and no smell. true false
- Natural gas cannot be burnt. true false
- When natural gas is burnt, it gives off energy. true false
- Natural gas is a Hydrocarbon, meaning it is made up of hydrogen and carbon. true false
- Methane has three hydrogen atoms and two carbon atoms. true false
- Just like oil and coal, natural gas is not a fossil fuel. true false
- A fossil fuel is a natural substance made up of dead plants and animals that lived millions of years ago. true false
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How was natural gas formed and where is it found?
- Natural gas took just a few years to form. true false
- Natural gas was formed from dead plants and animals. true false
- The dead plants and animals were covered by several layers of sediment which hardened into rock. Over a long period of time, heat and pressure turned the dead plants and animals into natural gas. true false
- Natural gas is found above the earth's surface. true false
- Natural gas can be found, both in the sea and on land. true false
- Natural gas is not found in reservoirs. true false
- In Trinidad, most of our natural gas is found on land. true false
- In Trinidad natural gas is also found off the north coast. true false
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How is natural gas produced?
- Companies explore for natural gas and oil by looking at rock formations both on the surface and below the surface of the earth. true false
- One way of knowing where to find the natural gas and oil is by sending vibrations through the earth's surface to the rocks beneath. The echoes from the vibrations as they bounce back from under the earth to the surface of the earth can help tell where gas will be found. true false
- The gas and oil are taken up from under the earth by scuba diving. true false
- Drilling means that a hole is bored into the earth to reach the natural gas and oil below and to bring them up to the surface through pipes. true false
- In Trinidad drilling takes place on structures out in the sea called drilling towers. true false
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How is Natural Gas transported?
- Natural gas is transported by boats from the sea to the land. true false
- Under the sea the pipelines run on the seabed. true false
- On land the pipelines are buried at least 1 foot under the ground. true false
- The area where the pipelines are buried is not called the Right-of Way (ROW). true false
- The pipelines are made of either steel or polyethylene (a form of plastic). true false
- Before the natural gas is used, all the liquids found with the gas are removed. true false
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What is natural gas used for?
- Natural gas is used as a fuel but not as a feedstock. true false
- In Trinidad, natural gas as a fuel is mainly used to fuel cars. true false
- Another use of natural gas as a fuel is to produce heat in large furnaces. true false
- As a fuel natural gas is also used to power air conditioning systems in very large buildings. true false
- A feedstock is not a raw material or a raw ingredient. true false
- Natural Gas is not used as a feedstock in making mainly ammonia, urea and methanol. true false
- Ammonia is used to make things like fertilizers and household cleaning products. true false
- Urea is used to make fertilizers. true false
- Methanol is used to make things like paints and varnishes. true false
- Natural gas can also be changed from a gas to a liquid called Liquefied Natural Gas or LNG. true false
- When natural gas is changed to LNG, it is easier to transport in large ships. true false
- Natural gas is not exported from Trinidad as LNG to the United States, the Caribbean and Europe. true false
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Environment, Health and Safety
- Natural Gas is one of the most dangerous fuels. true false
- Natural Gas is one of the cleanest burning fossil fuels. It is, therefore, an environmentally friendly fuel. true false
- Natural Gas is poisonous. true false
- For your safety, no one is allowed on the ROW. true false
- To tell where a pipeline is buried, look for the yellow pipeline marker with NGC's name and contact information. true false
- Pipelines are the best and safest way to transport Natural Gas. true false
- Damage to a pipeline cannot be caused by very large landslides and earthquakes. true false
- Someone digging on the ROW can also damage a pipeline. If a pipeline is damaged, it may leak or, in rare cases rupture. true false
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What does natural gas do for Trinidad and Tobago?
- Trinidad and Tobago's natural gas belongs to the country. true false
- Companies are given permission to produce and use natural gas, but they pay the government for the right to do so. true false
- The natural gas industry makes less money for the government than any other industry in Trinidad and Tobago. true false
- The government uses the money made from natural gas to do things for the citizens like building roads, schools and hospitals, and paying salaries. true false
- The natural gas industry does not create jobs for the citizens of the country. true false
- Natural gas is more expensive to use than any other fossil fuel; so, it costs the country more money to use natural gas as a fuel. true false
- Natural gas is a safe, environmentally-friendly fuel. This means is causes less harm to Trinidad and Tobago's environment than other fossil fuels. true false
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Who is NGC?
- NGC stands for the National Gas Company. The full name is The National Gas Company of Trinidad and Tobago Limited. true false
- NGC does not buy natural gas but transports and sells it in Trinidad and Tobago. true false
- NGC is a state-owned company which means that it is owned by the government of Trinidad and Tobago. This means that NGC belongs to the people of Trinidad and Tobago. true false
- NGC was not created in 1975. true false
- NGC's Head Office is located on the Point Lisas Industrial Estate. true false
- NGC owns two compression platforms where natural gas pressure is increased from a low pressure to a high pressure before the natural gas is sent from the sea to the land. true false
- The two platforms are called Teak and Poui. true false
- All NGC workers in the field have to wear full Personal Protective Equipment or PPE. true false