I'm thinking we here in the good ole USA are targets as well:
The US Is Now Sending the Bulk of Its Export Gas to Europe
The US sent nearly three quarters of all its liquefied natural gas to Europe in the first four months of 2022, up from one third last year.How Joe Biden Made the War in Ukraine a Gift to the Gas Industry
Within weeks of the invasion, his administration had adopted the sector’s policy demands.[...], the Biden administration has vowed to supply the European Union with at least 15 billion cubic meters of gas, equivalent to about half the amount of gas burned by Spain each year, by the end of 2022. The Department of Energy did not respond to questions as to how the new gas operations fitted with Biden’s goal of slashing US emissions in half this decade.
The US only began shipping LNG overseas in 2016 but has now become the largest exporter in the world, surpassing longtime export leaders Qatar and Australia. The majority of the gas is fracked in the Permian basin, an oil- and gas-rich area in Texas and New Mexico, before being taken in pipelines and by train to the Gulf of Mexico coast, where it is chilled and loaded on to ships.
Three export facilities under construction on the coast are set to further cement American dominance of the sector when they are fully operational by 2025, sandwiched in a landscape already thick with petroleum refineries and plastics companies that cause severe air pollution and noise that blights nearby residents, mostly people of color.
Much of the new gas infrastructure won’t be operational for several years, which may be beyond the timeframe of the Russia-Ukraine conflict that has squeezed supplies and caused gas prices to spike. So much LNG export is planned or under construction, adding up to about half of all total US gas production, that it will probably cause gas prices to climb for domestic American users, according to Clark Williams-Derry, analyst at the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis.
“It’s beginning to eat into the amount of gas available to domestic consumers,” said Williams-Derry. “We will see very severe impacts on domestic US gas prices. We will see the impacts for as long as the eye can see.”
The crisis in Ukraine has, however, helped several LNG companies record bumper profits this year. The export company Cheniere earned $3.8bn more in cash from its operations in the first half of 2022 compared to the same period last year, while Sempra, a gas liquifying company, has enjoyed an eightfold increase in LNG sales to Europe.
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But the extraction, transportation and liquefaction required to create LNG for export creates almost as much emissions as burning the gas itself, according to a 2020 analysis by the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC).
The NRDC said these extra emissions mean LNG’s greenhouse gas impact is “at best, only modestly smaller than that of other fossil fuels.” A key problem is that gas drilling produces a large amount of methane, a potent greenhouse gas that is far more effective at trapping heat than carbon dioxide.
I read somewhere exactly how much LNG Biden's been sending to Europe, but don't remember now where I saw it. Meanwhile:
A fire broke out at a refinery operated by BP in Toledo, Ohio, on Tuesday, with two people injured [they died], according to a spokeswoman for the company.
The refinery was shut down soon after the fire broke out, the spokeswoman also said, as quoted by NBC News.
First responders are at the scene, working to put the fire out. The cause remains to yet be determined, media reported, citing emergency service officials. Reuters noted in its report that the refinery had just come out of maintenance.
The facility has a capacity of close to 160,000 bpd of crude oil and is co-owned by BP and Canada’s Cenovus. Last month, Cenovus agreed to buy BP’s 50-percent share in the facility and become its sole owner. The Canadian company inherited the stake from Husky, with which it merged last year.
The Toledo facility also suffered a fire in November last year, and an explosion in January this year. Neither of the incidents resulted in any injuries.
The Toledo refinery employs more than 840 people and can produce 3.8 million gallons of gasoline, 1.3 million gallons of diesel, and 600,000 gallons of jet fuel, according to the company’s fact sheet on the facility.
This is the second refinery fire in a BP-operated facility in the last two months. In late August, a fire broke out at the Whiting refinery in Indiana and sparked fears of a gasoline shortage across four states just as fuel prices were on a recovery curve after soaring earlier this year to all-time highs.
The electrical fire led to the shutdown of several units at the facility and prompted a declaration of emergency across four states, including Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, and Wisconsin. All four states get their gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel from the Whiting refinery. The 435,000-bpd refinery, which is the largest in the Midwest, restarted a week later.
Oil Prices Set To Spike Again Due To Struggling Global Supply Chain
More:
Ohio electric bills to increase in summer amid high natural gas prices
Ohioans may spend more on electricity this summer as the weather warms up and utilities contend with a surge in natural gas prices.Standard electric generation rates will increase beginning next month based on prices that were set in the latest auction for utilities. Ohio allows consumers to shop for their energy suppliers, but those who don't are charged a default rate negotiated through the bidding process.
Reminder: Your electric bill represents the total costs of supply and delivery.
The proposed generation hikes vary by utility and must first be confirmed by the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio.
American Electric Power in Columbus, for example, is poised to increase its rate by about 2 cents per kilowatt hour. That means people using 1,000 kilowatt-hours each month would spend $18 more on their bill.
So, food and energy costs are escalating along with hints of possible future shortages - and oh, add water to the mix - it appears intended for all of us:
Water And Energy Shortages Are Fueling A Global Food Crisis
- The ongoing energy crisis is weighing on the global economy.
- High energy costs are also sparking a fertilizer shortage and in turn, food shortages.
- North America, Europe, and China are all facing unprecedented droughts.
Yeah - just picture humanity with this on our backs:
) - all the anti-Putns are quite silent and people are laughing at the version the MSM are presenting, A LOT of them pointing to US hand.
