c/europe · u/solo@slrpnk.net · 41 points
US energy giant Chevron is set to launch its first exploratory drilling for hydrocarbons south of Crete in 2026, Environment and Energy Minister Stavros Papastavrou said on Monday.
u/federalreverse@feddit.org · 1 points
Nah, that's definitely intentional use of language. If you're not writing in a chemical context and you want to be understood, the term has no place.
u/Saleh@feddit.org · 4 points
The term natural gas stems from the fact that it is already gas when it is excavated. This is different from the initially prevalent Coal gas or "Town gas" that was processed from coal and also distributed in pipelines for lighting purposes. Coal gas mostly is a mixture of hydrogen and carbon monoxide and as such quite different from the methane-propane mix that is natural gas.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coal_gas
u/Oneser@lemm.ee · 2 points
Same shit as "natural gas".
Don't worry, it's organic certified!
u/supercriticalcheese@lemmy.world · 1 points
That's one of the names it has, same thing as saying oïl and gas.
They probably dont know exactly what they will find (Oil Gas or condensate)
u/federalreverse@feddit.org · 6 points
Happens elsewhere too, including near NL: https://www.ogj.com/exploration-development/article/55133106/one-dyas-obtains-final-permits-for-dutch-german-natural-gas-project
u/Suoko@feddit.it · 4 points
Bye bye wonderful greek coasts...
Unless someone tries to stop them just like Trumpet did when he tried to stop the building of an off shore wind farm in front of his resort in Scotland...
u/federalreverse@feddit.org · 19 points
hydrocarbon
Is that supposed to be a euphemism that doesn't trigger the same synapses as "fossil fuels" does or are they trying to sound clever?
u/lnxtx@feddit.nl · 8 points
Wut? New drilling within the EU?