Why do some people worry about LNGs potential hazards?
Over the years, there has been a lot of misinformation regarding LNG. LNG tankers and storage facilities are not as familiar to most people as power plants, gas stations and other energy infrastructure. They hold a lot of stored energy and people wrongly assume that this energy can be released in an instant, in a large explosion with calamitous results. Clearly, the ultimate purpose of LNG — as well as other fuels — is to be burned as a source of energy either directly in factories, homes and schools, or in power plants to generate electricity. Of course, many substances burn, but not all substances that burn will explode. For example, wood logs burn in a fireplace, but they do not explode. Similarly, without understanding how LNG is transported and handled, as well as the characteristics of LNG – especially how it burns – people overestimate the hazards. LNG, in liquid form, cannot explode. Natural gas vapors are not explosive when unconfined. Some people overstate the risks deliberat
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