If an oil well is drilled and natural gas is discovered along with liquid oil, the natural gas is simply burned off if there is no nearby pipeline.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)


True

The main limitation of natural gas is that it can only be economically transported from the well head in a pipeline.  In the absence of pipelines, it is flared off (burned) when produced.

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