Ernst Knolle is Chief Executive Officer of Knolle Magnetrans, based in San Francisco, California.
In the face of increased need for more energy and fuel efficiency, it is disturbing to see extreme waste in many oil fields around the world where stranded wellhead natural gas is flared or re-injected.
This kind occurs in north Alaska at a rate of more than twice that of Chinas total natural gas consumption, according to official US statistics.