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        \textbf{Natural Gas Flaring}
        \begin{itemize}
            \item By-product of oil production 
	    \item Remote and high gas/oil ratio (GOR) reservoirs
            \item Pipelines are expensive
	    \item Free disposal
        \end{itemize}

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	\includegraphics[width=\columnwidth,height=0.43\textheight,keepaspectratio]{./img/flaring.jpg}


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        \textbf{Bitcoin Mining}
        \begin{itemize}
            \item Bitcoin miners use electricity to earn profit
            \item No need to ship to market 
            \item Paying oil producers for waste gas 
	    \item Contracts are about \(\frac{1}{3}\) wholesale price 
        \end{itemize}

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	    \includegraphics[width=\columnwidth,height=0.43\textheight,keepaspectratio]{./img/Miner.jpg}


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\begin{frame}{Relevance to Wyoming}
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        \textbf{Factors of the Wyoming Market}
        \begin{itemize}
            \item Increasing flaring rates
            \item Regulatory concerns about emissions 
            \item Most Bitcoin miner friendly regulations in the U.S. 
	    \item Cyclical low temperatures
	    \item On grid prices 
	    \item Major basins with different GOR
        \end{itemize}

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	Percentage of U.S. Flaring by State
	\includegraphics[width=\columnwidth,height=0.85\textheight,keepaspectratio]{./img/flared.jpeg}
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