Methane Hydrates

Japan Made Landmark Progress in 2013 in Methane Hydrate Development
Jan 3, 2014
Japan made landmark progress in 2013 in methane hydrate development -- carrying out the world's maiden offshore production test and later confirming the existence of "substantial" structures containing shallow methane in the Sea of Japan in ...

Tags: Methane Hydrates, Chemicals
Methane Hydrates Are Fragile
Jan 3, 2014
This image shows carbonate crusts at the observing site HYBIS at 385 meters water depth. For comparison: the white organisms in the right part of the picture have a length of about 15 cm. Carbonates of this size require several 100 years to ...

Tags: methane hydrates, global warming, gas hydrates, GEOMAR
Toshimitsu Motegi Asked Ernest Moniz to Move Forward US and Japan's Bilateral Agreement
Nov 5, 2013
Japan's Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry, Toshimitsu Motegi, Thursday asked visiting US energy secretary Ernest Moniz to move forward the two countries' bilateral agreement on methane hydrate cooperation, a METI source said. The ...

Tags: Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy