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Gas and hydrate systems

A sample of gas hydrate releases methane gas as it is depressurized
Posted inEditors' Vox

Where Do Natural Gas Hydrates Come from and Why Should We Care?

by K. You and P. Flemings 11 February 202011 February 2020

A new generation of models, laboratory, and field studies is helping scientists answer important questions about this mysterious substance.

The spotlights of a remotely operated vehicle illuminate carbonate rock spires of the Lost City hydrothermal vent field in the Atlantic Ocean.
Posted inNews

Deep-Seabed Mining May Come Soon, Says Head of Governing Group

by Randy Showstack 22 November 2017

New regulations could open the door for sustainable mining, says the head of the International Seabed Authority. However, he and others pointed to environmental, financial, and technical challenges.

Helium bubbles through hot spring in Rift Valley, Tanzania.
Posted inNews

Tanzanian Volcanoes May Hoard Helium Ready for the Taking

by A. Coombs 28 July 2016

Sweet spots of volcanic heat that are not too close to active eruptions may hold the world's richest reservoirs of the scientifically and medically important gas helium.

The Sleeping Dragon seep site, one of two sites where hydrocarbons seep naturally, surveyed by the ROV Hercules.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

The Fate of Hydrocarbons Seeping from the Ocean Floor

by W. Yan 17 June 201616 August 2016

Researchers investigate the properties of bubbles at deep-ocean oil seeps to improve oil spill models.

Posted inNews

Microbes Make a Quick Meal of Methane in a Submarine Canyon

by Sarah Stanley 28 December 20152 November 2021

Scientists track the fate of methane released by hydrates in a major canyon off the U.S. East Coast.

Posted inResearch Spotlights

Rapid Gas Hydrate Forms Pockmarks in Nigeria's Seafloor

by J. Orwig 12 February 20152 March 2015

The seafloor in deep water regions off the coast of Nigeria is speckled with pockmarks that scientists suggest were mainly made by the rapid formation of gas hydrate.

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