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Methane Hydrate Production could Replace Fracking as Next Major Concern

Oilprice.com -- The U.S. Department this week said it worked with ConocoPhillips and the Japan, Oil, Gas and Metals National Corp. on the extraction of natural gas from methane hydrate ice structures from the North Slope of Alaska. Scientists were able to coax natural gas out of the crystals by injecting carbon dioxide and nitrogen into ice formations. The U.S. energy secretary said the field test was just the beginning, but given the history of methane hydrates, it could replace fracking as the next major concern in the natural gas industry.

U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu said the team of scientists worked on the small-scale project to coax gas out of the ice structures like those found under the permafrost of the North Slope. Chu said that while this technology was in the very early stages of develop

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Submitted May 08, 2012 By: NOTSOGRN

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SandeeC Champion Author Ontario Posts:2,998 Points:461,230 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: May 8, 2012 8:11:30 PM Ignore SandeeC Report Abuse Now watch and see what the environmentalists can come with on this one!
camaro_man Champion Author Kitchener-Waterloo Posts:2,237 Points:612,020 Joined:Jun 2010	Message Posted: May 8, 2012 8:07:46 PM Ignore camaro_man Report Abuse wow
gbs1 Champion Author Minnesota Posts:2,006 Points:744,325 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: May 8, 2012 8:06:04 PM Ignore gbs1 Report Abuse Let's wait and see how safe this is.
heysailor Champion Author Pittsburgh Posts:9,592 Points:2,334,620 Joined:Mar 2006	Message Posted: May 8, 2012 8:06:02 PM Ignore heysailor Report Abuse Always a problem
swrestler Champion Author Grand Rapids Posts:6,145 Points:1,573,025 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: May 8, 2012 8:05:12 PM Ignore swrestler Report Abuse Sounds Like A Good Idea To Me, But We Need More Tests First....
TDIdave Champion Author California Posts:5,068 Points:1,226,690 Joined:May 2006	Message Posted: May 8, 2012 8:05:08 PM Ignore TDIdave Report Abuse Welp, I think this is a good idea. Otherwise, when the permafrost melts... and it will, it will emit HUGES amounts of methane into the atmosphere.
badspots Champion Author Houston Posts:2,079 Points:676,145 Joined:Feb 2011	Message Posted: May 8, 2012 8:04:50 PM Ignore badspots Report Abuse Ok.
jwduke1 Champion Author Iowa Posts:15,604 Points:3,068,265 Joined:Apr 2004	Message Posted: May 8, 2012 8:02:00 PM Ignore jwduke1 Report Abuse Energy secretary, what a worthless position!
200porter Champion Author Toronto Posts:2,070 Points:543,110 Joined:Sep 2011	Message Posted: May 8, 2012 7:59:24 PM Ignore 200porter Report Abuse Any new technology to extract gas will probably be met with concern
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mlambo Champion Author Indiana Posts:12,815 Points:2,690,890 Joined:Mar 2005	Message Posted: May 8, 2012 7:49:54 PM Ignore mlambo Report Abuse Sounds to me like this will add to our worries about Global Warming !!
menagerie1013 Champion Author San Diego Posts:2,365 Points:691,490 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: May 8, 2012 7:47:28 PM Ignore menagerie1013 Report Abuse Leave the ice alone. There are enough environmental impacts to the ice cap as it is.
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Teddy95 Champion Author Dayton Posts:41,150 Points:2,697,100 Joined:Oct 2005	Message Posted: May 8, 2012 7:43:33 PM Ignore Teddy95 Report Abuse Hummm....
theschmuck Champion Author Michigan Posts:2,927 Points:1,513,575 Joined:Mar 2007	Message Posted: May 8, 2012 7:42:20 PM Ignore theschmuck Report Abuse There are more people coming up with these ideas than 'Carter has liver pills' and none of them have been proven in the long haul and is purely an idea only.'ozone' has a good reply.
pnd1 Champion Author Tallahassee Posts:5,201 Points:1,065,110 Joined:Jul 2009	Message Posted: May 8, 2012 7:39:35 PM Ignore pnd1 Report Abuse Obama claims to support alternative fuels, but his EPA finds something wrong with everything.
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RickF350 Champion Author Washington Posts:3,419 Points:705,775 Joined:Apr 2008	Message Posted: May 8, 2012 7:20:35 PM Ignore RickF350 Report Abuse Interesting.
TedNC Champion Author North Carolina Posts:1,005 Points:228,900 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: May 8, 2012 7:19:18 PM Ignore TedNC Report Abuse Don't we have an over abundance of natural gas in this country?
ezone Champion Author Florida Posts:2,421 Points:947,860 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: May 8, 2012 7:17:16 PM Ignore ezone Report Abuse Another HUGE source of domestic natural gas. We have enough energy sources IN THIS COUNTRY to serve us very well for 200-300 years. All we need is a government that allows its development. It is relatively new technology and there will understandably be kinks to work out of it, which will happen in the natural course of things. The most important thing is NOBAMA 2012.
LSU_TIGERS_dmb Champion Author Louisiana Posts:1,715 Points:622,415 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: May 8, 2012 7:15:09 PM Ignore LSU_TIGERS_dmb Report Abuse Obama and the left wing would have never allowed NASA to go in space due to how much fuel it space shuttle uses per launch..
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LSU_TIGERS_dmb Champion Author Louisiana Posts:1,715 Points:622,415 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: May 8, 2012 7:13:55 PM Ignore LSU_TIGERS_dmb Report Abuse The tree huggers will say its hurting mother earth and try to stop it.. Move forward before they stop something GREAT!! So hurry up November its time for a new president in the WH that cares about new jobs
Romey08 Champion Author Virginia Posts:6,311 Points:1,436,490 Joined:Apr 2008	Message Posted: May 8, 2012 7:11:19 PM Ignore Romey08 Report Abuse need more research to determine ultimate impact
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preacherjohn Champion Author Modesto Posts:3,994 Points:1,920,715 Joined:May 2006	Message Posted: May 8, 2012 7:02:32 PM Ignore preacherjohn Report Abuse more speculation here.
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toadNY Champion Author Albany Posts:7,052 Points:1,515,100 Joined:Apr 2008	Message Posted: May 8, 2012 6:59:18 PM Ignore toadNY Report Abuse Or better yet washington Topshopper 2011.
checkitnow Champion Author Atlanta Posts:2,046 Points:574,270 Joined:Aug 2010	Message Posted: May 8, 2012 6:54:51 PM Ignore checkitnow Report Abuse another potential huge source of energy and chu stands in the way
Topshopper2011 Champion Author New Jersey Posts:1,013 Points:277,340 Joined:Aug 2011	Message Posted: May 8, 2012 6:49:18 PM Ignore Topshopper2011 Report Abuse Why not just get methane from the Sewers and from Animal Farms? Cheaper and Safer!
saleboss Champion Author Phoenix Posts:3,929 Points:1,177,875 Joined:Feb 2006	Message Posted: May 8, 2012 6:49:10 PM Ignore saleboss Report Abuse Sounds like a new way to damage the permafrost!
mitchell6597 Champion Author New Hampshire Posts:3,462 Points:728,360 Joined:Apr 2010	Message Posted: May 8, 2012 6:41:54 PM Ignore mitchell6597 Report Abuse Don't cow farts emit methane gas?
koikaze Veteran Author Sacramento Posts:397 Points:110,300 Joined:Aug 2011	Message Posted: May 8, 2012 6:34:49 PM Ignore koikaze Report Abuse lots of methane on one of saturn's moon called titan..happy go lucky there!
DeHavilland Champion Author Toronto Posts:5,880 Points:1,905,215 Joined:Jun 2007	Message Posted: May 8, 2012 6:32:50 PM Ignore DeHavilland Report Abuse This just goes to show that you can get energy out of almost anything.
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1fuelish1 Champion Author Charlotte Posts:14,814 Points:1,855,195 Joined:Dec 2005	Message Posted: May 8, 2012 6:14:00 PM Ignore 1fuelish1 Report Abuse Oh gee, the US Gov't is spending more money to develop even more energy resources. When will it ever end? (Ouch...I just bit my tongue)
fullauto Champion Author Reading Posts:5,325 Points:1,473,040 Joined:Apr 2008	Message Posted: May 8, 2012 6:13:26 PM Ignore fullauto Report Abuse resource of concern?
crashintuc34 Champion Author Tucson Posts:4,057 Points:812,865 Joined:May 2010	Message Posted: May 8, 2012 6:11:18 PM Ignore crashintuc34 Report Abuse I can produce a lot of methane after having Taco Bell.
GoneUpAgain Champion Author Atlanta Posts:7,619 Points:1,347,200 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: May 8, 2012 6:09:28 PM Ignore GoneUpAgain Report Abuse Do we need any more natural gas right now? Isn't the media screaming about the wholesale price being the lowest in years (sure not at retail?)
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