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‘Out-Of-Control’ Rig – Gulf of Mexico – Gushing Methane Freely Into The Atmosphere

Here we go again, evidently not as bad as BP Deepwater Horizon, for now, but the same far offshore, deepwater problem, for which there are only dodgy solutions. Simultaneously, The Age today nominates that Exxon-Mobil nominates LNG floating platform for … Continue reading

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Japan’s own methane threat

Japanese drilling rig, offshore by 80 km, in 1000m ocean depth, has tapped methane hydrates from 300m below ocean floor. Japan currently buys 70% of methane(LNG) output from Australia currently developing $175B of projects. Japanese reserves are big, enough for … Continue reading

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