Charting the Future of Methane Hydrate Research in the United States (2004) / Chapter Skim
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1 Introduction
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consumption of natural gas in 2002 of 23.6 Tcf (BP Statistical Review of World Energy, 2003) doubles and 1 to 10 percent of inplace hydrate is recoverable, gas hydrate has the potential to provide the United States with natural gas for 40 to 400 years.
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The DOE developed a gas hydrate research and development program as early as 1982, in response to the retrieval of a methane hydrate core off the coast of Guatemala by RV Glomar Challenger, a research vessel uniquely suited to take deep sea cores. The initial DOE methane hydrate program funded nearly $8 million in basic research, but it was discontinued in 1992.
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is appointed to provide advice on this effort. 2002: The MHAC publishes Methane Hydrate Issues and Opportunities: Including Assessment of Uncertainty of the Impact of Methane Hydrate on Global Climate Change.
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This document includes lists and discussions of many research projects under way in the United States and other countries and sets out four program goals: (1) resource characterization, (2)
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and was conducted under the auspices of both the Ocean Studies Board and the Board on Earth Sciences and Resources. The NRC Committee to Review the Activities Authorized Under the Methane Hydrate Research and Development Act of 2000 was convened in July 2003 to carry out the study.
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· The committee will also make recommendations for future methane hydrate research and devel opment needs. · In addition, the committee will assess whether the DOE program is meeting the goals of developing technologies for the efficient and en vironmentally sound development of methane hydrate resources, reducing the risks of drilling through methane hydrates, and mitigating the environmental impacts of hydrate decomposition.
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The appendixes provide background information. Appendix A contains biographical information about the NRC committee and staff responsible for this report.
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