Pacific Ocean

The Methane Hydrate Gas Boom?

Methane hydrate is the world’s largest natural gas resource. Japanese engineers recently became the first to produce methane hydrate from a well in the floor of the Pacific Ocean. NPR asks if this could become another natural gas boom?

Related: What is Methane Hydrate? [1]

[1] http://geology.com/articles/methane-hydrates/

More at NPR.

Drilling in ANWR and OCS to Cut Deficit

Some members of Congress recommend opening portions of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and the outer continental shelf for oil and natural gas drilling as a way to create jobs and cut the deficit.

More at FuelFix.com.