DOE Releases Data From Methane Hydrate Natural Gas Tests

Results from the Department of Energy’s methane hydrate test demonstrate potential for recovering natural gas by exchanging methane molecules with carbon dioxide. On March 11, 2013, the Department of Energy (DOE) made findings from its 2012 methane hydrate test available to the public on the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) website.  The test, conducted in Alaska’s North Slope, was…