Natural Gas Hydrate - Arctic Ocean Deepwater Resource Potential

• Main Authors: Max, Michael D. (Author), Johnson, Arthur H. (Author), Dillon, William P. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Energy,
• Subjects: Geology, economic.; Oceanography.; Energy.; Fossil Fuels (incl. Carbon Capture).; Economic Geology.
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-02508-7

The book is an up-to-date basic reference for natural gas hydrate (NGH) in the Arctic Ocean.� Geographical, geological, environmental, energy, new technology, and regulatory matters are discussed.�The book should be of interest to general readers and scientists and students as well as industry and g...

Table of Contents:

• The Arctic Ocean
• Sediment Delivery Systems: Ice, Rivers and the Continental Margin
• Natural Gas Hydrate: Environmentally Responsive Sequestration of Natural Gas
• NGH as an Unconventional Energy Resource
• Elements of the NGH Petroleum System
• Path to NGH Commercialization
• Gas Production from NGH: We Have All the Basic Tools
• What More Do We Need to Know?
• NGH Likelihood in the Arctic Ocean
• Estimates of the NGH Resource Base in the Arctic Region
• Oceanic NGH: Low Risk Resource in Fragile Arctic Environment
• Economic and Political Factors Bearing on NGH Commercialization
• Logistical Factors for Arctic NGH Commercialization
• Natural Gas as Fuel and Renewable Energy Aspects.