Demand for natural gas is ever increasing and
according to DOE, by 2040, 10 Tcf/yr of gas has to be
imported. Interest in the potentially large deposits
of natural gas hydrates and hydrate capped gas
reservoirs is increasing because a conservative
estimate of gas hydrate reserve potential of US
exclusive economic zone is 200,000 Tcf. If 1% of this
were recovered, that would be greater than the
cumulative gas reserves of conventional gas sources
(1000-1500 Tcf). Even 1% production of this recovered
gas per year would make USA the exporter of gas.



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