News tagged with commercial drilling
Japan to test-drill for seabed 'burning ice'
Japan will seek to extract natural gas from seabed deposits of methane hydrate, also known as "burning ice", in the world's first such offshore experiment, a news report said Monday.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Jul 25, 2011 |
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New bill pending to avoid next oil spill: US senator
US senators plan to introduce in the coming weeks new legislation aiming to prevent another disastrous oil spill like last year's massive slick in the Gulf of Mexico, a key lawmaker said Wednesday.
Jan 26, 2011 |
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How much oil have we used?
Estimates of how much crude oil we have extracted from the planet vary wildly. Now, UK researchers have published a new estimate in the International Journal of Oil, Gas and Coal Technology that suggests we ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
May 07, 2009 |
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Company unveils plan to mine asteroids for riches (Update)
Using space-faring robots to mine precious metals from asteroids almost sounds easy when former astronaut Tom Jones describes it - practically like clearing a snow-covered driveway.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Apr 24, 2012 |
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World's first sea-floor mine signs first customer
Canada-based mining firm Nautilus Minerals said Tuesday it had signed China's Tongling Nonferrous Metals Group as the first customer of its pioneering Papua New Guinean sea-floor mine.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Apr 24, 2012 |
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Most detailed maps yet of Africa's groundwater
A scattergun approach to borehole drilling in Africa is likely to be unsuccessful.
Apr 20, 2012 |
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Robots in the classroom
Tore Fløan smiles at me: “In the past we competed with European organizations, but now we have the Chinese breathing down our necks,” he says.
Apr 20, 2012 |
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Geothermal heating system draws on limitless fuel: sewage
Among the many renewable energy sources - wind, solar, hydroelectric, biofuels - there is one to which we all contribute that has not yet managed to attract the romantic advocates who have embraced other forms of green energy.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Apr 19, 2012 |
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Can sound science guide dispersant use during subsea oil spills?
Two years ago this week, oil began streaming from the seafloor into the Gulf of Mexico following the explosion of the Deepwater Horizon platform. All told, the disaster cost 11 lives, released 4.9 million ...
Apr 17, 2012 |
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Unmanned vessel could soon be working for Navy
Technology that sent unmanned aircraft over Iraq and Afghanistan soon could be steering unstaffed naval boats for such dangerous tasks as minesweeping, submarine detection, intelligence gathering and approaching ...
Apr 12, 2012 |
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Interest in gourmet fungi is mushrooming
With its large clumps of cascading white tendrils, the Hericium erinaceus looks less like a mushroom and more like a lion's mane (its nickname).
Apr 11, 2012 |
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Fuel cells show potential
National Physical Laboratory scientists have developed an innovative fuel cell reference electrode that has been used to map changes in electrode potential inside a working polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) ...
Mar 20, 2012 |
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Polycrystalline diamond drill bits open up options for geothermal energy
Nearly two-thirds of the oil we use comes from wells drilled using polycrystalline diamond compact (PDC) bits, originally developed nearly 30 years ago to lower the cost of geothermal drilling. Sandia and ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Mar 19, 2012 |
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