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Methane hydrate is not a smoking gun in the Arctic Ocean
2017-08-22 06:00:00| LifeSciencesWorld
[NEWS] Clathrate (hydrate) gun hypothesis stirred quite the controversy when it was posed in 2003. It stated that methane hydrates — frozen water cages containing methane gas found below the ocean floor - can melt due to increasing ocean temperatures. According to the hypothesis this melt can happen in a time span of a human life, dissociating vast amounts of hydrate and releasing methane into the atmosphere. Consequently, this would lead to a runaway process, where th…
Record-sized data centre planned inside Arctic Circle
2017-08-15 01:08:13| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
The facility in the north of Norway will take advantage of cheap energy and the cool air.
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Joint initiative hones Arctic oil spill response plan
2017-07-31 01:00:00| Offshore Technology
The Arctic Oil Spill Response Technology Joint Industry Programme (JIP) is a five-year research programme focussed on six key areas of oil spill response. In May, the initiative published its findings and achievements in relation to improving Arctic
Rosneft discovers offshore oilfield on Eastern Arctic Shelf
2017-06-20 01:00:00| Offshore Technology
Russian company Rosneft has discovered a new oilfield in Khatanga Bay in the Laptev Sea during drilling of one of the northernmost exploratory wells on the Eastern Arctic Shelf.
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German Maritime LNG Platform signs arctic commitment against use of HFO
2017-06-16 01:00:00| Ship Technology
German Maritime LNG Platform has signed the Arctic Commitment, supporting the ban of heavy fuel oil (HFO) use in Arctic shipping.
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