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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…

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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

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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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