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To: Snowshoe who wrote (98069)	3/17/2008 11:27:55 AM
From: Salt'n'Peppa	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 206338

That BP hydrate test was more than a year ago. Haven't heard much about it since. No question that methyl hydrate has great potential, but that is all it has at this time. Seventy years ago, natty gas was considered a "drilling nuisance" as well. S&P

To: Snowshoe who wrote (98069)	3/17/2008 2:20:11 PM
From: calgarydude	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 206338

A pilot project to produce methane from hydrate was undertaken at the Mallik site in 2002. energy.usgs.gov gsc.nrcan.gc.ca gsc.nrcan.gc.ca "By most estimates, gas hydrate is the largest global reservoir of organic carbon, greater than all conventional hydrocarbons..." As far as I can understand, production of methane from land based deposits should be possible using currently available technology. What is lacking is the infrastructure to bring product to market, such as a pipeline down the Mackenzie Valley to the existing gas distribution network.