ChinaonSundaycompleteda60-daytrialofmininggashydrates,commonlyknownascombustibleice,intheSouthChinaSea,markingbreakthroughsinhuman'ssearchforalternativecleanene
China has extracted about 235,000 cubic meters of the combustible ice from the South China Sea, beating previous expectations for the mining operation.
Chinaisestimatedtohave80billiontonnesofoilequivalentcombustibleice,theMinistryofLandandResourcessaidFriday.LiJinfa,deputydirectoroftheChinaGeologicalSurveyunder
China has succeeded in collecting samples of combustible ice in the South China Sea, a major breakthrough that may lead to a global energy revolution, Minister of Land and Resources Jiang Daming said Thursday.
China on Thursday released the first national guidelines on preventing explosion of combustible dust in work places.