China achieves major milestone in mining of combustible ice
chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2017-06-14 08:20
The mining of combustible ice, a natural gas hydrate, is underway in the Shenhu area of the South China Sea on June 9, 2017. China's reserves of combustible ice are estimated at 80 billion metric tons of oil equivalent, which suggests massive resource potential. [Photo/VCG] |
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