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Published online 14 April 2003 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news030407-14
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Frozen fuel gas surfaces
Technology takes step towards mining oceans' natural gas.
Scientists are beginning to unlock the mysteries of gas hydrates - frozen undersea deposits of natural gas that could be a fuel source.
Studying the deposits - with a view to mining them - is extremely difficult.
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