Preparatory drilling for methane hydrate production

Preparatory drilling for methane hydrate production

NAGOYA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the deep-sea drilling vessel Chikyu preparing to start preparatory drilling for seabed methane hydrate production in waters around 1,000 meters deep in the Pacific about 70 to 80 kilometers south of the Atsumi Peninsula near Nagoya on Feb. 15, 2012.

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