abbr. SJ GMU
ISSN 2657-5841 (printed)
ISSN 2657-6988 (online)
DOI: 10.26408
The possibility of natural gas transport by ships in state of methane hydrates
Możliwości transportu statkami gazu naturalnego w postaci hydratów metanu
Abstract:
W artykule przedstawiono właściwości metanu w postaci hydratów oraz obszary stabilności. W tej formie występują bogate złoża tego gazu, głównie na dnie oceanów lub pod dnem morskim. Występują istotne trudności w wydobyciu tego surowca energetycznego. Problemem wydobycia hydratów metanu jest głębokość złóż, a zarazem poważne zagrożenie dla środowiska morskiego związane z naruszeniem stabilności złóż i ryzykiem przedostawania się dużych ilości metanu do atmosfery (metan jest gazem cieplarnianym). Wskazano na możliwości przewozu drogą morską gazu naturalnego w tej postaci oraz zainteresowanie niektórych krajów pozyskiwaniem metanu ze złóż hydratów. Pokonanie problemów technicznych oraz zapewnienie bezpieczeństwa eksploatacji złóż są podstawowymi problemami do rozwiązania.
Streszczenie:
It was presented the methane properties in state of hydrate and the stability hydrate area. In that state there is a reach resources, mainly in seabed and as sediments underneath seabed. It occurs essential difficulties in production that energy resource. The problems are: the depth of deposits, major threat for marine environment connecting with the deposit stability and the risk of the methane gas leakage to the atmosphere (methane is a potent greenhouse gas). It was indicated the possibility of methane hydrates transport by sea and the interest of some states for extracting methane from hydrates. Overcoming the technical problems and assurance the safety of extracting deposits are the basic problems to solve.
Słowa kluczowe:
methane
hydrate
natural gas transport
states of natural gas
stability area of methane hydrates
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