Fire-ice is a frozen form of methane hydrate, a natural gas. As Wired explained, "Under sufficiently low temperatures and high pressure, methane gas and liquid water freeze together under the ...

Natural-gas futures surged Wednesday, finishing at the highest in over two years, as an Arctic blast across much of the U.S. boosted demand and also appeared to weigh on production.

Methane hydrates occur in five geographic settings (or sectors) that must be individually evaluated to determine their susceptibility to warming climate (Figure 1). The percentages assigned to ...

Arctic and subsea hydrates, and tight gas. Unconventional natural gas deposits are likely to account for much of the world's remaining reserves. According to the EIA, there is more than 309 Tcf of ...