国内英语资讯:China wraps up combustible ice mining trial, setting world records
<p><span word="GUANGZHOU">GUANGZHOU</span>, <span word="July">July</span> 9-- <span word="China">China</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="completed">completed</span> <span word="a">a</span> 60-<span word="day">day</span> <span word="trial">trial</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="mining">mining</span> <span word="gas">gas</span> <span word="hydrates">hydrates</span>, <span word="commonly">commonly</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="combustible">combustible</span> <span word="ice">ice</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="Sea">Sea</span>, <span word="marking">marking</span> <span word="breakthroughs">breakthroughs</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="human">human</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="search">search</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="alternative">alternative</span> <span word="clean">clean</span> <span word="energy">energy</span> <span word="sources">sources</span>.</p><p><span word="Started">Started</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="May">May</span> 10, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mining">mining</span> <span word="operation">operation</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="waters">waters</span> <span word="near">near</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Pearl">Pearl</span> <span word="River">River</span> <span word="estuary">estuary</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="beaten">beaten</span> <span word="previous">previous</span> <span word="expectations">expectations</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="records">records</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="length">length</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="amount">amount</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="extraction">extraction</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="Geological">Geological</span> <span word="Survey">Survey</span> <span word="Bureau">Bureau</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="trial">trial</span> <span word="exploration">exploration</span> <span word="produced">produced</span> <span word="over">over</span> 300,000 <span word="cubic">cubic</span> <span word="meters">meters</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="gas">gas</span> - <span word="mainly">mainly</span> <span word="methane">methane</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="average">average</span> <span word="daily">daily</span> <span word="extraction">extraction</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 5,000 <span word="cubic">cubic</span> <span word="meters">meters</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="purity">purity</span> <span word="gas">gas</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="highest">highest</span> <span word="daily">daily</span> <span word="output">output</span> <span word="of">of</span> 35,000 <span word="cubic">cubic</span> <span word="meters">meters</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bureau">bureau</span>.</p><p><span word="Meanwhile">Meanwhile</span>, 6.47 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="sets">sets</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="experimental">experimental</span> <span word="data">data</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="recorded">recorded</span>.</p><p><span word="China">China</span> <span word="declared">declared</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="success">success</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="collecting">collecting</span> <span word="samples">samples</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="combustible">combustible</span> <span word="ice">ice</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="Sea">Sea</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="May">May</span> 18, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="exists">exists</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="seabed">seabed</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="tundra">tundra</span> <span word="areas">areas</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="pressure">pressure</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="low">low</span> <span word="temperature">temperature</span> <span word="necessary">necessary</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="stability">stability</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="substance">substance</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="ignited">ignited</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="solid">solid</span> <span word="ethanol">ethanol</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="combustible">combustible</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="flammable">flammable</span> <span word="ice">ice</span>.</p><p><span word="One">One</span> <span word="cubic">cubic</span> <span word="meter">meter</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="combustible">combustible</span> <span word="ice">ice</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="natural">natural</span> <span word="gas">gas</span> <span word="hydrate">hydrate</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="equal">equal</span> <span word="to">to</span> 164 <span word="cubic">cubic</span> <span word="meters">meters</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="regular">regular</span> <span word="natural">natural</span> <span word="gas">gas</span>.</p><p><span word="China">China</span> <span word="Geological">Geological</span> <span word="Survey">Survey</span> <span word="Bureau">Bureau</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="deputy">deputy</span> <span word="director">director</span> <span word="Li">Li</span> <span word="Jinfa">Jinfa</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="combustible">combustible</span> <span word="ice">ice</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="vital">vital</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="energy">energy</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="development">development</span>.</p><p>"<span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="considered">considered</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="strategic">strategic</span> <span word="alternative">alternative</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="natural">natural</span> <span word="gas">gas</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="future">future</span>," <span word="Li">Li</span> <span word="said">said</span>. "<span word="Not">Not</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="China">China</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="sets">sets</span> <span word="eyes">eyes</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="it">it</span>."</p>
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