国内英语资讯:China Headlines: China succeeds in mining combustible ice in South China Sea
<p><span word="GUANGZHOU">GUANGZHOU</span>, <span word="May">May</span> 18-- <span word="China">China</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="succeeded">succeeded</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="a">a</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="breakthrough">breakthrough</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="lead">lead</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="energy">energy</span> <span word="revolution">revolution</span>, <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Land">Land</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Resources">Resources</span> <span word="Jiang">Jiang</span> <span word="Daming">Daming</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span>.</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="success">success</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="mining">mining</span> <span word="flammable">flammable</span> <span word="ice">ice</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="sea">sea</span>, <span word="after">after</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="decades">decades</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="research">research</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="exploration">exploration</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="minister">minister</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="trial">trial</span> <span word="mining">mining</span> <span word="site">site</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Shenhu">Shenhu</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="Sea">Sea</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span>.</p><p><span word="Combustible">Combustible</span> <span word="ice">ice</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="which">which</span> <span word="have">have</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>. <span word="It">It</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="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="found">found</span> <span word="flammable">flammable</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="in">in</span> 2007.</p><p><span word="International">International</span> <span word="scientific">scientific</span> <span word="circles">circles</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="predicted">predicted</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="natural">natural</span> <span word="gas">gas</span> <span word="hydrate">hydrate</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="replacement">replacement</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="natural">natural</span> <span word="gas">gas</span>.</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Zhong">Zhong</span> <span word="Ziran">Ziran</span>, <span word="head">head</span> <span word="of">of</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>, <span word="combustible">combustible</span> <span word="ice">ice</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="environmentally">environmentally</span> <span word="friendly">friendly</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="reserves">reserves</span> <span word="exist">exist</span>.</p><p><span word="Mining">Mining</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="combustible">combustible</span> <span word="ice">ice</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1960<span word="s">s</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="research">research</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1998.</p><p><span word="Trial">Trial</span> <span word="mining">mining</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="Shenhu">Shenhu</span> <span word="sea">sea</span>, <span word="about">about</span> 320 <span word="kilometers">kilometers</span> <span word="southeast">southeast</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Zhuhai">Zhuhai</span> <span word="City">City</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Guangdong">Guangdong</span>, <span word="started">started</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="March">March</span> 28. <span word="Experts">Experts</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="tapped">tapped</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="natural">natural</span> <span word="gas">gas</span> <span word="hydrate">hydrate</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="depth">depth</span> <span word="of">of</span> 1,266 <span word="meters">meters</span> <span word="underwater">underwater</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span>.</p>
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