Such seeps are not uncommon in oil and gas fields, Fox said. Drilling operations added additional gas. “But it’s not common to drill into a fault connected to a seep,” he said.While such an unusual ...

While methane vents are common around the world, only three natural gas seeps -- where methane escapes from seafloor sediments -- had been found off the East Coast before 2012. "It was a surprise ...

Gas found seeping up along West Divide Creek south of Silt is probably coming from the same geological formation being drilled in the area, investigators have found. Also, state regulators disclosed ...

While methane vents are common around the world, only three natural gas seeps — where methane escapes from seafloor sediments — had been found off the East Coast before 2012. "It was a ...

Natural gas seeps are thought to be the second most significant source of naturally occurring methane emissions, after wetlands. But finding seeps is like searching for a needle in a haystack.

Further imaging of the seafloor by the Okeanos Explorer last fall revealed another three gas seeps southeast of Nantucket, Mass., at a maximum depth of 1 mile (1.6 kilometers) below the ocean surface.

Gas stopped flowing into the tents in the summer of 2013, when a new well was drilled just beneath them and produced large quantities of gas. Platform Holly ceased production altogether in 2015 ...

A reduction in natural seeps is occurring off the coast of Coal Oil Point, and this is directly related to oil and natural gas production from Platform No paywalls. No subscriptions.

A research cruise has discovered 40 previously unknown gas seeps on the seafloor off the U.S. East Coast. The plumes of gas are almost certainly methane, also known as natural gas, according to ...

On the seafloor just off of the U.S. East Coast lies a barely known world, explorations of which bring continual surprises. As recently as the mid-2000s, practically zero methane seeps — spots ...

But where seeps and vents are found, chemicals and minerals from them interact with underwater bacteria that become microbial food. It’s a process called chemosynthesis and it creates the bottom ...

As gas producers crank up supply, ... Liquid gas angst seeps from consumers to producers. By Yawen Chen and George Hay. March 27, 2024 10:12 AM UTC Updated March 27, 2024 ...