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Oktober einen Fünfjahresvertrag über bis zu 49,8 Millionen Dollar an ASRC Consulting and Environmental Services an. Die Arbeiten befassen sich mit Methanhydraten und Produktionstests an einem Forschungsstandort am North Slope in Alaska.","In Phase 1 werden der bestehende Standort und die Ausrüstung erhalten und Pläne für einen möglichen Folgetest erarbeitet. Erst wenn das Ministerium die Option für Phase 2 ausübt, würde das Unternehmen temporäre Anlagen errichten und versuchen, Methan aus ausgewählten hydrathaltigen Schichten zu gewinnen. Laut DOE sollen die Tests das Potenzial einer kommerziellen Förderrate untersuchen; der Vertrag bedeutet weder, dass kommerzielle Produktion begonnen hat, noch belegt er die Wirtschaftlichkeit der Ressource."],"sections":[]},"corrections":[],"country":"US","data":{"blocks":[{"description":{"ar":"عقد بحثي لخمس سنوات أعلنته الوزارة في 14 أكتوبر 2026.","de":"Fünfjähriger Forschungsauftrag, den das DOE am 14. 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