{"article":{"annotation":{"article_id":"doe-alaska-methane-hydrate-research-contract-october-2026","available_at":"2026-10-15T08:58:38.774255Z","geography_revision":"ef6ee0010dda5fe7b240fd514749b43e214c57da73222d2e40ec83b276dd0977","id":"310fa7d94773d8674435e21d435db0633915749ffb11d845263446eec0a5df0c","input_sha256":"f9daef805828740132ddda70dae7ccb3f62842190fa7c846632ecbc8546bd885","limitations":["Rule-derived subjects are candidates, not verified editorial labels or calibrated model probabilities.","Coverage is distinct from event location. Unknown country/city/coordinates remain absent; no automatic geocoding.","Article geometries keep their stated precision and methodology; reproducing them is not independent coordinate verification."],"method":"controlled-rules-v1","places":[{"admin1":null,"city":null,"coordinate_note":null,"coordinate_reference_system":"OGC:CRS84","coordinate_source":null,"country":"US","evidence":[{"field":"country","language":"en","note":"Explicit preserved editorial country/region; no city or national centroid inferred","source_urls":["https://www.energy.gov/hgeo/articles/energy-department-awards-498-million-advance-methane-hydrate-production-research"]}],"geometry":null,"id":"iso3166-1:US","kind":"country-or-area","labels":{"ar":"الولايات المتحدة الأمريكية","en":"United States of America","es":"Estados Unidos de América","fr":"États-Unis d’Amérique"},"match_status":"candidate","precision":"regional","role":"coverage","uncertainty_m":null}],"rules_sha256":"fb5ad3c27c91cb840f7a0a05f7f64a5cb26ad0374409ff9457f277c7092e22b4","schema_version":1,"subjects":[{"concept_id":"medtop:20000256","confidence":null,"confidence_method":null,"evidence":[{"field":"category+topics","language":"en","note":"Preserved editorial category/topic; broad candidate only","source_urls":["https://www.energy.gov/hgeo/articles/energy-department-awards-498-million-advance-methane-hydrate-production-research"]}],"method":"controlled-rules-v1","rule_id":"energy-broad","status":"candidate"}],"taxonomy_revision":"1f2db31d811fca07e99b16d402c10e2cc2965c9df1c7b41d9be348b40a24e7fb","taxonomy_version":"IPTC Media Topics 2026-Q2"},"api_url":"https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/doe-alaska-methane-hydrate-research-contract-october-2026?lang=en","category":"energy","content":{"key_points":[],"paragraphs":["The U.S. Department of Energy’s Hydrocarbons and Geothermal Energy Office announced on October 14 a five-year contract worth up to $49.8 million to ASRC Consulting and Environmental Services. The work will study methane hydrates and conduct production testing at a research site on Alaska’s North Slope.","The first phase will maintain the existing site and equipment and develop plans for a possible follow-on test. Only if DOE exercises its Phase 2 option would the contractor set up temporary facilities and attempt to produce methane from targeted hydrate-bearing sections. The department says the testing is intended to assess commercial-scale potential; the award itself does not establish commercial production or prove the resource can be produced economically."],"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. Oktober 2026 bekanntgab.","en":"Five-year research contract announced by DOE on October 14, 2026.","es":"Contrato de investigación de cinco años anunciado por el DOE el 14 de octubre de 2026.","fr":"Contrat de recherche de cinq ans annoncé par le DOE le 14 octobre 2026.","pt":"Contrato de pesquisa de cinco anos anunciado pelo DOE em 14 de outubro de 2026.","tr":"DOE’nin 14 Ekim 2026’da duyurduğu beş yıllık araştırma sözleşmesi."},"id":"methane-hydrate-contract-value","items":[{"basis":"target","label":{"ar":"الحد الأعلى للعقد لخمس سنوات","de":"Obergrenze des Fünfjahresvertrags","en":"Five-year contract ceiling","es":"Límite del contrato de cinco años","fr":"Plafond du contrat de cinq ans","pt":"Teto do contrato de cinco anos","tr":"Beş yıllık sözleşmenin üst sınırı"},"measure":{"aggregation":"cumulative","frequency":"irregular","geography":"alaska","id":"alaska-methane-hydrate-contract-ceiling","periodRole":"announcement-date","unitCode":"million-usd"},"period":"2026-10-14","unit":"million USD","value":49.8,"valueQualifier":"upper-bound"}],"methodology":{"ar":"القيمة الاسمية القصوى للعقد كما وردت في المصدر، وليست مبلغاً أُنفق بالفعل. وتتوقف المرحلة الثانية على تفعيل الوزارة خيارها.","de":"Nominaler Höchstwert laut Quelle, kein bereits ausgegebener Betrag. Phase 2 setzt die Ausübung einer DOE-Option voraus.","en":"Maximum nominal contract value reported by the source, not an amount already spent. Phase 2 depends on DOE exercising its option.","es":"Valor nominal máximo del contrato según la fuente, no una suma ya gastada. La fase 2 depende de que el DOE ejerza su opción.","fr":"Valeur nominale maximale du contrat selon la source, et non somme déjà dépensée. La phase 2 dépend de l’exercice d’une option par le DOE.","pt":"Valor nominal máximo informado pela fonte, não um montante já gasto. A Fase 2 depende de o DOE exercer uma opção.","tr":"Kaynakta bildirilen azami nominal sözleşme değeri; fiilen harcanmış tutar değildir. Aşama 2, DOE’nin opsiyonunu kullanmasına bağlıdır."},"sourceUrls":["https://www.energy.gov/hgeo/articles/energy-department-awards-498-million-advance-methane-hydrate-production-research"],"title":{"ar":"قيمة العقد","de":"Vertragswert","en":"Contract value","es":"Valor del contrato","fr":"Valeur du contrat","pt":"Valor do contrato","tr":"Sözleşme değeri"},"type":"metrics","updatedAt":"2026-10-15T08:12:31Z"}],"version":1},"data_downloads":[{"formats":{"csv":"https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/doe-alaska-methane-hydrate-research-contract-october-2026/data/methane-hydrate-contract-value?lang=en&format=csv","json":"https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/doe-alaska-methane-hydrate-research-contract-october-2026/data/methane-hydrate-contract-value?lang=en&format=json"},"id":"methane-hydrate-contract-value"}],"data_types":["metrics"],"editorial_illustration":{"alt":"Conceptual illustration of electricity generation, storage and connected data.","asset_id":"newsverum-v1-energy","avif_variants":[{"height":320,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/energy-480.avif","width":480},{"height":480,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/energy-720.avif","width":720},{"height":640,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/energy-960.avif","width":960},{"height":800,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/energy-1200.avif","width":1200},{"height":1024,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/energy-1536.avif","width":1536}],"credit":"Newsverum","documentary":false,"height":1024,"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","language":"en","scope":"topic","url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/energy-1536.webp","variants":[{"height":320,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/energy-480.webp","width":480},{"height":640,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/energy-960.webp","width":960},{"height":1024,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/energy-1536.webp","width":1536}],"width":1536},"event_id":"event-d4d1ff27-3cbc-5757-bd5a-2cbee0300456","event_period":"2026-10-14","event_period_basis":"event-or-reference-period","id":"doe-alaska-methane-hydrate-research-contract-october-2026","image":null,"importance":0.6,"language":"en","modified_at":"2026-10-15T08:58:13+00:00","publication_basis":"publication-record","published_at":"2026-10-15T08:58:13+00:00","reading_minutes":1,"region":"world","section_illustration":{"alt":"Conceptual illustration of electricity generation, storage and connected data.","asset_id":"newsverum-v1-energy","avif_variants":[{"height":320,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/energy-480.avif","width":480},{"height":480,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/energy-720.avif","width":720},{"height":640,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/energy-960.avif","width":960},{"height":800,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/energy-1200.avif","width":1200},{"height":1024,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/energy-1536.avif","width":1536}],"credit":"Newsverum","documentary":false,"height":1024,"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","language":"en","scope":"section","url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/energy-1536.webp","variants":[{"height":320,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/energy-480.webp","width":480},{"height":640,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/energy-960.webp","width":960},{"height":1024,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/energy-1536.webp","width":1536}],"width":1536},"slug":"doe-alaska-methane-hydrate-research-contract-october-2026","sources":[{"checkedAt":"2026-10-15","name":"U.S. Department of Energy, Hydrocarbons and Geothermal Energy Office","publishedAt":"2026-10-14","url":"https://www.energy.gov/hgeo/articles/energy-department-awards-498-million-advance-methane-hydrate-production-research"}],"summary":"A five-year contract will maintain a North Slope research site, with any follow-on production test dependent on a separate DOE option.","text":"A five-year contract will maintain a North Slope research site, with any follow-on production test dependent on a separate DOE option.\n\nThe U.S. Department of Energy’s Hydrocarbons and Geothermal Energy Office announced on October 14 a five-year contract worth up to $49.8 million to ASRC Consulting and Environmental Services. The work will study methane hydrates and conduct production testing at a research site on Alaska’s North Slope.\n\nThe first phase will maintain the existing site and equipment and develop plans for a possible follow-on test. Only if DOE exercises its Phase 2 option would the contractor set up temporary facilities and attempt to produce methane from targeted hydrate-bearing sections. The department says the testing is intended to assess commercial-scale potential; the award itself does not establish commercial production or prove the resource can be produced economically.","title":"DOE awards up to $49.8 million for Alaska methane-hydrate research","topics":[],"translations":[{"api_url":"https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/doe-alaska-methane-hydrate-research-contract-october-2026?lang=tr","language":"tr","url":"https://newsverum.com/tr/news/doe-alaska-methane-hydrate-research-contract-october-2026"},{"api_url":"https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/doe-alaska-methane-hydrate-research-contract-october-2026?lang=en","language":"en","url":"https://newsverum.com/en/news/doe-alaska-methane-hydrate-research-contract-october-2026"},{"api_url":"https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/doe-alaska-methane-hydrate-research-contract-october-2026?lang=ar","language":"ar","url":"https://newsverum.com/ar/news/doe-alaska-methane-hydrate-research-contract-october-2026"},{"api_url":"https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/doe-alaska-methane-hydrate-research-contract-october-2026?lang=fr","language":"fr","url":"https://newsverum.com/fr/news/doe-alaska-methane-hydrate-research-contract-october-2026"},{"api_url":"https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/doe-alaska-methane-hydrate-research-contract-october-2026?lang=es","language":"es","url":"https://newsverum.com/es/news/doe-alaska-methane-hydrate-research-contract-october-2026"},{"api_url":"https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/doe-alaska-methane-hydrate-research-contract-october-2026?lang=de","language":"de","url":"https://newsverum.com/de/news/doe-alaska-methane-hydrate-research-contract-october-2026"},{"api_url":"https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/doe-alaska-methane-hydrate-research-contract-october-2026?lang=pt","language":"pt","url":"https://newsverum.com/pt/news/doe-alaska-methane-hydrate-research-contract-october-2026"}],"url":"https://newsverum.com/en/news/doe-alaska-methane-hydrate-research-contract-october-2026"},"version":"1"}