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El trabajo estudiará hidratos de metano y realizará pruebas de producción en un sitio de investigación de la vertiente norte de Alaska.","La primera fase mantendrá el sitio y los equipos existentes y preparará planes para una posible prueba posterior. Solo si el DOE ejerce la opción de la fase 2, la empresa instalaría infraestructura temporal e intentaría producir metano de secciones específicas con hidratos. El departamento afirma que las pruebas evaluarán el potencial de producción a escala comercial; el contrato no significa que ya exista producción comercial ni demuestra viabilidad económica."],"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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