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Le projet étudiera les hydrates de méthane et mènera des essais de production sur un site de recherche du versant nord de l’Alaska.","La première phase maintiendra le site et les équipements existants et préparera un éventuel essai ultérieur. L’entreprise ne mettrait en place des installations temporaires pour tenter de produire du méthane à partir de couches ciblées contenant des hydrates que si le DOE exerce l’option de phase 2. Le ministère indique que les essais doivent évaluer le potentiel d’une production à l’échelle commerciale; le contrat ne signifie pas qu’une telle production existe ni que la ressource est économiquement exploitable."],"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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