中國南海可燃冰試採已滿月 總產氣量達到21萬立方米

China has extracted about 210,000 cu m of natural gas from combustible ice in the South China Sea, the Guangzhou Marine Geological Bureau said last Saturday.

廣州海洋地質調查局上週六表示，我國已在南海從可燃冰中開採出約21萬立方米的天然氣。

A month has passed since tests on extracting combustible ice began in waters near the Pearl River estuary, according to the bureau.

該局介紹稱，珠江口附近海域的可燃冰試開採工作已“滿月”。

"The process of gas production is smooth, and we are laying the foundation for the next step," a statement issued by the bureau said.

該局發佈的的通報表示：“目前產氣過程平穩，爲下一步工作奠定了基礎。”

Ye Jianliang, head of the bureau, said strict measures have been taken to protect the environment.

廣州海洋地質調查局局長葉建良表示，試開採採取了嚴格的環境保護措施。

"We are monitoring the air, sea water, seabed and the exploration equipment. We also closely follow the amount of methane and carbon dioxide," he said, adding that no pollution to the environment or geological hazards had happened so far.

他表示：“我們對大氣、海水、海底和勘探設備進行監測，還密切關注甲烷量和二氧化碳量。”他補充說道，截至目前沒有造成環境污染、未發生地質災害。

One cubic meter of combustible ice, a kind of natural gas hydrate, is equal to 164 cu m of regular natural gas.

可燃冰是一種天然氣水合物，1立方米的可燃冰相當於164立方米的常規天然氣。

International scientists have predicted that natural gas hydrate is the best replacement for oil and natural gas.

據國際科學家預測，天然氣水合物是石油、天然氣的最佳替代品。