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- Methane hydrate is formed when hydrogen-bonded water and methane gas come into contact at high pressures and low temperatures in oceans.
- It is estimated that one cubic meter of methane hydrate contains 160-180 cubic meters of methane.
- Methane Hydrates have been found in KG Basin
- Even the lowest estimate of methane present in the methane hydrates in KG Basin is twice that of all fossil fuel reserves available worldwide.
- the rate of biogenic methane generation in KG Basin hydrates to be 0.031 millimoles methane/gTOC/Day,
- total deposits of methane estimated is around 0.56 to 7.68trillion cubic feet (TCF).
