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Supergiant Gas Field Found In The Mediterranean - Inori - 09-03-2015
A gas field so sizeable it is classed as a "supergiant" has been detected off the shore of Egypt. This field is the biggest known in the Mediterranean, nearly twice as large as the previous record-holder in the area.
The discovery was made by the Italian energy group ENI. The gas field – a cavern under the Earth's surface that is rich with natural gas – is easily the largest in the Mediterranean Sea, according to ENI. The find is therefore significant, since the gas can be extracted from the ground and used as fuel.
The conclusion comes from a mixture of seismic activity and data from a discovery well that is 1,450 meters (4,757 feet) deep. The field is thought to contain around 850 billion liters' (30 trillion cubic feet) worth of gas.
The gas field that held this title until now was the Leviathan gas field, off the coast of Israel. It was estimated to be a whopping 450 billion cubic meters (16 trillion cubic feet), but this is still only just over half the size of the newest field.
ENI stated that "This exploration success will give a major contribution in satisfying Egypt's natural gas demand for decades."
Naturally, there are already plans for how this natural gas will be used. Spokesman Hamdi Abdelaziz commented that "The Egyptian government is very happy with this find," and that the extracted gas will only be used for domestic consumption.
"We hope to become self-sufficient by 2020," he said, a comment that will bring relief to the country, which has been suffering power outages due to a shortage of oil and gas.
credit to IFLS where credit is due
RE: Supergiant Gas Field Found In The Mediterranean - dotcppfile - 09-03-2015
You could've just linked to the article: http://www.iflscience.com/environment/supergiant-gas-field-mediterranean-doubles-size-record since all you did was "copy paste" mate...
RE: Supergiant Gas Field Found In The Mediterranean - Inori - 09-03-2015
(09-03-2015, 09:00 PM)dotcppfile Wrote: You could've just linked to the article: http://www.iflscience.com/environment/supergiant-gas-field-mediterranean-doubles-size-record since all you did was "copy paste" mate...
yes, I c+p'd it, but I gave credit to the site. I didn't say that I wrote this story or anything.
RE: Supergiant Gas Field Found In The Mediterranean - dotcppfile - 09-03-2015
(09-03-2015, 09:14 PM)Chitoge Wrote: yes, I c+p'd it, but I gave credit to the site. I didn't say that I wrote this story or anything.
Yes I understand, just pointing out that there's no point of doing so.
RE: Supergiant Gas Field Found In The Mediterranean - mothered - 09-04-2015
(09-03-2015, 09:17 PM)dotcppfile Wrote: Yes I understand, just pointing out that there's no point of doing so.
Provided It's In compliance with forum rules, there's no problem In the nature of which It's posted.
I for one, like viewing content within the forum Itself, rather than being externally redirected. Anyhow, on topic, this just makes you wonder how much uncovered treasure Is still at large.
RE: Supergiant Gas Field Found In The Mediterranean - Dismas - 09-04-2015
Lucky find for Egypt. They'll be lucky if it isn't taken/negotiated away from them.
RE: Supergiant Gas Field Found In The Mediterranean - Eclipse - 09-04-2015
(09-04-2015, 03:28 PM)Oni Wrote: Lucky find for Egypt. They'll be lucky if it isn't taken/negotiated away from them.
God bless America and their democracy.
RE: Supergiant Gas Field Found In The Mediterranean - Satan - 09-04-2015
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Souns to me like Egypt is needin some freedom.
RE: Supergiant Gas Field Found In The Mediterranean - Dismas - 09-04-2015
(09-04-2015, 03:32 PM)Eclipse Wrote: God bless America and their democracy.
(09-04-2015, 03:34 PM)Jinx Wrote:
Souns to me like Egypt is needin some freedom.
Exactly what I was implying might happen
RE: Supergiant Gas Field Found In The Mediterranean - DarkKnight - 09-04-2015
There will be a war or somethinf over these reserves.