China conducted its first operation to extract natural gas from gas hydrates in the South China Sea in 2017. Photo: Reuters
China extracts 861,400 cubic metres of natural gas from ‘flammable ice’ in South China Sea
- Volume of fuel extracted from gas hydrates is a new world record, natural resources ministry says
- Month-long trial also sets a ‘solid technical foundation for commercial exploitation’, it says
China conducted its first operation to extract natural gas from gas hydrates in the South China Sea in 2017. Photo: Reuters
