'Ice gas' holds huge potential

In a dramatic leap for global energy, Japan has cracked seabed "ice gas", which could open a super-resource for that country.

It has also raised hopes New Zealand will benefit from a potentially huge source of energy here, too.

Japan said it had extracted natural "ice" gas from methane hydrates beneath the sea off its coasts in a technological coup. All the gas hydrates around the coast could meet the country's gas needs for the next century and radically change the world's energy outlook ... READ MORE

Released by Fairfax Stuff - 14 March 2013