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Worldwide distribution of deep-water fluid venting and potential occurrences of gas hydrate accumulations

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Geological investigations of the World ocean during the last decade have revealed about 70 deep-water fluid vent sites and their sea-bottom indirect indications. We have reason to suppose that most of fluid vents located within a gas hydrate stability zone are associated with gas hydrate accumulations. This type of accumulation is of special interest because they are formed close to the seafloor; they are relatively free resources and possibly could become one of the first productive gas hydrate formations to be exploited.

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The authors would like to acknowledge T. Matveeva and V. Kaulio from the Laboratory for Gas Hydrates (VNIIOkeangeologia) for the fruitful cooperation. We thank Dr. A. Judd and Dr. Nisbet for their helpful reviews, and Dr. Akhmetzhanov and Dr. G. Glasby for their text corrections. This work has been supported by the Russian Foundation for Basic Research (grants 02-05-64346).

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Mazurenko, L.L., Soloviev, V.A. Worldwide distribution of deep-water fluid venting and potential occurrences of gas hydrate accumulations. Geo-Mar Lett 23, 162–176 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00367-003-0146-x

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