Project Leader: Shyam Chand
Project duration: 01. October 2006 - 31. May 2010
Gas Hydrates on the Norway - Barents Sea - Svalbard margin (GANS) is an initiative by five research institutions and the Norwegian Deepwater Programme, SEABED III.
The main aim of GANS is to quantify gas accumulations in the 1) form of hydrates in sediments on the Norway - Barents Sea - Svalbard (NBS) margin; including an assessment of their dynamics and impacts on the seabed, and 2) their response on sediments and biota, to provide knowledge vital for a safe exploitation in oil and gas production.
The overall objective is to make a coordinated effort on a national level to achieve the main objective by the following sub-goals:
- Geophysical characterisation of gas hydrates
- Geological and geochemical setting of gas hydrate reservoirs and seeps
- Gas hydrate dissociation and its effects on geomechanical properties
- Theoretical and experimental evaluation of gas hydrate dynamics