Evidence of intense methane seepages from molybdenum enrichments in gas hydrate-bearing sediments of the northern South China Sea

F Chen, Y Hu, D Feng, X Zhang, S Cheng, J Cao, H Lu… - Chemical …, 2016 - Elsevier
The application of molybdenum (Mo) enrichment to sediments can potentially provide
unique constraints on the methane seepage dynamics at continental margins. We report …

Recent advances on natural gas hydrate exploration and development in the South China Sea

JW Liu, XS Li - Energy & fuels, 2021 - ACS Publications
Because of the urgency of energy transition for a net-zero society, the world's gas demand is
rapidly increasing. Natural gas hydrate (NGH) is regarded as the next alternate energy …

A geophysical review of the Seabed Methane Seepage features and their relationship with gas hydrate systems

J Yang, M Lu, Z Yao, M Wang, S Lu, N Qi, Y Xia - Geofluids, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Seabed methane seepage has gained attention from all over the world in recent years as an
important source of greenhouse gas emission, and gas hydrates are also regarded as a key …

Multiple sulfur isotope constraints on sulfate-driven anaerobic oxidation of methane: Evidence from authigenic pyrite in seepage areas of the South China Sea

Z Lin, X Sun, H Strauss, Y Lu, J Gong, L Xu, H Lu… - … et Cosmochimica Acta, 2017 - Elsevier
Multiple sulfur isotope signatures and secondary ion mass spectroscopy (SIMS) sulfur
isotope compositions of pyrite from two seafloor sites (DH-CL11 and HD109) in seepage …

Dynamic accumulation of gas hydrates associated with the channel-levee system in the Shenhu area, northern South China Sea

W Zhang, J Liang, Z Wan, P Su, W Huang… - Marine and Petroleum …, 2020 - Elsevier
Research on the formation and distribution of submarine channel systems and associated
gas-bearing fluids is of great significance for gas hydrate exploration. Disseminated gas …

Production-induced instability of a gentle submarine slope: Potential impact of gas hydrate exploitation with the huff-puff method

L Tan, F Liu, Y Huang, G Crosta, P Frattini, X Cen - Engineering Geology, 2021 - Elsevier
Natural gas in clathrate hydrates is regarded as a potential energy source that has received
increased attention to optimize production strategies with controllable impacts on the …

Three dimensional seismic studies of deep-water hazard-related features on the northern slope of South China Sea

D Chen, X Wang, D Völker, S Wu, L Wang, W Li… - Marine and Petroleum …, 2016 - Elsevier
Mass transport deposits and geological features related to fluid flow such as gas chimneys,
mud diapirs and volcanos, pockmarks and gas hydrates are pervasive on the canyon …

Geophysical evidence for gas hydrate accumulation related to methane seepage in the Taixinan Basin, South China Sea

X Wang, B Liu, J Qian, X Zhang, Y Guo, P Su… - Journal of Asian Earth …, 2018 - Elsevier
Seafloor features, seismic amplitude anomaly, geophysical attributes, and chemosynthetic
community are different in the methane seepage areas of Taixinan Basin, South China Sea …

Geochemical record of methane seepage in authigenic carbonates and surrounding host sediments: A case study from the South China Sea

Y Hu, L Chen, D Feng, Q Liang, Z Xia… - Journal of Asian Earth …, 2017 - Elsevier
Sediments at marine methane seep sites provide potential archives of past fluid flow that
serve to explore seepage activities over time. Three gravity cores (D-8, DF, and D-7) were …

Multiple sulfur isotopic evidence for the origin of elemental sulfur in an iron-dominated gas hydrate-bearing sedimentary environment

Z Lin, X Sun, H Strauss, Y Lu, ME Böttcher… - Marine Geology, 2018 - Elsevier
Elemental sulfur is commonly regarded as the product of oxidative sulfur cycling in the
sediment. However, reports on the occurrence of elemental sulfur in seepage areas are few …