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E3S Web of Conf.
Volume 230, 2021
IV International Scientific and Technical Conference “Gas Hydrate Technologies: Global Trends, Challenges and Horizons” (GHT 2020)
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| Article Number | 01007 | |
| Number of page(s) | 8 | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202123001007 | |
| Published online | 18 January 2021 | |
A review of the gas hydrate distribution offshore Chilean margin
1 Valparaiso, Chile
2 National Institute of Oceanography and Applied Geophysics – OGS, Borgo Grotta Gigante 42/C, Trieste, Italy
3 Università di Bologna, Dipartimento di Fisica e Astronomia, Sezione Geofisica, 40127, Bologna, Italy
* Corresponding author: lacruzvargas@gmail.com
In last decades, the Chilean margin has been extensively investigated to better characterize the complex geological setting through the acquisition of geophysical data and, in particular, seismic lines. The analysis of seismic lines allowed identifying the occurrence of gas hydrates and free gas in many places along the margin. Clearly, the gas hydrate reservoir could be a strategic energy reserve for Chile, but, on the other hand, the dissociated of gas hydrate due to climate change could be an issue to face. Moreover, this region is characterized by large and mega-scale earthquakes that may contribute to gas hydrate dissociation and consequent submarine slides triggering. In this context, Chilean margin should be considered a natural laboratory to study the hydrate system evolution.
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