Gas hydrate exploration is a nascent science and various countries are involved in R & D activities to develop dependable techniques for detection and quantification of gas hydrates in sediments. In view of the above Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) had started a mission mode mega program for gas hydrate studies in India and entrusted these jobs to three national laboratories: National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT), Chennai, National Geophysical Research Institute (NGRI), Hyderabad and National Institute of Oceanography (NIO), Goa. |
