On 25/06/2015 17:04, Jethro_uk wrote:
....
Russia seems to breed scientists that are not constrained by western
dogma (there's a surprise).

When I worked at British Gas, a senior colleague was working with Russia
on designing their high-pressure grid (the UK one being the envy of the
world). He reported that their scientists were convinced the crust of the
Earth was supported on a layer of methane ...

Not sure about that, but it is certainly suggested that, if you go deep
enough, there is a point at which you will only find gas, without any
oil deposits. Any oil that used to exist having been converted to gas by
thermal cracking.

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Colin Bignell