...the spotlight of late has been on Alaska's conventional natural gas resources, methane hydrates have the potential...cubic feet. That is 200 times the nation's conventional natural gas resources and reserves. BP, and the other participants...

...test well for coal bed methane in the Mat-Su area early next year. Storm Cat Energy Corp. is looking for conventional natural gas with the test well, said chief executive Scott Zimmerman, but the project also will let the company evaluate...

...times the estimated 30 trillion cubic feet of conventional natural gas estimated to be commercially available on Alaska's...energy companies would almost certainly pursue conventional natural gas development long before they show any commercial...