Carbon capture and storage
Following the start of injection in August, Northern Lights has issued the very first set of certificates documenting that the carbon dioxide captured from the Heidelberg Materials cement factory has been transported and stored permanently in the Aurora reservoir.
As COP30 wrapped up in Brazil, the country finds itself at an inflection point, positioned to deliver South America’s first CO₂ injection by mid-2026.
The 14 available locations are estimated to be able to provide up to 2 gigatonnes of additional carbon-dioxide storage capacity.
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The ruling means the state will take over permitting and enforcement of EPA regulations pertaining to all classes of wells, including injection wells for carbon dioxide storage. -
Petronas CCS Ventures receives Malaysia’s first offshore assessment permit for carbon capture and storage in the Duyong field offshore Peninsular Malaysia.
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Regulators pull from experiences in the oil and gas industry to define best stewardship practices for the nascent CCS industry.
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EERC CEO Charles Gorecki outlines how applied research in North Dakota is helping improve oil recovery, reduce emissions, and advance carbon storage.
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This article is the fifth in a Q&A series from the SPE Research and Development Technical Section focusing on emerging energy technologies. In this edition, Shantanu Agarwal, founder and CEO of Mati Carbon, discusses how the company’s approach to carbon removal led to winning the Musk Foundation’s XPRIZE in 2025.
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The publication highlights the role of carbon capture and storage (CCS) in the energy transition and how the oil and gas industry can support the uptake of CCS technologies and presents case studies from Ipieca members.
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The Global CCS Institute released its Global Status of CCS 2025 report, which states that the number of operating CCS facilities has grown to 77 with a capability of storing 64 mtpa.
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COP30 in Brazil represents a historic first, with the country being the first COP host to have a national CCUS law, an operating direct air capture plant, a project nearing CO₂ injection for pure geological storage, and more.
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Australia’s H2Perth blue and green hybrid hydrogen project is expected to benefit from carbon credits from the offshore Bonaparte carbon storage facility where Inpex and TotalEnergies are drilling appraisal wells together with Woodside.
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The carbon capture and storage system is expected to transport and store up to 680,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide per year in Louisiana.
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