Carbon capture and storage
The North Sea Transition Authority said it expects interest in carbon storage to grow after UK’s second licensing round.
Propelling a proposed CCS project from the drawing board to first carbon storage requires overcoming several hurdles.
The North Sea Transition Authority has advanced the UK’s plans for carbon storage by approving the drilling of a proposed appraisal well off the coast of Teesside.
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As COP30 wrapped up in Brazil, the country finds itself at an inflection point, positioned to deliver South America’s first carbon-dioxide 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.
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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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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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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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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.
