Carbon capture and storage
Regulators pull from experiences in the oil and gas industry to define best stewardship practices for the nascent CCS industry.
EERC CEO Charles Gorecki outlines how applied research in North Dakota is helping improve oil recovery, reduce emissions, and advance carbon storage.
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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US taxpayers, investors, and the American energy sector applaud long-awaited, final regulations on the CCS tax credit. The final rules provide needed clarity on how to qualify for and use the credit. -
The first phase of the project is set for completion in 2024. As a part of the project, Equinor, Shell, and Total will establish a new joint-venture enterprise. Equinor has awarded two EPC contracts.
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The Great Plains Synfuels Plant in North Dakota has now captured 40 million metric tons of carbon dioxide, a milestone in the synthetic natural gas production facilities’ 20-year effort to lower the impacts of energy production.
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The storage of CO2 under the seabed may add millions of tons per year to global carbon-capture totals. The finance and investment sectors are recognizing the value these projects may bring to portfolios aligned with achieving climate-change goals
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The first seminar looks at carbon capture, utilization, and storage as a way to achieve net-zero emissions. The second looks at the Methane Guiding Principles and its efforts to address methane throughout the natural gas supply chain.
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As part of the agreement, Baker Hughes will accelerate the development of Compact Carbon Capture’s technology, aiming for global commercial deployment.
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To go big on capturing CO2, the oilfield service company is acquiring a company that specializes in going small.
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The challenge is immense, but the promise is, too. If the oil and gas business can scale up CO2 EOR, then it can play a very big role in mitigating climate change while offering carbon-negative fuels.
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The memorandum of understanding with Microsoft follows a conditional investment decision in May that Equinor, Shell, and Total made for the carbon capture and storage project.
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The memorandum of understanding with Microsoft follows a conditional investment decision made in May by Equinor, Shell, and Total. Pending Norwegian government approval, the final investment decision for the project is expected in late 2020 with startup expected in 2024.
