Decarbonization
A new Xodus report finds that scaling CCS across Europe will require significant investment in dedicated CO2 shipping, port infrastructure, and hybrid transport systems—projecting a fleet of about 65 vessels, 33 ports, and rapidly increasing emissions transport by 2050.
The California Resources Corporation achieved the state’s first carbon dioxide injection into two depleted reservoirs with the potential to store 38 million tonnes.
The new technology, recently highlighted at OTC, has received a statement of maturity from ABS.
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Regulators pull from experiences in the oil and gas industry to define best stewardship practices for the nascent CCS industry. -
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 report from the Oil and Gas Climate Initiative presents data showing that its 12 member companies have reduced aggregate upstream methane intensity by 62%, routine flaring by 72%, and carbon intensity by 24% since 2017.
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A newly formed global coalition, Carbon Measures, aims to develop a ledger-based carbon accounting framework and champion market-based solutions to drive emissions reduction.
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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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APOGCE 2025 set the stage for strategic dialogues on how Asia Pacific’s upstream industry can innovate, invest, and collaborate to meet growing energy demand while advancing net-zero goals.
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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.
