About this Workshop

Geological Storage of CO2
Can it gain public confidence?

The need to drastically reduce global greenhouse gas emissions, primarily CO2, is now being progressively recognised at an international level. According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), by 2050, 5 billion tons of CO2 per year could be avoided through CO2 Capture and Storage (CCS), representing a 16% contribution to the reduction of global emissions needed to limit climate disruption.

To date, the technology as a whole has only been deployed at a few pilot sites around the world (Sleipner, Weyburn, In Salah, etc.). The full technology and process chain remains to be validated, as soon as possible, at industrial scale. The stakes are high: more than 5 billion tons of CO2 would mean the equivalent
of more than 5000 Sleipner-type sites.

CO2 geological storage is undoubtedly the part of the CCS chain that hinges most on gaining public confidence and that will provide the focus for the widespread acceptance of the chain as a whole. Standards for the candidate selection, construction, monitoring and remedial actions have to be established. The efficiency and security of the storage site must not only be controlled in the short term, during the few decades of injection and monitoring, but also in the long term (hundreds to thousands of years). CO2 storage makes use of proven technologies that have been employed in the oil industry for many decades already. Oil and gas fields have demonstrated their capacity to contain fluids for millions of years. However, it remains to be shown under which conditions hydrocarbon reservoirs or saline aquifers, as key storage candidates, fulfil the requirements as long term CO2 storage complexes. This assessment needs to consider the highest possible safety and environmental standards, which also applies for storage construction and a sustainable monitoring effort.

This workshop will analyse the lifecycle of a storage facility from site selection through operation to long term monitoring. It will be dedicated to sharing the views of the many technical disciplines involved in these issues, taking into account public perception as a key stakeholder, to try to establish a roadmap to efficient and cost effective storage.

Who Should Attend?

This workshop is designed to enable interaction between the various stakeholders from the CCS community, primarily:

• Professionals from the oil and gas industry who are involved in evaluating, designing, building and monitoring CO2 storage sites
• Professionals from the industry at large, in particular from the energy sector (e.g. power generation) who capture CO2 and are involved in the storage process

FORMAT

Two and a half days of informal sessions, with a number of short presentations and breakout discussions per session, and an evening welcome reception and dinner on Tuesday 1 June. Full details will be provided with your registration pack.

ATTENDANCE

70-80 delegates from relevant disciplines with proven experience and/or knowledge of the subject areas being covered.

CONTINUING EDUCATION UNITS

The workshop qualifies for SPE Continuing Education Units (CEU), at the rate of 0.1 CEU per hour of the workshop.

SCRIBE’S REPORT

The steering committee will appoint a scribe to make a full report of the workshop, summarising all presentations and discussion. This report will be circulated to all attendees. The copyright of the scribe’s report will belong to SPE.

ATTENDANCE CERTIFICATE

All attendees will receive a certificate from SPE attesting to their participation.

CANCELLATION POLICY

Written notice received 30 days before the starting date of the workshop entitles registrants to a 50% refund. There will be no refund for cancellations received after this time.

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