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SPE In Focus: Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage

Emerging knowledge and resources on prevailing energy topics from SPE industry experts

SPE is firmly focused on the future of our industry. Here, our member experts focus on carbon capture, utilization and storage, including the goals of net zero. Join in the discussion of new technologies, challenges and opportunities, the latest news and developments, and opportunities to grow your knowledge.

Discussions: New Technologies and Opportunities

Digitally Enabling CCUS Projects at Speed and Scale

The Role of Pressure Transient Analysis in CCUS Projects

We Are Delivering the Energy Transition Through Hydrogen and CCUS

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Current Carbon Capture News: Journal of Petroleum Technology

Europe’s CCUS Buildout: Infrastructure, Shipping, and the Path to 2050 Carbon Transport

26 June 2026
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.

California Sees Its First Carbon Storage Injection

17 June 2026
The California Resources Corporation achieved the state’s first carbon dioxide injection into two depleted reservoirs with the potential to store 38 million tonnes.

CCS Well Approvals Build, Submissions Slow

12 June 2026
Research by Enervus sees early 2026 permitting activity for the carbon capture and storage wells pointing to a growing approval queue, even while the rate of applications eases.

TCP and Acidizing Operation Achieved Into Depleted Gas Reservoir for CCUS Project

01 June 2026
This paper presents a case study of oriented tubing-conveyed perforation followed by an acidizing operation to overcome technical challenges posed by a depleted reservoir targeted for a carbon capture, utilization, and storage project.

US Startup Successfully Tests CO2 Mineralization Using EOR‑Style Injections

03 May 2026
Cella’s approach borrows established EOR practices to mineralize pure‑phase CO2 in basalt rocks while reducing water requirements.

Does the CCUS Puzzle Have All Its Pieces?

01 May 2026
Experts and industry leaders gathered in The Woodlands, Texas, recently to sift through the challenges of carbon capture, utilization, and storage. The puzzle is coming together, but some critical pieces are still needed before the results look like the picture on the box.

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SPE Resources

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Webinars

CCS – CO2 Storage Management and Key Technical Challenges Regulators Face – “Monitoring, Modeling, Sampling & Containment”: CO₂ Resource Storage Management System (SRMS) and technical challenges for regulators.

Flow Assurance for CCS: Why flow assurance is critical to design in the booming carbon capture and storage industry.

The Practical Aspects of CCS Project Planning for the P&F Community: Discusses total systems planning from emitter to the subsurface interfaces, flow assurance challenges, operations planning, and available resources.

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