Storing the CO2 produced by power generation and industrial processes is widely recognised as a key technological development to tackle global warming. RPS has unique capabilities in this field, and is currently advising clients on the practical considerations for CO2 storage in depleted oil and gas reservoirs. The technical challenges include a profound understanding of the subsurface geological structures, understanding the corrosive nature and other properties of CO2 under these conditions of pressure, different methods of gas injection, as well as the practical engineering issues related to the pipelines and other infrastructure.
RPS has provided a large number of
technical studies related to
sequestration for projects in
North America, the North Sea,
and the Far East. Our private
clients include Shell, BP, Mobil,
EnCana, and ConocoPhillips for
whom we have provided technical
assessments of CO2 sequestration
including acid gas disposal, enhanced
oil recovery, reservoir modelling and
risk analysis. We have also
undertaken
studies for various
government
departments,
including BERR in the UK.
Recognising the importance of an international legal framework to enable sequestration to take place, RPS have recently sponsored the web-site of the Carbon Capture Legal Programme. This website can be accessed by clicking here.