Company/Alliance: BP (32%), Sontrach (35%) and Statoil (32%)
Location: Algeria
Start Date: 2004
Size: 1.2 Mt/Yr
CO2 Source: Gas Processing from In Salah Oil Field
Storage: Depleated Gas reservoir (1800m depth)
Motivation/Economics: Set precidents for regulations and verification of CO2 storage and obtain Carbon tax credits
Comments: The formation has an estimated 17 Million Tonnes total storage lifetime. No Leakage of CO2 has so far occurred. CO2 costs $6 US /Tonne CO2. Injection is via horizontal well.
Project Link: BP In Salah project website
Other Sources and Press Release:
Monitoring CO2 storage
BP In Salah Powerpoint
Statoil Injection Cost Estimate
