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In Salah Fact Sheet: Carbon Dioxide Capture and Storage Project

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

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