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Burying the problem
In the search for the best solutions for reducing carbon dioxide emissions, carbon capture and storage (CCS) — capturing the greenhouse gas and injecting into the ground instead of the atmosphere — is one of the most promising

Video: Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) at Weyburn
In this animated video, the PTRC illustrates how CO₂ is injected underground to help push more oil towards the wells.

Video courtesy: Petroleum Technology Research Centre

Video: Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) at Sleipner
Statoil demonstrates how they extract CO₂ from their natural gas production and then inject it into a saline aquifer.

Video courtesy: StatoilHydro

Carbon Capture
and Storage

Introduction
• What to do about CO2
• What is CCS

CCS Projects
• Weyburn, Sask.
• Alberta
• Global sequestering

Personal Projects
• Your carbon footprint
• The power of one

Maps
• International CCS projects
• The Weyburn pipeline

Photo Gallery
Carbon photos

Video gallery
• Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR)
• Sleipner CCS

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