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In the News

Canada

APEGGA
Environment Committee
Carbon Storage Momentum Builds
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Carbon Capture Journal
Enhance Energy to build Alberta CO2 pipeline
July 23, 2008
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Green Business
Chair named to manage Alberta’s climate change fund
May 7, 2009
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Reuters
Problems plague Canada’s emissions trading plans
May 8, 2008
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Reuters
Pengrowth Energy Trust Announces CO2 EOR Pilot Receives Alberta Energy Funding
May 26, 2009
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United States

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Atmospheric Sciences and Global Change Division Research Highlights
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Press-Register
Alabama Power to pump carbon dioxide underground
May 21, 2009
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trib.com
Greenhouse gas revitalizes Salt Creek field
May 26, 2009
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International

businessGreen.com
China enters pact with UK carbon trading player
July 31, 2008
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EurActiv.com
Financing the low-carbon economy
Published: Thursday 8 January 2009 | Updated: Friday 16 January 2009
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Europa
Press releases RAPID
Emissions trading: EU ETS emissions fall 3 % in 2008
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Europa
Press releases RAPID
Post 2012 Carbon Credit Fund: Project Developers aim to lock in their future carbon credit revenues now
Barcelona, May 28, 2009
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guardian.co.uk
Britain's big polluters accused of abusing EU's carbon trading scheme
Tuesday 27 January 2009
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News Releases & Upcoming Events

Canada

Government of Alberta
Government moves forward on carbon capture projects
June 30, 2009
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Government of Canada
ecoEnergy Technology Initiative Call for Proposals
March 26, 2009
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Alberta Government
Field tests of carbon capture and storage to begin
October 16, 2008
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Energy Prices

Crude Oil

Alberta Department of Energy
Current Month Par Price
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EnCana
Crude Oil Pricing
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International Energy Agency (IEA)
Oil Market Report
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National Energy Board (NEB)
Crude Oil and Petroleum Products
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Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
Petroleum Products and Crude Oil Prices
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U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)
International Petroleum (Oil) Prices and Crude Oil Import Costs
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Natural Gas

Alberta Department of Energy
Monthly Reference Price Calculations
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National Energy Board
Natural Gas
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Natural Resources Canada
Natural Gas Market Update
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U.S. Energy Information Administration
Natural Gas Navigator
Topics for Natural Gas Prices
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Electricity

Alberta Department of Energy
About Electricity Prices
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National Energy Board
How Canadian Markets Work
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U.S. Energy Information Administration
International Electricity Prices and Fuel Costs
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CO2 Incentive Programs and Information

Canada

Alberta Department of Energy
Oil CO2 Royalty Credit Program
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Environment Canada
Budget 2008:
Responsible Leadership on the Environment
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Government of Canada
Pilot Emission Removals, Reductions and Learnings (PERRL)
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Natural Resources Canada
Canadas Fossil Energy Future:
The Way Forward on Carbon Capture and Storage
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Government of Alberta
Department of Energy
Innovative Energy Technologies Programs
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CO2 Potential Market Value - Commodity or Emissions Credit

Canada

Planet Ark
Carbon Emissions Trade Seen Worth C$12 Bln - CIBC
March 14, 2007
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United States

Chicago Climate Exchange Market Data
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International

carbon market info
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International Emissions Trading Association
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Planet Ark
China Carbon Price Limit Protects Market - Official
October 26, 2006
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Point Carbon
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World Business Council for Sustainable Development
Article published in Environmental Finance
16 March 2006
Companies join forces on carbon capture and storage
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World Business Council for Sustainable Development
New Carbon Standard Guarantees Environmental Integrity and Transparency for Global Offset Market
London, 19 November 2007
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CO2 Costs
(hub comment - depends on source of CO2, volume required, purity, transportation requirements, recycling potential)

Full Cycle Costs

Global carbon dioxide storage potential and costs
By ECOFYS in Cooperation with TNO
2004-EEP-02001
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EPRI
EPRI Technical Report, TR-XXXXXX, WO4603-04
Final Report, Reduction of Greenhouse Gas Emissions through Underground CO2 Sequestration in Texas Oil and Gas Reservoirs
Mark H. Holtz, Peter K. Nance, and Robert J. Finley, Assisted by Carlos Rodney, Bureau of Economic Geology, W.L.Fisher, Director ad interim, the University of Texas at Austin
1999/08/01
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Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
IPCC Special Report on Carbon dioxide Capture and Storage
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Kinder Morgan
Oil and Gas Journal, Special Report, Future of EOR and IOR, New companies, infrastructure, projects
Guntis Moritis, Production Editor
2001/05/14
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Capture Costs

Recovery of CO2 from Flue Gases: Commercial Trends
Originally presented at the Canadian Society for Chemical Engineers annual meeting, October 4 - 9, 1999, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
Dan G. Chapel and Carl L. Mariz, FluorDaniel and John Ernest, Advanced Quality Services Inc
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Sequestration Costs

GasNet O Site do Gas Natural
Capturing a CO2 Market
Modern Power Systems, October 2001
James Farley
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Laboratory for Energy and the Environment
The Economics of CO2 Storage
Gemma Heddle, Howard Herzog & Michael Klett
August 2003
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Carbon Capture and Storage From Fossil Fuel Use
Howard Herzog and Dan Golomb
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CO2 EOR/EGR Commercial/Demonstration/Pilot Projects

Canada

Apache Corporation
Sweetening the Deal
Zama Acid Gas EOR Project a Win-Win for Environment, Apache
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Apache Corporation
Apache kicks off Midale Unit CO2 EOR Project
December 2005
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ARC Energy Trust
CO2 Enhanced Recovery - Where to from here?
November 21, 2006
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EnCana Corporation
Weyburn
CO2 Miscible Flood/Sequestration
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HTC Purenergy
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Penn West Energy Trust
Crude Oil - Pembina Enhanced Recovery Project
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Reuters
Update 1-Enhance Energy plans Alberta carbon dioxide pipeline
July 10, 2008
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Alberta Government
Energy Innovation Platform of Alberta (EIPA)
CO2 Royalty Credit Program Reports
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United States

Denbury Resources Inc.
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DOE Fossil Energy Techline
DOE Oil Field Takes Pioneering Role In Large-Scale CO2 Sequestration
Project at Teapot Dome Oil Field Will Support President Bush's Climate Change Initiative
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EPRI Chemicals, Petroleum, and Natural Gas Center
Enhanced Oil Recovery Scoping Study
Prepared by Advanced Resources International, Inc.
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Kansas Geological Survey
at the University of Kansas
Field Demonstration of Carbon Dioxide Miscible Flooding
in the Lansing-Kansas City Formation Central Kansas
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National Energy Technology Laboratory
Carbon Dioxide Sequestration
CO2 Storage
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The University of Kansas
OREAD
KU researchers aim to prime oil pumps
2003/12/12
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U.S. Department of Energy
Office of Fossil Energy
Undeveloped Domestic Oil Resources Provide Foundation For Increasing U.S. Oil Supply
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U.S. Department of Energy
Office of Fossil Energy
CO2 Injection Boosts Oil Recovery, Captures Emissions
2005/01/03
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U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Fossil Energy
National Energy Technology Laboratory
Carbon Sequestration Through Enhanced Oil Recovery
program facts
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International

National Energy Technology Laboratory
United States Department of Energy
An EOR Application @ Liaohe Oil Field in China
Tests of Pumping Boiler Flue Gas into Oil Wells
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Statoil
World's largest project to use CO2 for enhanced oil recovery offshore
2006/08/03
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CO2 Engineering & Equipment

Halliburton
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SNC-Lavalin
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Union Engineering
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Wittemann
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Other CO2 Research and Sources of Information

Canada

ENCAP - Addressing the Needs to Capture CO2 Efficiently
Nils A. Rokke and Leif Brandels
Poster Paper, 7th International Conference on Greenhouse Gas Control Technologies, Vancouver Convention Centre, Canada, September 2004
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Alberta Energy and Utilities Board
Alberta Geological Survey
Evaluation of CO2 Sequestration Capacity in Oil and Gas Reservoirs in the Western Canada Sedimentary Basin
Stefan Bachu
March 2004
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Alberta Energy Research Institute
Enhanced Oil Recovery for Conventional Resources
Presented by Eddy Isaacs to the
Economics Society of Calgary
2005/06/15
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Alberta Research Council
EGR using CO2 injection
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CBC news
In Depth
Kyoto and beyond
Trading Carbon
Last updated November 3, 2006
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CBC news
In Depth
Kyoto and beyond
Piping carbon back into the ground
Last Updated March 9, 2007
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CBCnews.ca
Enbridge leads 19 companies in carbon capture project
Last Updated: Monday, February 4, 2008
The Canadian Press
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Energy INet and the University of Regina
Capture and Storage in Canada: the "Big Picture"
Presented by Malcolm Wilson at the Nova Scotia Energy R&D Forum
May 25,26 2006
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Environment Canada
Canada's GHG Inventory
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Environment Canada
Canada's New Government Announces Mandatory Industrial Targets to Tackle Climate Change and Reduce Air Pollution
April 26, 2007
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Final Draft from: The ecoENERGY Carbon Capture and Storage Task Force
Canada's Fossil Energy Future
The Way Forward on Carbon Capture and Storage
Report to: The Minister of Alberta Energy
The Minister of Natural Resources Canada
2008/01/09
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International Financial Law Review
Canada: Emissions Trading
Strikeman Elliott, LLP Toronto
July 2007
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Natural Resources Canada
CanmetENERGY
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Petroleum Technology Alliance Canada
Weyburn CO2 Monitoring Project
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University of Victoria, BC and the BC Ministry of Energy and Mines
Geofile 2003 - 11
British Columbia's CO2 Sequestration Options: CO2 Sinks and Major Stationary Point Sources
Danae A. Voormeij and George J. Simandl
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World Business Council for Sustainable Development
BC, Manitoba and US States set GHG goal
August 22, 2007
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Alberta Energy
Carbon Capture and Storage
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Alberta Energy and Utilities Board
Alberta Geological Survey
Screening and Ranking of Hydrocarbon Reservoirs for CO2 Storage in the Alberta Basin, Canada
Stefan Bachu
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Alberta Geological Survey
CO2 Emissions by Alberta's Largest Emitters (>100 kt/yr) in 2001
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Alberta Geological Survey
CO2 Sources and Basin Suitability
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Alberta Geological Survey
Carbon Dioxide & Acid Gas (CO2 & H2S) Geological Sequestration in Alberta
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Canadian Energy Research Institute
Costs for Capture and Sequestration of Carbon Dioxide in Western Canada Geologic Media
Study No. 106, June 2002, ISBN 1-896091-78-4
Larry Fisher, Trevor Sloan, and Paul Mortensen
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Climate Change Central
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Government of Alberta
Alberta first in North America to impose
greenhouse gas cuts on large industrial users
Multi-sector emission cuts come into effect July 1
July 27, 2007
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PTAC CO2 from Industrial Sources to Commercial Enhanced Oil & Gas Recovery Forum and Workshop
October 1st and 2nd, 2003
What Is Important in the Reservoir for CO2 EOR/EGR and Sequestration?
Presented by Richard Baker, EPIC Consulting Services Ltd.
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International Test Centre for CO2 Capture
University of Regina
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United States

A Collaborative Project to Capture and Store CO2 from Large Combustion Sources
Gardiner Hill and Robert J. Moore of BP
Presented at the NETL: First National Conference on Carbon Sequestration
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Evaluation of Oil Reservoir Characteristics to Assess North Dakota Carbon Dioxide Miscible Flooding Potential
By: Ralph L. Nelms, Westport Oil and Gas Company and Randolph B. Burke, North Dakota Geological Survey
North Dakota Geological Survey Investigations No. 21
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Berkley Lab
science beat
Storing CO2 Underground One Option For Mitigating Greenhouse Gases
Paul Preuss
2001/02/01
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"Next Generation CO2-EOR in the US and Globally"
Presented by Michael E. Moore, Managing Partner CO2 Global/Falcon ES
IEA: Oil and Gas Innovation in the Fossil Fuel Future
European Seminar and Dialogue
Brussels, February 23, 2006
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A Case for a CO2-EOR Market
Michael E. Moore, Managing Partner CO2 Global/Falcon ES
Presented at:
Reserve Growth Potential from CO2 Enhanced Oil Recovery Along the Gulf Coast
Houston, Texas, December 12, 2005
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Battelle, Joint Global Change Research Institute
Carbon Dioxide Capture and Geologic Storage
A Core Element of a Global Energy Technology Strategy to Address Climate Change
JJ Dooley (Lead Author), RT Dahowski, CL Davidson, MA Wise, N Gupta, SH Kim, EL Malone
2006/04/01
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Big Sky Carbon Sequestration Partnership
A new energy future for Montana, Idaho, South Dakota,
Wyoming, the Pacific Northwest and the nation
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Carbon Capture Journal
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Energy & Environmental Research Center
Plains CO2 Reduction Partnership
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Energy Information Administration
Environment energy-related emissions data & environmental analyses
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Geotimes
March 2005
Burying carbon dioxide, Part II
Megan Sever
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Geotimes
February 2005
Burying carbon dioxide, Part I
Megan Sever
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Kinder Morgan
US Industry Experience with CO2
EOR - Reservoir, Well and Surface Facility Management
Presented by Charles Fox at the PTAC Forum & Workshop
CO2 From Industrial Sources to Commercial Enhanced Oil & Gas Recovery, October 1-2, 2003
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Kinder Morgan Energy Partners
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Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
A Global but Regionally Disaggregated Accounting of CO2 Storage Capacity: Data and Assumptions for Compiling
Regional CO2 Storage Capacity Supply Curves for Incorporation within ObjECTS- MiniCAM
J.J. Dooley, S.J. Friedman
February 14, 2005
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Carbon Capture and Sequestration Technologies @ MIT
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Midwest Regional Carbon Sequestration Partnership
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National Energy Technology Laboratory
Storing CO2 with Enhanced Oil Recovery
DOE/NETL-402/1312/02-07-08
February 7, 2008
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National Energy Technology Laboratory
Sequestration Test to Demonstrate Carbon Dioxide Storage While Increasing Oil Production
June 26, 2006
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Texas Bureau of Economic Geology
CO2-Enhanced Oil Recovery Resource Potential in Texas
Potential Positive Economic Impacts
2004/04/01
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The National Energy Technology Laboratory
United States Department of Energy
Novel Technology Locates Potential Carbon Sequestration Areas
Sensors Promise Quick, Cost Effective Way of Finding Sites
August 7, 2007
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U.S. Department of Energy
Fossil Energy Techline
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U.S. Department of Energy
Fossil Energy
Carbon Sequestration
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U.S. Department of Energy
Undeveloped Domestic Oil Resources Provide Foundation For Increasing U.S. Oil Supply
An analysis by Advanced Resources International, Arlington, VA, for the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Fossil Energy
February 2006
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U.S. Department of Energy
Game Changer Improvements Could Dramatically Increase Domestic Oil Resource Recovery
An analysis by Advanced Resources International, Arlington, VA, for the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Fossil Energy
February 2006
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U.S. Department of Energy
Enhanced Oil Recovery/CO2 Injection
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U.S. Department of the Interior
USGS, science for a changing world
The Significance of Field Growth and the Role of Enhanced Recovery
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U.S. Energy Information Administration
Annual Energy Outlook 2009 with Projections to 2030
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University of Wyoming
Department of Geology and Geophysics
Enhanced Oil Recovery in Wyoming, Prospects and Challenges
Dag Nummedal / Brian Towler / Charles Mason / Myron Allen
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West Coast Regional Carbon Sequestration Partnership
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Midcontinent Interactive Digital Carbon Atlas and Relational dataBase
Kansas Geological Survey
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Midcontinent Interactive Digital Carbon Atlas and Relational dataBase
Kansas Geological Survey
Sequestration Calculators
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International

British Geological Survey
Natural Analogues for the Storage of CO2 in the Geological Environment (NASCENT)
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CAN Europe
Carbon Dioxide Capture and Storage
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Carbon Sequestration Leadership Forum
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CO2 Norway
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European Union
Options for CO2 Sequestration and Enhanced Fuel Supply
ECN-C--01-113
P. Lako
2002/04/01
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IEA Greenhouse Gas R&D Programme
Geological Storage of CO2
Risk Assessment Activities and Current Results
Presented by John Gale in Tokyo at the
AIST Workshop on CO2 Geological Storage
2005/06/03
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International Energy Agency
Energy Technology Analysis
Prospects for CO2 Capture and Storage
OECD/IEA 2004
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RITE
Research Institute of Innovative Technology for the Earth
CO2 Geological Sequestration Project
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Sharp IOR eNewsletter
CO2 for EOR in the North Sea (CENS) - Update on Project Status
February 2004
Issue 7
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UK Department of Trade and Industry
Carbon Capture & Storage
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Wikipedia
The Free Encyclopedia
Carbon capture and storage
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Coalbed Methane (CBM) and CO2 Injection Projects

First National Conference on Carbon Sequestration, May 14-17, 2001, Washington, D.C.
Environmental Enterprise: Carbon Sequestration using Texaco Gasification Process
Jeff Seabright, Arthur Lee, Richard Weissman PhD., Texaco Inc.
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CO2 Capture Project
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Advanced Resources International, Inc.
Geological Sequestration of CO2 in Deep, Unmineable Coalbeds
An Integrated Research and Commercial-Scale Field Demonstration Project
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CBM - Related Costs

The Society for Organic Petrology
Coalbed Methane Selected References (Revised November 2001)
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Other CBM Sources of Information

Canada

Alberta Energy and Utilities Board
Alberta Geological Survey
Publications
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Alberta Research Council
CARBON CONVERSION CAPTURE AND STORAGE: Reports and Publications
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Alberta Science and Research Authority
ASRA & Alberta - Success Stories
Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions
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Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers
Natural Gas from Coal
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Canadian Society for Unconventional Gas
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Government of Alberta
Energy
The Potential for Coalbed Methane (CBM) Development in Alberta
Prepared for the Alberta Department of Energy by mHeath & Associates
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Government of Alberta
Energy
Coalbed Methane
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Government of British Columbia
Ministry of Energy and Mines
Coalbed Methane in British Columbia
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Petroleum Technology Alliance of Canada
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U.S. Energy Information Administration
Country Analysis Briefs
Canada
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United States

U.S. Department of Energy
Federal Energy Technology Center
Carbon Dioxide Sequestration Potential in Coalbed Deposits
Charles W. Byrer and Hugh D. Guthrie
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U.S. Department of Energy
Office of Scientific & Technical Information
Carbon Dioxide Reuse and Sequestration: The State of the Art Today
Sally Benson(LBNL) / Thomas Dorchak (NETL) / Gary Jacobs (ORNL) / James Ekmann(NETL) / Jim Bishop (LBNL) / Thomas Grahame (DOE)
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Coalbed Methane Outreach Program (CMOP)
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