....facilitates the logistics necessary to bring Sellers, Buyers and Auxiliary Service Providers together for the purpose of concluding successful buy/sell transactions.

....is an on-line trading platform which allows participants to quickly locate and respond to potential project partners, identifying the buy/sell options needed to effectively compete within an emerging marketplace.

....offers producers and users of CO₂ the opportunity to participate in the Market Floor auction function either as Hosts, by posting volumes of CO₂ offered for sale or requested, or as Bidders, by responding to postings.

• As a registered Seller of CO₂ in an auction event: post volumes available for sale and receive offers from potential Buyers based upon product purity, temperature, pressure, availability and price.

• As a registered Buyer of CO₂ in an auction event: post requests for CO₂ and receive offers from Sellers to provide product that meets the specifications required. Purification and transportation auctions are automatically opened within a unique and seamless multi-level trading platform to provide consolidated service and least-cost delivered price options to the Buyer.

• As a registered Auxiliary Service Provider: monitor the supply/demand specifications of the CO₂ supplies being offered for sale, then bid to provide the purification, transportation, compression or storage service components which may be required to effectively deliver the product to the field within the desired specifications of the Buyer; also monitor direct requests for Auxiliary Services which may be required by either Buyers or Sellers.

• As a registered Trader of Emission Reduction Credits (ERCs): either post or request ERCs that are verified and registered in accordance with the established protocols in the applicable jurisdictions.

• Transactions are deemed 'successful' upon acceptance by the auction Host.

Sellers and Buyers of CO₂ and ERCs will receive the additional benefit of company specific volume monitoring/reporting through participation in the CO₂ hub Market Floor and the completion of successful transactions.

Volumes of CO₂ bought and sold through the Market Floor are tracked and available for downloading by registered buyers and sellers at their convenience. These confirmations could serve to support subsequent applications for emissions credits.

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