3rd Capacity Building in Emerging Economies Workshop

Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia
January 28-29, 2008

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia hosted the 3rd CSLF Capacity Building in Emerging Economies Workshop on 28-29 January 2008 in Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia. CSLF experts from around the globe shared their experience in implementing carbon capture and storage (CCS) technologies with approximately 130 attendees representing 17 countries. His Royal Highness, Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Assistant Minister for Petroleum Affairs, of Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, opened the workshop and emphasized the role of innovation, markets, and technological development in mitigating climate change. The workshop featured four main themes: Commercial Aspects and Opportunities for Storage of CO2 in Oil and Gas Reservoirs; Technology Roadmaps and Their Importance; Issues that Impact CCS; and the Needs of Emerging Economy Countries. Another highlight of the workshop was the participation of an official from the Asian Development Bank who addressed issues of financing projects in emerging economies. The workshop was sponsored by Saudi Aramco and included a tour of Saudi Aramco’s Shaybah Gas-Oil Separation Plant.

• Workshop Agenda (pdf 116 KB)

Monday, January 28, 2008

Plenary Session

	Saudi Arabia Perspectives on CCS His Royal Highness, Prince Abdulaziz Bin Salman Bin Abdulaziz, Assistant Minister for Petroleum Affairs, Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, Saudi Arabia (pdf 128 KB)
	The Importance of Capacity Building Trude Sundset, Chair of CSLF Technical Group, Norway (pdf 9 KB)
	Introduction to the Themes of the Capacity Building Workshop Justin Swift, Chair of CSLF Capacity Building Task Force, United States (pdf 740 KB)

Theme I: Commercial Aspects & Opportunities for Storage of CO2 in Oil and Gas Reservoirs

	Moderator and Thematic Speaker Pierre Le Thiez, IFP, France (pdf 815 KB)
	CO2-EOR Operations: The IEA GHG Weyburn-Midale CO2 Monitoring & Storage Project Frank Mourits, Natural Resources Canada (pdf 3.31 MB)
	CO2-EOR Research in Saudi Aramco Nabeel I. Al-Afaleg, Saudi Aramco, Saudi Arabia (pdf 972 KB)
	Potential for CO2 Sequestration from Natural Gas Production Trude Sundset, StatoilHydro, Norway (pdf 622 KB)
	Economics of CCS for EOR Michael E. Moore, Coalition for Enhanced Oil Recovery, United States (pdf 209 KB)

Tuesday, January 29, 2008

Theme II: Technology Roadmaps and Their Importance

	Moderator and Thematic Speaker Nick Otter, ALSTOM Power Ltd., United Kingdom (pdf 164 KB)
	Saudi Aramco’s CO2 Carbon Capture & Storage Technology Roadmap Ali A. Al-Meshari, Saudi Aramco, Saudi Arabia (pdf 261 KB)
	Australia’s Carbon Dioxide Capture & Storage Technology Roadmap Dennis Van Puyvelde, Cooperative Research Center for Greenhouse Gas Technologies (CO2CRC), Australia (pdf 2.59 MB)
	Canada’s CO2 Capture and Storage Technology Roadmap Bill Reynen, National Resources Canada, Geological Survey of Canada (pdf 907 KB)
	United States Carbon Sequestration Technology Roadmap & Program Plan / FutureGen Joseph Giove, Office of Fossil Energy, United States Department of Energy (pdf 736 KB)
	The European Union’s ZEP Platform Derek Taylor, Energy Advisor, European Commission (pdf 501 KB)

Theme III: Issues that Impact CCS

	Issues that Impact CCS Derek Taylor, European Commission (pdf 22 KB)
	Legal and Regulatory Issues John Bradshaw, Geoscience Australia (pdf 71 KB)
	Risk Assessment George Guthrie, Los Alamos National Laboratory, United States (pdf 1.29 MB)
	Societal Issues related to CCS Deployment John Bradshaw, Geoscience Australia (pdf 639 KB)
	Public Outreach and Education Anne-Marie Thompson, Natural Resources Canada (pdf 650 KB)

Theme IV: The Needs of Emerging Economy Countries

	Needs of Emerging Economic Countries Ashok Bhargava, Asian Development Bank (pdf 36 KB)
	The Needs of Emerging Economy Countries - Brazil Marcelo Ketzer, PUCRS-CEPAC Carbon Research Center, Brazil (pdf 652 KB)
	Needs of Emerging Economies - India Sanjay Sharma, Central Electricity Authority, New Delhi, India (pdf 134 KB)
	Challenges of CCS Deployment - South Africa Jeff Kgobane, Department of Minerals and Energy, South Africa (pdf 797 KB)