Suchergebnisse

This article offers a comparative analysis of the emergence of CO2 capture and storage (CCS) activities and strategies in three multinational oil and gas companies. Exxon/ExxonMobil was first to make plans for a major, pioneering CCS project, but later pursued a relatively cautious strategy. In contrast, BP showed little interest in CCS up until 1997, but from that point on developed a particularly ambitious strategy. Statoil, meanwhile, has been relatively strongly involved in CCS activities for a long time. An explanatory framework with potential for wider application is developed, highlighting how the overall compatibility of CCS with oil and gas industry characteristics created a strategic dilemma for the companies. In explaining their responses, the article emphasizes the process towards institutionalization of CCS as a widely recognized mitigation option, and the three companies' different climate change strategies.

VTT Tiedotteita - Research Notes 2556 ; The objective of this study is to give an overview of the potential for applying CCS in the Nordic countries (Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Norway and Iceland). The realistic potential of CCS in the region has been evaluated by taking into account existing and future energy systems and policies, emission sources, potential storage sites, technological, economical and political constraints as well as public acceptance. Special attention has been given to identifying promising regional CCS solutions that would have a significant CO2 emission reduction potential and could possibly involve cooperation between Nordic countries with synergical benefits for these. The report includes mapping of CO2 emissions in the Nordic countries from major sources, mapping and quantification of storage possibilities as well as scenarios of possible future CCS deployment in the region. In addition to the mapping, an overview of relevant CCS technology development and R&D activities in the Nordic countries is given. Public awareness of CCS, energy and climate policy frameworks, as well as political issues relevant to the deployment of CCS in the Nordic countries are also addressed.