More oil and less CO2 in Norway

In early 2006, Shell and Statoil announced the development of the world's largest offshore project to store CO2 and enhance oil recovery off the coast of Norway.

With the design proposed, nearly all the CO2 from a new gas-fired power plant and a methanol facility would be injected into two offshore oil fields. The CO2 would be stored permanently and used to improve the flow and increase recovery of oil from the fields. As a result, local power supplies would be improved and energy security enhanced. CO2 emissions would be reduced by up to 2.5 million tonnes a year - equivalent to taking half a million cars off the road.

→ Shell Sustainability Report 2006

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