C02 CAPTURE PROJECT STARTS PHASE TWO.

The CO2 Capture Project (CCP) has commenced the second phase of an important and strategic project to develop technologies that could mitigate GreenHouse Gas (GHG) emissions. CCP is a Joint Industry Project whose participants are BP, ChevronTexaco, ConocoPhillips, Eni, Hydro, Petrobras, Royal Dutch/Shell Group of Companies (Shell) and Suncor.

CO2 Capture and Storage (CCS) is a technique to capture and geologically store the CO2 associated with the use of energy derived from fossil fuels. CCS is gaining increasing support as an option for mitigating GHG emissions.

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