Training on Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage (CCUS)

Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage (CCUS) is one of the most important technologies for reducing greenhouse gas emissions from the oil and gas industry while supporting global net-zero ambitions. CCUS enables organizations to capture carbon dioxide (CO₂) from industrial processes, transport it safely, utilize it in commercial applications, or permanently store it in deep geological formations. As governments strengthen climate policies and industries accelerate decarbonization, CCUS has become a critical component of sustainable energy strategies, emissions reduction programmes, and low-carbon investment portfolios.

This course equips participants with comprehensive knowledge and practical skills to design, evaluate, implement, and manage CCUS projects across the oil and gas value chain. Participants learn carbon capture technologies, CO₂ compression and transportation, geological storage, enhanced oil recovery (EOR), carbon utilization pathways, reservoir characterization, storage integrity, monitoring and verification systems, environmental risk management, carbon accounting, project economics, financing models, regulatory frameworks, ESG integration, and international best practices. The programme combines engineering, environmental, financial, and policy perspectives to support successful CCUS deployment.

Through technical workshops, engineering calculations, storage simulations, project planning exercises, and international case studies, participants develop the expertise required to evaluate and implement CCUS projects safely, efficiently, and economically.

Duration

10 Days

Who Should Attend

• Petroleum engineers
• Reservoir engineers
• Production engineers
• Process engineers
• Environmental engineers
• Carbon management specialists
• Sustainability and ESG managers
• Project managers
• HSE managers
• Asset integrity managers
• Geoscientists
• Pipeline engineers
• Government energy officials
• Environmental regulators
• Energy consultants

Individual Impact

Upon completing this course, participants will be able to:

• Understand the technical principles and applications of CCUS.
• Evaluate carbon capture technologies for different industrial facilities.
• Design CO₂ transportation and geological storage solutions.
• Assess reservoir suitability for long-term carbon storage.
• Apply monitoring, measurement, reporting, and verification (MMRV) systems.
• Integrate CCUS into corporate decarbonization and net-zero strategies.
• Evaluate environmental, technical, and financial risks associated with CCUS projects.
• Support regulatory compliance and carbon accounting requirements.
• Assess the commercial viability of CCUS investments.
• Enhance professional expertise in low-carbon energy technologies.

Organisational Impact

After sponsoring employees for this training, organizations will be able to:

• Develop technically sound and economically viable CCUS projects.
• Reduce greenhouse gas emissions and support net-zero commitments.
• Improve compliance with emerging carbon regulations and reporting requirements.
• Enhance ESG performance and climate-related disclosures.
• Increase opportunities for carbon utilization and enhanced oil recovery.
• Strengthen long-term storage integrity and environmental protection.
• Improve investment decisions through robust techno-economic analysis.
• Reduce climate-related business risks through decarbonization strategies.
• Position the organization as a leader in low-carbon energy innovation.
• Strengthen long-term competitiveness in the evolving global energy market.

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

• Understand CCUS technologies and their role in decarbonizing the oil and gas industry.
• Evaluate carbon capture, transport, utilization, and storage options.
• Assess geological formations for safe and permanent CO₂ storage.
• Develop economically viable CCUS implementation strategies.
• Apply monitoring, verification, and regulatory compliance frameworks.
• Integrate CCUS into corporate sustainability and energy transition plans.

Module 1: Introduction to CCUS

• Climate change and decarbonization
• Fundamentals of CCUS
• Global CCUS deployment
• Role of CCUS in the energy transition
• Practical Exercise: Assess the carbon reduction potential of a production facility.
• Case Study: Overview of a large-scale commercial CCUS project.

Module 2: Carbon Capture Technologies

• Post-combustion capture
• Pre-combustion capture
• Oxy-fuel combustion
• Emerging capture technologies
• Practical Exercise: Compare capture technologies for different industrial processes.
• Case Study: Carbon capture at a natural gas processing facility.

Module 3: CO₂ Compression and Transportation

• CO₂ compression systems
• Pipeline transportation
• Shipping and multimodal transport
• Infrastructure planning
• Practical Exercise: Design a CO₂ transportation network.
• Case Study: Cross-border CO₂ transportation infrastructure.

Module 4: Geological Storage Principles

• Reservoir geology
• Storage site selection
• Cap rock integrity
• Injection well design
• Practical Exercise: Evaluate geological suitability for carbon storage.
• Case Study: Offshore saline aquifer storage project.

Module 5: Carbon Utilization

• Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR)
• Industrial utilization pathways
• Carbon conversion technologies
• Commercial opportunities
• Practical Exercise: Assess CO₂ utilization options for an energy company.
• Case Study: CO₂-EOR implementation in a mature oil field.

Module 6: Monitoring, Measurement, Reporting, and Verification (MMRV)

• Monitoring technologies
• Leakage detection
• Storage verification
• Environmental monitoring
• Practical Exercise: Develop an MMRV plan for a storage site.
• Case Study: Long-term monitoring of a geological storage project.

Module 7: Environmental and Operational Risk Management

• Environmental risk assessment
• Health and safety considerations
• Operational risk management
• Emergency response planning
• Practical Exercise: Conduct a CCUS risk assessment.
• Case Study: Managing operational risks during CO₂ injection.

Module 8: Economics and Financing of CCUS

• Project economics
• Cost estimation
• Carbon markets and incentives
• Investment analysis
• Practical Exercise: Perform a techno-economic evaluation of a CCUS project.
• Case Study: Financing a commercial-scale CCUS development.

Module 9: Regulatory Frameworks and ESG Integration

• International CCUS regulations
• Carbon accounting
• ESG reporting
• Environmental permitting
• Practical Exercise: Develop a regulatory compliance roadmap.
• Case Study: Regulatory approval for a CCUS facility.

Module 10: CCUS Project Development and Future Trends

• Project planning and execution
• Stakeholder engagement
• Emerging CCUS technologies
• Future outlook
• Practical Exercise: Prepare a complete CCUS project implementation plan.
• Case Study: Lessons learned from successful international CCUS projects.