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Potential for CO2 storage in depleted gas fields at the Dutch Continental Shelf

To investigate the opportunities for CO2 storage in the Dutch sector of the North sea, the Netherlands Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Association (NOGEPA) together with the Ministry of Economic Affairs of the Netherlands (MEA) have initiated a study to investigate in depth the offshore CO2 storage capacity including the time frame in which this capacity (reservoirs, installations and pipelines) becomes available. The required study is split in 2 phases. The first phase focuses on technical details of gas reservoirs, installations and pipelines and the second phase on the development of storage scenario’s and the cost aspects based on the results of the first study phase. The first phase of the study has been executed in cooperation between DHV BV, unit Industrial Safety and Environment, and TNO’s Advisory Group for the MEA.