On 26 March 2013 during the 60th CCOP Steering Committee Meeting in Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand, CCOP and GCCSI signed the Agreement to implement the Facilitation Phase (Year 1) of the 4-year CCS-M with a fund commitment from GCCSI in the amount AUD0.5 Million. This marks another milestone in CCOP with a new and very prestigious partner in GCCSI that vigorously advocates for CCS as one of the options required to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, both from the power generations and industrial sources.
The goal of the CCS-M is to enable the government organizations in the CCOP Member Countries to:
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Provide a high level overview of the potential for large-scale CO2 storage;
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Enhance their capacity and capability in the assessment of geological sites for the safe and long-term storage of CO2; and
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Increase their understanding of the potential of CO2 for enhanced oil/gas recovery
Signing on behalf of CCOP is Dr. R. Suhkyar, Chairman of the CCOP Steering Committee and Permanent Representative of Indonesia to CCOP. Mr. Holger Bietz, General Manager for Projects, Financial and Commercial, signed on behalf of GCCSI. Signing as witnesses were Prof. Dr. He Qingcheng, CCOP Technical Secretariat and Dr. Elmer Billedo, Vice-Chairman, CCOP Steering Committee and Deputy Permanent Representative of the Philippines to CCOP.
The Launching Seminar of CCS-M will be conducted on 29 April 2013 in Bali, Indonesia. This will be followed by the CCS-M Training Course 1: Geological Storage Selection and Characterization on 30 April – 3 May 2013, also in Bali. It is important to note that the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Jakarta has committed to contribute some funds to support the said Seminar and training course.
The total budget requirement of CCS-M is USD2.0 Million. During the Facilitation Phase, the CCOP TS will continue to promote Program and seek for additional funding to support the technical activities planned for the next three (3) years.
