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Jaap Breunese is a physicist and principal consultant at TNO鈥檚 unit Energy and Materials Transition. He serves as an advisor to the Dutch ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate. His main focus is on the effective and responsible use of the Dutch subsurface resources, including geothermal energy, storage of hydrogen in salt caverns, and the subsurface sequestration of CO₂.

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Jaap will present on the current status and perpectives for CCS in the Netherlands, and on the lessons learned so far.

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Michael Buckland-Nicks is a Program Officer with the Marine Programs at Environment and Climate Change Canada. Since 2021, Michael has been working for the National Capital Region on science and policy issues related to CO2 storage in sub-seabed geological formations, marine geoengineering, and the re-use of dredged and excavated materials. Before that, Michael worked for 5 years in Vancouver with the Pacific & Yukon Region as a specialist in Geographic Information Systems and as a permit officer for disposal at sea. Michael received his Masters degree in Applied Science from Saint Mary鈥檚 University in 2018 and currently lives in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

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The London Protocol (1996) is a global treaty that aims to control and prevent marine pollution by prohibiting the disposal of wastes at sea. Canada meets these international obligations through the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (CEPA) Disposal at Sea provisions. Only a short list of approved substances can be disposed of at sea, and only after they have been assessed and a permit has been issued by Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC). Currently, the list does not include Carbon Dioxide (CO₂) streams, therefore a regulatory framework is needed to store CO₂ in sub-seabed geological formations in Canadian waters. In recent years, there has also been growing interest in ocean-based carbon dioxide removal techniques, as well as other types of marine geoengineering, which lacks a complete regulatory regime in Canada.

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Maurice Dusseault is a Professor of Geological Engineering at the University of Waterloo.  In his 46-year career, he has published over 190 Journal publications, 500 full-text conference articles, two books and many chapter contributions, received many patents related to subsurface technology, given short courses in over 20 countries, lectured in 35 countries on oil and gas-related issues, and started six companies.  Maurice has authored many consulting reports for over 40 companies.  He served the Alberta government as a special science advisor for seven years, sat on expert panels for hydraulic fracturing, deep well disposal, and other issues for four Canadian provinces, American government agencies, and industry. He holds a BSc (1971) and PhD (1977) from the University of Alberta and is a PEng in Alberta and Ontario.  

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Massive carbon dioxide (CO₂) sequestration in the deep subsurface 鈥� 鈥淕eostorage鈥� 鈥� is proposed for large emissions point sources to reduce the overall input of CO₂ to the atmosphere. At suitable depths (>800 m) and temperatures, CO₂ exists as a relatively dense supercritical fluid (scCO₂) about 75-80% of the density of water (蟻_scCO2 鈮� 0.75-0.80 g/cm³).  Geostorage involves placing this fluid into the pores of suitably porous, permeable strata.  However, because of several physical mechanisms in porous media, only a small fraction of the pore volume (PV) in sediments will be available. PV access is affected by these processes: gravity override, viscous fingering, heterogeneity channelling, capillary blockage, and regional pressurization. Derisking Geostorage projects requires good probabilistic estimates of PV access and injection rates.  To achieve this, good geoscience data are integrated, reservoir engineering studies are carried out, and estimates of the uncertainty are made.  Then, proponents are better equipped to execute technical and economic modeling before expensive drilling is undertaken.  Once initial test wells are drilled, extensive data are collected to further derisk the project before it is designed, permitted, and built.  

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I am currently working at NORCE 鈥� Norwegian Research Centre, as senior advisor and business developer CCUS and within IOR/EOR. I was trained as reservoir engineer and holds PhD degree from The Norwegian Technology and Natural Sciences (NTNU). I have worked within R&D institutions for more than 20 years, but also worked for DISKOS project (1995-2005) for E&P Data Management and as special research engineer at Total E&P Norway (2005-2025). I was director of the National IOR Centre of Norway (2019-2021) and now as deputy director of the National Centre Sustainable Utilization of Subsurface of the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS2030 鈥� ). In addition, I am working on a number of research projects within CCUS, H2 and IOR.

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This presentation will give a brief description of the NCS2030 research centre and its main research topics related to the Norwegian Continental shelf (NCS). As a matured oil and gas province, NCS is transitioning toward net-zero emission oil and gas production at the same time becoming an important actor for CO2 storage with its large subsurface resources. NCS2030 will contribute to optimise and maximise the subsurface utilization to tackle the future industrial challenges and at the same time minimise the environmental footprint.

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Brad Hayes is President of Petrel Robertson Consulting Ltd., a geoscience and engineering consulting firm providing professional advice to clients working in oil and gas, helium and lithium exploration, water resource management, carbon sequestration and geothermal energy.

Brad holds a PhD in geology from the University of Alberta, and has 40 years of diverse experience applying subsurface geoscience in resource industries. He is Outreach Director for the Canadian Society for Evolving Energy, and a Past-President of the Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologists.  He is a member of the Energy Resources Technical Advisory Committee for Geoscience BC and a Fellow of the Balsillie School for International Affairs.

Brad is an Adjunct Professor in the University of Alberta Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, and a sessional lecturer in Earth and Environmental Sciences at Mount Royal University. Leading a team supported by U of A and CSEE, he has developed a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) 鈥�21^st Century Energy Transition 鈥� How do We Make it Work?鈥� as a product of extensive research and consultation on modern energy issues.

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A high-level assessment of carbon sequestration capacity in the subsurface of northeastern British Columbia was recently completed for Geoscience BC, a provincially-funded organization generating geoscience knowledge to support energy and minerals development in BC. The work built on previously-completed regional mapping and characterization of oil- and gas-bearing aquifers for resource characterization and water and waste disposal assessment. Results will enable future CCS operators to prioritize prospective sequestration sites and stratigraphy.

Hickson has over 40 years鈥� experience in geothermal development ranging from scientist to technology expert to corporate executive. She has worked in multiple countries undertaking exploration and development projects ranging from l