This is a large-scale project that will store approximately 120 million tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO₂) in a water-bearing sandstone formation two kilometers below Barrow Island, off the northwest coast of Australia. The CO₂ stored by the project will be extracted from natural gas being produced from the nearby Gorgon Field and injected at approximately 3.5 to 4 million tonnes per year. There is an extensive integrated monitoring plan, and the objective of the project is to demonstrate the safe commercial-scale application of greenhouse gas storage technologies at a scale not previously attempted.

Recognized by the Carbon Sequestration Leadership Forum (CSLF) at its Warsaw meeting in October 2010.

Links to more information:

• Project website
• Presentation at CSLF Technical Group Meeting (March 2010)