This integrated large-scale pilot project, located at a coal-to-chemicals company in the Ordos Basin of China’s Shaanxi Province, is capturing carbon dioxide (CO₂) from a coal gasification plant via a commercial chilled methanol process, transporting the CO₂ by tanker truck to a nearby oil field, and utilizing the CO₂ for enhanced oil recovery (EOR). The project's overall objective is to demonstrate the viability of a commercial EOR project in China. The Jingbian Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) Project includes capture and injection of up to about 50,000 tonnes per year of CO₂. There will also be a comprehensive measurement, monitoring, and verification regime for both surface and subsurface monitoring of the injected CO₂. This project is intended to be a model for efficient exploitation of Shaanxi Province’s coal and oil resources, as it is estimated that more than 60% of stationary source CO₂ emissions in the province could be utilized for EOR.

Recognized by the Carbon Sequestration Leadership Forum (CSLF) at its Regina meeting in June 2015.

Links to more information:

• Presentation at CSLF Technical Group Meeting (June 2015)