This is a large-scale project, located near Natchez, Mississippi, United States, that involves transport, injection, and monitoring of approximately one million tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO₂) per year into a deep saline reservoir associated with a commercial enhanced oil recovery operation, but the focus of this project will be on the CO₂ storage and monitoring aspects. The project will promote the building of experience necessary for the validation and deployment of carbon sequestration technologies in the United States, and it will increase technical competence and public confidence that large volumes of CO₂ can be safely injected and stored. Components of the project also include public outreach and education; site permitting; and implementation of an extensive data collection, modeling, and monitoring plan. This "early" test will set the stage for a subsequent large-scale integrated project that will involve post-combustion CO₂ capture, transportation via pipeline, and injection into a deep saline formation.

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

Links to more information:

• Presentation at 2010 CSLF Annual Meeting (October 2010)