“International Collaborationsin Advancing CCS”
Dr. Katherine Romanak
Gulf Coast Carbon Center
Bureau of Economic Geology
The University of Texas at Austin

COP 25 – Chile/Spain

Gulf Coast Carbon Center• > 15 years experience in geological CO2
storage research and implementation• Develop and implement monitoring
programs for geological CO2 storage sites
 Site selection and permitting
 Regulatory compliance Technology transfer and education• Monitored >9 demonstration projects• Actively monitored over 10 million tonnesof CO2 in the groundFacilitating climate action
through international
co-operation“Climate change is a global
problem and extensive
international cooperation is
critical for effective solutions.”
UNFCCCWorkshops Connect Individual Knowledge
and Experience• Sharing individualexperiences.
• Identifying key areas ofinterest• Amplifying, modifying,
and clarifying concepts
through discussion• Building a communityof trust

Going Further - Learning throughInternational Collaboration• Simply sharing within the community cannot
ensure success.
• Need to create experiences, actions, andstrategic choices that will facilitate a higher
level of learning.
• Collaborative learning by doing• Common experiences• Share cost burden• Effective technology and knowledge transfer• Create consensus of ideas and enhances
understanding

The International Space Station is an
example of international collaboration

U.S. Seeking Technology Transfer fromJapan in Offshore CCS
Local CCS Potential in Offshore Gulf of Mexico

Tip Meckel

Field Validation of MVA Technology for Offshore CCS,Tomakomai, Japan
Tip Meckel, Ramon Trevino, & Katherine Romanak
U.S. Department of Energy
National Energy Technology Laboratory
Project Number DE-FE0028193

Goals & Objectives - Seismic
Goal: Validate technologies to enhance MVA
Objectives:
1) Acquire UHR3D seismic dataset and validate MVA technology at an
operational CCS field demonstration project2) Validate untested dynamic acoustic positioning techniques3) Define CO2 plume boundaries
4) Provide insight into subsurface field conditions informed by UHR3D• Link shallow subsurface seismic structures to geochemical signatures• Advance techniques for attribution of leakage signals in marine environment8

Goals & Objectives - Environmental
Goal: Validate technologies to enhance MVA
Objectives:• Participate in routine monitoring• Learn methods and protocols for marine environmental monitoring• Integrate new analyses with current monitoring parameters andmethods• Link shallow subsurface seismic structures to geochemical signatures• Advance techniques for attribution of leakage signals in marineenvironment
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Environmental
Monitoring May 2017

Many thanks to Jun Kita, Marine Ecology
Research Institute and Japan CCS

UHR3D Acquisition August 2017

Lessons Learned• International deployment was demonstrated• Overseas shipping transport, contracts, costs, production rates• Vessel modifications• International communications• Real-time modifications of survey acquisition• Data coverage, density• Processing techniques – hybrid commercial + other• Local stakeholders consultation very important• Marine environmental monitoring is challenging!
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Thank you to ourJapanese colleagues!

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Developing Countries-Why is it important?
< 1 Gtverifiably stored

75% from non-OECDcountries
Modified from Jean-François Gagné, IEA, 2016 GHGT-13

Inviting Countries

Trinidad and Tobago

Honorable Camille Robinson Regis, Ministerof Planning and Development
Trinidad and Tobago• “…The time is ripe for us to … explore
opportunities to leverage international
support. The opportunities for technology
transfer, and for Trinidad and Tobago to join
the technology leaders in CCS … is to be
encouraged and supported…The
Government of Trinidad and Tobago will …
set the policy framework and support
activities on carbon capture and storage…
Our commitment to working collaboratively
with you in this regard will remain
unwavering.”

Example- Mission Innovation - CCUS
• 20 countries and the EU• Mexico, Saudi Arabia, United Kingdom
Australia, Canada, China, Denmark, European
Commission, Finland, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Norway, Republic ofKorea, Sweden, United Arab Emirates, United States• Workshop 2017 Houston, Texas,• Assess gaps
• Identify Priority Research Directions• Workshop 2019, Trondheim, Norway• Follow up on important work so far• Ensure continued progress towards full-scale
implementation and commercialization• ACT - Demonstrating the impact of international
collaboration

ACT- Accelerating CCS
A new multinational funding scheme forresearch and innovation dedicated toCCUS. ACT envisages to launch
additional calls and expand its network

11 Countries• France• Germany• Greece• the Netherlands• Norway• Romania• Spain• Switzerland• Turkey• UK• USA

ACT- Accelerating CCS• 8 projects in 2017 (€ 41 million)• 12 projects in 2019 (€ 31 million)• 2 projects include outside
partners Australia, Iceland, Italyand Japan.
• Capture, storage, monitoring, wells,utilization, mineralization• Outreach, knowledge sharing, andsocial aspects• Plans for an ACT Call in 2020.

Thank you for your attention!

Katherine Romanak
Research Scientist
The University of Texas at Austin
Bureau of Economic Geology
Gulf Coast Carbon Center
Katherine.romanak@beg.utexas.edu+1 512-565-3762