Norway abandons Mongstad carbon capture plans

The outgoing government in Norway of Jens Stoltenberg buried much-vaunted plans to capture carbon dioxide and store it underground in September 2013 amid mounting costs and delays.

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ESO: Background information: Norway launches carbon capture and storage scheme http://www.europeansources.info/record/norway-launches-carbon-capture-and-storage-scheme/

ESO: Background information: Carbon Capture and Geological Storage (CCS) http://www.europeansources.info/record/website-carbon-capture-and-geological-storage-ccs/

Statoil: Press Release, 20.09.13: CCM project at Mongstad stopped http://www.statoil.com/en/NewsAndMedia/News/2013/Pages/20Sep_Mongstad.aspx

Wikipedia: Mongstad http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mongstad

Bellona: Press Release, 20.09.13: Mongstad CCS demonstration plant wrecked by incompetence and big oil shenanigans http://www.bellona.org/articles/articles_2013/Mongstad_fails

Statoil: Technology & Innovation / New energy / Co2 capture and storage / Carbon capture technology in focus at Mongstad http://www.statoil.com/en/technologyinnovation/newenergy/co2management/Pages/tcm.aspx

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