Topics

We would like to encourage you to submit your abstracts for oral or poster presentations on the following topics:

• CCS/CCUS in the Context of the Middle East

  • The role of the Middle East in global CCS initiatives
  • Leveraging petroleum industry expertise for CCS development
  • The Middle East's geological suitability for CO₂ storage
  • Challenges and opportunities for CCS in rapidly urbanizing regions
  • International Standards in the Middle East context: ISO and others

• Subsurface Workflows for CCS Evaluation Reservoir and overburden characterization for CO₂ storage

  • The role of core in characterizing a CCS storage complex
  • Changes in Rock Properties Due to CO₂ Injection
  • Specific data collection for CCS project: shallow logs, water elemental analysis…
  • Modeling and simulation of CO₂ injection and storage: from wellhead
  • Lessons from EOR (Enhanced Oil Recovery) for CCS
  • Role of seismic imaging in evaluating CCS reservoirs
  • Dynamic Reservoir Behavior and Long-Term Storage Feasibility
  • Geochemistry & Geomechanics workflows
  • Interaction between reservoirs and seals

• Machine Learning/AI for Subsurface / Production for CCS

  • Automated baseline data utilization for natural events discrimination
  • MMV data feed to digital twin for Automated/assisted Asset Performance and optimization
  • MMV data feed for Automated/assisted carbon credits and LCA certification

• Deployment of CCS Technologies in the Middle East

  • Current CCS projects and pilot studies in the region
  • Regulatory frameworks and policies for CCS deployment
  • Role of national oil companies (NOCs) in advancing CCS
  • Public-private partnerships for CCS projects
  • Lessons from global CCS projects? 

• Plume migration and Leakage Monitoring for CSS

  • Baseline recording: biosphere, atmosphere, hydrosphere, passive seismic and ground elevation – technology selection and strategies 
    
  • EM, Seismic, Spot seismic and other imaging techniques
  • Monitoring and verification techniques for secure storage
  • Detecting CCS induced micro-seismicity
  • Full chain Risk Register as input to MMV program

• Multidisciplinary Collaboration in CCS Projects

  • Cross-industry knowledge sharing for successful CCS deployment
  • Bridging the gap between academia, research, and industry in CCS: pilots and experimental data
  • Contributions of geologists, geophysicists, geochemists, well geomechanics, and petrophysicists, and Well & reservoir engineers in CCS

• Challenges and Solutions in CCS Deployment

  • Addressing technical, financial, and operational challenges
  • CO2 product specifications: full chain integrity vs capture cost
  • Compositional assurance and metering
  • Subsurface implications of the impurity of the CO2 stream
  • Building infrastructure to support large-scale CCS operations

• Future Directions for CCS in the Middle East

  • CO2 import: shipping
  • Geological Challenges in Multi-Zone Storage Systems
  • Emerging trends and research in CCS technologies
  • Scaling up CCS to meet global climate goals
  • Opportunities for innovation and investment in CCS
  • Risks of evolving regulations to CCS projects
  • Economics and financing of CCS projects
  • Long term liabilities sharing mitigation