This presentation was delivered at the Global CCS Institute's Global Status of CCS: 2014 event in Abu Dhabi on 5 November.

1. Dr. Ali AlMeshari Carbon Management Overall Coordinator, Saudi Aramco

2. Strong External Engagement
Mitigation efforts ought to:
Be driven by technology
Minimize the impact on world economy

3. Strong Internal
Engagement
Research
Centers
Research
Centers
Universities
Companies
SEEC

4. Kyoto Protocol ratified
Joined CSLF
2005
Held the first regional CM Symposium
Held regional CDM conference
2006
Instrumental in reaching “Bali Roadmap”
2007
Hosted 3rdCSLF meeting
Four Kingdom CCS initiative
2008
Conducted CCS national workshop
2009
Saudi Arabia’s Activities on Climate Change Mitigation
Held CDM workshop
2010
Hosted two technical workshops (4K CCS and CSLF)
2011
Joined two CSLF technical taskforces
Showcased SA CM efforts at COP 18
2012
CSLF recognized the CO2-EOR project
2013

5. Environmental Stewardship
Energy Management
Energy Conservation
Energy Efficiency
Flare Reduction (master gas system)
Carbon Management

6. CarbonManagement Technology Roadmap
Focus Areas:
Stationary Carbon Management
Mobile Carbon Management
Industrial Applications
CO2Sequestration
CO2EOR

7. Stationary Carbon Management
Develop CO2capture technologies relevant to business needs
•Reduce CO2emissions from oil facilities
•Provide clean technologies for the continuous use of heavy residues
•Reduce cost of oil-based CO2capture technologies
•Contribute to the global CO2reduction effort
Stationary Carbon Management
Mobile Carbon Management
Industrial Applications
CO2
Sequestration
CO2 EOR

8. ASU/Oxy-Firing
Short Term:Develop heavy residue oxycombustion using cryogenic air separation techniques
Oxycombustion
Long Term:Develop heavy residue Chemical Looping Combustion
Chemical Looping Combustion
Stationary Carbon Management

9. Develop practical solutions to reduce carbon footprint from mobile sources
•Improving vehicle efficiency
•Minimizing the carbon footprint on a life cycle basis
•Providing technical solutions and with minimum impact on vehicle performance
Mobile Carbon Management
Stationary Carbon Management
Mobile Carbon Management
Industrial Applications
CO2
Sequestration
CO2 EOR

10. Improve Today Vehicle Efficiency
Capitalize & Maximize Use of Existing Fueling Infrastructure
Evaluate Post Combustion Capture Option
Mobile Carbon Management

11. Develop new technologies that meet a longer term goal of creating value from the carbon cycle
Industrial Applications
Stationary Carbon Management
Mobile Carbon Management
Industrial Applications
CO2
Sequestration
CO2 EOR

12. CO2Sequestration
Stationary Carbon Management
Mobile Carbon Management
Industrial Applications
CO2
Sequestration
CO2 EOR
Identify storage capacity
Evaluate injection ability and sealing capacity
Monitor CO2movement
Assess long term impact

13. CO2Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR)
Stationary Carbon Management
Mobile Carbon Management
Industrial Applications
CO2
Sequestration
CO2 EOR
CO2EOR serves as a mutually beneficial technology
Oil fields are well understood and characterized
CO2sequestration can continue long after oil production is diminished
Laboratory
Simulation
Demonstration

14. Stationary Carbon Management
Mobile Carbon Management
Industrial Applications
CO2
Sequestration
CO2 EOR
CO2-EOR Demonstration Project
Confirm volume of CO2sequestrated.
Develop and apply innovative CO2monitoring techniquesto assess CO2sequestrated.
Assess impact onoil recovery (EOR).

15. In-Kingdom and Regional/International Collaboration
Weyburn
CO2-EOR
IEA-GHG
program
IK R&D
Centers
Harvard &
MIT-CSI
CSLF
Regina
Chalmers
OPEC
NOCs
Focus Areas:
Stationary Carbon Management
Mobile Carbon Management
Industrial Applications
CO2Sequestration
CO2EOR

16. Satellite R&D Centers (Enabler) Aramco Fuel Research Center –Paris
Fuel/engine matching on real engines/vehicles
CO2Management Center (Daejeon)
CO2Capture, Conversion, and StorageAramco Mobility Center –Detroit
Demonstrations/deployment, and engagement of US automakers
DaejeonFUELCOM –KAUST CCRC
Fundamental kinetic/combustion research
CO2Capture & Utilization Chair –KFUPM
Localize expertise & support national agenda
Advanced materials for CO2capture and conversion

17. Summary
Actively engaged internally and externally on climate change mitigation.
Approach focuses on developing mutually beneficial technologies.
Comprehensive technology roadmap on CO2 capture, sequestration and utilization.
Research programs combines in-Kingdom development and regional/international collaboration.
Ongoing efforts led to demonstration projects and prototypes.

18. Dr. Ali AlMeshari Carbon Management Overall Coordinator, Saudi Aramco