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May 21, 2014

Norway compiles data to show 1,000 years of emissions could be stored offshore
Stavanger, Norway (UPI) May 20, 2013
The Norwegian energy regulator said Tuesday it drew from more than 40 years of experience to show the offshore areas can store 1,000 years worth of emissions. The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate published atlases for the Norwegian and Barents Sea, along with the Norwegian waters of the North Sea, that show it's possible to store more than 80 billion tons of carbon dioxide in the country's continental shelf. NPD said the volume is the equivalent of 1,000 years worth of Norwegian CO2 emiss ... read more

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