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North America fact-finding visit — Australia virtual tour next

In September 2019, a group of senior scientists from the SECURe project took to the road in the US and Canada to visit examples of good practice in CO2 storage and unconventional hydrocarbons projects. The team met operators, regulators and fellow researchers. The trip exceeded expectations: the opportunity to visit industrial-scale operations, which do not yet exist in Europe, was an important learning experience for the team and the hosts’ openness and willingness to share information was much appreciated.

North America fact-finding visit: learning the ropes of effective engagement

With its big open spaces, low-density population and oil and gas production firmly rooted in its identity, Katarzyna Iwińska’s first impression was that Canada’s Alberta province was too different to compare to her native Poland.  

The Adam Mickiewicz University (AMU) sociologist was part of a group of senior researchers from SECURe, who undertook a ten-day fact-finding tour of North America to gather examples of best practice in geoenergy projects.

She soon changed her mind.

Blog: What do modelling earthquakes and epidemics have in common?

SECURe partner Thomas Le Guenan (BRGM) describes a common thread in the study of seismic events and the work of epidemiologists.

USA/Canada fact-finding: geoenergy projects putting MMV to the test

Late last year, a group of senior scientists from SECURe travelled to North America on a fact-finding mission. With several site visits under their belts, they had quite a few measuring, monitoring and verification (MMV) learnings and reflections to take back to the project.

COVID-19 outbreak: remote working

As governments and communities worldwide seek to tackle an evolving situation with regard to the COVIF-19 outbreak, work on the SECURe project continues.

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