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Study: Coal-Based CO2 Could Boost US Oil Production by 3.5 MMbpd

Rig Zone -- A new study found that CO2 capture and utilization at existing and new coal-fired power plants and coal-to-liquids facilities could boost U.S. oil production by more than 3.5 million barrels per day for more than 40 years.

The study, prepared for U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu by the National Coal Council, features input from 60 energy experts in coordination with the National Petroleum Council. The focus is enhanced oil recovery, or EOR, which has increased U.S. oil production for almost half a century, the NCC said.

"It's time to think of CO2 as a valuable commodity," study chairman Richard Bajura said. "Advanced coal technology is key to affordably realizing deep reductions in emissions. The U.S. uses more coal than any nation except China, and potential production of U.S. oil

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Submitted Jun 30, 2012 By: mastermariner

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honda0105 Champion Author Tallahassee Posts:18,643 Points:1,611,470 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Jul 3, 2012 5:20:06 AM Ignore honda0105 Report Abuse exploration of alternatives is a good thing, as long as it's not a total waste of taxpayers' money.
honda0105 Champion Author Tallahassee Posts:18,643 Points:1,611,470 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Jul 2, 2012 6:40:00 AM Ignore honda0105 Report Abuse lots of ideas floating, lots of opinions. When looking at long range predictions, there should be at least a barrel of salt in the whole thing...
remay Champion Author Houston Posts:6,973 Points:2,119,340 Joined:May 2006	Message Posted: Jul 1, 2012 6:49:25 AM Ignore remay Report Abuse "...we can increase use of domestic energy, fuel economic growth and enhance national security." Really??? enhance national security???
jetlagAK Champion Author Anchorage Posts:2,251 Points:635,675 Joined:Jan 2010	Message Posted: Jun 30, 2012 11:34:45 PM Ignore jetlagAK Report Abuse Anyone else 2012!
Harry813 Champion Author Iowa Posts:3,010 Points:663,590 Joined:Jul 2011	Message Posted: Jun 30, 2012 11:18:11 PM Ignore Harry813 Report Abuse Production or profit ?
MahopacJack Champion Author New York Posts:8,017 Points:1,584,840 Joined:Feb 2008	Message Posted: Jun 30, 2012 11:04:37 PM Ignore MahopacJack Report Abuse Very interesting except our present administration has written off coal which would of course provide thousands of jobs.
firefly09 Champion Author San Diego Posts:2,497 Points:716,700 Joined:Mar 2009	Message Posted: Jun 30, 2012 9:42:21 PM Ignore firefly09 Report Abuse I agree with camel1.
FunMyster All-Star Author Indiana Posts:907 Points:73,215 Joined:Jul 2011	Message Posted: Jun 30, 2012 7:47:15 PM Ignore FunMyster Report Abuse This administration hates coal.
DCbeachbum Champion Author South Carolina Posts:2,647 Points:906,315 Joined:May 2010	Message Posted: Jun 30, 2012 6:44:48 PM Ignore DCbeachbum Report Abuse U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu does not want to see anything that doesn't make the US look like Europe.
camel1 Champion Author Minnesota Posts:8,275 Points:2,267,590 Joined:Jul 2006	Message Posted: Jun 30, 2012 6:43:46 PM Ignore camel1 Report Abuse options need to be explored
amayne11 Champion Author Vancouver Posts:1,757 Points:501,620 Joined:Nov 2011	Message Posted: Jun 30, 2012 6:29:36 PM Ignore amayne11 Report Abuse sounds good
DTrainCanada Champion Author Saskatoon Posts:1,848 Points:1,422,450 Joined:Aug 2005	Message Posted: Jun 30, 2012 6:22:45 PM Ignore DTrainCanada Report Abuse Cool ...
Ray_10589 Champion Author New York Posts:4,956 Points:1,184,935 Joined:May 2009	Message Posted: Jun 30, 2012 6:17:57 PM Ignore Ray_10589 Report Abuse good news ....
itsjustme719 All-Star Author Hamilton Posts:612 Points:599,770 Joined:Dec 2010	Message Posted: Jun 30, 2012 6:14:20 PM Ignore itsjustme719 Report Abuse Agreed. The coal industry will say anything to stay in production.
MikLamb Champion Author Texas Posts:7,995 Points:2,177,070 Joined:Jun 2006	Message Posted: Jun 30, 2012 6:05:33 PM Ignore MikLamb Report Abuse Ok.
PithyOpiner Champion Author Stockton Posts:16,220 Points:1,599,495 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Jun 30, 2012 6:03:04 PM Ignore PithyOpiner Report Abuse Man, the coal industry will do and say anthing to stay in business. What next? Eat coal if your testosterone is low?
GoGoGoodyear Champion Author Los Angeles Posts:2,057 Points:509,890 Joined:Mar 2010	Message Posted: Jun 30, 2012 5:58:55 PM Ignore GoGoGoodyear Report Abuse This seems like a great way to have our cake and eat it too. There are many coal burning electric power plants in the US. They are facing the higher costs and complexity of installing special equipment to capture the CO2 output if they continue to use coal, or the higher costs of converting to natural gas to generate electricity. Now the oil companies come along and want to buy that CO2 which they need, to use in extracting more oil from the wells. As a side benefit, the CO2 won't be released into the atmosphere, instead it will remain down in the empty oil wells after the oil is removed. Another benefit is that the CO2 can be sent to any oil wells where needed by the same pipelines crisscrossing the country that now carry oil and natural gas. The coal burning electric generators make money by selling something they would need to dispose of anyway, and the oil companies get the CO2 they need for less money than if they make CO2 from processed natural gas. Some of the CO2 gets stored in empty wells where it can't hurt the environment. I don't see a problem, unless the government gets involved and messes it up somehow. Wikipedia has a decent article on Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) which explains the use of CO2 for oil extraction.
Is246 Champion Author Albuquerque Posts:1,019 Points:428,710 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Jun 30, 2012 5:57:20 PM Ignore Is246 Report Abuse Good news.
libertyut Champion Author Utah Posts:1,355 Points:292,600 Joined:Mar 2012	Message Posted: Jun 30, 2012 5:53:48 PM Ignore libertyut Report Abuse $2.00 or less a gallon.
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tsgasprc Champion Author Colorado Posts:1,322 Points:361,890 Joined:Jun 2010	Message Posted: Jun 30, 2012 5:49:00 PM Ignore tsgasprc Report Abuse Anything to keep the cash flowing to big oil...
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cmsense Champion Author Columbus Posts:1,358 Points:165,345 Joined:Jan 2012	Message Posted: Jun 30, 2012 5:38:41 PM Ignore cmsense Report Abuse This is an article that needs further explanation and specifics.
Mowerman08 Champion Author Milwaukee Posts:4,765 Points:1,219,720 Joined:Aug 2008	Message Posted: Jun 30, 2012 5:38:08 PM Ignore Mowerman08 Report Abuse NO COAL, that is OBAMA'S GOAL!
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dieselgus1 All-Star Author Montana Posts:538 Points:484,450 Joined:Oct 2009	Message Posted: Jun 30, 2012 5:36:57 PM Ignore dieselgus1 Report Abuse So many good ideas nowadays, let's hope one like this gets somewhere.
preacherjohn Champion Author Modesto Posts:3,994 Points:1,920,715 Joined:May 2006	Message Posted: Jun 30, 2012 5:34:16 PM Ignore preacherjohn Report Abuse is coal here to stay ..or is it a thing of the past?
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CatMan623 Champion Author Houston Posts:16,383 Points:2,345,970 Joined:Aug 2006	Message Posted: Jun 30, 2012 5:23:39 PM Ignore CatMan623 Report Abuse The industry has been injecting CO2 in wells for decades.
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car54BC Champion Author British Columbia Posts:3,327 Points:1,257,630 Joined:May 2008	Message Posted: Jun 30, 2012 5:22:05 PM Ignore car54BC Report Abuse The key words are " could boost "
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heysailor Champion Author Pittsburgh Posts:9,592 Points:2,335,370 Joined:Mar 2006	Message Posted: Jun 30, 2012 5:18:55 PM Ignore heysailor Report Abuse So why aren't we doing this? Because it might involve spending money? That's not spending money at the Pentagon? The the chicken hawks don't want to spend any money on anything that's not built in their district and they don't want to spend any money on anything else.
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