(230601) -- SHENZHEN, June 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Staff members work in the control room of the Enping 15-1 oil platform 200 km southwest of Shenzhen, south China, June 1, 2023. China's first offshore million-tonne carbon storage project was put into operation on Thursday in the South China Sea, according to the China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC). The project is designed to store a total of more than 1.5 million tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2), which is equivalent to planting nearly 14 million trees, according to the company. The project, serving the Enping 15-1 oil platform 2
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(230601) -- SHENZHEN, June 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Staff members work in the control room of the Enping 15-1 oil platform 200 km southwest of Shenzhen, south China, June 1, 2023. China's first offshore million-tonne carbon storage project was put into operation on Thursday in the South China Sea, according to the China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC). The project is designed to store a total of more than 1.5 million tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2), which is equivalent to planting nearly 14 million trees, according to the company. The project, serving the Enping 15-1 oil platform 200 km southwest of Shenzhen, captures and processes CO2 from oilfields and then injects CO2 into a "dome" geological structure at a depth of around 800 meters under the seabed and about 3 km from the platform. (Xinhua/Mao Siqian)