DNR premiers comprehensive CCUS hub

Petroleum News

The Alaska Department of Natural Resources said Dec. 30 that it has launched the Alaska CCUS Hub, https://alaska-ccus-hub-soa-dnr.hub.arcgis.com/, to provide "a centralized, user-friendly platform that brings together decades of geological, technical and regulatory data from across the entire state to inform carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) opportunities.

DNR Commissioner-designee John Crowther said the hub "is an exciting new resource for explorers and developers."

"By making critical technical data and regulatory information available in one place, we're helping unlock new opportunities and drive responsible development across the state," he said.

DNR said the site "offers access to well data, seismic surveys, land information and spatial data -- making it an essential resource for companies and individuals engaged in carbon storage or oil and gas exploration."

A grant from the U.S. Department of Energy made the project possible, DNR said. DNR's Division of Oil and Gas partnered with DNR's Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys, the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, the Alaska Center for Energy and Power at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks and Alaska Resources Education on the tool, with database work performed by local contactors from HDR.

"We successfully leveraged federal funding and brought Alaska organizations together to provide the public with information for carbon stage and other resource industries," said Haley Paine, deputy director of the Division of Oil and Gas.

Carbon storage information is available at https://dog.dnr.alaska.gov/Information/CarbonStorage.

--Petroleum News