Course Inclusions:

• Twenty (20) hours of visual and verbal learning, and CO2 storage field experience facilitated by CO2 storage experts.
• Hard copy of presentation materials at the start of the course
• Digital copy of all presentation materials after the course
• Digital certificate of attendance for all attendees
• Morning tea, lunch, and afternoon tea on 1st and 2nd days
• Meals throughout the visit to the Otway International Test Centre

This training course is suitable and will greatly benefit:

• Project Managers seeking to increase their knowledge of CO₂ project development.
• Senior geologists, reservoir engineers, and well engineers

Prior knowledge of Carbon, Capture and Storage (CCS) will be required, and we strongly recommend undertaking our fundamental CCUS or general CO2 storage course before undertaking this progression in developing CO2 storage capabilities. Attendees will gain advanced knowledge of the technical, regulatory, and economic aspects of CO2 storage and the invaluable opportunity to apply this in developing commercial CO2 storage projects both in Australia and Internationally.

• Advanced

Your first course instructor has over 22 years’ experience in petroleum & carbon capture and storage (CCS), working in academic, industry and R&D management sectors, gaining insights from a variety of countries and business types. He holds a PhD in Petroleum Geoscience from the University of Adelaide. He has held various Post-Doctoral and Senior Research positions at the University of Adelaide, examining geochemical and risk management processes for CO₂ storage, and worked for BP, London in 2008, in their CCS business unit, supporting BP as it developed international commercial scale CCS projects. He joined CO2CRC in 2012 and progressed through various roles including Storage Program Manager, Business Strategy Manager, and Senior Manager – Technology Development. He is accountable for planning, executing & implementing decarbonisation technologies for intensive industries, with a particular focus towards applied storage technology demonstration. His work enables CO2CRC to translate innovative, user driven technologies from bench to field scale. In addition, he is the science lead for CO2CRC’s latest Otway International Test Centre demonstration on storage optimisation (Otway Stage 4). He is Australia’s Delegate for the Carbon Sequestration Leadership Forum, a Ministerial-level international climate change initiative. He holds a strong passion for developing and delivering pragmatic and sustainable technical solutions to reduce CO₂ emissions.

Your second course instructor is a Senior Geophysicist with 20 years of international experience in petroleum and CCS industries. He received his Master’s degree in Petroleum Geosciences at Imperial College, London and completed his PhD in Geophysics at Curtin University. He has worked for National Oil Companies in the Middle East, operators in SE Asia and directed an international consultancy in Australia for a decade prior to joining the global CCS leader CO2CRC. He has experience in seismic data acquisition, processing and static modelling of geological data in Australasia, South America and the Middle East. His research interests are the sealing potential of shales and innovative seismic techniques such as Fibre Optics.

Your third course instructor is a Senior Reservoir Engineer with CO2CRC where he is currently undertakes reservoir modelling for Otway Stage 4 CO₂ injection experiments at the Otway International Test Centre. He is a key member of the CO2CRC-led Australian CCS Regulatory Affairs Task Force, a technical peer reviewer for the IEAGHG’s R&D programme and was also awarded the best oral presentation at the APPEA 2023 conference.  He also supports CO2CRC’s consulting arm (CO2Tech) performing various CCUS-focused studies including dynamic modelling for CO₂ storage assessments and has experience reviewing monitoring, measurement and verification plans for several international clients. He holds a master’s degree in physics from the University of Manchester, UK and an MSc in Petroleum Engineering from Heriot-Watt University in Aberdeen, UK. Prior to joining CO2CRC, He worked as a reservoir engineer for Woodside Energy and has previously worked in a variety of consulting roles including at EY.

To further optimise your learning experience from our courses, we also offer individualized “One to One” coaching support for 2 hours post training. We can help improve your competence in your chosen area of interest, based on your learning needs and available hours. This is a great opportunity to improve your capability and confidence in a particular area of expertise. It will be delivered over a secure video conference call by one of our senior trainers. They will work with you to create a tailor-made coaching program that will help you achieve your goals faster.
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