KUCHING, Nov 15: Sarawak is exploring the potential development of its 1,665 used oil wells as a carbon storage center, an initiative aligning with the State’s commitment to a green economy.
In a TVS news report, Deputy Minister of Energy and Environmental Sustainability for Sarawak, Datuk Dr Hazland Abang Hipni, was reported to say that these used oil wells have the capacity to store at least nine billion tonnes of carbon.
“The figure surpasses the carbon storage capacity of Sarawak’s forests, estimated to be between 750,000 million and one billion tonnes,” said Dr Hazland said at the opening ceremony of the Borneo Environment Conference 2023.
He said the mentioned capacity does not include the potential posed by coastal aquifer (permeable rock layer) which can also serve as a carbon storage medium.
The carbon storage initiative is expected to offset carbon emissions in the region while simultaneously reduce a total of 600,000 tons of carbon emissions, apart from generating additional income for the State.— DayakDaily
