Skip to main content
Climate
Search

Main navigation

  • Climate 101
    • What We Know
    • What Can Be Done
    • Climate Primer
  • Explore
    • Podcast
    • Explainers
    • Climate Questions
    • For Educators
  • MIT Action
    • News
    • Events
    • Resources
  • Search
MIT

Main navigation

  • Climate 101
    • What We Know
    • What Can Be Done
    • Climate Primer
  • Explore
    • Podcast
    • Explainers
    • Climate Questions
    • For Educators
  • MIT Action
    • News
    • Events
    • Resources
  • Search
PostMay 28, 2019

Why the world’s biggest CO2- sucking plant would be used to… err, dig up more oil?

Carbon Engineering, a Canadian startup, is planning on building the largest carbon dioxide removal plant to date. While its completion will represent great progress in the direct air capture sector, the oil and and gas company Occidental plans on injecting this carbon dioxide underground to free up oil. James Temple, MIT Technology Review’s senior editor for energy, explores the facts and logistics surrounding this project, including the possibility of using enhanced oil recovery to forward the direct air capture industry.

Read the full article at: https://www.technologyreview.com/s/613579/why-the-worlds-biggest-cosub2…

Image by: Carbon Engineering

by MIT Technology Review
Topics
Carbon Capture
Energy
Fossil Fuels

Related Posts

PostFebruary 11, 2026

Is Fusion Too Late? How Investors Value its Role in a Decarbonized Europe

MIT Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research
Concept art of an atom
PostFebruary 9, 2026

PODCAST: Climate Reveal (Season 2, Episode 2) - Climate Modeling

MIT Center for Sustainability Science and Strategy
Podcast: Climate Reveal
PostJanuary 13, 2026

Understanding ammonia energy’s tradeoffs around the world

MIT News
“Before this, there was no harmonized datasets quantifying the impacts of this transition,” says lead author Woojae Shin. “It’s filling a major knowledge gap.”
PostNovember 25, 2025

Unlocking ammonia as a fuel source for heavy industry

MIT News
Because of the power density advantages of ammonia over renewables and batteries, Amogy is targeting power-hungry industries like maritime shipping, power generation, construction, and mining.

MIT Climate Knowledge in Your Inbox

 
 

MIT Groups Log In

Log In

Footer

  • About
  • Terms & Conditions
  • Privacy Policy
  • Accessibility
  • Contact
MIT Climate Project
MIT
  • Instagram
  • TikTok
  • YouTube
  • Simplecast
Communicator Award Winner
Communicator Award Winner