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Committee to study carbon capture challenges

Published: 14 Nov 2013 - 06:06 am | Last Updated: 28 Jan 2022 - 02:18 pm


Directorate at Qatar Petroleum Saif Al Naimi addresses the final session yesterday.

DOHA: The second Doha Carbon and Energy Forum (DCEF) that concluded yesterday after three days of intensive discussions on energy efficiency, solar energy, Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) and climate change, made a number of recommendations with the potential to mitigate and adapt to greenhouse gas challenges in Qatar, said a statement. 

The Forum’s Steering Committee will now study all the recommendations and will issue a report regarding their future development. 

Saif Al Naimi, DCEF Steering Committee Chair and Director of HSE Regulations and Enforcement Directorate at Qatar Petroleum officially closed the Forum.

DCEF is held under the patronage of H H Sheikha Moza bint Nasser, Chairperson of Qatar Foundation, the Minister of Energy and Industry H E Dr Mohammed bin Saleh Al Sada, President of Research and Development at Qatar Foundation Faisal Al Suwaidi and President of ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company Sara Ortwein.

DCEF is organised jointly by Qatar Foundation, Qatar Petroleum and ExxonMobil Qatar, with Qatargas and Shell providing strategic sponsorship and Qatar Airways being the official airline carrier.  

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