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Resolution urges support for enhanced oil recovery and carbon capture; advocates and opponents testify
Summary
House Concurrent Resolution 30-16 asks the state and Congress to maintain favorable policies for enhanced oil recovery (EOR) using CO2. Proponents, including the Lignite Energy Council and industry representatives, said EOR could unlock billions of barrels and extend Bakken productivity; opponents raised safety, subsidy, and viability concerns.
Representative Anna Novak presented House Concurrent Resolution 30-16 to the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, urging state and federal policies that support enhanced oil recovery (EOR) and the use of industrial carbon dioxide as a commodity. Novak said EOR—particularly CO2-EOR—could mobilize additional oil in the Bakken and extend the basin's productive life by decades. "Implementing EOR techniques, particularly those using carbon dioxide, has the potential to unlock several billion additional barrels of oil," Representative Anna Novak said.
Supporters included the Lignite Energy Council and industry representatives who argued that coal-fired power and…
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