Carbon Dioxide Storage a Success

I hope this pans out--Dictynna

By H. JOSEF HEBERT
Associated Press Writer

November 15, 2005, 7:43 PM EST

WASHINGTON -- An experimental project in Canada to inject carbon dioxide into oil fields has proven successful, removing 5 million tons of the heat-trapping "greenhouse" gas, while enhancing oil recovery, the Energy Department said Tuesday.

If the methodology could be applied worldwide, from one-third to one-half of the carbon dioxide emissions that go into the atmosphere could be eliminated over the next century and billions of barrels of additional oil could be recovered, the department said.