Centre for Sustainable Subsurface Resources (CSSR)
The Centre for Sustainable Subsurface Resources is a national research centre dedicated to providing new subsurface knowledge and digital solutions to drastically reduce Norway’s offshore emissions. The aim is to provide the knowledge required for the Norwegian petroleum industry to transition to zero-emissions production and clean energy resources in the next decades.
About the research project
The main ambitions for CSSR are to provide the knowledge required for the Norwegian petroleum industry to transition to zero-emissions production and clean energy resources in the next decades. Intermittency of renewable power and late-life conversion to H2/CO2 storage place new demands on how petroleum reservoirs are understood and managed. CSSR will provide improved subsurface understanding and updated digital tools to meet the challenges of future reservoir operations and explore business opportunities in the green transition.
Ambisions
The main ambitions for CSSR are to provide the knowledge required for the Norwegian petroleum industry to transition to zero-emissions production and clean energy resources in the next decades. Intermittency of renewable power and late-life conversion to H2/CO2 storage place new demands on how petroleum reservoirs are understood and managed. CSSR will provide improved subsurface understanding and updated digital tools to meet the challenges of future reservoir operations and explore business opportunities in the green transition.
Project Partners
NORCE (host institute), University of Bergen, Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research (TNO), Technische Universiteit Delft, Imperial College, Oregon State University, Universitat Stuttgart, Stamford University, Equinor, Wintershall, Sumitomo Corporation, Schlumberger, Earth Science Analytics, GCE Ocean Technology.
People
Project manager
Sarah Gasda (NORCE) Research Director Computational Geosciences and Modelling
Project members
Jan Martin Nordbotten Professor
Rob Gawthorpe Professor
Chrstian Haug Eide Professor, Sedimentologist
Atle Rotevatn Head of Department, Professor of Structural Geology and Basin Analysis
