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Egypt to store carbon with Italy’s Eni

The Italian energy company is pursuing increased cooperation with Egypt as well as Algeria.
Carbon capture

The Egyptian Ministry of Petroleum announced yesterday a new initiative to store carbon. 

The Italian oil and gas company ENI will invest $25 million in a project to store between 25,000 and 30,000 tons of carbon dioxide in Meleiha field in northern Egypt, the Ministry of Petroleum said in a press release. 

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