Indonesia launches first carbon storage project in West Papua

The West Papua carbon capture, utilisation and storage project - the first such in Indonesia - is operated by British oil and gas company BP. - Reuters

JAKARTA (Reuters): Indonesia's President Joko Widodo on Friday launched construction of a carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) project in West Papua province operated by BP Plc, the country's first carbon storage project.

The CCUS project has the potential to store up to 1.8 gigatonnes of carbon dioxide, energy minister Arifin Tasrif said in a statement on Friday.