Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage (CCUS) Strategies Training Course

Course overview

Some emissions are hard to remove any other way. Cement kilns, steel furnaces, and gas processing produce carbon dioxide as an unavoidable part of the chemistry, and for these sources capturing the CO2 and either using or storing it is one of the few routes to deep reductions. Carbon capture, utilization, and storage, known as CCUS, is the set of technologies that make this possible, and it sits at the center of many net-zero plans.

This course, held at EuroQuest International Training, examines CCUS as a strategy rather than a single technology: how capture works, what the captured carbon can be used for, how and where it is stored, and what the policy and economics have to look like for a project to make sense. Named technologies, projects, and policy instruments are treated as educational subject matter; the course is not investment or financial advice.

Why CCUS lives or dies on economics and storage

The chemistry of carbon capture has been understood for decades. What decides whether a project proceeds is whether there is a viable place to store the carbon and a policy or market signal that pays for the effort. This course keeps those two questions in view throughout, because a capture plant with nowhere to send its CO2 and no revenue to justify it is an engineering exercise, not a strategy. The wider mitigation picture is covered in Carbon Sequestration and Climate Mitigation Strategies.

What you will be able to do afterwards

By the end of the course, participants will be able to:

• Explain how CCUS fits into IPCC net-zero pathways.
• Compare post-combustion, pre-combustion, and oxy-fuel capture.
• Evaluate direct air capture against point-source costs.
• Assess utilization pathways: EOR, mineralization, and synfuels.
• Judge genuine versus apparent emissions benefit of utilization.
• Evaluate geological storage sites and trapping mechanisms.
• Assess leakage risk, liability, and MMV requirements.
• Judge project credibility against carbon pricing and policy.

Course outline

Unit 1: Introduction to CCUS and the climate context

• The role of CCUS in IPCC net-zero pathways.
• Hard-to-abate sectors: cement, steel, and chemicals.
• The CCUS value chain from source to sink.
• Distinguishing CCUS from carbon offsets.

Unit 2: Carbon capture technologies

• Post-combustion capture and amine scrubbing.
• Pre-combustion and oxy-fuel approaches.
• Direct air capture (DAC) and its energy penalty.
• Capture cost drivers and energy requirements.

Unit 3: Carbon utilization pathways

• CO2 in enhanced oil recovery and its trade-offs.
• Mineralization and construction materials.
• Synthetic fuels and chemical feedstocks.
• Assessing genuine versus apparent emissions benefit.

Unit 4: Carbon storage and risk management

• Saline aquifers and depleted oil and gas reservoirs.
• Trapping mechanisms and storage capacity.
• Monitoring, measurement, and verification (MMV).
• Leakage risk, liability, and site closure.

Unit 5: Policy, economics, and the future of CCUS

• Carbon pricing, the EU ETS, and tax credits such as 45Q.
• Project economics and the cost of avoided carbon.
• Lessons from Sleipner, Boundary Dam, and other projects.
• Hubs, shared infrastructure, and future scale-up.

How the course is delivered

The course is delivered through facilitated discussion, worked examples, and documented case studies of operating and planned projects, with structured analysis of project economics. It builds strategic understanding and is educational; it is not investment or financial advice.

Who should attend

The course suits energy, sustainability, and project professionals, policy staff, and technical managers evaluating decarbonization options for their organizations. Those focused on the oil and gas transition will find Carbon Sequestration and Climate Mitigation Strategies a close companion.

About EuroQuest International Training

EuroQuest International Training, founded in 2015 and headquartered in Bratislava, delivers professional courses to more than 15,000 participants across over 1,000 titles, in cities including Dubai, London, Barcelona, Istanbul, Vienna, Paris, and Geneva, led by experienced practitioners.

Frequently asked questions

Do I need an engineering background to attend?

No. The course explains capture and storage technology in accessible terms and focuses on strategy, economics, and policy. It suits managers and analysts as well as technical staff.

Does the course recommend whether to invest in a CCUS project?

No. It gives you the framework to assess a project's technical and economic credibility, but it treats costs and policy instruments as educational subject matter and is not investment or financial advice.

Does it cover direct air capture and carbon removal?

Yes. Direct air capture is covered alongside point-source capture, with attention to its energy cost and how it differs from capturing emissions at an industrial source.

Related courses

• Energy Transition and Decarbonization in Oil & Gas
• Corporate Sustainability and ESG Strategies in Energy
• Circular Economy and Sustainable Business Practices
• Green Hydrogen and Future Energy Solutions

Register for this course

To reserve a place or ask about dates and in-house delivery, contact EuroQuest International Training and our team will help you arrange the details.