Bangkok, PTTEP joins hands with the government to study carbon storage in the upper Gulf of Thailand. Dr. Poolpat Leesombatpaiboon Deputy Director General of the Department of Mineral Fuels Ministry of Energy and Mr. Montree Lawanchaikul Chief Executive Officer of PTT Exploration and Production Public Company Limited or PTTEP participated in the signing ceremony of an agreement to jointly study and evaluate the potential of geological rock layers for carbon storage. in the upper Gulf of Thailand between PTTEP, signed by Mr. Noppasit Chaiwanakupt (2nd from right), Acting Executive Vice President. Technology work group Carbon Solutions and Sustainable Growth and the Japan Organization for Metals and Energy Security (JOGMEC), signed by Mr. Satoshi Asawa (far left), Executive Vice President of Energy Business Unit, and INPEX CORPORATION, signed by Mr. Toshiaki Takimoto (right (Sud) Director, Managing Executive Officer, Senior Vice President of Hydrogen and CCUS Development The study is under the national coope ration of government agencies. between the Department of Mineral Fuels and JOGMEC from Japan, which will help Thailand have geological information necessary to plan the development of a carbon capture and storage (CCS) project in the Gulf of Thailand, as well as to support the reduction of emissions. Carbon dioxide in the Eastern Special Development Zone (EEC) of Thailand-Thai News Agency -517 .- Source: Thai News Agency