Migration characteristics and comprehensive development of inorganic CO₂ reservoir in Ying-Qiong Basin of the South China Sea

Based on current exploration and study, about 1 000 ×10⁸m³ CO₂ and 3 000 ×10⁸m³ reserves are explored respectively in Ying-Qiong Basin and it has great potential and comprehensive utilization perspective. Because of the multiplicity of CO₂, CO₂ is the main gas resulting in ELNINO and affecting directly the global environment and natural ecologic equilibrium. Therefore, how to utilize a huge CO₂ reservoir and to bring its market potential into full play is an urgent scientific and technological problem to tackle. CNOOC should put emphasis on the above problems.