Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 12 December 2018

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action

Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed)

12:30 pm

Dr. James Glynn:

I will mention two brief points. The timeline for the Kinsale gas field will be dictated largely by the flooding of the field. It is kept pressurised for strategic storage. Once those responsible stop doing that, the field will flood. That is the lost opportunity Professor Ó Gallachóir mentioned. That is a key issue. The Norway field is for enhanced oil recovery. The Kinsale field would only be for CO2 sequestration. It would not be a matter of producing more oil but getting rid of CO2.