The Section for Study of Sedimentary Basins do research and teaching in the fields of geology and geophysics such as sedimentology, structural geology and CO2 storage among other subject fields. The section embrace two main research groups and several subgroups within geology and geophysics.
About us
Visiting address: The Geology Building, Sem Sælands vei 1, Blindern, Oslo
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Basin Studies
The research group for basin studies does research on the formation, structure, transformation, and the dynamics and deformation of rocks and the crust and the upper reaches of Earth's mantle. In both research and teaching we do a lot of field work and laboratory-based studies.
CO2 storage
Storage of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the subsurface can be an important strategy for reducing emissions of climate gases to the atmosphere from large point sources. The aim of this group is to research on safe and efficient storage of CO2 in rock formations on the seabed and other geological environments. We cover several projects and contribute to FME-centres to gain knowledge for future CO2 storage.
Participation in FME Centres
The research group for CO2 Storage/GEO and several of our researchers participate in Centres for Environment-friendly Energy Research (FME) for research on CO2 storage in geological formations.
We participate now in: NCCS – 2016-2024
Participated in: SUCCESS – 2010-18
CO2 Storage, GEO – UiO
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