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Victor Darkwah-Owusu

Doctoral Research Fellow - Environmental geosciences
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Visiting address Sem Sælands vei 1 Geologibygningen 0371 Oslo
Postal address Postboks 1047 Blindern 0316 Oslo
Other affiliations Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences (Student)

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Academic interests

  • Geological CO₂ and hydrogen storage, with a focus on injectivity, salt precipitation, and fines migration in subsurface formations
  • Coupled thermo-hydraulic and geochemical processes during CO₂ injection in depleted reservoirs and saline aquifers
  • Experimental and modelling approaches to improve the performance and reliability of carbon storage systems
  • Geothermal energy and the use of subsurface resources for sustainable heat and power generation
  • Extraction and processing of critical minerals (e.g., rare earth elements), with emphasis on efficient and sustainable method

Background

2026 – present: Doctoral Research Fellow, Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Department of Geosciences, University of Oslo, Norway

2023 – 2025: MSc Petroleum Engineering, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS 
Thesis: Experimental Investigation and Geochemical Modeling of Acidic Treatment for Salt Precipitation Mitigation to Enhance CO2 Injectivity

2021 – 2023: Teaching/Research Assistant, Department of Petroleum Engineering, KNUST: 
Focus: Experimental and theoretical modelling of salt precipitation during CO2 injection

2017 – 2021: BSc. Petroleum Engineering, KNUST

Tags: CO2 storage, Geothermal energy, Modelling, Rare Earth Elements
Published Mar. 24, 2026 10:49 AM - Last modified May 9, 2026 5:16 PM