Webinar: CCS Activities in OMV

In line with the aim of becoming a net-zero company OMV Energy will invest in geothermal energy and carbon capture and storage (CCS), leveraging existing assets and capabilities, and contribute to a more sustainable society. Significant funds are going to be invested in the development of those low-carbon business opportunities to achieve the CCS target of 5 mn metric tons per year in 2030.
In order to focus and streamline the activities, a dedicated value center for low carbon business was set up within the Energy division. Currently, the main CCS activities take place in Norway and Romania.

In Norway, OMV was awarded with the first CCS exploration license in Q1 2023 and is working actively towards applying for more licences on the NCS within the coming months.
In Romania, OMV Petrom was initiating the first onshore project in 2021 and sketching a CCS vision for Romania and the Black Sea.

BIO

Thomas is Head of Department “Subsurface Storage Development CCS & H2” in Value Center “Low Carbon Business in OMV Energy division since June 2023. Prior to this, he was Head of Department Manager “New Technology” in OMV Petrom, responsible for the R&D, the development of Enhanced Oil Recovery projects and also initiating the first activities in CCS in Romania.

Thomas started his professional career in OMV Austria as Reservoir Engineer for oil, gas and underground gas storage reservoirs in the Matzen Field, the largest oil and gas field in Central Europe.
After an employment at RAG Austria as reservoir engineer, he returned to OMV Austria as Department Manager “Production Technology”. Later, Thomas was assigned as subsurface manager for all oil reservoirs in the Matzen Field, where he was supporting the introduction of EOR technologies. Before his move to OMV Petrom he took over the role of a Technology Manager in OMV Headoffice and acting as Program Manager for the Smart Oil Recovery program (SOR) in OMV Austria.

Thomas holds a masters degree in Petroleum Engineering from the Mining University of Leoben.

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