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Sinopec's Clean Coal Plan Shows It's Set To Buy Chesapeake's Texas Oil Fields

Forbes -- When I saw the headline this morning about China’s Sinopec pursuing a big energy deal in Texas I thought maybe Chesapeake Energy CEO Aubrey McClendon had finally convinced the Chinese to take that $6 billion worth of Permian Basin oil fields off his hands. That deal might still be in the offing (remember Sinopec CEO Fu Chengyu was a guest of Aubrey McClendon’s for one of the Thunder’s home games in the NBA Finals). But no, today’s news involves Sinopec looking to get involved in something even more interesting.

According to the Wall Street Journal, Sinopec aims to invest as much as $1 billion in a west Texas clean coal project. The idea is to capture the carbon dioxide emissions from burning the coal for power, then piping the CO2 around to be injected into old oil fields to coax out...

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Submitted Aug 17, 2012 By: Mudsprings

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honda0105 Champion Author Tallahassee Posts:18,623 Points:1,609,520 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Aug 19, 2012 6:01:54 AM Ignore honda0105 Report Abuse China already owns more of the US than the US does. Thanks to corporations wheelings and dealings.
Jkent1953 Champion Author Salt Lake City Posts:1,986 Points:440,710 Joined:Dec 2011	Message Posted: Aug 17, 2012 2:45:13 PM Ignore Jkent1953 Report Abuse China may as well own the rest of our economy.
Alfied Champion Author Riverside Posts:7,940 Points:1,756,260 Joined:Jun 2001	Message Posted: Aug 17, 2012 10:46:48 AM Ignore Alfied Report Abuse Again, thank you EPA.
leemun Champion Author Utah Posts:5,533 Points:1,040,125 Joined:May 2010	Message Posted: Aug 17, 2012 10:43:25 AM Ignore leemun Report Abuse Maybe the Chinese are smarter than we are.
bobsalwaysmt Champion Author Long Island Posts:4,655 Points:265,590 Joined:Oct 2007	Message Posted: Aug 17, 2012 9:49:56 AM Ignore bobsalwaysmt Report Abuse Keep them OUT!
BCM1 Champion Author Pennsylvania Posts:1,864 Points:782,995 Joined:Jun 2007	Message Posted: Aug 17, 2012 9:01:17 AM Ignore BCM1 Report Abuse This is just sad that outsiders are taking over our energy.
TAT36 Champion Author Florida Posts:6,804 Points:1,304,000 Joined:Sep 2009	Message Posted: Aug 17, 2012 8:54:51 AM Ignore TAT36 Report Abuse Previous post, coal to India now China is getting involved in domestic coal production. Do we have American companies that could develop this technology.
indyjim Champion Author Indianapolis Posts:10,093 Points:2,319,430 Joined:Jul 2006	Message Posted: Aug 17, 2012 8:53:29 AM Ignore indyjim Report Abuse No waste..............a green circuit, then?
greenfog Champion Author Illinois Posts:6,490 Points:1,639,020 Joined:Feb 2008	Message Posted: Aug 17, 2012 8:52:46 AM Ignore greenfog Report Abuse the technology for clean burning coal has been around a long time, they were just never required to use it.
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bojiway1 Champion Author Minnesota Posts:2,044 Points:478,060 Joined:Dec 2011	Message Posted: Aug 17, 2012 8:51:56 AM Ignore bojiway1 Report Abuse can't do it with, but get outside money involved to bypass regs
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deaconjones Champion Author Cleveland Posts:2,134 Points:318,930 Joined:May 2006	Message Posted: Aug 17, 2012 8:43:33 AM Ignore deaconjones Report Abuse IT WON'T BE LONG BEFORE WE HAVE A CHINESE TAKE OUT ON EVERY STREET CORNER....WE WILL EVENTUALLY REGRET ALL THIS COMMIE INTERFERENCE.....
lindact Champion Author New Haven Posts:8,736 Points:1,716,970 Joined:May 2008	Message Posted: Aug 17, 2012 8:43:24 AM Ignore lindact Report Abuse I'm not a chemist - where does the CO2 go?
waterwerks Veteran Author New Mexico Posts:349 Points:185,930 Joined:Mar 2012	Message Posted: Aug 17, 2012 8:42:56 AM Ignore waterwerks Report Abuse not at all happy that this is a corporation based in China...however if it help our economy in the process and brings along a new Tech that the coal industry can pass through the EPA..then go for it!
pa79th Champion Author Pennsylvania Posts:1,782 Points:1,216,850 Joined:Jun 2007	Message Posted: Aug 17, 2012 8:41:00 AM Ignore pa79th Report Abuse One pollutant to milk out another? Now, CO2 will cool the ground, and stop global warming?
bluebird1 Champion Author Toronto Posts:15,733 Points:3,108,085 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: Aug 17, 2012 8:38:31 AM Ignore bluebird1 Report Abuse Interesting concept but is this 'injected Co2' not eventually coming out into the air??? Clean coal is a good idea ...if it's really clean - just look at fracking. Too bad not more info. & to posters like donny47...since China has the money now, they appear to have tech. that we do not so if China will invest in clean coal here why keep them out??? If they buy out oil fields then maybe (just maybe) I see your point.
dad2two Champion Author Dallas Posts:3,538 Points:749,420 Joined:May 2010	Message Posted: Aug 17, 2012 8:38:14 AM Ignore dad2two Report Abuse We need to watch China's involvement in any technology. They will steal it and use it in China to beat us at our own game.
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chyguy3 Champion Author Wyoming Posts:2,855 Points:859,540 Joined:Sep 2006	Message Posted: Aug 17, 2012 8:29:57 AM Ignore chyguy3 Report Abuse Too late guys, China owns way too much of the U.S., now.
esorsd Champion Author St. Louis Posts:5,738 Points:1,638,740 Joined:May 2005	Message Posted: Aug 17, 2012 8:29:42 AM Ignore esorsd Report Abuse Interesting.
Car54BC08 Champion Author British Columbia Posts:4,254 Points:1,510,340 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Aug 17, 2012 8:28:52 AM Ignore Car54BC08 Report Abuse Clean coal...who came up with that term? I guess we now have peaceful tornadoes and kind murderers.
I10Express Champion Author San Antonio Posts:8,669 Points:1,639,970 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Aug 17, 2012 8:28:31 AM Ignore I10Express Report Abuse Not really sure I want the Chinese in west Texas
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repeater1 Champion Author Topeka Posts:8,298 Points:2,364,845 Joined:Oct 2005	Message Posted: Aug 17, 2012 8:24:24 AM Ignore repeater1 Report Abuse We lose even more to a foreign power.
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Ken2OD Champion Author Grand Rapids Posts:9,067 Points:1,970,965 Joined:Dec 2005	Message Posted: Aug 17, 2012 8:23:43 AM Ignore Ken2OD Report Abuse The USA will no longer control its own destiny. SAD!
Ticobird Champion Author Huntsville Posts:3,231 Points:1,116,015 Joined:Oct 2009	Message Posted: Aug 17, 2012 8:22:55 AM Ignore Ticobird Report Abuse You need to go back and read the article again Chinto12. The short version reads like this; Sinopec builds a clean coal power plant in the Southwest US. This power plant captures the CO2 that would otherwise go into the atmosphere. This is why it is called "clean coal." Then Sinopec will sell the CO2 to US companies drilling in the Permian Basin which is also in the Southwestern US to be injected into old oil fields to coax out more stubborn crude. This is a win win.
91Hilux Champion Author New Haven Posts:2,165 Points:681,655 Joined:Aug 2007	Message Posted: Aug 17, 2012 8:22:44 AM Ignore 91Hilux Report Abuse To timesaverinc: They are already doing it in China, and successfully. They are doing it MUCH better than we can, and if we could have that technology, we could improve our oil production without having to drill new wells. It could be a win-win for a change.
nauzad Champion Author Las Vegas Posts:1,019 Points:285,680 Joined:Mar 2010	Message Posted: Aug 17, 2012 8:20:19 AM Ignore nauzad Report Abuse Hahaha... So the Chinese will now control our gas prices.
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