Carbon footprint of oil produced through enhanced oil recovery using carbon dioxide directly captured from air

Authors: Antonio Gasós, Ronny Pini, Viola Becattini, Marco Mazzotti

Published: 2025-06-17

Abstract

Can oil production be carbon neutral? A general top-down analysis shows that DAC CO2-EOR may seem so if only the EOR phase is considered—but full reservoir life cycle accounting reveals that true carbon neutrality is physically unachievable.