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In the last decade, concerns regarding global climate change are growing rapidly. Through policies and applications of current technology, several countries are attempting to reduce carbon dioxide (CO2), as it is the major cause of greenhouse-gas effects. The government of Indonesia, as a member of the Kyoto Protocol, plans to reduce CO2 emissions to 26% by 2020 (Kyoto Protocol Reference Manual, 2008). Carbon capture storage (CCS) technology is presently considered to have significant potential to reduce CO2 emissions. It is used to remove a large quantity of CO2 by capturing, transporting, and depositing CO2 into an underground geological reservoir to store it securely away from the atmosphere. The underground geological storage for CCS application includes depleted oil and gas reservoirs, deep saline formation, deep mineable coal seams, and other suggested options like basalts, oil shale and cavities (Marbun et. al., 2012). In advanced application, CCS is proposed commercially to be applied in the petroleum industry to enhance hydrocarbon recovery. The study conducted here is part of a research program in the Department of Petroleum Engineering of Institut Teknologi Bandung as a preliminary study from the point of view of petroleum engineering. The aim of the study is to provide knowledge of the CCS system, technology, and potential applications in Indonesia. The specific aspects of storage reservoir, drilling technology, and the CO2 capturing and injection system for both CO2 storage and enhancing oil recovery will be analyzed further. This paper also briefly describes the economics of the CCS project related to the cost estimation, coupled to HSE parameters, particularly the leakage potential, as a major risk to be prevented. In addition, updates of CCS projects that have been implemented in several countries will be incorporated. It is expected that the results can be used as a reference in applying CCS technology in Indonesia, and henceforward support the green economy development.