China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation, known as Sinopec, has joined Kazakhstan’s Energy Ministry, the International Cooperation Organization for Technological Innovation in CCUS (ICTO) and Nazarbayev University’s Institute of New Materials and Energy Technologies to launch a low-carbon energy cooperation initiative. Announced during the International Conference on CCUS Technologies 2026 in Astana on Sept. 1-2, the initiative focuses on technology and standards cooperation and stronger professional exchanges. Sinopec highlighted its existing CCUS projects, including China’s first 100-kilometer dense-phase CO2 pipeline and a 1 million-metric-ton annual integrated demonstration project. The company is also studying a 10 million-metric-ton open-access CCUS hub with Shell, BASF and China Baowu, while preparing a 1 million-metric-ton demonstration at the Shengli oilfield. ICTO, established in July 2025, has 60 founding members from more than 20 countries and regions.