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<p><span><a href="https://theconversation.com/profiles/stuart-jones-2717277">Stuart Jones</a>, Professor of Sedimentology & Geoenergy, <em><a href="https://theconversation.com/institutions/durham-university-867">Durham University</a></em>; <a href="https://theconversation.com/profiles/andrew-crossland-712758">Andrew Crossland</a>, Professor in Practice, Department of Engineering, <em><a href="https://theconversation.com/institutions/durham-university-867">Durham University</a></em>, and <a href="https://theconversation.com/profiles/jon-gluyas-279364">Jon Gluyas</a>, Professor of Geoenergy, Carbon Capture and Storage, <em><a href="https://theconversation.com/institutions/durham-university-867">Durham University</a></em></span></p>
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