Climate Transformed Ventures (CTV) is a methane infrastructure and origination platform company that leverages government funding and private capital to cap orphaned oil wells across the United States and Canada.


An orphaned oil well has no solvent owner of record, leaving the responsibility of capping in the hands of state and federal governments.


The EPA estimates that there are up to 3.7 million orphaned wells in North America, with the estimated cost to cap them ranging from $200bn- $300bn.


There is only $4.7bn allocated by the US Federal Government under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA).


This is the first phase of a multi-decade solution that will require the extensive deployment of private capital

Karolin Schaps

Host, Energy Transition

Karolin Schaps is an experienced journalist and currently writes for a variety of publications focused on the energy markets. 

As a correspondent for Reuters news agency for 8 years, Karolin covered the energy beat extensively, with focus on gas, power and renewables markets as well as the companies working in the field. Before joining Reuters, Karolin was a reporter with Argus Media after stints with Der Spiegel and Sky TV. 

She currently lives in the Netherlands and, as a German national with roots in Belgium, speaks four languages fluently. 

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