Maersk Drilling is signing up with a brand-new CARBON DIOXIDE storage space consortium created by INEOS Oil & & Gas Denmark and alsoWintershall Dea The consortium is growing among one of the most advanced carbon capture and also storage space tasks inside Danish territory and also targets the advancement of CARBON DIOXIDE storage space ability offshore Denmark based upon recycling stopped overseas oil and also gas areas for irreversible CARBON DIOXIDE storage space.
The job has actually gotten assistance from the Energy Technology Development and also Demonstration Program (EUDP) using theDanish Energy Agency As component of its dedication to the consortium, Maersk Drilling has actually promised to add knowledge and also minimal financing to the first stages of the job.
The job focuses on constructing facilities and also abilities that will certainly make it possible for CARBON DIOXIDE caught in onshore centers to be transferred offshore for shot and also storage space under the seabed. The initial stage of the job will certainly be an usefulness research to confirm tank compatibility, complied with by a pilot to check CARBON DIOXIDE shot. The Geological Survey of Denmark and also Greenland (GEUS) will certainly work as a research study companion to the job, performing specialized research laboratory experiments and also results evaluation.
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The target is to have the initially well prepared for shot from the Nini system offshore Denmark in 2025. Longer- term, the objective is to create the ability to keep about 3.5 million lots CARBON DIOXIDE annually by 2030, matching the Danish Climate Council’s suggestions of activities required to satisfy Denmark’s 70% decrease target. Maersk Drilling anticipates that its overseas gears will certainly be made use of to repurpose the existing oil and also gas wells for CARBON DIOXIDE shot.
“We’re really excited to be joining this effort to support the green transition by using the facilities and capabilities of the offshore industry and Maersk Drilling’s more than 40 years of experience with drilling wells in the North Sea. As the Danish government recently stated in its climate plan, carbon capture and storage is an important component in the efforts needed to reach the goal of reducing Denmark’s emissions by 70% by 2030. For Maersk Drilling, the project is part of our innovation initiatives and an attractive opportunity for building additional competencies and broadening the use of our rigs,” claims Chief Executive Officer Jørn Madsen, Maersk Drilling.
“At Wintershall Dea we are very certain: the global energy transition is happening, and we intend to play a decisive role in it. One way we will do so is through technology and innovation projects like this. Offshore CO2 storage can have a significant contribution to a cleaner energy future and the potential to significantly mitigate CO2 emissions in Denmark,” claims Hugo Dijkgraaf, Chief Technology Officer ofWintershall Dea “Thus, we really appreciate the support of the Danish authorities to fund this important endeavour.”
In enhancement to taking part in the overseas carbon storage space consortium, Maersk Drilling is functioning to lower the discharges related to overseas exploration in numerous means. This consists of the first-ever gear to operate coast power and also the upgrade of 2 jack-ups to crossbreed, low-emission gears.
Storing CARBON DIOXIDE under the sea
The job intends to keep CARBON DIOXIDE caught onshore 1700m under the seabed. For the onshore capture, tried and tested carbon capture modern technology can be made use of at carbon-intensive centers, as an example plants or nuclear power plant.
The caught CARBON DIOXIDE will certainly be bunkered in ports and also transferred by ship to the overseas storage space system which will certainly recycle existing facilities initially constructed for oil and also gas manufacturing.
At the overseas system, the CARBON DIOXIDE will certainly after that be infused for irreversible storage space under the seabed making use of repurposed oil and also gas wells.
The consortium has actually established an objective of establishing the ability to keep about 3.5 million lots CARBON DIOXIDE annually by 2030. This places the job in the variety of providing CARBON DIOXIDE storage space representing 15-20% of the decrease called for to get to Denmark’s decrease target in 2030.
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