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Nordic Countries Agree on Joint CCUS Initiatives

Nov 27, 2023

Denmark, France, Germany, Sweden and the Netherlands have signed the Aalborg Declaration that aims at joint European cooperation on CO2 capture, use and storage (CCUS).CO2 capture, use and storage must be scaled up, both nationally and at European level, the countries agreed at the signing which occurred at the EU's CCUS Forum this week, hosted in Aalborg, Denmark.'Today shows that there is European will…

Improved Catalyst Could Aid Fuel Production

Nov 26, 2024

A chemical reaction can convert methane and CO2 into valuable building blocks for cleaner fuels and feedstocks, but the high temperature required for the reaction also deactivates the catalyst. A team led by the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge…

Equinor Awarded CO2 Storage licenses in North Sea

Jun 20, 2024

Equinor has been awarded the operatorship for the development of two new CO2 storages in the North Sea along with a 100% share for the two licenses, Albondigas and Kinno.The new licenses are each expected to have the capacity to store around 5 million tons of CO2 per year when in operation…

DNV Grants Stamp of Approval to SBM Offshore and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries' Carbon Capture Solution for FPSOs

Oct 31, 2023

Classification society DNV has issued a statement of qualified technology to SBM Offshore for its carbon capture plant or CO2 capture solution for FPSOs developed in partnership with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. The statement verifies that the…

TGE Marine Receives Order for LCO2 Cargo Handling System

Oct 10, 2023

TGE Marine has received an order from the Chinese shipyard Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Offshore for the design and supply of a cargo handling system for a 7,500m³ liquified CO2 (LCO2) carrier.The vessel is the third iteration of the series…

Petronas, MISC, MOL Looking to Create LCO2 Carrier Joint Venture

Sep 22, 2023

Petronas CCS Ventures, a subsidiary of the Malaysian oil and gas giant Petronas has signed a term sheet with Mitsui O.S.K Lines, Ltd. (MOL) and MISC Berhad for the potential incorporation of a joint venture entity to invest in developing and…

Samsung Heavy and MISC Develop Floating CO2 Storage Unit

Aug 30, 2023

Samsung Heavy Industries has received basic certification for a floating CO2 storage unit (FCSU) from DNV.The FCSU, jointly developed by Samsung Heavy Industries and MISC, is 330 meters long and 64 meters wide, and has a high-pressure tank capacity that can store 100…

Sandia Tests Heat-Powered Sequestration Monitoring System

Aug 22, 2023

Researchers at Sandia National Laboratories recently designed, built and lab-tested a device that can use the temperature difference caused by periodically pumping carbon dioxide down a borehole to charge batteries to power underground sensors…

Mitsui OSK Gets AiP for Liquefied CO2 Vessel, Floating Storage Unit

Jun 28, 2023

Japanese shipping company Mitsui O.S.K Lines (MOL) 9104.T has received in-principle approvals for a liquefied CO2 vessel and a floating storage and offloading unit (FSO) from the American Bureau of Shipping, its Chief Executive Takeshi Hashimoto said on Wednesday…

Synergia and Wintershall Dea Secure UK North Sea Carbon Storage License for Medway Hub CCS Project

Jun 27, 2023

Synergia Energy Ltd. said Tuesday that the North Sea Transition Authority ('NSTA') had confirmed that the Camelot carbon storage license application made by Synergia had been successful. The license application was made jointly with Synergia's 50:50 partner…

EnQuest to Develop "Low-Cost Carbon Megastore" in North Sea

May 18, 2023

UK-based oil firm EnQuest confirmed Thursday it had secured the offer of carbon storage licenses as part of the first round of UK carbon sequestration licenses issued by the North Sea Transition Authority ('NSTA').The NSTA offered 20 licenses to 12 companies…

UK's 'Treasure Map' to Show Mammoth Potential of North Sea's Carbon Storage

May 09, 2023

The UK wants to become a 'world leader in carbon capture and storage,' and the government on Tuesday said it would facilitate the creation of a 'treasure map' which will quantify for investors how much carbon capture and storage could be possible under the country's seabed…

Semco Maritime Develops Pumping System for Danish CO2 Storage Project

Jun 20, 2022

The Danish company Semco Maritime said Monday it had developed a new pumping system design allowing subsea CO2 storage in the North Sea in connection with Project Greensand.The mission of the project is to store CO2 in the Danish part of the…

Hyundai Heavy Gets ABS Approval for CO2 Injection Platform

May 03, 2022

American Bureau of Shipping has granted its Approval in Principle (AIP) for the carbon dioxide injection platform developed by Hyundai Heavy Industries.The platform has been designed to store carbon dioxide that has been captured on land, liquefied at high pressure…

Petronas, MOL Sign Liquefied CO2 Shipping MoU

Feb 09, 2022

Malaysia's state energy firm Petronas said on Wednesday it has signed an agreement with Japanese shipping company Mitsui O.S.K Lines (MOL) to explore opportunities in liquefied carbon dioxide (CO2) shipping in Asia Pacific and Oceania regions…

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