Adnoc to Develop One of the Largest Carbon Capture Projects in MENA

Habshan CCUS Project Adnoc to Develop One of the Largest Carbon Capture Projects in MENA

2023-09-07 Source: Press release Adnoc 2 min Reading Time

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Adnoc has plans to develop the Habshan CCUS project, a project with a capacity to capture and store 1.5 mtpa of carbon dioxide underground. The move is in line with the firm’s net zero by 2045 ambition.

The project will triple Adnoc’s carbon capture capacity to 2.3 mtpa, equivalent to removing over 500,000 gasoline-powered cars from the road per year. (Source: Adnoc) — The project will triple Adnoc’s carbon capture capacity to 2.3 mtpa, equivalent to removing over 500,000 gasoline-powered cars from the road per year.
(Source: Adnoc)

Abu Dhabi/UAE – Adnoc has announced a final investment decision (FID) to develop one of the largest carbon capture projects in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. The pioneering Habshan carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) project will have the capacity to capture and permanently store 1.5 million tonnes per annum (mtpa) of carbon dioxide (CO2) within geological formations deep underground.

The announcement is part of Adnoc’s wider carbon management strategy, which aims to create a unique platform that connects all the sources of emissions and sequestration sites to accelerate the delivery of Adnoc and the UAE’s decarbonization goals.

Using best-in-class technology, the project will triple Adnoc’s carbon capture capacity to 2.3 mtpa, equivalent to removing over 500,000 gasoline-powered cars from the road per year. The project, to be built, operated and maintained by Adnoc Gas on behalf of Adnoc, will include carbon capture units at the Habshan gas processing plant, pipeline infrastructure, and a network of wells for CO2 injection.

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As part of Adnoc’s ongoing decarbonization efforts, CO2 will be permanently stored in reservoirs deep in the sub-surface through the deployment of closed-loop CO2 capture and reinjection technology at the well site. The FID to develop the project fully aligns with Adnoc’s recently announced Net Zero by 2045 ambition and forms part of the company’s initial 15-billion-dollar decarbonization investment in low carbon solutions.

Musabbeh Al Kaabi, Adnoc Executive Director of Low Carbon Solutions and International Growth, said: “The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has stated that carbon capture and storage is a critical enabler for the world to achieve net zero by mid-century. This landmark project, is one of many tangible initiatives that Adnoc is delivering as we accelerate our decarbonization plan to meet our Net Zero by 2045 ambition.

The Habshan carbon capture project could provide for enhanced oil recovery of industry leading low carbon-intensity barrels as well as the production of low-carbon feedstocks such as hydrogen, to help customers decarbonize their operations.

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