Harbour繼續(xù)以60%的股份作為Viking CCS的運營商，英國石油公司獲得40%的非運營股份。
Viking CCS位于工業(yè)化程度較高的亨伯地區(qū)附近，據Harbour稱，有可能實現(xiàn)英國政府到2030年每年捕獲和儲存3000萬噸二氧化碳的目標的三分之一。
在宣布這一消息之前，英國政府最近決定啟動其CCS集群測序過程的第二軌道，并承認Vikin CCS是這一過程的兩個主要運輸和存儲系統(tǒng)競爭者之一。
Harbour Energy表示：“Vikin項目的交付可能會對該地區(qū)產生變革，在未來十年內，可能會在整個二氧化碳捕獲、運輸和儲存價值鏈上釋放高達70億英鎊的投資，在施工期間創(chuàng)造超過10000個就業(yè)機會，并為亨伯及其周邊地區(qū)提供約40億英鎊的總附加值。”。
Harbour和英國石油公司已經對林肯郡海上集氣系統(tǒng)(LOGGS)管道有共同的興趣，該管道計劃作為該項目的一部分重新利用。
Harbour Energy表示：“這提供了一個獨特的、低成本的機會，可以將客戶連接到枯竭的Vikin氣田，該氣田最近對其3億噸二氧化碳儲存能力進行了獨立驗證。”。
Viking CCS還可以進入英國聯(lián)合港口伊明漢港計劃中的新二氧化碳運輸碼頭，有可能將來自英國其他地方和國際上分散排放者的二氧化碳運輸到Viking油田內進行永久封存。
根據軌道2集群排序過程的結果，預計2024年將做出最終投資決定。Harbour表示，該項目最早可能在2027年投入運營，到2030年，每年大約儲存1000萬噸二氧化碳。
UK-based oil and gas company Harbour Energy and oil major BP on Monday said they had agreed to develop the Viking CCS transportation and storage project in the UK.
Harbour continues as operator of Viking CCS with a 60%, with BP acquiring a 40% non-operated share.
The Viking CCS is located close to the heavily industrialized Humber region, and, according to Harbour, has the potential to meet one third of the UK Government's target to capture and store up to 30 million tonnes of CO2 a year by 2030.
The announcement follows the UK Government's recent decision to launch Track 2 of its CCS cluster sequencing process, and its recognition that Viking CCS is one of two leading transport and storage system contenders for this process.
"The delivery of the Viking project could be transformational for the region, potentially unlocking up to £7 billion of investment across the full CO2 capture, transport, and storage value chain over the next decade, creating over 10,000 jobs during construction, and providing an estimated £4 billion of gross value add (GVA) to the Humber and its surrounding areas," Harbour Energy said.
Harbour and BP already share an interest in the Lincolnshire Offshore Gas Gathering System (LOGGS) pipeline which is intended to be repurposed as part of the project.
"This provides a unique, low-cost opportunity to connect customers to the depleted Viking gas fields, which recently had their 300 million tonnes of CO2 storage capacity independently verified," Harbour Energy said.
Viking CCS also has access to a planned new CO2 shipping terminal at Associated British Ports' Port of Immingham, with the potential for shipped CO2 from dispersed emitters elsewhere in the UK and internationally to be transported for permanent storage within the Viking fields.
Subject to the outcome of the Track 2 Cluster Sequencing Process, a final investment decision is expected in 2024. The project could be operational as early as 2027 and potentially store up to 10 million tonnes of CO2 per year by 2030, Harbour said.
