The Sleipner CO2 Storage Project Analysis
Since the start of the decade, there has been a 50% increase in the number of CCS projects in operation or under construction. This increase is represented by the thirteen large-scale global CCS projects that are currently in operation, and the additional nine that are under construction. The total carbon dioxide capture capacity of these twenty-two projects is estimated to be around 40 million tonnes per year.
Additionally, there are fourteen large-scale CCS projects at the most advanced stage of development planning, otherwise known as the Concept Definition Stage. Their estimated total carbon dioxide capture capacity is 24 millions tons per year. There are a further nineteen large-scale CCS projects in the earlier stages of development …show more content…
The Sleipner gas field is operated by Statoil, which is Norway’s largest oil company. Consisting of an east field and a west field, the Sleipner gas field is located offshore Norway in the North Sea, and produces natural gas and condensate from sandstones located 2,500 meters below sea level. While the natural gas produced from the Sleipner East field contains the acceptable amount of less than 2.5% carbon dioxide, the natural gas produced from the Sleipner West field contains up to 9% carbon dioxide, which must be reduced to a maximum of 2.5% in order to meet customer requirements and market specifications. To reduce the carbon dioxide content, a treatment plant that separates the carbon dioxide from the produced hydrocarbons was installed atop a special offshore platform, Sleipner-T, built specifically for this purpose. As a result, the Sleipner-T treatment plant produces about 1 million tonnes of carbon dioxide per …show more content…
It is also the world’s first post-combustion and coal-fired CCS project. Amazingly, the Boundary Dam project took only five years to progress from the concept stage to start-up, with operations commencing in October 2014.
In Saskatchewan, Canada, SaskPower is the primary electric utility, with a net generating capacity of 3,500 megawatts. Coal plays an important role in Saskatchewan’s energy supply, accounting for around 47% of the province’s energy production. It has been estimated that the province has a recoverable 300 year supply of coal. As coal is currently the most affordable power source, and will continue to play a critical role in power generation for years to come, there is a need to find ways to reduce greenhouse emissions to make coal sustainable for the
Additionally, there are fourteen large-scale CCS projects at the most advanced stage of development planning, otherwise known as the Concept Definition Stage. Their estimated total carbon dioxide capture capacity is 24 millions tons per year. There are a further nineteen large-scale CCS projects in the earlier stages of development …show more content…
The Sleipner gas field is operated by Statoil, which is Norway’s largest oil company. Consisting of an east field and a west field, the Sleipner gas field is located offshore Norway in the North Sea, and produces natural gas and condensate from sandstones located 2,500 meters below sea level. While the natural gas produced from the Sleipner East field contains the acceptable amount of less than 2.5% carbon dioxide, the natural gas produced from the Sleipner West field contains up to 9% carbon dioxide, which must be reduced to a maximum of 2.5% in order to meet customer requirements and market specifications. To reduce the carbon dioxide content, a treatment plant that separates the carbon dioxide from the produced hydrocarbons was installed atop a special offshore platform, Sleipner-T, built specifically for this purpose. As a result, the Sleipner-T treatment plant produces about 1 million tonnes of carbon dioxide per …show more content…
It is also the world’s first post-combustion and coal-fired CCS project. Amazingly, the Boundary Dam project took only five years to progress from the concept stage to start-up, with operations commencing in October 2014.
In Saskatchewan, Canada, SaskPower is the primary electric utility, with a net generating capacity of 3,500 megawatts. Coal plays an important role in Saskatchewan’s energy supply, accounting for around 47% of the province’s energy production. It has been estimated that the province has a recoverable 300 year supply of coal. As coal is currently the most affordable power source, and will continue to play a critical role in power generation for years to come, there is a need to find ways to reduce greenhouse emissions to make coal sustainable for the