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Enabling Large-Scale Carbon Capture, Utilisation, and Storage (CCUS) Using Offshore Carbon Dioxide (CO 2 ) Infrastructure Developments—A Review

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  • Lars Ingolf Eide

    (Research Council of Norway, PO Box 564, 1327 Lysaker, Norway)

  • Melissa Batum

    (U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Sterling, VA 20166, USA)

  • Tim Dixon

    (IEA Greenhouse Gas R&D Programme, Pure Offices, Cheltenham Office Park, Hatherley Lane, Cheltenham Glos. GL51 6SH, UK)

  • Zabia Elamin

    (Aker Solutions, Norway, PO Box 94, 1325 Lysaker, Norway)

  • Arne Graue

    (Department of Physics and Technology, University of Bergen, 5020 Bergen, Norway)

  • Sveinung Hagen

    (Equinor, 7005 Trondheim, Norway)

  • Susan Hovorka

    (Jackson School of Geosciences, University of Texas at Austin, Box X, Austin, TX 78713, USA)

  • Bamshad Nazarian

    (Equinor, 7005 Trondheim, Norway)

  • Pål Helge Nøkleby

    (Aker Solutions, Norway, PO Box 94, 1325 Lysaker, Norway)

  • Geir Inge Olsen

    (Aker Solutions, Norway, PO Box 94, 1325 Lysaker, Norway)

  • Philip Ringrose

    (Equinor, 7005 Trondheim, Norway)

  • Raphael Augusto Mello Vieira

    (Petrobras, Rio de Janeiro 20031-912, Brazil)

Abstract

Presently, the only offshore project for enhanced oil recovery using carbon dioxide, known as CO 2 -EOR, is in Brazil. Several desk studies have been undertaken, without any projects being implemented. The objective of this review is to investigate barriers to the implementation of large-scale offshore CO 2 -EOR projects, to identify recent technology developments, and to suggest non-technological incentives that may enable implementation. We examine differences between onshore and offshore CO 2 -EOR, emerging technologies that could enable projects, as well as approaches and regulatory requirements that may help overcome barriers. Our review shows that there are few, if any, technical barriers to offshore CO 2 -EOR. However, there are many other barriers to the implementation of offshore CO 2 -EOR, including: High investment and operation costs, uncertainties about reservoir performance, limited access of CO 2 supply, lack of business models, and uncertainties about regulations. This review describes recent technology developments that may remove such barriers and concludes with recommendations for overcoming non-technical barriers. The review is based on a report by the Carbon Sequestration Leadership Forum (CSLF).

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  • Lars Ingolf Eide & Melissa Batum & Tim Dixon & Zabia Elamin & Arne Graue & Sveinung Hagen & Susan Hovorka & Bamshad Nazarian & Pål Helge Nøkleby & Geir Inge Olsen & Philip Ringrose & Raphael Augusto M, 2019. "Enabling Large-Scale Carbon Capture, Utilisation, and Storage (CCUS) Using Offshore Carbon Dioxide (CO 2 ) Infrastructure Developments—A Review," Energies, MDPI, vol. 12(10), pages 1-21, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:12:y:2019:i:10:p:1945-:d:233063
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    1. Kemp, Alexander G. & Kasim, Sola, 2013. "The economics of CO2-EOR cluster developments in the UK Central North Sea," Energy Policy, Elsevier, vol. 62(C), pages 1344-1355.
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