UK's first injection test for carbon capture and storage
Perenco has started injecting carbon dioxide into a depleted natural gas reservoir in the Southern North Sea.
The test aims to deliver critical research and development data to use highly depleted reservoirs for the permanent geological storage of CO2.
Perenco UK, and partners Carbon Catalyst and Harbour Energy (The Project Poseidon Joint Venture), are conducting the CO2 injection test from Petrodec's ERDA rig, newly equipped with the injection test facilities.
The test could unlock the Poseidon Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) project, which has an initial injection capacity of 1.5Mtpa, rising to an ultimate capacity of 40Mtpa, commencing in 2029.
The injection test follows the UK Government's recent pledge of approximately £22bln for CCS though the funding of two carbon capture sites.
