近日，埃克森美孚公司表示，其位于澳大利亚东南部的碳捕获和存储中心将利用现有的基础设施，在澳大利亚维多利亚州吉普斯兰海岸以外海域的枯竭油田布里姆油田储存二氧化碳，以减少澳大利亚吉普斯兰盆地多个行业温室气体的排放。
埃克森美孚表示，目前，该公司正在进行前端工程的设计研究，以确定碳捕获和存储的潜力。该项目预计可在2025年前后投入运营，每年可捕获200多万吨二氧化碳。埃克森美孚还透露，目前有不少当地二氧化碳排放密集的企业希望能通过该公司的运营来减少二氧化碳的排放。
埃克森美孚公司低碳解决方案总裁Joe Blommaert表示，与其他行业的合作是开启澳大利亚未来碳捕获和存储的重要一步，二氧化碳排放高的行业企业也将大规模减少碳排放。
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ExxonMobil Working to Store CO2 in Depleted Offshore Fields in Australia's Gippsland Basin
U.S. oil major said ExxonMobil said Thursday today was undertaking early front-end engineering design studies (pre-FEED) to determine the potential for carbon capture and storage to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from multiple industries in the Gippsland Basin.
According to the company, the South East Australia carbon capture and storage (SEA CCS) hub would initially use existing infrastructure to store CO2 in the depleted Bream field off the coast of Gippsland, Victoria. The company said it was in active discussions with local industries which may be interested in accessing the SEA CCS hub to reduce emissions from their operations.
The project is designed to capture up to 2 million metric tons of CO2 per year. If technical and business feasibility is confirmed, the SEA CCS hub could be operational by 2025.
“Collaboration with other industries is an important step to unlock future carbon capture and storage opportunities for Australia, with the potential for large-scale reductions in the highest emitting industrial sectors,” said Joe Blommaert, president of ExxonMobil Low Carbon Solutions. “Sound government policies will accelerate the deployment of key technologies required to support society’s ambition for a net-zero future.”
