Major milestone in project with potential to significantly decarbonise E & SE England

Following the recent carbon storage (CS) licence award by the North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) to progress the Poseidon project over the Leman fields, Perenco UK and partner Carbon Catalyst Ltd (CCL) are pleased to announce that they have been awarded two further CS licences to progress the Orion carbon capture and storage (CCS) project.

The Orion Project is designed to deliver an initial injection capacity of 1 million tonnes per annum (Mtpa), rising to 6 Mtpa, and commence injection in 2031. The full project encompasses both the decommissioned Amethyst field and the currently producing West Sole field, utilising depleted gas reservoirs for the permanent storage within geological formations of captured carbon dioxide.

Perenco owns and operates significant gas infrastructure in the Humberside area, including its Dimlington Terminal, and will evaluate the possibility to reuse existing assets, such as strategic pipelines, to facilitate the project. Orion has the potential to complement other CCS projects currently in development, providing additional capacity for the decarbonisation of Humberside and adjacent areas over a 30-year period.

Perenco UK and CCL have also announced the award to progress the Poseidon CCS project, which encompasses the Leman gas fields. Poseidon is due to come online by 2029 with initial CO2 injection rates of circa 1.5 Mtpa, ramping up to 40 Mtpa.

The award of the Poseidon and Orion CCS licenses in the UK, with Perenco as operator, formalises the start of a new strategic division within the Perenco Group. Based in its London head office, the new Perenco CCS Department is building a team of diverse competencies with the goal to assess and deliver these and other opportunities for carbon storage projects in the UK North Sea and internationally.

Commenting on the award of the licences, Jo White, General Manager Perenco UK, commented: 
“Following the recent announcement of the Poseidon Project, today’s news is another important step in our CCS strategy and our ambition to use our extensive technical expertise in the gas industry in support of UK’s decarbonisation goals.”

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