Knutsen OAS Shipping and Larvik Shipping, under commission from Gassco the Norwegian state operator, are to study the transport of CO2 by ship in connection with the Norwegian government’s full-scale project for managing CO2.
The Norwegian government previously voiced ambitious goals for implementing carbon capture at gas-fired power stations and establishing a value chain to transport and inject CO2 for improved oil recovery or deposition. The project aims to capture and store carbon, while increasing the power production for the Norwegian market.
Knutsen OAS Shipping and Larvik Shipping will begin immediately by analysing various ship-based solutions, the results of which will be submitted to Gassco by mid-April. The transport study is to help ensure that at least one full-scale CO2facility can be realised by shipping by the end of 2020 in accordance with the Norwegian government’s plans for managing CO2 emissions.
Frode Leversund, Gassco CEO, commented: “Our long experience of leading complex industrial projects means we’re well equipped to develop a detailed basis for the government’s decision on continuing a CO2 management project.”
The CO2 chain is being addressed by industrial players. Gassnova has assigned studies of the relevant capture locations to Norcem in Brevik, Yara at Herøya and Klemetsrud EGE in Oslo, while Gassco and Statoil are responsible for the transport and storage aspects.
