Mongstad carbon project names technology qualification vendors

Operators of a carbon capture technology testing center now under construction named technology suppliers to participate in a technology qualification program for carbon dioxide capture at Statoil’s Mongstad, Norway, refinery northwest of Bergen.
Nov. 10, 2011
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Operators of a carbon capture technology testing center now under construction named technology suppliers to participate in a technology qualification program for carbon dioxide capture at Statoil’s Mongstad, Norway, refinery northwest of Bergen.

A joint venture of the Norwegian government, Statoil, Sasol, and Royal Dutch Shell PLC hopes to demonstrate carbon capture on an industrial scale at the Technology Center Mongstad (OGJ, May 23, 2011, p. 14).

Companies selected to participate in the technology qualification program are: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd., Alstom Carbon Capture GMBH, Siemens AG, Aker Clean Carbon, and Huaneng-CERI Powerspan Joint Venture.

The technology qualification program intends to qualify at least one technology and demonstrate that it can be scaled up to industrial use.

The qualification program also intends to demonstrate that the technology meets health, safety, and environment requirements.

Statoil has emphasized the importance of TCM’s ability to show carbon capture systems work as envisioned without endangering people or the environment.

Successful results in the technology qualification program are expected to allow for a concept selection, including selection of technology, during first-half 2014.

Participation in the technology qualification program is intended to provide technology suppliers with an opportunity to demonstrate its technology for a full-scale plant at Mongstad.

Multiple vendors can bid on a front-end engineering and design contract based on the concept selected, and the final investment decision will be put forth to Norway’s Parliament in 2016.

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Paula Dittrick

Senior Staff Writer

Paula Dittrick has covered oil and gas from Houston for more than 20 years. Starting in May 2007, she developed a health, safety, and environment beat for Oil & Gas Journal. Dittrick is familiar with the industry’s financial aspects. She also monitors issues associated with carbon sequestration and renewable energy.

Dittrick joined OGJ in February 2001. Previously, she worked for Dow Jones and United Press International. She began writing about oil and gas as UPI’s West Texas bureau chief during the 1980s. She earned a Bachelor’s of Science degree in journalism from the University of Nebraska in 1974.

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