Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. (ADNOC) plans by 2025 for the UAE to be among the top four countries in the world in carbon capture, use, and storage (CCUS) enhanced oil recovery projects, trailing only the US, China, and Canada. Of a forecast 55 million tonnes/year global CCUS capacity, ADNOC expects to have 5 million tpy compared with the United States’ 33 million tpy and China’s and Canada’s 7 million tpy each.
ADNOC’s Shah ultra-sour gas plant could contribute 2.3 million tpy of carbon dioxide to this total, with another 1.9 million tpy coming from the Habshan and Bab gas complex.
ADNOC company Al Reyadah already moves 800,000 tpy from Emirates Steel to a compression and dehydration plant. From there it is metered and exported through a 43-km pipeline for EOR at ADNOC’s Al Rumaitha and Bab fields. ADNOC says that at 240 bar, this pipeline is the highest-pressure CO2 transfer line in the world.
By continuing to develop its EOR capabilities, ADNOC seeks to ensure sustainable oil production and 70% ultimate recovery. It also is developing polymer, chemical, low salinity, and hybrid EOR using a combination of CO2 and chemical injection. The company envisions development of a CO2 hub and network.
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