Eni CCUS Holding completed installation of the new Douglas carbon capture and storage (CCS) platform at Liverpool Bay CCS in the United Kingdom, marking a step in the delivery of the CO₂ Transportation and Storage (T&S) project related to the HyNet industrial decarbonization cluster.

Eni said Douglas CCS is the first purpose-built offshore platform dedicated to CCS for industrial decarbonization in the world. Designed to operate as the offshore hub of the Liverpool Bay T&S system, the platform will receive CO₂ captured from industrial infrastructure across North West England and North Wales before distributing it through a network of existing offshore pipelines, which will be repurposed for CO₂ transport to depleted natural gas reservoirs for subsequent permanent storage.

The platform was delivered in less than 18 months from contract award following an accelerated program integrating engineering, procurement, construction, and commissioning. The new platform is comprised of a 1,885-tonne topside, a supporting jacket structure weighing 1,755 tonnes, and eight foundation piles with a combined weight of 730 tonnes which secure the structure to the seabed.

The installation of Douglas CCS forms part of a wider construction program that is progressing across the entire Liverpool Bay CCS network, which is now about 50% complete, the company said.

Eni CCUS Holding is jointly owned by Eni and Global Infrastructure Partners.