Statoil has let a contract to KBR Inc. for the concept and front-end engineering design of its Northern Lights onshore carbon dioxide storage terminal in Norway. The terminal is a key component of the carbon capture and storage demonstration project being undertaken by Gassnova, with Statoil, in partnership with Royal Dutch Shell PLC and Total SA, responsible for transport and storage.
The first phase of this project will provide storage for as much as 1.5 million tonnes/year of CO2 captured from onshore industrial plants in eastern Norway and transported by ship to the onshore terminal. The project will allow for expansion to receive additional CO2 volumes, with the aim of stimulating commercial carbon capture projects in Norway, Europe, and other countries.
KBR will perform its work in conjunction with its Granherne subsidiary. In addition to the CO2 storage terminal, engineering will address import jetty topsides, CO2 reinjection lines, and associated utilities.
Construction of the full-scale project including the onshore terminal is subject to the Norwegian parliament making a positive investment decision, scheduled for 2019.