State-held Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) has outlined plans to develop a CO2 capture, storage and utilization (CCUS) project, which will capure CO2 produced either from the Habshan-Bab gas processing facilities or the Shah gas processing plant in the United Arab Emirates.
The Shah gas processing plant is operated by a joint venture (JV) between ADNOC and Occidental Petroleum Corporation. It processes 1,300 mscf/d (37 mcm/d or 13 bcm/year) of sour gas and associated condensates. The CCUS project would capture and store 120 mscf/d (3.4 mcm/d or 1.2 bcm/year) of CO2 upon completion in 2025. The Habshan and Bab, which can process up to 6.2 bcf/d (175 mcm/d, 64 bcm/year) of associated gas complex, could capture another 1.9 MtCO2/year (100 mcf/d, 2.8 mcm/d).
ADNOC will decide in 2019 on which facility to capture the CO2 from. Once implemented, the project will reduce ADNOC's carbon footprint and liberate natural gas previously used for oil injection for other purposes. The company, which can capture 0.8 MtCO2/year at Al Reyadah from Emirates Steel Industries (ESI), plans to capture about 5 MtCO2/year (250 mcf/d, 7.1 bcm/year) before 2030.