Perenco has successfully concluded its first CO2 injection test for CCS in the UK’s Southern North Sea, further advancing on Project Poseidon and the UK’s broader decarbonisation strategy. The test was carried out by the Project Poseidon Joint Venture (Perenco UK, Carbon Catalyst Ltd, and Harbour Energy), and consisted of a total of 15 injection cycles performed into the Leman gas field, mobilising 11 CO2 offshore batch refills. The operation proves that CSS could be used in depleted fields of the Southern North Sea and that it could also reuse petroleum production infrastructure to unlock cost effective projects.
The Poseidon Project is a carbon storage project in the Leman gas field, the largest reservoir complex in the Southern North Sea sector of the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS). The project is planned to have an initial injection capacity of 1.5Mt/year, rising to an ultimate capacity of 40Mt/year, commencing in 2029.
Perenco UK is a leading provider of energy to the UK. It has been present in the UK Southern North Sea Basin (SNS) since 2003. Perenco operates 7% of the natural gas production from oil and gas fields in the UK.