Aker Solutions, Knutsen NYK Carbon Carriers (KNCC), a joint venture between the Knutsen Group and NYKLine, and Vår Energi CCS AS, the project operator, have signed a memorandum of understanding for the development of the Trudvang CO2 transport and storage project in the Norwegian North Sea.
The partnership will combine KNCC’s specialized CO2 tankers, equipped with dynamic positioning systems, with Aker Solutions’ technical and economic expertise, technical solutions and CCS EPC capabilities to support the design of an unmanned CO2 injection platform that enables direct injection of offshore propulsion.
According to Aker Solutions, the concept is designed for scalability and repeatability, enabling initial injection volumes of approximately 2 million tons per annum (Mtpa), with the potential to expand to more than 20 Mtpa.
The three parties will work together to improve the technical and commercial framework for the project, focusing on joint engagement with customers, regulators and other stakeholders to enhance market confidence, as well as flexible logistics to develop CO2 transportation scenarios for both medium pressure (MP) and high pressure (EP) modes to accommodate different value chain requirements.
The MoU also includes partners focusing on infrastructure optimization in unmanned platform designs and subsea solutions to reduce environmental footprint, reduce operational costs and direct offshore injection to mature the interface between CO2 vessels and offshore receiving facilities and ensure safe operations in the North Sea environment.
Trudvang, the EXL007 CO2 licensee Awarded by the Norwegian Ministry of Energy in September 2023It is owned by Vår Energi CCS with a 40% stake, INPEX Idemitsu Norge with a 30% stake, and Storegga Norge with a 30% stake. The project will inject CO2 into a CO2 storage site in the Utsira Formation on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS).
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