ADNOC proceeds with Shell鈥檚 Cansolv technology in the recently announced FID for large scale carbon capture in Habshan
Shell Cansolv CO虏 Capture System selected to support ADNOC in integrated carbon capture project in MENA region.
By Shell Catalysts & Technologies
Abu Dhabi, UAE 鈭� Shell鈥檚 Cansolv CO2 Capture System technology has been selected for the ADNOC Habshan carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) project with the capacity to capture and permanently store 1.5 million tons of carbon dioxide (CO2). It is one of the largest post combustion carbon capture projects today and amongst few which have taken final investment decision globally.
The project will use the Shell Cansolv CO2 Capture System, which features a proprietary high-performance amine-based absorption process. The technology, already fully mature and proven at a large scale, has been optimized in the ADNOC Habshan project to efficiently capture CO2 from sulphur recovery plant flue gas. The formulated solvent, which targets CO2 removal at low pressure, has been designed to minimize plant emissions, energy consumption and maximize reliability.
鈥淪hell Catalysts and Technologies (SC&T) is pleased to have Shell鈥檚 Cansolv Technology supporting ADNOC on this pioneering, first-of-a-kind CO2 capture project in the Middle East,鈥� said Nick Flinn, Vice President, Decarbonization Technologies, SC&T. 鈥淚t is rewarding to see Shell鈥檚 investment in proven, reliable and competitive decarbonization technologies helping to enable major decarbonization projects in the Oil & Gas industry.鈥�
Shell is a pioneer of amine technologies with decades of experience designing and operating systems for the removal of contaminants from gas streams, including CO2 removal. Shell鈥檚 Cansolv technology is one of only two CO2 capture technologies constructed and deployed at a large commercial scale in a post-combustion/low-pressure application. The capture and sequestration of CO2 is an integral part of Shell鈥檚 strategy to reduce its own carbon footprint as well as aid others and help society meet its commitments to reduce CO2 emissions.
Cansolv helps achieve high effective capacity factors while decreasing operational expenses. The technology can deliver guaranteed CO2 capture efficiencies up to 99% vol.
Last week ADNOC indicated that the Habshan CCUS project could increase ADNOC鈥檚 carbon capture capacity by three times to 2.3 million tonnes per annum, equivalent to removing approximately 500,000 gasoline-powered cars from the road per year. The project, to be built, operated and maintained by ADNOC Gas on behalf of ADNOC, will include carbon capture units at the Habshan gas processing plant, pipeline infrastructure, and a network of wells for CO2 injection.
