據離岸工程網10月27日報道，石油和天然氣巨頭殼牌（Shell）已與文萊和新加坡簽署協議，研究碳運輸和儲存方案，這可能會成為東南亞潛在碳捕獲和儲存（CCS）中心的一部分。

 

殼牌公司的目標是到2035年達到每年至少2500萬噸的CCS產能，到2050年成為凈零排放能源企業。周三，殼牌東方石油公司（Shell Eastern Petroleum）與文萊殼牌石油公司（BSP）簽署了諒解備忘錄，探討文萊和新加坡碳運輸和儲存方案的可行性。文萊政府和殼牌集團各自持有BSP 50%的股份。

 

BSP總經理Agnete Johnsgaard Lewis評論道：“我們處于有利的地位，可以利用我們在文萊和新加坡的現有關系和業績紀錄，在東南亞發展潛在的CCS中心。”

 

如協議所述，雙方將評估文萊碳儲存方案和新加坡碳運輸方案的技術和商業可行性。這將促進兩國在制定相關政策方面的合作，同時補充兩國政府為深化能源和綠色經濟領域的合作所做的努力，例如通過今年8月簽署的一項協議，在CCS領域進行合作。

 

殼牌公司新加坡分公司董事長吳嘉鵬評論道：“CCS將有助于減少我們自身運營中的二氧化碳排放，因為我們將在這里的制造業足跡轉化為新加坡殼牌能源和化工園區。它還為減少難以脫碳的行業（如裕廊島的行業）的排放提供了一種方法。這將有助于新加坡在向低碳經濟轉型的過程中減少其碳足跡。”

 

作為二氧化碳捕獲技術的供應商，殼牌強調，CCS涉及成熟的技術要素——二氧化碳捕獲、壓縮和運輸以及儲存——的整合，并補充說，其航運業務在開發和建造“世界上第一艘專門設計用于運載來自CCS的液態二氧化碳的船舶”中發揮了“積極作用”。

 

此外，這家能源巨頭“在幫助開發大型商業項目方面有著良好的紀錄”，這些項目涉及整個碳捕獲和存儲價值鏈。這包括在加拿大艾伯塔省建造和運營Quest，自2015年以來，該地區的二氧化碳儲存量超過700萬噸，“低于預算，并在時間上提前”。

 

殼牌還與挪威的Equinor和道達爾能源合作，開展北極光項目，通過船舶將工業來源的二氧化碳運輸至中央接收中心，然后通過管道將二氧化碳輸送至海上儲存庫。

 

談到殼牌的其他業務，值得一提的是，這家石油巨頭最近公布了2022年第三季度的業績，由于天然氣價格上漲和深水資產產量增加，該公司的利潤同比增長。

 

壽琳玲 編譯自 離岸工程

 

原文如下：

 

Shell eyes potential carbon capture and storage hub in Southeast Asia

 

Oil and gas major Shell has inked a deal to look into carbon transport and storage options in Brunei and Singapore, which could form part of a potential carbon capture and storage (CCS) hub in Southeast Asia.

 

Shell, whose ambition is to have access to at least 25 million tonnes a year of CCS capacity by 2035 and become a net-zero emissions energy business by 2050, disclosed on Wednesday that Shell Eastern Petroleum has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Brunei Shell Petroleum (BSP) to explore the feasibility of carbon transport and storage options for Brunei Darussalam and Singapore. The government of Brunei Darussalam and Shell group each own a 50 per cent stake in BSP.

 

Agnete Johnsgaard-Lewis, the Managing Director of BSP, commented: “We are in a good position to leverage our existing relationships and track records in Brunei and Singapore to enable the development of a potential CCS hub in Southeast Asia.”

 

As outlined in this deal, both players will evaluate the technical and commercial feasibility of carbon storage options in Brunei Darussalam and carbon transport solutions from Singapore. This will enable cooperation between the two countries in developing relevant policies while complementing efforts undertaken by the countries’ governments to deepen cooperation in the areas of energy and green economy, such as CCS through a deal signed in August this year.

 

Aw Kah Peng, the Chairman of Shell Companies in Singapore, remarked: “CCS will help reduce CO2 emissions from our own operations, as we transform our manufacturing footprint here into Shell Energy and Chemicals Park Singapore. It also offers a way to reduce emissions from hard-to-decarbonise industries, such as those found on Jurong Island. This will help Singapore cut its carbon footprint as we transition to a lower carbon economy.”

 

Shell, which is a provider of CO2 capture technologies, highlighted that CCS involves the integration of proven technical elements – CO2 capture, compression and transport, and storage – adding that its shipping business has played “an active role” in the development and construction of “the world’s first vessels specifically designed to carry liquid CO2 derived from CCS.”

 

In addition, the energy giant has “a proven track record of helping to develop large-scale commercial projects” that involve the full carbon capture and storage value chain. This includes building and operating Quest in Alberta, Canada with more than 7 million tonnes of CO2 stored there since 2015 “under budget and ahead of schedule.”

 

Shell also partnered with Equinor and TotalEnergies in Norway on the Northern Lights project to transport CO2 from industrial sources by ship to a central receiving hub and then send the CO2 through a pipeline to an offshore store.

 

When it comes to Shell’s other activities, it is worth noting the oil major recently revealed its 3Q 2022 results, which show higher profits on a year-on-year basis thanks to higher gas prices and increased volumes from deepwater assets.