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It is expected that a maximum of 37 megatons of CO₂ can be stored in the intended gas field.
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The depleted gas fields are located in a sealed reservoir of porous sandstone, more than 3 kilometers below the North Sea bed.
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From there, the CO₂ is pumped into a depleted gas field.
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An undersea pipeline takes CO₂ to a platform approximately 20 kilometers off the coast.
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The CO₂ is brought to high pressure in the compressor station.
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The CO₂ pipeline will be laid in the existing pipeline corridor along the A15 and will be approximately 30 kilometres long.
We are fully committed to the reduction of CO₂. In the Climate Agreement, half of the reduction in CO₂ emissions by industry is agreed to be realised by means of Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS). This means that CO₂ is captured and stored in empty gas fields under the seabed instead of being emitted through chimneys. This is an interim solution, while we work on industrial processes which radically reduce the amount of CO₂ that is released. One example of a CCS project is Porthos. An underground pipe will be laid that will transport CO₂ to empty gas fields under the North Sea from 2025. The Porthos project will account for a reduction in CO₂ of 2.5 million tonnes a year, which is equivalent to 10% of the current Rotterdam CO₂ emissions.
From there, the CO₂ is pumped into a depleted gas field.
It is expected that a maximum of 37 megatons of CO₂ can be stored in the intended gas field.
The depleted gas fields are located in a sealed reservoir of porous sandstone, more than 3 kilometers below the North Sea bed.
An undersea pipeline takes CO₂ to a platform approximately 20 kilometers off the coast.
The CO₂ is brought to high pressure in the compressor station.
The CO₂ pipeline will be laid in the existing pipeline corridor along the A15 and will be approximately 30 kilometres long.
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We are fully committed to the reduction of CO₂. In the Climate Agreement, half of the reduction in CO₂ emissions by industry is agreed to be realised by means of Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS). This means that CO₂ is captured and stored in empty gas fields under the seabed instead of being emitted through chimneys. This is an interim solution, while we work on industrial processes which radically reduce the amount of CO₂ that is released. One example of a CCS project is Porthos. An underground pipe will be laid that will transport CO₂ to empty gas fields under the North Sea from 2025. The Porthos project will account for a reduction in CO₂ of 2.5 million tonnes a year, which is equivalent to 10% of the current Rotterdam CO₂ emissions.