Harbour Energy contracts Elemental for Viking CCS expansion studies
Harbour Energy has appointed Elemental Energies to conduct two years of subsurface and well engineering studies for the Viking East and West CCS sites.
Under the two-year contract, Elemental Energies will deliver geomechanics, subsurface and well engineering studies to support the maturation of the Viking East and Viking West sites in the North Sea.
The program will involve maturing and de-risking the capacity, containment and injectivity associated with the project's planned expansion sites.
Elemental Energies will perform geomechanics, subsurface and well engineering studies over a two-year period to support maturation of the Viking East and Viking West sites.
Viking CCS will transport and permanently store CO2 emitted by industries in the Humber region of northeast England, initially capturing and storing up to 4 MMmt/year from the early 2030s.
Harbour is progressing studies on additional subsurface areas that could provide future storage capacity as the development moves toward a final investment decision.
The project remains subject to relevant regulatory approvals and securing commercial arrangements.
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Jeremy Beckman has been Editor Europe, Offshore since 1992. Prior to joining Offshore he was a freelance journalist for eight years, working for a variety of electronics, computing and scientific journals in the UK. He regularly writes news columns on trends and events both in the NW Europe offshore region and globally. He also writes features on developments and technology in exploration and production.
