Offshore staff
TEESSIDE, UK – Teesside Low Carbon’s (TLC) carbon capture and storage (CCS) project has been selected for the next phase of the UK’s CCS commercialization competition.
TLC is a consortium formed by BOC, GDF Suez, Premier Oil, and Progressive Energy.
The project, to be centered on the Wilton International chemical complex in northeast England, will involve the development of a syngas plant to convert coal to carbon dioxide (CO2) and hydrogen. The hydrogen will be used to generate green electricity while the CO2 will be captured and safely transported for long-term storage under the UK central North Sea.
Next stage of selection involves further development of engineering designs and planning applications for the project infrastructure.
An investment decision could follow in 2014, subject to planning and other regulatory approvals. Ultimately, this could be a £2-billion ($3.2-billion) project, with a workforce of more than 1,000 involved in its construction over a four-year period.
10/31/2012
