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Baker Hughes gets award at

Malaysian CCS project

MALAYSIA BAKER Hughes has been hired to supply CO2 “This award demonstrates the viability of
compression equipment to Petronas’s Kasawari significant, commercial-scale carbon-capture
The project is one of the offshore carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects, which are critical for the energy tran-
largest of its kind in the project in Sarawak, Malaysia, after landing a sition,” said Rod Christie, executive vice presi-
world, with a planned contract with Malaysia Marine and Heavy Engi- dent of Industrial & Energy Technology at Baker
capacity of 3.3mn neering (MMHE). Hughes. “This project proves that CCS technol-
tonnes per year. MMHE is handling engineering, procure- ogy can be deployed even in challenging envi-
ment, construction, installation and commis- ronments, including offshore gas facilities, and
sioning (EPCIC) services for Kasawari CCS, provides an important step forward for reducing
which is set to be one of the largest projects of emissions from natural gas production.”
its kind in the world, with a capacity of 3.3mn Baker Hughes will supply two trains of
tonnes per year (tpy). low-pressure booster compressors to enable
Supported by its broad experience of LNG CO2 removal through membrane separation
and offshore technologies, Baker Hughes said technology, as well as two trains for rein-
it would provide a state-of-the-art compression jecting the separated CO2 into a dedicated
solution with minimised footprint and weight, as storage site. The trains, which will be fitted
well as a power density allowing for larger flows with PGT25+ and PGT25 gas turbines with
per unit and best-in-class efficiency. The com- dry low emission technology, offer greater
pressors will be used to enable the transportation fuel efficiency and reduced nitrogen oxide
and reinjection of the CO2 separated from nat- emissions even with high CO2 content fuel
ural gas into a depleted offshore deposit through gas. The compressors’ casing also ensures
a subsea pipeline. a reduced footprint versus other standard
The CCS project will significantly lower CO2 solutions – a key differentiator in the offshore
volumes at the Kasawari gas field that are cur- environment, Baker Hughes said.
rently released through flaring, and is one of Petronas took a final investment decision
Malaysia’s flagship investments supporting the (FID) on the Kasawari CCS project in November
country’s ambition of becoming a regional hub last year. It is due to be up and running by 2026,
for CCUS. It will also work towards Petronas’ and Malaysia is hoping its development will pave
target of reaching net-zero carbon emissions by the way for a series of similar projects off Malay-
2050. sia’s shores. ™

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