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NPCC-Technip partners

secure CCS contract with

Malaysia’s Petronas

MALAYSIA PETRONAS Carigali, a subsidiary of Malay- pipeline from the central processing platform
sia’s state-owned Petronas, has awarded a to the existing E11R-A platform. That contract
major FEED contract for a carbon capture and will be executed by a MMHE and TechnipFMC
storage (CCS) project at the Kasawari gas field joint venture.
in Sarawak to the NPCC-Technip Energies Honeywell UOP has been contracted to pro-
consortium. vide technology to remove contaminants such
The Kasawari CCS project is so far one of the as carbon dioxide, hydrogen sulphide, and mer-
world’s largest. It will be designed to capture and cury from the natural gas.
store 3.7 million tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) This is the first foray by the NPCC, the Abu
annually. Start-up for the CCS scheme is sched- Dhabi-based National Petroleum Construction
uled for 2025. Company, and Technip Energies consortium
Located in the South China Sea in 108 meters into Southeast Asia. NPCC is a subsidiary the
of water, the Kasawari gas field was discovered UAE’s National Marine Dredging Company
in late 2011 and is estimated to hold 3 Tcf of (NMDC). In a joint press release, the two com-
recoverable reserves, but contain large volumes panies expressed their determination to partici-
of CO2. Development is under way with produc- pate in energy transition projects.
tion set to begin in 2023. Targeted output should NPCC CEO Ahmed Al Dhaheri said both
reach 900 million cfd. The gas will be transported companies “have aligned plans and strategies
by subsea pipeline to the Bintulu LNG complex for the renewable and decarbonization sector,
located 200 km to the south. which enabled us to win the contract for one of
Malaysia Marine and Heavy Engineering the largest CCS projects in the world.”
(MMHE) was awarded the engineering, pro- The consortium also plans to cooperate in
curement, construction, installation, and com- blue and green hydrogen and related decarbon-
missioning (EPCIC) contract for Kasawari ization projects, Technip Energies CEO Amaud
development in July 2019. That includes the Pieton said in the statement. This includes waste-
construction of a central processing platform, to-energy, biorefining, biochemistry, ammonia
a wellhead platform, and a flare structure. The and other energy transition projects, he said.™
work scope includes laying an 85km-long

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