- INEOS and Svanehøj Strengthen CCS Efforts with CO2 Pump Supply Deal.
- First Dedicated LCO2 Carrier to Feature Svanehøj CO2 Pumps.
- Svanehøj Expands CCS Leadership with INEOS Project Greensand.
INEOS has selected ITT’s Svanehøj to provide CO2 pumps for the onshore facility and the first LCO2 carrier for Project Greensand in the Danish North Sea. This order further cements Svanehøj’s place in carbon capture and storage, proving its dominance in critical liquefied gas equipment. The INEOS-led Project Greensand will be the EU’s first full-scale CO2 storage facility that would help to mitigate climate change. Storage operations are expected to start by late 2025 or early 2026 after a successful trial, reports Oilfield Technology.
LCO2 Carrier Partnership with Royal Wagenborg
INEOS has just signed a long-term agreement with maritime logistics company Royal Wagenborg to build and deploy the first dedicated LCO2 carrier for Project Greensand. Svanehøj has now been selected to supply CO2 cargo pumps for the new vessel and CO2 pumps for the onshore facility in Port Esbjerg.
Customised Pump Solutions for Optimised Performance
“We have worked closely with INEOS’ development team over the past year to specify customised pump solutions for both the onshore terminal and the vessel. It has been a rewarding process, allowing us to leverage our extensive expertise in CO2 and contribute to an optimised design regarding flow and pressure,” said Magnus Madsen, Sales Manager, Cargo Gas, at Svanehøj.
Svanehøj’s Legacy in CO2 Pumping Systems
Svanehøj delivered its first cargo pump solution for an LCO2 carrier in the 1990s. As one of the very few marine pump manufacturers with a background in the CO2 pumping system, it has identified CCS as a very important future growth segment.
It is worth mentioning that in 2024, Svanehøj won a contract to supply CO2 pumps for the world’s largest LCO2 carriers that are currently being built at HD Hyundai Mipo. The company is also providing CO2 pumping systems for the Northern Lights LCO2 fleet in Norway. The new order from INEOS and Project Greensand further establishes Svanehøj’s dominance in the CCS sector.
Project Greensand
Project Greensand gets its name from the type of sandstone lying beneath the seabed in the Danish North Sea. This project sets up a full-value chain, where captured and liquefied CO2 from Danish biogas producers is transported offshore and permanently stored in depleted oil wells at the Nini Field in the North Sea.
EasyMax Concept for LCO2 Carrier
Project Greensand’s first purpose-built LCO2 carrier is based on the Royal Wagenborg and Niestern Sander shipyard’s EasyMax concept. The open-top multi-purpose ice-classed vessel is set to combine large load capacity with low fuel consumption. End 2025 is when the vessel should become operational.
Scaling CO2 Storage Capacity
In the second phase of Project Greensand, INEOS aims to store 400,000 tpy of CO2 and then scale capacity to 8 million tpy as the volumes of captured CO2 for storage increase.
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Source: Oilfield Technology
