Picture. Port of Immingham
Associated British Ports (ABP) has entered into an exclusive commercial relationship agreement with Edinburgh-based oil and gas company Harbor Energy to develop a carbon dioxide (CO₂) import terminal at the Port of Immingham, its largest port by capacity of the United Kingdom.
The terminal will provide a large-scale facility to connect CO₂ emissions from industrial businesses across the UK to Viking CCS' high-capacity CO₂ storage facilities in the Southern North Sea. Viking CCS plans to transport CO 2 along a newly constructed pipeline from Immingham to Theddlethorpe. The project will reuse the existing 120km LOGGS pipeline to transport CO 2 offshore to the Viking fields. ABP joins West Burton Energy, Phillips 66 and VPI as partners in the Viking CCS network, which aims to first capture CO₂ as early as 2027 and reduce UK emissions by 10 million tonnes per year by 2030. ABP's investment plans for new infrastructure at the port include a jetty to serve the handling of import and export cargoes of dry bulk and liquid cargo. In addition to handling green ammonia, the jetty is designed to take in liquefied CO₂ cargoes and will connect to the Viking CCS transport and storage sites. This project is expected to drive inward investment in the Humber and Lincolnshire regions, create local jobs in the Humber region and protect industrial jobs across the UK in line with the UK's net zero emissions targets. Henrik L. Pedersen, CEO of ABP, said the project represents a critical step in further strengthening the Port of Immingham's position at the heart of the UK's decarbonisation agenda. ABP is also working with industrial gases company Air Products to bring the first large-scale green hydrogen facility to the Port of Immingham. The facility will import green ammonia from production sites operated by Air Products and its partners around the world. This will be used to produce green hydrogen, with the aim of moving away from carbon-intensive sectors such as transport and industry. Construction of the jetty is expected to begin in late 2024 and the terminal is expected to be operational and ready to receive the first CO2 import cargoes from 2027.
source: Reporter.gr