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Thursday, February 16, 2023
Energean announced today that Energean Egypt has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Shell Egypt to explore a mutually beneficial decarbonization solution.
The announcement comes one day after the recently concluded EGYPS 2023 concluded in Cairo which executives from both companies attended.
Energean and Shell’s MOU is designed to support the decarbonization and the energy transition in Egypt contributing to the global efforts against climate change. Energean will build on its experience in designing a carbon capture & storage (CCS) solution in a depleted hydrocarbon field that it has operated for many years, mirroring the process ongoing in Prinos, Greece.
The proposed partnership is addressing a major CCS feasibility challenge, which is the ability to connect sizeable carbon emitters to an adequate geological structure. The study will focus on the decarbonization of the LNG terminal in IDKU operated by Shell through capturing and storing the carbon dioxide in a depleted reservoir in the Abu Qir offshore concession operated by Energean. Future development stages will permit such facilities to take emissions from other industrial emitters (e.g.fertilizers).
Egypt has undoubted CCS potential due to a series of interlinked factors:
Nicolas Kacharov, CEO of Energean International and Country Manager Egypt, commented: “CCS in Egypt can only be developed in long-term partnerships with industries willing to ‘green’ their products. We are excited to work with Shell as such a credible and committed partner.”
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