BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 10. Eni has completed
the installation of an offshore CO₂ storage platform in the UK’s
Liverpool Bay, the company said on October 9.


“Eni CCUS Holding, jointly owned by Italian energy company Eni
and Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP), part of BlackRock, has
completed the installation of a new carbon capture and storage
(CCS) platform in Liverpool Bay, the UK, marking a major milestone
in the development of infrastructure for the HyNet industrial
decarbonization cluster,” said Eni.


The Douglas CCS platform will serve as the offshore hub of the
Liverpool Bay carbon dioxide transportation and storage system,
receiving CO₂ captured from industrial facilities across northwest
England and North Wales before transporting it through existing
offshore pipelines, repurposed for CO₂ transport, to depleted
natural gas reservoirs for permanent storage.


According to Eni, the facility is the world's first
purpose-built offshore platform dedicated to carbon capture and
storage for industrial decarbonization.


The platform was delivered in less than 18 months after the
contract was awarded, following an accelerated engineering,
procurement, construction and commissioning programme.


The installation comprises topside facilities weighing 1,885
tonnes, a supporting jacket structure weighing 1,755 tonnes and
eight foundation piles with a combined weight of 730 tonnes.


The project combines newly built infrastructure with the reuse
of existing offshore assets, including pipelines and depleted gas
reservoirs, to support the transportation and long-term storage of
captured carbon dioxide.







Construction is progressing across the wider Liverpool Bay CCS
network, which is approximately 50% complete, according to the
company.


Around 60% of the project's investment expenditure is being
delivered through UK-based supply chains. The development is
expected to support more than 2,000 jobs during construction and
create approximately 200–300 long-term positions over more than 25
years of operation.


Liverpool Bay CCS is part of Eni CCUS Holding's portfolio of
carbon capture, utilization and storage projects and forms a key
component of efforts to develop CO₂ transportation and storage
infrastructure for industrial decarbonization.


The Liverpool Bay CCS project will operate as the backbone of
the HyNet Cluster to transport carbon dioxide from capture plants
across the North West of England and North Wales through new and
repurposed infrastructure to safe and permanent storage in Eni’s
depleted natural gas reservoirs, located under the seabed in
Liverpool Bay. The project itself foresees the efficient
repurposing of part of the offshore platforms as well as 149km of
onshore and offshore pipelines, and the construction of 35km of new
pipelines to connect industrial emitters to the Liverpool Bay CCS
network.


HyNet is one of the world’s most advanced CCS Clusters that will
significantly contribute to the reduction of emissions from a wide
range of industries across the North West of England and North
Wales. This includes companies involved in cement manufacturing,
energy from waste plants, low-carbon hydrogen production, as well
as additional industrial players who will connect to Eni’s
infrastructure. With a storage capacity of 4.5 million tonnes of
CO2 per year in the first phase, and the potential to increase to
10 million tonnes of CO2 per year in the 2030s, Eni’s CO2 T&S
system will make a significant contribution towards achieving the
UK’s CCS ambitions. Construction of the project is expected to
commence this year, ready for planned start-up in 2028, in line
with industrial emitters in the HyNet Cluster.