Sinopec begins carbon-capture project
CHINA Petrochemical Corp, or Sinopec, said yesterday it started building a carbon capture, utilization and storage project in east China, the largest of its kind in the country, as part of the refiner’s goal to be carbon-neutral by 2050.
The company has been planning to cap its carbon emissions at peak levels prior to the 2030 national timeline, through its work to increase hydrogen output and the treatment and capture of carbon dioxide.
The CCUS project involves capturing carbon dioxide produced from a Sinopec’s Qilu refinery in eastern Shandong Province during a hydrogen-making process, and then injecting it into 73 oil wells in nearby Shengli oilfield, Sinopec said in a statement.
At a purified rate of more than 99 percent, carbon dioxide can be mixed with crude oil and help generate higher oil production.
Sinopec estimated that 10.68 million tons of carbon dioxide would be injected into the oilfield over the next 15 years and boost crude oil production by nearly 3 million tons.
The project is scheduled to start operations at the end of this year, Sinopec said, adding that it plans to build similar projects in neighboring Jiangsu Province, by capturing and utilizing carbon dioxide from refinery and petrochemical plants there and using them to boost oil output at its Huadong and Jiangsu oilfields.
The state oil and gas producer said it would explore setting up a CCUS research and development center, but did not provide financial details about these investments.
Countries are targeting net zero emissions by around the middle of the century.
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