Denmark’s Project Greensand hires NOV for CO2 transfer solution

Denmark’s Project Greensand has chosen NOV to provide a solution for transferring CO2. The initiative, led by INEOS and partners, is working on establishing a large-scale carbon capture and storage (CCS) value chain off the coast of Denmark by 2026. The contract involves NOV’s APL delivering an offshore injection system that allows CO2 to be injected directly from transport vessels into the reservoir. This marks APL’s entry into a new market, with Project Greensand being one of the first projects to utilize this technology for offshore CO2 injection. Kurt Head, the Head of Project Greensand at INEOS Energy, emphasized the importance of CCS in the energy transition and highlighted the significance of effective and safe CO2 transportation. The Greensand project achieved a milestone in 2023 by conducting the first CO2 injection in the North Sea, demonstrating the feasibility of cross-border CO2 transport and offshore storage. With the final investment decision made in late 2024, the Greensand Future Project is set to establish Denmark’s first CO2 storage site at the Nini field in the Danish North Sea. The project aims to initially store 400,000 tonnes of CO2 per year, with plans to increase capacity to 8 million tonnes annually by 2030. The CO2 captured in the initial phase will be transported from Danish biomethane plants to the port of Esbjerg and then shipped to the Nini West reservoir for storage. Another key component of the project is the Carbon Destroyer 1, the first European-built offshore CO2 carrier, designed for safety, fuel efficiency, and low emissions.