Saudi Arabia to build largest CCS hub in Jubail

Saudi Arabia to build largest CCS hub in Jubail

Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Energy has announced the signing of a Joint Development Agreement with Saudi Aramco and its partners for the largest planned Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) hub in the world.

The center in Jubail Industrial City will start operating by 2027 and be able to extract and store 9 million mtpa of CO2 in its first phase, supporting Saudi Arabia’s aim to extract, use and store 44 mtpa of CO2 by 2035, said Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman at the Saudi Green Initiative (SGI) in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt.

Prince Abdulaziz also witnessed the launch of two pilot projects for carbon capture and utilization led by KAUST, NEOM and SEC; Alsafwa Cement Company, and Abdullah Hashim Industrial Gases & Equipment. Ma’aden and Gulf Cryo also announced an agreement to enhance the implementation of the circular carbon economy framework and reduce emissions.

Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia has accelerated the pace of its climate action and hopes to achieve the Saudi Green Initiative (SGI) target of placing 30% of its land and sea under protection by 2030, and plant over 600 million trees within the same timeframe, an increase of over 150 million trees from the initial goal to plant 450 million by 2030.

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