ADNOC announces world’s first fully sequestered CO2 injection project in carbonate rock

ADNOC announces world’s first fully sequestered CO2 injection project in carbonate rock

ABU DHABI, 18th January, 2023 (WAM) -- ADNOC, a reliable and responsible provider of lower-carbon intensity energy, announced today at Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (ADSW) that it has begun work on the world's first fully sequestered carbon dioxide (CO2) injection well in a carbonate saline aquifer.

The project, which is expected to begin injecting CO2 in Q2 2023, marks another important step in ADNOC's commitment to decarbonise its operations, reduce its carbon intensity by 25% by 2030 and deliver on its Net Zero by 2050 ambition.

Yaser Saeed Almazrouei, ADNOC Upstream Executive Director, said, "Carbon capture and storage will play an important role in reducing emissions and achieving global climate goals, and ADNOC is building on its leadership position in this area as we continue to drive decarbonisation across our operations.

At Al Reyadah, ADNOC deployed the region's first carbon capture project at scale, and we are taking another tangible step to deliver on our $15 billion decarbonisation action plan with the world's first fully sequestered CO2 injection well.

"We will continue working to make today's energy cleaner while investing in tomorrow's clean energies and technologies to future-proof our business. In doing so, we will enable a lower-carbon future and remain a reliable and