ADNOC, Occidental to advance direct air capture project in UAE

ADNOC, Occidental to advance direct air capture project in UAE

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UAE’s ADNOC Group and Occidental Petroleum have partnered to undertake a joint engineering study for the construction of the first megaton-scale direct air capture (DAC) facility outside the US.

The agreement is the first project to reach the technical feasibility stage since the two energy companies signed a strategic collaboration deal to explore carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) projects in the UAE and the US earlier in August.

The study will assess the proposed one million tonnes per annum (mtpa) DAC facility to be connected to ADNOC’s carbon dioxide (CO2) infrastructure for injection and permanent storage into saline reservoirs not used for oil and gas production.

The Abu Dhabi oil firm is testing the world’s first fully sequestered CO2 injection well in a carbonate saline aquifer in the emirate.

“The speed at which the Oxy and ADNOC teams have developed the feasibility and Pre-FEED plan for a DAC plant in Abu Dhabi underscores the urgency needed to deliver global-scale climate solutions and eliminate greenhouse gas emissions,” Vicki Hollub, president and CEO of Occidental.

“We will continue to leverage our carbon management expertise to deliver value and accelerate our ability to achieve our net-zero targets and help others meet theirs.”

The partnership between