{"id":7574,"date":"2022-06-17T07:40:00","date_gmt":"2022-06-17T04:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fpe.ro\/?p=7574"},"modified":"2024-11-20T10:47:25","modified_gmt":"2024-11-20T08:47:25","slug":"ccs-tehnologie-inovatoare-pentru-un-viitor-cu-mai-putine-emisii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fpe.ro\/en\/ccs-tehnologie-inovatoare-pentru-un-viitor-cu-mai-putine-emisii\/","title":{"rendered":"CCS - Innovative technology for a lower emission future"},"content":{"rendered":"

On Thursday, June 16, 2022, the first wide-ranging debate on the importance of deploying carbon capture, transport and storage (CCS\/CCS) technologies took place, organized by the National Agency for Mineral Resources (ANRM<\/a>), the competent authority for CCS\/CCS in Romania, together with the Romanian Oil and Gas Employers Federation (FPPG).<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The conference was attended by representatives of the public environment, namely the General Secretariat of the Government, the Ministry of Environment, the Ministry of Energy, the National Energy Regulatory Authority, the National Agency for Environmental Protection, and the Competent Authority for the Regulation of Offshore Petroleum Operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The event was also attended by representatives from the private sector, bringing together the entire value chain of a CCS\/CCS project: CO2 emitters, i.e. representatives of the cement and metallurgical industries, potential CO2 transporters, i.e. representatives of the oil and gas transportation and system operators, as well as potential operators of CO2 storage sites, i.e. representatives of the current holders of petroleum agreements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The main conclusion of the debate, verbalized by all participants, was clear: CCS\/CCS is an appropriate solution for reducing emissions at national level and the relevant legislation should be adapted to Romania, <\/strong>so that oil agreement holders can transition from operating oil fields to operating potential CO2 storage sites.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Daniel Kitscha,<\/strong> Policy Officer, Low Carbon Solutions Unit, DG Climate (European Commission)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

CCS and CCU are strategic climate mitigation technologies for the EU. <\/strong>In some of the scenarios developed, up to 600 million tons of CO2 is estimated to be captured annually in 2050. About half of this CO2 will need to be permanently stored underground (CCS) and half will be reused in industry (CCU).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With the 2009 CCS Directive, a legal framework for the internal market is already in place. This is the basis for the safe and permanent geological storage of CO2 in the ETS and for non-discriminatory access to it in the EU single market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Through the ETS Innovation Fund, CCS technology is supported in particular in those energy-intensive industries where other alternatives for decarbonization do not yet exist, such as the cement or chemical industries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Through this fund, \u20ac38 billion over 10 years will be largely dedicated to scaling up innovative low-carbon technologies, including CCS and CCU.<\/strong> For example, one-fifth of the 311 applications in the Innovation Fund's first large-scale call was related to CCUS technologies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Florina Sora<\/strong> (ANMR)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

CCS technology is of interest, given the need to decarbonize industry at European level and, implicitly, in Romania <\/strong>and, above all, the fact that we will continue to produce fossil fuel-based energy for years to come.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To be able to do this, with CCS technology proving to be viable, we have two options, which are not mutually exclusive:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  • Use existing capacities with the purchase of green certificates;<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Construction of new technological blocks using CCS technology.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    Romania has a good theoretical geological storage capacity, as the study conducted by PwC and EPG has shown, being a mature country in terms of oil resources exploitation.<\/strong> Moreover, given the long history of oil operations in Romania, the companies already existing in the market have all the resources, knowledge and infrastructure necessary to transition from oil to geological carbon storage;<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    Via transposition and implementation of the CCS Directive into Romanian law <\/strong>and by implementing CO2 capture and storage in sectors of the Romanian economy, in addition to the environmental benefits and the contribution to balancing the global climate system, other benefits are expected to be achieved, such as:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    • increasing technical knowledge on CO2 capture, transport and storage and technological innovation;<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Reducing energy production costs, for units that have implemented CCS, by using the greenhouse gas emission allowance trading mechanism;<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • creating new jobs throughout the entire implementation chain, from design, implementation and operation to monitoring;<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • creating new vocational specializations, new curricula for technical colleges and universities;<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • the emergence of a new specialized sector of industry;<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Expand the deployment of CCS technologies to all greenhouse gas emitters;<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • the possibility of integrating Romania into the European CO2 transportation infrastructure; increasing the exploitation capacity of crude oil and natural gas reserves by injecting CO2 into fields considered depleted, by increasing the recovery coefficient.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

      We consider that the most suitable actors, particularly for geological storage of carbon dioxide are oil site operators, <\/strong>for several reasons:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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      • Petroleum agreement holders are responsible for developing and maintaining the necessary infrastructure for petroleum operations, including when using enhanced oil recovery methods;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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        • For a CO2 storage site identified within its own perimeter, the petroleum agreement holder is in an optimal position to determine whether existing infrastructure (including wells) can be reused for CO2 storage operations,<\/strong> on the basis of the knowledge accumulated in relation to it, as well as on the perimeter and potential storage complex;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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          • In addition, the potential risk of conflicting use of the envisaged CO2 storage site would be greatly mitigated if the holder of the petroleum agreement covering the perimeter in which the CO2 storage site is located also carried out CO2 exploration or storage operations, as there would be no risk of a third party interfering with the way either type of operation is carried out and a single responsibility concept can be implemented;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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            • In addition to the technical and safety benefits mentioned above, oil agreement holders are already on the ground and have the necessary infrastructure and key knowledge<\/strong> and can ensure a smooth and timely transition from oil operations to CO2 exploration and storage.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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              • Such a model would contribute to affordable and reasonable costs, both in terms of the procedures organized for granting CO2 permits and in terms of the infrastructure needed to carry out CO2 exploration and storage operations.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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                Ioana Vasiliu,<\/strong> European Affairs Adviser<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

                In order to fulfill the commitments undertaken by Paris Agreement and European Ecological Pact<\/strong> The Ministry of the Environment, Water and Forests supports efforts to reduce emissions safely as defined in Directive 31\/2009 on geological storage of CO2<\/strong>, transposed into national law by GEO 64\/2011, namely the promotion of carbon capture, transportation and storage (CCS) technologies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                CCS is a bridge technology designed to help in the transition from fossil fuels to a green energy future,<\/strong> contributing at the same time to achieving the climate objectives assumed by the National Integrated Energy and Climate Change Plan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                CCS can facilitate the decarbonization of the power generation sector, but also of other high-emitting industries such as cement, iron and steel production or the chemical industry, making a beneficial contribution to reducing carbon emissions alongside other pollution control measures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                The MMAP supports the development of research and innovation activities that contribute to the common European effort to decarbonize and increase energy efficiency by adopting advanced technologies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                By implementing CCS solutions, the development of energy production capacities and the development of the low or zero-carbon industrial sector are facilitated.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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                Christopher Veit, <\/strong>Senior Vice President OMV Petrom<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

                The first indications of the impact assessment are that CCS technology will achieve two goals simultaneously - a low-emission future and a prosperous economic environment.<\/strong> Through planned and potential investments, we are confident that over time we will see an increase in revenues to the state budget, job security in certain sectors will be maintained, along with the development of energy companies providing service lines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                CCS represents an economic opportunity for Romania in terms of increasing the absorption of EU funds.<\/strong> As project owners and developers, we will seek to access funding lines or support our partners to develop projects in Romania by applying for funding schemes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                In 2019, emissions from energy production amounted to 21,000,000 tons of CO2 and 22,000,000 tons of CO2 from industrial activity. In total, these emissions represented 67% of Romania's total CO2 emissions. Given both the natural decline in reservoirs and the possible decrease in production due to the increasingly difficult financing of oil and gas projects in the context of the energy transition, the potential for CCS as an activity related to oil operations is significant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                We are currently evaluating the potential of CO2 capture and storage for demonstration projects in the near future, as well as to test CO2 capture and utilization technology in our own refinery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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                Vlad Pavlovschi,<\/strong> Romgaz<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

                SNGN ROMGAZ SA,<\/strong> The decarbonization policy strategy for the period 2021-2030 includes among the actions aimed at reducing the company's carbon footprint <\/strong>and analyzing the feasibility of injecting carbon dioxide generated by combustion processes in different industrial plants into depleted gas reservoirs with a view to providing underground storage services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                The direction of action that SNGN ROMGAZ SA has set for itself through its strategy envisages concrete actions, carried out in some countries more than 20 years ago, by implementing CCS technologies. <\/strong>The adoption of a number of projects, at first demonstrative and then commercial, has been a driving force in the development of several projects CCS Directive at European level in 2009.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                Romania is a country with a history of hydrocarbon production, and the expertise and infrastructure developed over decades in the oil industry can meet the needs of CCS projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                Romgaz has a growing interest in developing CCS projects, both in terms of reducing emissions by capturing carbon dioxide emissions from our current activity, and in transforming our end-of-life fields into carbon dioxide geological storage sites, if they are suitable for this purpose.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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                George Laz\u0103r,<\/strong> State Secretary for Relations with Parliament at the Ministry of Energy<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

                EU-wide decarbonization targets will remain a constant priority. Thus, the possibility for Romanian companies to benefit from fixed carbon tax costs<\/strong> (as the use of CCS implies the purchase of fewer EU-ETS certificates) will reduce pressure on Romanian companies.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                In essence, it will be able to help energy-intensive process industries as well as electricity producers in the transition period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                Thus, if we get CCS projects underway sooner rather than later, we can expect to see a component of variety and stability among the alternatives that the Romanian industry will have at its disposal.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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