中国石化新闻网讯 据海上能源2月10日报道，美国能源巨头雪佛龙旗下的雪佛龙澳大利亚公司已承诺向西澳州和维多利亚州的碳捕获和封存（CCS）研究项目提供总计3800万澳元（约合2650万美元）的资金。
该贡献旨在提高对低碳未来关键排放技术的了解，同时澳大利亚石油生产与勘探协会（APPEA）呼吁联邦政府考虑在2023—2024年联邦预算中增加对新的天然气供应和减排措施的投资，以及建立国家碳捕获利用和储存（CCUS）路线图。
在总资金中，2200万澳元（1538万美元）已承诺用于Barrow Dampier CCS区域研究，该研究由全球技术公司SLB领导，并支持3D地震和存储评估，以确定西澳大利亚近海Carnarvon盆地的新CCS机会。
剩余的1600万澳元（1118万美元）将用于支持维多利亚州奥特韦国际测试中心的新基础设施建设。由澳大利亚碳捕获和封存研究组织碳CRC管理的该项目，将能够测试二氧化碳迁移并验证新的建模技术，这些技术可以改善未来CCS项目中的封存过程。
雪佛龙澳大利亚公司的资产开发总经理Michelle LaPoint表示，该公司致力于推进CCS技术在澳大利亚的部署。雪佛龙拥有数十年的运营经验，在碳捕获项目方面有着良好的记录，并已在全球各地部署CCS技术，包括世界上最大的综合CCS项目之一西澳大利亚的Gorgon。我们的经验继续再次确立了我们对CCS减排机会的信心，我们很自豪地支持SLB和碳CRC项目，以推进这一关键技术的研究。
这两个项目完工后，预计将满足雪佛龙澳大利亚私人有限公司与英联邦/南澳大利亚近海地区联合管理局就大澳大利亚湾勘探许可证EPP44和EPP45签订的《长期有效协议》下雪佛龙的支出承诺。
郝芬 译自 海上能源
原文如下：
Chevron allocates $26 million for Australian CCS research projects
Chevron Australia, an affiliate of US-based energy giant Chevron, has committed a combined A$38 million (around US$26.5 million) to contribute to carbon capture and storage (CCS) research projects in Western Australia and Victoria.
The contribution aims to advance knowledge of the critical emissions technology for a lower-carbon future and comes as the Australian Petroleum Production & Exploration Association (APPEA) is calling>Of the total contribution, A$22 million (US$15.38 million) has been committed to the Barrow Dampier CCS Regional Study, which is led by global technology company SLB, and supports a 3D seismic and storage assessment to identify new CCS opportunities in the Carnarvon basin, offshore Western Australia.
The remaining A$16 million (US$11.18 million) will be dedicated to supporting the development of new infrastructure at the Otway International Test Centre in Victoria. The project, which is managed by Australian carbon capture and storage research organisation, CO2CRC, will enable the testing of carbon dioxide migration and validation of new modelling techniques that could improve storage processes in future CCS projects.
Chevron Australia’s General Manager of Asset Development Michelle LaPoint said the company was committed to advancing the deployment of CCS technology in Australia.
“Chevron has decades of operational experience, a proven track record of carbon-capture projects and is already deploying CCS technologies in locations across the globe, including at Gorgon in Western Australia,>“Our experience continues to reaffirm our confidence in the emissions reduction opportunities of CCS and we’re proud to support SLB and CO2CRC in projects that will advance research into this critical technology.”
When completed, the two projects are expected to satisfy Chevron’s expenditure commitments under a Good Standing Agreement entered into by Chevron Australia Pty Ltd and the Joint Authority for the Commonwealth/South Australia offshore area with respect to Exploration Permits EPP44 and EPP45 in the Great Australian Bight.