Woodside forms JV to study potential for CCS project in WA

Woodside Petroleum, bp, and Japan Australia LNG (MiMi) have formed a consortium to conduct feasibility studies for a large-scale, multi-user carbon capture storage (CCS) project near Karratha in Western Australia.

The plan is to assess the technical, regulatory, and commercial feasibility of capturing carbon dioxide emitted by various industries in the Burrup Peninsula-Karratha region and storing it in offshore reservoirs within the northern Carnarvon basin.

Woodside said the project would also help facilitate development of new lower-carbon industries, including the production of hydrogen and ammonia, by providing a local solution for emissions.