Aker BP, Höegh receive approval for NCS CCS vessel-type
Aker BP and Höegh Evi have received an approval in principle from DNV for a next-generation 50,0000-cu m liquefied CO2 carrier. The vessel, developed in Norway by Höegh Evi, Aker BP and Moss Maritime, will transport CO2 from European industrial emitters to offshore sequestration sites EXL 005 Poseidon and EXL 011 Atlas on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS).
Aker BP last year received an independent third-party technical peer review for the two carbon storage licenses. The sites are initially sized to handle a combined 10 million tonnes/year of CO2 but can be expanded to meet market demand.
Poseidon is expected to enter service in 2030. No firm startup date has been put forward for Atlas.
The new vessel is the first to be reviewed under DNV’s new CO2 RECOND class notation, developed specifically for CO2 handling and conditioning. By integrating CO2 conditioning and offloading capabilities directly into the shuttle carriers, the design minimizes complexity, reduces risk of impurity co-mingling, and ensures reliable injection into offshore reservoirs, according to Höegh Evi.
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