Sept 5 (LNGJ) - Australian energy company Santos, a major shareholder in the Darwin and Gladstone LNG plant in Australia and Papua New Guinea LNG, has been awarded permits to undertake evaluation and appraisal work for the potential storage of carbon dioxide in the offshore Carnarvon and Bonaparte basins, off the coast of Western Australia.
The permits will enable Santos to pursue potential carbon capture and storage (CCS) opportunities with its joint venture partners. Santos Chief Executive Kevin Gallagher, said the permits allow the potential to yield additional CCS opportunities. The first Santos CCS project at Moomba in south Australia will be one of the biggest in the world and is currently 20 percent complete with 100 million tonnes of CO2 capacity and contingent resources already booked.
