【Ten Years of Rapid Development in Chemical Processing Equipment】2208-2025: The World’s First FPSO with Post-combustion Carbon Capture Capability
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Give praise and encouragement to the achievements made in China’s chemical engineering technology and equipment; your participation in discussions is the greatest encouragement. **********************【Ten Years of Great Development in Chemical Engineering Equipment】Regularly updated summary posts – feel free to join the discussions: https://bbs.hcbbs.com/thread-3576046-1-1.html ***************** The world’s first! Record-breaking performance by this state-owned shipyard in Shanghai | Industry Innovation Updates On the morning of February 20, the world’s first offshore floating production, storage, and offloading unit (FPSO) equipped with a marine carbon capture and storage (CCS) system, the “Agogo FPSO”, was named and delivered at the Shanghai COSCO Shipbuilding Yard located on Changxing Island, part of the Shanghai Marine Equipment Island. This project is the world’s first FPSO equipped with post-combustion carbon capture capabilities. It is not only a technologically advanced project in the global FPSO industry but also one of the most environmentally friendly FPSOs available today. The second phase of the lifespan extension and modification for this FPSO project was carried out by Shanghai COSCO Heavy Industry Co., Ltd., which is part of COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry Co., Ltd. under China COSCO Shipping Group Limited. During the project execution phase, Shanghai COSCO Shipbuilding completed the installation of 10 upper modules with a total weight of over 15,000 tons, laid more than 1 million meters of cables, and carried out a range of complex tasks related to project commissioning. As a result, all modification work was finished 1 month ahead of schedule; the total duration of the project was 24 months, including 7 months for integration work by Shanghai COSCO Shipbuilding, setting a new record for the modification time of FPSOs of this type worldwide. The previous record was 27 months, also held by Shanghai COSCO Shipbuilding Heavy Industry, which successfully delivered the \"Maria Quiteria FPSO\" to YINSON in April 2024. “The Agogo FPSO incorporates advanced carbon-reduction technologies and is the world’s first FPSO equipped with a post-combustion CCS system at sea. By capturing carbon dioxide from the exhaust gases generated by the gas turbines on board, it enables a significant reduction in the greenhouse gas emissions of the FPSO. According to the shipowner, the installation of this device can reduce carbon emissions by approximately 27%, representing an important milestone in achieving the concept of zero-carbon FPSOs. It aims to reduce the carbon footprint and pave the way for decarbonization in the global offshore oil production industry. At the same time, this FPSO also incorporates other advanced emission-reduction technologies such as electrification, automation, and digitalization, combined-cycle power systems, seawater turbine generators, steam generators, a hydrocarbon cargo tank inerting system, and an integrated closed-flame system, all of which help to reduce overall carbon emissions and improve operational efficiency. It is estimated that the carbon emissions from conventional FPSOs are between 20 and 30 kilograms of carbon dioxide equivalent per barrel. Based on the crude oil production of such FPSOs, it is expected that around 230,000 tons of carbon dioxide emissions can be reduced each year, which is equivalent to the amount of carbon dioxide absorbed by 110,000 acres of forest in one year.
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The “Agogo FPSO” delivered as part of this naming ceremony is a large FPSO that was modified by the Malaysian company Yinson for Azule Energy, Angola’s largest independent oil and gas producer (a joint venture held 50% each by the Italian company Eni S.p.A and the British company BP p.l.c). It has a total length of 333 meters and a beam width of 60 meters. This FPSO will be deployed in the West Hub area of block 15/06 in Angola, approximately 180 kilometers from the coast at a working depth of 1,650 meters. It is scheduled to come online in 2025, with the capacity to produce 120,000 barrels of oil per day and an oil storage capacity of 1.6 million barrels. “The “Agogo FPSO” is the seventh FPSO undertaken by Shanghai COSCO Shipbuilding, and it is also the third FPSO retrofit project carried out through the partnership between Shanghai COSCO Shipbuilding and YINSON Company. In recent years, the two parties have continuously deepened their cooperation on FPSO modification projects, supporting each other and achieving mutual success, resulting in positive outcomes from this collaboration. The successful completion and delivery of this project represent a practical example of Shanghai COSCO Shipbuilding Heavy Industry’s commitment to the innovative concepts of \"digital intelligence\" and \"green sustainability.\" It reflects the company’s efforts to implement its \"one core, two wings\" development strategy, to build itself into a leading factory for the construction and renovation of green, low-carbon, and intelligent ships as well as marine engineering systems, and to accelerate its entry into the high-end oil and gas platform renovation and manufacturing sector. This is of great significance for promoting China’s high-end manufacturing industry on the international stage, supporting the development of Changxing Island in Shanghai into a world-class marine equipment hub, and helping to realize the goal of making China a maritime power.
Where should carbon captured at sea be stored? Pour it back into the sea?
Carbon capture and storage technologies are still in the pilot and early application stages in the shipping industry and the FPSO sector. Although offshore carbon capture sounds promising, its efficiency and cost-effectiveness remain to be proven.