HOUSTON, TEXAS (Editors at Energy Analytics Institute, 17.Feb.2025) — Global energy consultancy Xodus secured a contract to support development of an advanced carbon capture and storage (CCS) hub in Japan.
The project will contribute to significant carbon emissions reduction across key industrial sectors in Japan, to support the Asian country’s ambition to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050, Xodus announced 17 Feb. 2025 in an official statement.
Xodus will work with the consortium — comprising West Japan Carbon Dioxide Storage Survey Co., Ltd., ENEOS Corporation, Electric Power Development Co., Ltd. (J-Power) and ENEOS Xplora Inc. — to deliver the offshore Western Kyushu CCS project.
The appointment follows the formal agreement of a consignment contract between the consortium and Japan Organization for Metals and Energy Security (JOGMEC) — the government of Japan’s incorporated administrative agency for energy and metals — earlier this fiscal year.
Under the engagement, Xodus will design the pipeline and cable geotechnical surveys for the offshore Western Kyushu CCS project.
Having worked across energy projects in Japan for many years, Xodus now has a full-time presence in Japan and is committed to supporting the rollout of the sector.
“We are proud to play a part in the delivery of this pioneering CCS initiative, which underscores our commitment to the region and to supporting Japan’s ambition to achieve net zero by 2050,” Xodus VP – Asia Pacific Simon Allison said in the statement.
Japanese advanced CCS projects.
Earlier this fiscal year JOGMEC selected 9 initiatives, including offshore Western Kyushu CCS, as part of its Japanese advanced CCS projects. In May 2024, the government of Japan passed the Act on Carbon Dioxide Storage Business, a major step towards the commercialization of CCS in Japan.
Offshore Western Kyushu CCS is targeting the capture and storage of 1.7 million tons per year (MTPY) of CO2 from ENEOS’s oil refineries and J-POWER’s thermal power plants located in the Setouchi and Kyushu regions. The captured emissions will be transported via ship and pipeline to saline aquifers off Japan’s south-western island of Kyushu for permanent storage.
The feasibility study for the project has commenced and is anticipated to be completed within this fiscal year paving the way for the project to enter the second phase, which covers engineering design, exploratory drilling preparations, procurement of long-lead items, and a detailed evaluation of storage potential.
Saline aquifers off the coast of Western Kyushu have been identified as potential candidates for primary CO2 storage sites. This initiative seeks to develop a full-scale CCS value chain by 2030, encompassing CO2 separation, capture, transport, and storage, Xodus said
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