Thai Banpu to develop CCS project in the US

Thai energy company Banpu has signed an agreement with EnLink Midstream to develop a carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) project in the US, it said on July 12.

This project will be developed at Banpu’s Barnett shale gas field in Texas and is expected to be ready for commercial operation by 2023. Banpu said the project will support improvements in production sustainability, and reinforce ESG principles.

Banpu operates gas business in the US through its subsidiary BKV Corporation (BKV), while EnLink Midstream operates gas separation, gas compression, and natural gas pipelines. “The aim is to reduce the significant amount of carbon dioxide emissions from natural gas production and transportation process,” Banpu added.

EnLink will transport BKV’s natural gas produced from the Barnett shale area operations through its modified pipeline and facility infrastructure to a gas separation and compression plant in Texas. During the process, carbon dioxide will be captured, compressed, and then disposed of through permanent sequestration via BKV’s nearby injection well and will never be released back into the atmosphere.

Banpu said that the cooperation will help BKV reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 10%, paving the way for the company to attain a carbon neutrality target by 2025.