Worley to provide FEED services for Qatari CO2 sequestration project

Australian engineering company Worley on September 25 announced that it will provide front-end engineering design (FEED) services for QatarEnergy LNG's (previously known as Qatargas) CO2 sequestration project in Ras Laffan, Qatar.

The company will develop the FEED study and engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) scope of work. The project will be carried out by Worley's teams in Qatar and Australia and is set for completion in 2024.

Once completed, the sequestration facility will be capable of capturing 4.3mn tonnes/year of CO2. The project will help further reduce Qatargas' environmental impact across the LNG value chain by reducing emissions from its seven LNG trains at QG North and three LNG trains at QG South, Worley said.

CO2 will be captured from the trains, compressed, and injected into new injection wells. New compression trains and pipelines will need to be installed after FEED is completed.

Qatari state-owned energy firm QatarEnergy earlier this month changed the name of Qatargas to QatarEnergy LNG. QatarEnergy LNG currently operates 14 LNG production trains and is at the center of QatarEnergy's efforts to raise Qatar's LNG production capacity to 126mn tonnes/year.