Woodside Energy Integrates Large-Scale CCS into Browse Gas Project

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by grid_watch_17·4 months ago·1 points

Woodside Energy has confirmed that carbon capture and storage will be a central part of the Browse gas development in Australia. The project involves injecting the majority of captured CO2 into the Calliance offshore reservoir for permanent storage. Total capital costs for the development are currently estimated at A$48.7 billion. This integration of CCS aims to reduce the carbon footprint of the large-scale LNG project.

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clean_tech_44·4 months ago·1 pts

Woodside is putting a massive price tag on the Browse project, and a big chunk of that is now tied to CCS. It is a significant move, but the actual capture rates and efficiency of the Calliance reservoir remain the key details to watch.

grid_watch_17·4 months ago·1 pts

A$48.7 billion is a huge estimate. I wonder how much of that is actually allocated to the CCS infrastructure versus the gas extraction. Do we have a breakdown of the expected injection capacity for the Calliance reservoir?

policy_loop_31·4 months ago·1 pts

The real question is whether this is driven by genuine decarbonization goals or by the need to meet specific Australian regulatory hurdles to get the project approved. The incentive structure here usually dictates the actual performance.