Infrastructure Management for Transport in the Identify stage
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Objective
- Outline the requirement /opportunity and identify strategic themes and options that could deliver the desired outcomes.
- Identify infrastructure requirements for pipeline transport options and associated equipment
- Identify options or alternatives to meet these requirements..
- Carry out a preliminary cost assessment for input to the determine if a business case could exist
- Prepare a plan for the next stage of evaluation.
Major Deliverables
The major deliverables during this stage are:
- Functional Description
- Opportunity Framing Report
- Technology Overview Report
- Risk Register
- Identification Study Report
- Forward Work Plan
Tasks
The main tasks during this stage include:
- Opportunity framing workshop aimed at identifying strategic themes and alternatives
- Preparation of a functional description detailing the boundary conditions, expectations, assumptions and performance requirements
- Technology assessment
- Identify potential transportation methods suitable for CO2.
- Describe the merits and limitations of each transportation method. Considerations may include:
- Distance to reservoir/aquifer from landfall
- Availability of vessels
- Storage capacity of reservoir/aquifer
- Potential for expansion into adjacent reservoirs/aquifers
- Identify the impacts of CO2 conditions on transport options. Considerations will include:
- Pressure
- Temperature
- Phase
- Water content
- Potential impurities
- Flowrate
- Identify any test work or specific investigation required to further evaluate any options
- Identification of any key siting advantages, constraints or special buffer requirements Identify potential impact of environmental conditions on transportation methods.
- Identify potential operational requirements for each option: Considerations may include:
- Control systems required
- Resources
- Requirement for offshore & onshore personnel
- Identify options for future expansion of the offshore infrastructure to accommodate additional sources of CO2 and increased flow-rates
- Prepare a Level 1 option costs
- Preliminary ranking of alternatives and selection of one configuration for financial evaluation to confirm a business case
- Preparation of Identification Stage Report
- Preparation of Forward Work Plan for the Evaluate stage including
- Study Objectives
- Scope
- Critical Issues & Constraints
- Approach
- Deliverables
- Organisation & Key Personnel
- Study Costs & Schedule
- Minimum Standards, Systems and Procedure
- Value Improvement Processes and Best Practices
- Administration
Examples
- DNV. (April 2010). Design and Operation of CO2 Pipelines. Last accessed 07th October 2011.
- Department for Business Enterprise & Regulatory Reform. Development of a CO2 Transport and Storage Network in the North Sea
- M. Barrio et al. Ship Based Transport of CO2. Last accessed 6th October 2011
- Race. J.M. (2008). Transport Challenges for CCS. Last accessed 6th October 2011
Key Personnel
- Project Manager
- Subsea Engineer
- Pipeline Engineer
- Cost/planning engineer
- Umbilical Engineer
- Materials Engineer
- Flow Assurance Engineers
- Integrity Management and Corrosion Engineers
- Risk Assessment/ Safety Analyst
This content expresses the point of view of individuals in the CCS community and not necessarily the views of their organisation or the Global CCS Institute.
