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EXHIBITION SPE OFFSHORE EUROPE 2023

CCS, Hydrogen Challenges a Focus at

SPE OFFSHORE EUROPE 2023 nergy industry leaders are to set out how the sec- Another paper by EBN B.V. will analyze the storing of tor can overcome challenges posed by the imple- CO2 in a depleted gas feld in the Netherlands. The Bos- mentation of carbon capture storage (CCS) and ton Consulting Group will detail how combining extensive

Ethe use of hydrogen at SPE Offshore Europe research of limestone and steel industry with CO2 storage 2023 (OE23). physics can enable the acceleration of mineralization in the

A series of technical papers and panel sessions on the top- reservoir from approximately 100 years to two years, rap- ics will be on offer to help the industry as it transitions idly accelerating the permanent CO2 storage process.

towards net zero. The theme of the conference at this year’s Hydrogen challenges are also set to take up a headline 50th anniv ersary OE23, which will be held at P&J Live, position on the OE23 agenda. Producing, transporting,

Aberdeen from 5-8 September 2023, is: ‘Securing sustain- storing and using low-carbon hydrogen safely and cost- able and equitable energy for the next 50 years and beyond.’ effectively will be essential to enable the UK’s net zero

A paper by Petronas will discuss the possibility of re- commitment to be met. However, numerous technical purposing existing hydrocarbon pipelines for CO2 trans- challenges need to be overcome to enable hydrogen to be portation. EBN B.V. will set out how project design and deployed at scale. operational philosophy hurdles were tackled on two large- Environmental Resources Management will present scale CCS projects in the Netherlands. the results of industrial trials commissioned by the UK 52 OFFSHORE ENGINEER OEDIGITAL.COM