Al Reyadah is a joint venture between Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) with 51% stake and Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company Masdar 49% interest.
The project is designed to harnesses CO2 which is emitted by a major Abu Dhabi steel producer, Emirates Steel Industries (ESI).
Located in Abu Dhabi’s Mussafah industrial area next to ESI, the project is one of 22 large-scale CCUS ventures, either in operation or under construction worldwide.
UAE Minister of State Dr Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber said: “This project will allow for the more productive use of a valuable commodity, natural gas, whether for power generation, or as petrochemicals feedstock, or for export.
“It also unlocks another potential revenue stream in the industrial sector, encouraging the wider application of commercially viable CCUS technologies globally.”
The project initially captures CO2 on site at the Emirates Steel manufacturing complex to compress and dehydrate.
The CO2 is then conveyed through a 43km underground pipeline for enhanced oil recovery (EOR) injection into ADNOC’s NEB (Al Rumaitha) and Bab onshore oilfields.
Masdar said that the CCUS technology is expected to free up more natural gas for electricity generation, water desalination and other industrial uses while enhancing oil recovery in Abu Dhabi.
Al Reyadah CEO Arafat Al Yafei said: “With anthropogenic CO2 available in significant volumes from various industrial sources, it is our objective at Al Reyadah to meet ADNOC’s demand for CO2, supporting its ambitious plans to increase oil and gas production capacity while at the same time contributing to the UAE’s overall sustainable growth strategy, as well as the global effort to mitigate climate change.”
Image: Officials during the launch of carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) facility. Photo: courtesy of masdar.
