Status of CCS in the MENA Region
Japan CCS Forum 2022
Dec 1st, 2022
Dr. Mohammad Abu Zahra
Head of MENA Region - Global CCS Institute@GlobalCCS
Global CCS InstituteDRIVERS FOR CCUS IN THE REGION• High CO2 emissions per capita.
• Expected increase of emissions due toeconomic and industrial development• Countries goals for zero emissions, targets foremissions reductions and NDCs.
• Current and future interest in EOR• Natural gas availability• Plans for industrialization• Blue hydrogen potential• Potential for circular carbon economy• In general, high-energy demand for power,desalination, domestic and industrial sectors.
• Fossil fuel remains the main source of energy.
Source: IEA; applicable official/Ministry sites

CURRENT PROJECTS AND STATUS• 3 CCS facilities in operation in the GCC States, capturing 3.7 Mtpa ofcarbon dioxide, equivalent to 10% global capture capacity.
• Bahrain, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and UAE include CCS in their NDCs*
under the Paris Agreement.
• Power generation and blue hydrogen are expected to emerge as
new CCS drivers in the region.
• The Global CCS Institute is opening its inaugural GCC office in Abu
Dhabi.
• COP 27 in Egypt and COP 28 in UAE* Nationally Determined Contributions: climate plans of signatory countries to the Paris Agreement.

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COMMITMENTS AND PROJECTS ANNOUNCEMENT• KSA announced Al Jubail CCUS hub of 9 Mtpa by 2027, 44 Mtpa by 2035.
• Saudi Aramco announced in their sustainability report 2022, a commitment of11 Mtpa by 2035.
• Qatar Gas expects to expand its capture rate to 5 Mtpa by 2025. This carbon
capture new phase is expected to be accelerated after the announcement ofthe North Field expansion is the world largest liquefied natural gas (LNG)
project.
• ADNOC estimates that Phase II and Phase III to capture about 5 Mtpa CO2
before 2030. This is expected to be captured from two sources: 2.3 Mtpa fromShah sour gas plant and another 1.9 Mtpa of CO2 from the Habshan and Bab
gas processing facility.
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OTHER ANNOUNCEMENT AND STUDIES• Mediterranean energy partners (MEP)
has signed a MOU with Egyptian gas
holding company (EGAS) to assess CCS
potential in the Mile Delta in Egypt.
• The global CCS institute is currently
conducting a study for OGCI to evaluate
the potential of CCUS hubs in Egypt.
• Gaffney Cline and AFRY conducted astudy on the CCUS deployment
challenges and opportunities in the GCC.
The study highlighted the potential of
CO2 storage and CCUS hubs in theregion.
Source: Gaffney Cline and AFRY 2022
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Operational

OPERATIONAL CCUS PROJECT IN UAE
PROJECT

Al Reyadah / Emirates SteelOperational
INDUSTRY
Iron and Steel
TRANSPORT TYPE Pipeline
PARTNERSADNOC (100%) – bought Masdar’s 49% share in 2018
LOCATIONAbu Dhabi, Emirates Steel facility
ONLINE2016
CAPTURE
0.8 Mt/year
CAPACITY
Capture, compress, andPipe captured CO2 to ADNOC Onshore for
DESCRIPTION
dehydrate 0.8 Mtpa of CO2 from
EOR at Bab and Rumaitha oilfields
Emirates Steel
CCUS APPROACH Amine solvent-based absorption Regeneration system
OFFTAKER
ADNOC Onshore
STATUS

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OPERATIONAL CCUS PROJECTS IN KSA
PROJECTSTATUS
INDUSTRY
SOURCE
TRANSPORTTYPE
LOCATION
ONLINECAPTURECAPACITYDESCRIPTION

8Aramco’s Uthmaniyah CO2 EOR
Project

SABIC Carbon Capture & Utilisation
ProjectOperational
EOR-IOR
Natural Gas Processing

OperationalIndustry
Oil products refining

0.8 Mt/year

0.5 Mt/year

Pipeline

Uthmaniyah
2015

Pipeline
Jubail2015• Capturing CO2 from Hawiyah NGL plant for• More than 1,500 t/d of CO2 will be captured
injection into the Uthmaniyah in the Ghawar
from ethylene glycol facility and transported
oilfield
via pipeline, for production of methanol,• Oil recovery between 7-9% andurea, oxy-alcohols, and polycarbonates
permanently sequester roughly 40% of• Food-grade CO2 is also a productinjected CO2

OPERATIONAL CCUS PROJECT IN QATARPROJECT

Qatar Gas

Operational
INDUSTRY
Petroleum
SOURCE
Natural gas processing
TRANSPORT TYPE
Pipeline
PARTNERS
Qatar Gas; QP
LOCATION
Dukhan, Qatar
ONLINE
2021
CAPTURE CAPACITY 1.18 Mt/year
STATUSDESCRIPTION

CCUS APPROACH

9• Capture of CO2 and H2S from gas processing; re-injected into Dukhan oilfield
Acid gas injectionGLOBAL SNAPSHOT – DIVERSITY

In Salah

THANK YOU
mohammad.abuzahra@globalccsinstitute.com