PIPELINES IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA
South Austrlia had a big 2021 with the rise of CCS and hydrogen projects.
The future looks green for South Australia The last year has seen some exciting developments in the pipeline and gas sectors, particularly in South Australia, in terms of carbon capture and storage and green hydrogen developments.
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n November 2021, Santos and joint venture partner Beach Energy announced a final investment decision to proceed with the $220 million Moomba carbon capture and storage (CCS) project in South Australia, with start-up expected in 2024. The joint venture successfully registered the Moomba project with the Clean Energy Regulator. Australian Gas Infrastructure Group (AGIG) has also been making significant headway in upgrading South Australia’s gas network to prepare it for the future deployment of hydrogen gas. The South Australian Government is progressing front-end engineering design (FEED) studies for green hydrogen pilot projects around the state. The SA Government and the Port of Rotterdam Authority have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) study to investigate the
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feasibility of exporting green hydrogen made in SA to Rotterdam, Europe’s largest port. The government and Trafigura have also invested $2.5 million each in a front-end engineering design (FEED) study for a planned $750 million green hydrogen project. Here are the recent highlights for the region.
Santos books 100m tonnes CO2 storage Santos has announced the booking of a 100 million tonne carbon dioxide (CO2) storage facility in the Cooper Basin, South Australia, to further its mission towards net zero emissions. This resource is a subset of the total prospective storage in the basin and follows the final investment decision (FID) on the 1.7 million tonnes per annum (tpa) Moomba CCS project in The Australian Pipeliner | March 2022
November 2021. Santos managing director and chief executive Kevin Gallagher said the announcement is a final step in the company’s decarbonisation pathway and carbon storage hub strategy. “CCS is a critical technology to achieve the world’s emission reduction goals and we only have to look at current carbon prices to see how valuable 100 million t of storage is,” said Gallagher. “This globally significant carbon storage capacity booking is another tangible example of Santos leading the way in establishing the foundations to support the energy transition.”
New gas mains for Adelaide CBD AGIG and APA have completed 50 km of mains replacements in the City of Adelaide.
