Production Facilities
Decarbonization in Natural Oil and Gas E&P Projects
CO2 Capture from Exhaust Gas
Compressors and power generators driven by gas turbines or gas engines have conventionally been employed in many oil and natural gas production facilities. The technologies for capturing CO2 from exhaust gas from gas combustion facilities are important to facilitate clean oil and gas production. Still, many challenges exist in introducing CO2 capture facilities both to new production plants and existing plants considering the required energy, cost, and footprint for capturing CO2 from the exhaust gas.
INPEX is collaborating with external research institutions and companies to assess different technologies for CO2 capture from exhaust gas and examine their compatibility with existing facilities. It aims to identify prospective concepts and construct demonstration projects at its existing facilities.
Decarbonizing Oil and Gas Production Plants by Introducing Renewable Energy
Generally, oil and gas production plants consume a lot of electricity. In many cases, produced gas is used to generate electricity to meet the power demand in the production facility. INPEX will make the oil and gas production plants cleaner by introducing renewable energies such as wind and solar power.
Improvement in the Economic Efficiency and Resilience of Natural Gas Development Projects
INPEX has experienced many gas development projects, such as the Ichthys LNG project and Naoetsu LNG receiving terminal.
In Vision@2022, INPEX announced a further shift to natural gas with plans to grow natural gas and LNG projects, primarily in Asia and Oceania regions in anticipation of rising demand for natural gas as fuel and feedstock supply for hydrogen and ammonia projects. In general, natural gas development projects demand a sizable investment and take a while before their construction commences, particularly for gas liquefaction plants. INPEX is considering to achieve the early development at a low cost by drawing on its experience with the development and operation of the Ichthys LNG project, applying pre-engineered modular plants provided by process licensors/EPC contractors, and utilization of new technologies such as the simplification of offshore facilities.