First offshore carbon storage facility g • Table.Briefings

While countries like Germany have been debating the pros and cons of carbon storage for years, the technology has long been seen as part of the solution in China’s fight against climate change. For the first time, state-owned energy companies have now constructed an offshore storage facility in the South China Sea.

To achieve its climate goals, China develops several technologies in parallel. This includes the capture and storage of carbon dioxide (CO2). At the beginning of June, the country’s first offshore carbon storage facility was put into operation. It is located on the Enping 15-1 oil rig, about 200 kilometers off the coast of Shenzhen. The facility captures any carbon dioxide released from the rig and compresses it into a geological structure under the seabed.

First offshore carbon storage facility goes online

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