Shell Eastern Petroleum, an unit of global oil and gas major Shell Plc, said on Oct. 26 it had signed a memorandum of understanding with Brunei Shell Petroleum Co. (BSP) to explore carbon transport and storage options in Brunei and Singapore.
Per the agreement, the companies will evaluate the technical and commercial feasibility of carbon storage options in Brunei Darussalam and carbon transport solutions from Singapore.
The Government of Brunei Darussalam and Shell group each own a 50% stake in BSP.
Shell, which has a target to become a net-zero emissions energy business by 2050, said the initiative could potentially form part of a carbon capture and storage (CCS) hub in Southeast Asia.
CCS is emerging as a key plank in the fight against carbon pollution and climate change. Earlier this year, Shell announced plans to build larger vessels that can carry more CO2 over longer distances as part of the company's plans to expand its carbon capture storage business globally.
"It [CCS] also offers a way to reduce emissions from hard-to-decarbonize industries, such as those found on Jurong Island," Aw Kah Peng, chairman of Shell Companies in Singapore, said, referring to the heart of Singapore's chemical and energy industry.
"This will help Singapore cut its carbon footprint as we transition to a lower carbon economy."
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