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Metropolitan CCS公司获准在日本进行海上钻探作业

-- 大都会碳捕获与封存公司(Metropolitan CCS)周三宣布,已获准在千叶县开展海上钻探作业,推进其二氧化碳封存计划,这是该公司更广泛的碳捕获与封存项目的一部分。 大都会碳捕获与封存公司是日本国际石油开发株式会社(Inpex)和关东天然气开发株式会社(Kanto Natural Gas Development)的合资企业,结合了上游领域的专业知识和区域能源基础设施能力。 该公司表示,日本经济产业省已批准该合资企业在九十九里近海区域进行勘探性钻探作业。 该许可是根据日本《二氧化碳封存业务法》颁发的,此前千叶县近海区域已被指定为碳捕获与封存区域,并经过了竞争性申请流程。 该公司补充说,大都会碳捕获与封存公司被选中进行钻探,以评估适合二氧化碳封存的地下地层。 该公司表示,该项目旨在捕获来自工业源的排放,包括日本制铁东日本工厂和京叶工业园区的设施。 据该公司称,捕获的二氧化碳将通过管道输送并储存在近海,预计将于2030年代初开始运营。 该公司补充说,勘探钻井将在库朱库里近海钻探两口井,第一口井预计耗时约四个月,第二口井预计耗时约三个月。 据该公司称,第一口井计划钻探至海平面以下约1900米,第二口井将钻探至约1600米。 钻井作业将使用自升式钻井平台进行,最初在离岸约5公里处进行,之后将移动约13公里进行第二口井的钻探。 该公司表示,将优先考虑安全,包括与当地渔业协调,并部署护航船只以防止干扰附近海上交通。

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