Carbon Capture and Storage The Trinidad

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Carbon Capture and StorageThe Trinidad Tobago
Landscape

• Charles Percy
• President
• South Trinidad Chamber of
• Industry Commerce
• 9 November 2009

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Trinidad Tobago Fast Facts

• Twin-island state in the Caribbean
• Population 1,300,000
• Language English
• Parliamentary democracy
• Legal system based on English common law
• GDP (2008)29 billion (est)
• Ethnically diverse Two groups dominate -East
  Indian 40 and Africans 39

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Trinidad Energy Industry Overview

• Energy Sector - 44.3 of GDP 46 of Govt
  revenues 80 of exports 3.4 of jobs
• Petrochemicals 6.2 of GDP with 27.4 rise in
  output in 2005
• 4 billion SCF natural gas and 120,000 barrels of
  oil per day
• 1 gas processing plant 11 ammonia plants 7
  methanol plants 2 steel 1 integrated AUM
  complex (commissioning)
• 4 LNG plants 1 refinery
• Proven gas reserves - 18.75 tcf

Energy Map of Trinidad Tobago 2007 Edition
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Climate Change In Trinidad Tobago
Global Surface Temperature Trend 1850-2005

• Scientist predict sea levels could rise by 15-50
  cm by the year 2100 as a result of global warming
  (IPCC 2007)

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Trinidads CO2 Contribution
CO2 Emissions Comparisons (2006)
TTs CO2 Emissions by Sector (2007)
Source UTT, Boodlal Furlonge (2009)
Source Wikipedia
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What are we proposing?
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Why CCS?

• Geology
• Large number of depleted oil reservoirs on-shore
  and off-shore
• Geology well mapped and understood (100 years of
  production)

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Why CCS?

• Geology
• Large number of depleted oil reservoirs on-shore
• Geology well mapped and understood (100 years of
  production)
• Geography
• Oil reservoirs in close proximity to point
  sources of C02
• Pipeline rights of way between CO2 point sources
  and depleted oil reservoirs

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Major point sources of CO2 in close proximity to
mature oil fields
North Coast Gas Fields
Oil fields
Gas fields
Gas pipelines
Oil pipelines
80km
Point Lisas Industrial Estate
Pure CO2 4.3 mtpa Flue gas 13.7 mtpa
Point-a-Pierre Refinery
South East Coast Gas Fields
Flue gas 3.9 mtpa
Atlantic LNG
59 km
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Why CCS?

• Geology
• Large number of depleted oil reservoirs on-shore
• Geology well mapped and understood (100 years of
  production)
• Geography
• Oil reservoirs in close proximity to point
  sources of C02
• Pipeline rights of way between CO2 point sources
  and depleted oil reservoirs
• People
• Experienced engineers (reservoir, chemical,
  plant, environmental)
• Strong Universities with research capacity (UWI,
  UTT)
• Experienced and world-class service companies
• Experience in enhanced oil recovery

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Business Opportunities in CCS

• Short-term
• Enhanced Oil Recovery
• One company already using CO2 in EOR
• Significant potential for expansion, but needs
  cheaper sources of CO2 by pipeline.
• Research
• TT excellent location for research into CCS.
• Potential for University or company-based
  research projects/pilot projects into CCS

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Business Opportunities in CCS

• Long-term
• A modified Clean Development Mechanism to offer
  significant investment opportunities in CCS in
  Trinidad Tobago.
• Opportunities through bi-lateral agreements with
  existing national/regional Cap Trade markets.
• Business opportunities for trading in carbon
  credits through a TT based exchange, including
  other regional credits.

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Business Opportunities in CCS
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Overview of CO2 Capture Processes
Source IPCC Special Report Carbon Capture and
Storage 2005

• Post combustion and ammonia by-product capture
  are the sensible options for Trinidad

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Thank You!