Eni UK has submitted a Carbon Storage License Application for the Hewett depleted gas field on the Southern North Sea, for the development of a CCS project aimed at decarbonising the Bacton and Thames Estuary area.
The Hewett depleted gas field is a suitable site for permanent and safe carbon dioxide (CO2) storage, with a total capacity of about 330m tonnes, and could be operational from 2027.
The application was made through the North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) system. It’s one of 19 companies to express interest in the licensing round and in all the 13 areas on offer, located off the coasts of Aberdeen, Teesside, Liverpool and Lincolnshire, have attracted 26 bids.
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