Energy technology company Baker Hughes has secured a contract from Saipem to provide CO2 compression systems for Eni’s Liverpool Bay Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) project in the UK.

Liverpool Bay operates as the backbone of one of two high-profile CCS clusters being funded by the UK Government’s Department of Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ). The HyNet Cluster will transport carbon dioxide from capture plants across the North West of England and North Wales through new and repurposed infrastructure to safe and permanent storage in Eni’s depleted natural gas reservoirs. The reservoirs are located under the seabed in Liverpool Bay.

A statement issued by Baker Hughes confirmed that the company will supply three advanced CO₂ centrifugal compressor trains with electric motors, as well as a Lufkin Gears gearbox. The full compressor package will be used for the re-injection of the CO₂ as part of Saipem’s conversion of a traditional gas compression and treatment facility into an innovative CO2 electrical compression station. The existing gas compression and treatment facility is located at Point of Ayr, in north Wales,

In the June 2 issue of CIN, we reported that eight RSK Group businesses had been appointed to contribute to the delivery of CO₂ transportation and storage infrastructure for the project.

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