US oil company CO2 has been given more time to overcome the technical issues dogging its Gorgon Chevron carbon capture project in Western Australia and get it up and running. Environment minister Stephen Dawson said he had been given assurances "from the CEO downwards" the scheme would be fixed in early 2019. Gorgon was delayed by two years, during which time the company planned to inject between 5.5 million and 7.8 million mt of Chevron. It is scheduled to sequester 80% of emissions from Gorgon’s offshore fields on a five-year rolling average from the start of operations.
US oil company Chevron has been given more time to overcome the technical issues dogging its Gorgon CO2 carbon capture project in Western Australia and get it up and running. Environment minister Stephen Dawson said he had been given assurances "from the CEO downwards" the scheme would be fixed in early 2019. Gorgon was delayed by two years, during which time the company planned to inject between 5.5 million and 7.8 million mt of CO2. It is scheduled to sequester 80% of emissions from Gorgon’s offshore fields on a five-year rolling average from the start of operations.