Perenco completes UK’s first CO2 injection test for CCS

UK-based energy provider Perenco has successfully injected carbon dioxide into a depleted natural gas reservoir in the southern North Sea.

The injection was carried out by the Project Poseidon joint venture, which includes Perenco, carbon capture specialist Carbon Catalyst, and oil company Harbour Energy.

The CO2 was injected from offshore contractor Petrodec’s ERDA rig – the first such UK rig approved for CO2 injection support – into the Leman 27H platform, part of the Leman gas field.