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World-first offshore CO2 transport and storage hub installed
Eni CCUS Holding has installed the Douglas CCS platform in Liverpool Bay, described as the world's first purpose-built offshore CO2 transport and storage hub, delivered in under 18 months from contract award. The hub will serve the HyNet industrial decarbonisation cluster across North West England and North Wales, with a first-phase lifetime storage estimate of 109 million tonnes and annual capacity rising from 4.5 million to 10 million tonnes after 2030. Liverpool Bay CCS says 60% of project spend sources from the UK supply chain, supporting over 2,000 construction jobs and 300 long-term roles.
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