Eni CCUS Holding, a joint venture owned by Eni and Global Infrastructure Partners, part of BlackRock, has completed the offshore installation of the new Douglas CCS platform in Liverpool Bay, UK.
The facility will serve as the offshore hub for the Liverpool Bay carbon dioxide (CO₂) transportation and storage network, which forms the central infrastructure supporting the UK’s HyNet industrial decarbonisation cluster.
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The Douglas CCS unit is the first purpose-built offshore platform in the world dedicated to carbon capture and storage (CCS) for industrial decarbonisation.
The platform will take in CO₂ captured from industrial sites throughout north-west England and North Wales.
It will then direct the emissions via an offshore pipeline grid, which is being repurposed to transport CO₂ into depleted natural gas fields for permanent storage.
Delivery of the platform was completed in under 18 months from the initial contract award, through an integrated schedule covering engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning.
Structurally, the offshore facility comprises a 1,885t topside module set atop a 1,755t supporting jacket, secured to the seabed using eight foundation piles with a combined weight of 730t.
The installation forms part of a broader construction programme across the Liverpool Bay CCS network, which has now reached around 50% completion.
A defining characteristic of the project is the pairing of newly built installations with legacy infrastructure, allowing the scheme to reuse established offshore assets and draw upon technical knowledge of the depleted gas reservoirs.
According to Eni, UK-based supply chains have secured roughly 60% of the overall project expenditure. Construction activity is supporting more than 2,000 jobs, with nearly 200–300 long-term positions projected across over 25 years of operational activity.
The asset represents a primary initiative within Eni CCUS Holding’s portfolio to roll out transport and storage infrastructure that helps hard-to-abate industrial sectors lower emissions.
Last month, Eni secured a new deepwater exploration licence in Indonesia’s Kutei Basin after being awarded the Sapukala block with a 100% participating interest.
