Carbon Capture, Utilisation & Storage
CCUS backed by our own research programme and our group's subsurface heritage. Capture is the easy part; storage and verification are where projects are won or lost.
- Capture rate
- 90%+ typical amine
- Storage depth
- >800 m
- Pressure
- Supercritical >74 bar
- Timeline
- 36–60 months
The chain
Flue gas passes through an amine solvent that absorbs over 90% of its CO₂. Heat releases the pure CO₂ from the solvent, compression makes it supercritical above 74 bar, and pipelines carry it to deep geological storage below 800 metres, monitored for permanence.
Every stage in that sentence is a separate engineering discipline, and the project fails if any one of them is weak.
What CCUS requires
| Component | Function |
|---|---|
| Absorber column | Packed tower where amine solvent scrubs CO₂ from flue gas |
| Stripper / regenerator | Heated column releasing pure CO₂ and recycling solvent |
| Solvent system | Amine inventory, heat exchangers, reboiler, reclaimer |
| Compression and dehydration | Multi-stage compression to pipeline specification |
| Pipeline and injection wells | CO₂-rated pipeline, wellheads, injection tubing |
| MRV instrumentation | Seismic, pressure and geochemical monitoring proving permanence |
MRV is the commercial asset, not the capture plant. Measurement, reporting and verification is what converts stored CO₂ into a credit anyone will pay for. A capture plant without defensible MRV has cost money and produced nothing tradeable. We treat monitoring as core scope rather than an afterthought.
Where our group has an unusual advantage
CO₂ storage is a subsurface discipline. Injection wells are engineered, cased and cemented exactly as oil and gas wells are — conductor, surface, intermediate and production casing, each cemented before drilling deeper, with tubing, packer and perforations completing the well. Arabian Group of Companies has been drilling onshore wells since 1988.
Most solar contractors talking about CCUS have never drilled anything. We have drilled for ADNOC and PDO. The capture plant is chemical engineering we procure and integrate; the storage half is our group's original craft.
Research
Our CCUS division is research-led, anchored by a substantial white paper on carbon capture, utilisation and storage for the region, with peer-review-track manuscripts and cooperation with national energy entities underway.
Timeline
Source and storage screening takes eight months, FEED and permitting a further ten, capture plant construction eighteen, wells and pipeline twenty, and injection with baseline MRV begins around month 44. A full CCUS project runs 36 to 60 months.
Frequently asked questions
What does CCUS involve?
Capturing CO₂ from flue gas using an amine solvent, regenerating the solvent to release pure CO₂, compressing it to a supercritical state above 74 bar, transporting it by pipeline and injecting it into geological storage below 800 metres with ongoing monitoring.
Why is MRV important?
Measurement, reporting and verification is what proves permanence and converts stored CO₂ into a tradeable credit. A capture plant without defensible MRV produces no commercial asset.
What experience do you have in subsurface work?
Our parent, Arabian Group of Companies, has drilled onshore wells since 1988, working with operators including ADNOC and PDO. CO₂ injection wells use the same casing, cementing and completion engineering.
How long does a CCUS project take?
Typically 36 to 60 months, covering source and storage screening, FEED and permitting, capture plant construction, well drilling and pipeline installation, then first injection and baseline monitoring.
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