News Release
Japan Petroleum Exploration Co., Ltd.
JGC Holdings Corporation
Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd.
³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ͵ÅÄ Corporation
Agreed on Joint Evaluation with ³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ͵ÅÄ Corporation
to Establish CCS Value Chain Originated from Japan Aligned
with CCS Study in Malaysia
Japan Petroleum Exploration Co., Ltd. (JAPEX), JGC Holdings Corporation (JGC HD), Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (K LINE), and ³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ͵ÅÄ Corporation have agreed to conduct a joint evaluation aiming to establish the CCS (Carbon Capture and Storage) value chain originated from Japan (hereinafter the Evaluation), aligned with the joint study*1 on CCS in Malaysia with Petroliam Nasional Berhad (PETRONAS), and concluded a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) among the four companies on June 19th.
JAPEX, JGC CORPORATION (JGC), an operating company of JGC HD for overseas EPC (engineering, procurement, and construction), and K LINE, has been proceeding with the joint study (hereinafter the Study) with PETRONAS, including study on suitable sites for CO2 storage in Malaysia and its technical evaluations, CO2 capture and transport from the PETRONAS’s LNG complex in Bintulu, and potential of transportation from outside Malaysia including Japan. As part of this study, the three companies also have worked on the investigation and dialogue with potential candidate emitters, considering CO2 transportation from Japan. As a result of the dialogue with the candidates, the four companies have found that their future direction of the Study aligns with the one of ³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ͵ÅÄ, which has been considering reduction of CO2 emission from their operations. Therefore, the four companies signed the MOU to conduct the Evaluation.
The four companies will conduct the Evaluation to establish the CCS value chain, from CO2 separation and capture at JFE’s steelworks, to marine transportation of liquefied CO2 to the receiving point(s) in Malaysia, including estimation of required facilities and costs. The Evaluation will also be appropriately aligned with the study of CO2 receipt and storage in Malaysia within the scope of the Study with PETRONAS.
By the establishment of the international CCS value chain through the Evaluation, JAPEX, JGC HD, K LINE, and ³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ͵ÅÄ aims to contribute for the realization of carbon neutrality by 2050, including the realization of de-carbonized society in Asia targeted by Asia Energy Transition Initiative (AETI)*2.
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*1: Please refer a joint press release JGC CORPORATION and Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. Joins CCS Study in Malaysia on July 29, 2022.
*2: The Japanese Government’s initiative announced in May 2021, which aims to achieve sustainable economic growth and carbon neutrality simultaneously in Asia.
About ³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ͵ÅÄ Corporation
³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ͵ÅÄ Corporation, one of the world’s leading integrated steel producers, was established through the consolidation of NKK Corporation and Kawasaki Steel Corporation in 2003. The company operates several steelworks in Japan and numerous branch offices and affiliates throughout the world. ³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ͵ÅÄ leverages world-class technologies and know-how to produce a wide range of products based on its Only One, Number One strategy of focusing on unique and best-in-class products. The company reported consolidated sales of 2,255 billion yen and consolidated crude steel output of 23.96 million tons in the fiscal year ended March 2021.
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