Innovation has always been important at Maersk Tankers. We were the first to include double-hulled vessels in our fleet back in 1992, and today we’re helping to pioneer CO2 transport.

CO2 transport is an emerging market driven by the need for power companies to reduce their CO2 emissions. The idea is to capture and store the CO2 underground instead of emitting it to the atmosphere. One method used to achieve this is known as 'carbon capture and storage' (CCS). It involves capturing CO2 from coal-fired power plants etc., transporting the CO2, and then storing it at a storage site such as a depleted offshore oil field.

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Maersk Tankers investigate CO2 tankers on behalf of Maersk Oil that plan to inject and store CO2 in their oil fields to enhance their oil recovery. CO2 tankers should transport CO2 from point sources such as coal-fired power plants and refineries to Maersk Oil's depleting oil fields. Such vessels can be made with a semi-pressurised and semi-refrigerated design, so that they keep CO2 in liquid form, a design based on years of experience carrying liquefied petrochemical gas.

The vessels can be equipped with offloading equipment to help meet the challenges of storing CO2 offshore. For this purpose, a combination of CO2 shuttle tankers connecting with a 'floating storage and injection unit' (FSIU) or an offshore platform may be deployed.