据世界天然气8月8日报道称，美国能源巨头雪佛龙公司和Gorgon合资公司的合作伙伴已经开始在西澳大利亚近海巴罗岛的Gorgon天然气工厂运行二氧化碳注入系统。

雪佛龙周四表示，一旦全面投入运营，二氧化碳注入设施将使Gorgon工厂的温室气体排放量在注入项目的整个生命周期内减少约40％，或超过1亿吨。

Gorgon工厂融合了许多旨在最大限度提高能源效率和减少温室气体排放的功能。该公司表示，在稳定运行的状况下， Gorgon工厂的温室气体排放强度将是澳大利亚所有液化天然气项目中最低的。

澳大利亚总经理艾尔.威廉姆斯说：“我们很高兴达到安全启动Gorgon二氧化碳注入系统运营的第一个里程碑，这是迄今为止世界上最大的工业温室气体减排项目之一。

“我们正在监控系统性能，并计划在未来几个月内通过在线处理设施安全地提高注入量。”

徐蕾 摘译自 世界天然气

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Chevron starts up Gorgon carbon dioxide injection system

U.S. energy giant Chevron and the Gorgon Joint Venture partners have started operation of the carbon dioxide injection system at the Gorgon natural gas facility on Barrow Island, offshore Western Australia.

Chevron said on Thursday that, once fully operational, the carbon dioxide injection facility would reduce Gorgon’s greenhouse gas emissions by about 40 percent, or more than 100 million tonnes over the life of the injection project.

Gorgon facility incorporates many features aimed at maximizing energy efficiency and minimizing greenhouse gas emissions. In steady-state operations, Gorgon is anticipated to have the lowest greenhouse gas emissions intensity of any LNG project in Australia, the company said.

Australia managing director Al Williams said: “We are pleased to reach the first milestone of safely starting the operation of the Gorgon carbon dioxide injection system, one of the world’s largest greenhouse gas mitigation projects ever undertaken by industry.

“We are monitoring system performance and plan to safely ramp up injection volumes over the coming months as we bring online processing facilities.”