據海灣新聞網2023年1月17日迪拜報道，阿布扎比國家石油公司（ADNOC）將把二氧化碳放置到巖層中，這家阿聯酋能源巨頭將從今年1月開始在富查伊拉這樣做。ADNOC將使用來自44.01能源公司的一種獲獎的碳捕獲和礦化技術來消除大氣中的二氧化碳。

這是能源公司在中東地區的第一次這樣的冒險。除了44.01能源公司，ADNOC的合作伙伴還包括富查伊拉自然資源公司和阿布扎比未來能源公司。

在這個試驗中，二氧化碳將從空氣中被捕獲，溶解在海水中，然后注入到地下深處的橄欖巖地層中，在那里它將礦化——確保它不會再次逃逸到大氣中。

ADNOC首席技術官Sophie Hildebrand表示：“我們致力于尋找新的方法來實現我們運營的脫碳，同時履行我們為世界提供重要能源的責任。”“作為中東地區第一家運營此負碳項目的能源公司，這一試點標志著我們在項目上投資150億美元的最新一步，這些項目將減少我們的碳足跡，并幫助我們在2050年前實現凈零目標。”

富查伊拉之所以被選為試點地區，是因為那里有豐富的橄欖巖，這是一種自然與二氧化碳反應使其礦化的巖石。

富查伊拉自然資源公司董事長Muhammad Saif Al Afkham說：“這里的成功可以為幫助我們在2050年前實現阿聯酋凈零戰略倡議作出重大貢獻鋪平道路。”

李峻 編譯自 海灣新聞網

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ADNOC to be first energy company in Middle East to mineralize CO2 into rocks

Dubai: ADNOC is out to place CO2 within rock formations - and the UAE energy giant will do that in Fujairah from this month on. The company will use a ‘prize-winning’ carbon capture and mineralisation technology from 44.01 to eliminate C02 from the atmosphere.

This is the first such venture by any energy company in the Middle East. ADNOC’s partners apart from 44.01 include the Fujairah Natural Resources Corporation (FNRC), Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company (Masdar).

In this pilot, CO2 will be captured from the air, dissolved in seawater, and then injected into peridotite formations deep underground, where it will mineralize - ensuring that it cannot escape back into the atmosphere.

“We are committed to finding new ways to decarbonize our operations, while meeting our responsibility to supply vital energy to the world,” said Sophie Hildebrand, Chief Technology Officer at ADNOC. “As the first energy company in the region to run a carbon-negative project of this kind, this pilot marks the latest step in our $15 billion investment into projects that will reduce our carbon footprint and help us achieve our Net Zero by 2050 ambition.”

Fujairah was selected for this pilot due to its abundance of peridotite, a form of rock that naturally reacts with CO2 to mineralize it.

Muhammad Saif Al Afkham, Chairman of Fujairah Natural Resources Corporation, said: “Success here could pave the way to help us make a significant contribution towards the UAE Net Zero by 2050 Strategic Initiative.”