Oil and gas sector strategies in Carbon Capture Utilization and Storage

This report provides an overview of the oil and gas sector’s engagement with CCUS technology. It indicates the emission reduction potential of CCUS, focus areas for the oil and gas sector within the CCUS market, and active and pipeline capacity by capture technology and company.

A steep reduction in emissions is required over the next decade to keep the 1.5 degree warming scenario alive. Carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) is one of the few technologies that can avert existing emissions and remove carbon dioxide that has accumulated in the atmosphere.

Global CCUS capacity is expected to reach 506 mtpa by 2030, which represents a CAGR of 38% between then and now. However, despite this growth, CCUS technology is not scaling quick enough.

CCUS represents an important opportunity for the oil and gas industry, allowing ongoing emissions to be mitigated, helping the sector to balance energy security with decarbonization, as well as having the potential to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.

Oil and gas players will continue to dominate company capacity rankings in 2030, but Exxon Mobil will replace Occidental Petroleum as the market leader, reaching a capacity 31.2 mtpa by the end of the decade.

Oil and gas players that build their capability across the full suite of CCUS technologies, especially direct air capture, will be in the strongest position as countries continue to decrease their reliance on fossil fuels.

Key Highlights

CCUS represents an important opportunity for the oil and gas industry, allowing ongoing emissions to be mitigated, helping the sector to balance energy security with decarbonization, as well as having the potential to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.

Oil and gas players that build their capability across the full suite of CCUS technologies, especially direct air capture, will be in the strongest position as countries continue to decrease their reliance on fossil fuels.

Between 2030 and 2070, CO2 reductions from CCUS are expected to increase from 0.6Gt to 6.89 Gt, representing a CAGR of 6.3%.

The number of active projects is expected to rise from 66 in 2023 to 285 by the end of the decade.

A major shift towards post-combustion capacity is expected between now and 2030, with this technology type dominating 65% of active capacity by the end of the decade. Oil and gas players should consider increasing their capability in this area in order to capitalize on the wider decarbonization of a number of industries that represent point sources of emissions.

High capital costs have created a barrier to entry, resulting in the top 10 companies accounting for over 75% of total active CCUS capacity. As a result, the oil and gas sector currently accounts for the majority of active CCUS capacity.

Scope

• CCUS emission reduction potential
• CCUS technology briefing and value chain
• Total CCUS capacity over time
• Breakdown of CCUS capacity by capture technology in 2023 and forecasted in 2030.
• CCUS capacity by country and key policy developments
• CCUS capacity by company in 2023 and 2030
• Top 10 CCUS projects in 2030 by capacity
• Locations of the world’s largest CO2 storage sites in 2030.
• CCUS deal activity within oil and gas
• CCUS hiring trends in oil and gas
• CCUS within oil and gas company filings

Reasons to Buy

• Understand the key trends and challenges within the CCUS market
• Identify the key countries and players for CCUS capture and storage capability.
• Develop market insight of current, in development and announced capacity and latest trends of the sector.
• Understand how the oil and gas sector is engaging with this technology through upcoming capacity as well as alternative datasets such as deals, hiring and company filings trends.