Aptamus Carbon Solutions taps Entr for engineering of LCO2 terminals

Credits: Aker Solutions

Aptamus Carbon Solutions LLC, a subsidiary of Overseas Shipholding Group Inc., has chosen Entr— Aker Solutions’ specialist consultancy division — to lead the front-end engineering and design (FEED) of two critical facilities supporting its CO2 shipping and storage initiative, known as Carbon Ocean and Storage Transport 20 (COAST20).

The scope of work includes a temporary CO2 storage and liquefaction terminal at Port Tampa Bay in Florida and a corresponding offloading and regasification terminal at LBC Tank Terminals in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. 

These LCO2 terminals will play a central role in COAST20, a program designed to enable maritime transport of liquefied carbon dioxide for permanent underground storage.

Entr brings a team of over 300 seasoned engineers and experts to the project, supported by the wider capabilities of Aker Solutions’ global workforce of nearly 12,000. 

Their deep expertise in complex energy infrastructure is expected to drive efficient, technically sound designs for both terminal locations.

Partially funded by the US Department of Energy, Aptamus Carbon’s COAST20 also involves the construction of the first domestically built 20,000-ton liquefied CO2 carrier. 

The project will establish an intermodal hub at Port Tampa Bay to aggregate captured carbon from emitters across Florida, with the Baton Rouge terminal positioned to deliver CO2 directly into a nearby dedicated pipeline system for geological sequestration.

Port Tampa Bay and LBC are actively participating in the development of COAST20, positioning their facilities as key nodes in the emerging US carbon transport network.

“Having advised on optimized solutions in the development’s early phases, we now look forward to executing these in a cost-effective, industrialized project environment,” said Knut Egil Pedersen, Vice President of hydrogen and CO2 at Aker Solutions.

“Our delivery will combine the expertise of our North American team with the experience of our teams around the world to support the safe processing, storage and transport of CO2 from Tampa Bay to Louisiana.”

source: Carbon Herald