Greece’s Development Minister Takis Theodorikakos has approved the construction and installation of the jacket foundation for the new Omega offshore platform, a key component of the Prinos Apollo CO2 carbon storage project, according to a ministerial decision published on the government’s ‘Diavgeia’ transparency portal.
The approval, granted to ENEARTH GREECE Single-Member S.A., is valid for five years and can be extended for up to a decade.
The Omega platform will form part of the Project of Common Interest (PCI) “Prinos – Apollo CO2”, which aims to develop offshore carbon dioxide storage in the depleted Prinos reservoir. The project is designed to store emissions originating in Greece and, through pipeline and maritime transport links, from other European countries including Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Italy and Slovenia.
According to the decision, the project will be carried out based on engineering studies submitted by Italy-based TECON SRL and under the supervision of mining resources engineer Grigorios Tomos. It covers the steel jacket structure that will support the new offshore platform and forms part of the broader Prinos Apollo CO2 development.
The project is planned in phases. During the first phase, facilities will be developed to enable the storage of up to 1 million tonnes of carbon dioxide annually in the Prinos reservoir. A second phase envisages an expansion that would raise storage capacity to 2.8 million tonnes per year.
Moreover, the initial phase includes the installation of the Omega offshore platform in two stages. The first stage covers the installation of the platform’s substructure, including support piles and the jacket framework, while the second stage involves the installation of the topside facilities and mechanical equipment required for CO2 injection operations.
The Omega platform is expected to be installed approximately one kilometre south of the existing Delta platform complex, within the designated CO2 storage area in the Prinos field offshore northern Greece.
Its final location will be determined following seabed surveys and technical assessments within the approved development zone and will be detailed in the Final Design Compliance Dossier, the decision said.
The ministerial approval describes Omega as a minimal-facility, normally unmanned installation. The jacket structure consists of a steel lattice framework designed to transfer operational and environmental loads to the seabed through driven piles while supporting the platform’s topside and associated equipment.
The topside facilities will be designed and constructed at a later stage and are not covered by the current approval.
Για να εμφανίζονται περισσότερα άρθρα της Ναυτεμπορικής στις αναζητήσεις σας εύκολα και γρήγορα, πρέπει να προσθέσετε το site στις προτιμώμενες πηγές σας. Μπορείτε να το κάνετε πηγαίνοντας εδώ.
