The project will be located in the province of Aceh on the northwest tip of Sumatra
Indonesia to develop 1bn t Sumatra CCS facility
Conversion of depleted Arun gas field could be first commercial CCS project in Asia to offer open-access storage
A joint venture between Singapore-based Aceh Carbon and Indonesian state-owned PT Pembangunan Aceh has launched a project to develop one of the world’s largest carbon capture and storage (CCS) sites at the depleted Arun onshore gas field in the province of Aceh on the northwest tip of Sumatra. The Arun CCS project is expected to be operational by 2029 and could be the first commercial CCS business in Asia offering open-access storage of CO₂. Preliminary studies indicate the potential to sequester more than 1bn t of CO₂, almost three times Australia’s annual emissions. “The CCS project in Arun represents a unique and new business opportunity for the people of Indonesia and is a major step in
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