Spirit Energy has reached a major milestone for its Morecambe Net Zero (MNZ) project with the successful securing of a seismic survey vessel to undertake a scope of work in the East Irish Sea as the company continues its journey to net zero.

 

This reaffirms Spirit Energy's commitment towards a low carbon future for its operations as it continues to work towards transitioning its existing operations and strengthens its position as an energy transition business.

 

The survey will acquire and process around 500 square kilometres of high-resolution 3D seismic data over the Morecambe Bay gas fields to provide the detailed definition of the potential carbon storage sites.

 

The survey fulfils a requirement on the recently awarded carbon storage licence, and the data acquired will support all subsequent models and mapping for Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) initiatives.

 

Spirit Energy has contracted Shearwater GeoServices Holding to enable the progress of the MNZ project.

 

The survey will acquire a much higher resolution dataset than seen previously to enable detailed characterisation of the subsurface and, in conjunction with other existing data, provide confirmation of the significant potential for CO2 storage identified in the Morecambe Bay gas fields.

 

Matt Browell-Hook,Spirit Energy’s Energy Transition Director and MNZ project lead, commented: "This achievement marks a pivotal point in our MNZ journey. We are progressing very well against our carbon storage licence commitments and utilising advanced technical approaches to further expand our 40 year operational knowledge of our East Irish Sea assets is another crucial step towards our goal of at scale, commercial carbon storage by 2030.” --OGN/TradeArabia News Service