The Anonymous Widower

Thoughts On The Cambo Oil Field

There is an article in The Times today which is entitled Sturgeon Faces Backlash After Shell Pulls Out Of North Sea Oilfield.

I have been following the technology of Carbon Capture and Use and some very good ideas have come forward in the last couple of years.

• Carbon dioxide is becoming increasingly important in the growing of flowers, salad vegetables, soft fruits and tomatoes in greenhouses.
• At COP26, Australian company, Mineral Carbonation International won an award for their process that turns carbon dioxide into building materials like blocks and plasterboard.
• A big investment was also made recently in an Italian company, who are using the properties of liquid and gaseous carbon dioxide to store energy.
• Carbon dioxide has for years made a good fire extinguisher, which can’t be said for some chemicals currently used.
• I suspect that some clever chemists are working on using carbon dioxide to create sustainable aviation fuel.

If the number of ideas for the use of carbon dioxide continues to increase, I can see gas-fired power stations being built, that are also used to produce much-needed high-quality carbon dioxide.

It should also be noted, that many like me, live in houses that are unsuitable for the fitting of heat pumps at an economical cost.

So we must wait for better technology or for hydrogen to be piped into our houses.

In the meantime, we will have to rely on gas. Or freeze!

I don’t know whether Cambo will produce any gas, but if it doesn’t, I can’t see much point in developing it.

Perhaps, Shell would prefer to develop a gas field.

December 3, 2021 - Posted by AnonW | Energy, Hydrogen | Cambo Oilfield, Carbon Capture And Use, Carbon Dioxide, Gas, Heat Pump, Mineral Carbonation International, Nicola Sturgeon, Oil, Shell, Sustainable Aviation Fuel