Samsung C&T's construction division has won a contract to build an ultra-large carbon compression and transport facility, with engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) alone nearing 2 trillion won.
Samsung C&T said on the 3rd it received a notice of award for the construction of a carbon compression and transport facility ordered by QatarEnergy LNG. The EPC amount is 1.91 trillion won.
Located in the Ras Laffan industrial city, 80 kilometers north of Doha, the capital of Qatar, the project will build facilities to compress and transport carbon dioxide generated by LNG liquefaction plants in the same complex, with completion slated for 2030.
The facility will compress and dehydrate 4.1 million tons of carbon dioxide emitted annually from the LNG liquefaction plants, transport it through 20 kilometers of underground pipelines to underground spaces in depleted gas fields, and permanently sequester it.
Beyond simple carbon dioxide compression, the project requires advanced technologies such as pressure and temperature control for safe transport, and Samsung C&T will carry out the entire process alone, from design to construction. Leveraging experienced personnel from previous Qatar LNG projects, collaborating with proven partners, and minimizing interference with existing facilities in the industrial complex are expected to provide differentiated competitiveness in project management.
Executive Vice President Lee Byung-su, head of overseas sales at Samsung C&T, said, "Based on the experience accumulated through executing multiple large-scale projects in the Qatar market, this award, along with the solar projects Samsung C&T has carried out, positions us to play a key role in realizing Qatar's sustainability policies."
Samsung C&T plans to use this award as a springboard to expand its business beyond renewable energy (solar power, battery energy storage systems) into carbon compression and transport, further strengthening its leadership as a company leading the sustainable energy transition.