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The Northern Endurance Partnership (NEP), the UK's first carbon dioxide transport and storage network, has reached a milestone with the launch of its offshore construction campaign at the Port of Hartlepool, owned by PD Ports.
The campaign is being carried out in collaboration with Saipem, an engineering and construction company for large projects in the energy and infrastructure sectors.
The arrival of the pipe joints at Saipem's logistics facilities marks the beginning of the construction program that will create the necessary infrastructure to transport industrial carbon emissions captured across Teesside and Humber for safe and permanent storage under the North Sea.
Saipem will use the pipes to build a 149 km long, 28-inch diameter subsea pipeline, with its corresponding onshore connection, which will form an essential part of the network transporting carbon dioxide from local industrial facilities to subsea storage reservoirs. This initiative represents a historic milestone for the British Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) industry and the development of one of the country's largest decarbonization projects.
The offshore construction campaign represents another major step forward for a project that is already approximately one-third complete, with significant onshore construction activity well underway.
The Port of Hartlepool serves as a strategic hub for the handling and mobilization of materials that will help establish the UK's first carbon dioxide transport and storage network.
PD Ports will manage a total project cargo consisting of approximately 12,000 concrete-coated pipe joints, with an approximate total weight of 170,000 tons. Between 40 and 60 PD Ports employees will be directly involved in the execution of the NEP contract, with opportunities in engineering, logistics, procurement, and communications. Additionally, it offers an exceptional opportunity for the company's apprentices to gain practical experience on a major offshore project.
Furthermore, over one million pounds sterling has already been invested in pipe handling equipment at the Port of Hartlepool to strengthen PD Ports' capabilities in this area, both for the project and for its broad customer base.
Once operational, the Northern Endurance Partnership network is expected to be capable of transporting and storing up to 23 million tons of carbon dioxide annually.
