Baker Hughes and SOCAR have introduced the signing of a contract for an built-in gasoline restoration and hydrogen sulfide (H2S) removing system that can considerably cut back downstream flaring at SOCAR’s Heydar Aliyev Oil Refinery in Baku, Azerbaijan. The contract was signed at COP29 in Baku, within the presence of Baker Hughes Chairman and CEO Lorenzo Simonelli and SOCAR President Rovshan Najaf.
Constructing on the pledges formalized by Azerbaijan’s entry into the World Methane Pledge and the COP28 presidency’s Oil & Gasoline Decarbonization Constitution (OGDC), the venture is a tangible step towards ending routine flaring by 2030 at SOCAR’s website, utilizing revolutionary functions of Baker Hughes’ current and field-proven emissions abatement applied sciences. The venture is anticipated to recuperate flare gasoline equal as much as 7 million Nm3 of methane per yr, and additional cut back CO2 emissions by as much as 11,000 tons per yr.
Baker Hughes will combine its revolutionary gasoline restoration and H2S removing system into the refinery’s current infrastructure to assist abate methane and sulfur – two of essentially the most potent greenhouse gasoline emissions – and take away hazardous H2S from the location. The system will even allow SOCAR to make use of the recovered gasoline, which might have beforehand been flared, as gas for the refinery. It will cut back general gas gasoline consumption and working prices on the refinery, creating new alternatives for worth enhancement and effectivity beneficial properties.
“We should cut back emissions by 45% this decade to place us on the appropriate path to achieve web zero by 2050. The business has an crucial to behave now, and we are able to do it with current expertise options that may be deployed immediately,” mentioned Baker Hughes Chairman and CEO Lorenzo Simonelli. “This award is a testomony to our firms’ shared dedication to behave on emissions abatement and represents one other vital milestone in Baker Hughes’ journey to assist prospects drive extra sustainable and environment friendly operations.”
“Our collaboration with Baker Hughes displays SOCAR’s dedication to advancing sustainable operations and lowering emissions throughout our websites,” mentioned Rovshan Najaf, president of SOCAR. “By launching this venture, we’re making a tangible influence on emissions abatement and setting a benchmark for environmental accountability. This initiative aligns with our imaginative and prescient for a cleaner, extra environment friendly power future, supporting our dedication to local weather objectives.”
The venture’s fast development from idea to contract in solely 9 months demonstrates the 2 firms’ dedication to driving motion and highlights the worth achieved by way of shut collaboration and early engagement. Undertaking execution will start instantly, with full commissioning focused inside 24 months.
This built-in gasoline restoration and H2S removing system is a part of Baker Hughes’ broad portfolio of emissions abatement options able to enhancing productiveness, effectivity and delivering elevated worth at scale throughout buyer operations.
