_________________________________________________________________ OSG and Aptamus Carbon Solutions
storage and liquefaction facility for captured
CO 2 at Port Tampa Bay.”
Located on the West Coast of Florida, the Tampa Regional Intermodal Carbon Hub( T-RICH) is intended to be the principal gateway for intermediate storage of captured
CO 2 from emitters across the state.. Aptamus has entered into an agreement with Aker Solutions for the front end engineering and design of a temporary storage and liquefication processing terminal. When complete, the proposed hub will be capable of receiving, storing, and processing an impressive two million metric tons of CO 2 per year, for permanent sequestration on and offshore in the northern Gulf of Mexico region.“ Port Tampa Bay is a terrific partner assisting us with the design of the T-RICH loading terminal, and it is less than a three-day sail to a discharge terminal on the northern Gulf Coast in Texas or Louisiana where permanent sequestration sites are now being developed and pipeline infrastructure already exists.”
“ Aptamus is an exciting transition for OSG as it looks to diversify from transporting just petroleum and crude products,” Kent Merrill affirms.“ After managing various large engineering projects and new oil tanker construction at OSG for 18 years, I’ m now leading carbon-related projects including engineering studies, design development, working with regulatory bodies, and liaising with the US Department of Energy which is providing substantial funding for some projects. I’ m currently overseeing the design and potential construction of CO 2 carriers and developing the associated landbased facilities at which they will load and unload, including T-RICH.
Future potential
“ Our intent is for T-RICH to collect CO 2 captured from major emitters, first within the Tampa region, where more than 30 million metric tons of CO 2 is emitted per year from industrial emitters alone, and then
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