Course Description
This course unlocks the complexities of CCUS flow assurance, giving participants a deep understanding of CO2 properties and pipeline design in carbon capture systems. It addresses the interface between CO2 properties, pipelines, and storage integrity.
Designed for engineers, technical leads, and project managers involved in CCUS, hydrogen production, or CO2 transport and storage, the course covers the thermodynamic and physical behaviour of CO2 and CO2-rich mixtures, phase envelope behaviour, dense phase transport, and the impact of impurities. Participants learn to de-risk CO2 transport, assess storage feasibility, and apply operational flow assurance best practices.
What you will achieve
By the end of this training course, participants will be able to:
- Understand CO2 properties and phase behaviour in carbon capture systems
- Analyse the impact of impurities (water, H2S, nitrogen, oxygen) on transport
- Assess pipeline hydraulics, phase stability, and corrosion risks
- Apply flow assurance principles in steady-state and transient operations
- De-risk CO2 transport and assess storage feasibility
- Apply operational flow assurance best practices in CCUS hubs
- Support FEED, concept studies, and operations in CCUS and hydrogen plants
How the course is delivered
The course combines lectures, interactive workshops, and practical exercises. It bridges theory and real-world application, drawing on the course leader's experience across nearly 50 CCUS projects globally including Metropolitan CCS, Porthos, and Moomba CCS.
Practical training emphasises real-world applications and risk mitigation strategies.
Designed for
This training course is ideal for:
- Process, flow assurance, mechanical, and operations engineers
- Subsurface and reservoir professionals in CCUS
- Technical advisors, study managers, and SMEs
- Professionals with 3-15 years in oil, gas, or energy infrastructure
- Teams working on FEED and concept studies in CCUS hubs
Daily programme
- CO2 properties and phase envelope behaviour
- Dense phase transport conditions
- Impact of impurities on CO2 behaviour
- Thermodynamics of CO2-rich mixtures
- Pipeline hydraulics and phase stability
- Corrosion risks in CO2 service
- Steady-state and transient flow assurance
- Hydrate and solid formation management
- Interface between CO2 transport and storage
- Storage feasibility assessment
- De-risking CO2 transport
- Operational flow assurance best practices
Certification & accreditation
BII Certificate of Completion
BII Certificate of Completion Upon successful completion, participants receive a BII Development Institute Certificate of Completion with a unique reference code that is independently verifiable. Our certificates are recognised internationally and reflect successful completion of your chosen programme.
