據烴加工新聞4月20日消息稱，埃克森美孚公司在周二的一份報告中表示，預計到2050年，用于捕獲二氧化碳并將其儲存在地下的市場將達到4萬億美元。

據美國最大的原油生產商估計，屆時石油和天然氣市場規(guī)模將達到6.5萬億美元，這一數字約為60%。

據國際能源署（IEA）稱，碳捕獲是一項重要的減排技術。它包括從燃料燃燒或工業(yè)過程中捕獲二氧化碳，通過船舶或管道將其運輸，并將其儲存在地下地質構造中或用作生產產品的資源。

隨著政府間氣候變化專門委員會(IPCC)等國際機構將碳捕獲和儲存技術視為緩解全球變暖影響的關鍵，大型石油公司一直在投資使碳捕獲和儲存(CCS)成為相關業(yè)務。

?？松梨诿媾R著公眾要求其減少總排放量的壓力，因為其能源轉型戰(zhàn)略不包括太陽能和風能等可再生能源。該公司最近聘請了Dan Ammann，從5月1日開始領導其低碳業(yè)務，他曾領導通用汽車公司的Cruise自動駕駛部門直到12月。

美國石油生產商西方石油公司正在開發(fā)世界上最大的從空氣中提取二氧化碳的項目，此前估計碳捕獲市場在可能成為一個價值 3萬億-5萬億美元的全球產業(yè)。該公司首席執(zhí)行官Vicki Hollub在3月份的一次會議上表示，這項技術為西方石油公司帶來的收益和現金流可能與目前在油氣行業(yè)的收益相當。

曹海斌 摘譯自 烴加工新聞

原文如下：

Exxon Sees Carbon Capture Market at $4 Trillion by 2050

Exxon Mobil Corp. estimates there will be a $4 trillion market by 2050 for capturing carbon dioxide and storing it underground, the company said in a presentation on Tuesday.

That is about 60% of the $6.5 trillion market the U.S. largest crude producer estimates for oil and gas by then.

Carbon capture is an important emissions reduction technology, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA). It involves the capture of CO2 from fuel combustion or industrial processes, transporting it via ship or pipeline, to be stored underground in geological formations or used as a resource to create products.

Large oil companies have been investing to make carbon capture and storage (CCS) a relevant business as international bodies such as Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) point the technology as key to mitigate the effects of global warming.

Exxon is under public pressure to reduce its total emissions as its energy transition strategy does not include renewable sources of energy like solar and wind. It has recently hired Dan Ammann, who led the Cruise self-driving unit of General Motors Co. until December, to lead its Low Carbon business starting on May 1.

U.S. oil producer Occidental Petroleum, developing the world's largest project to extract CO2 from the air, has previously estimated CCS could become a $3-5 trillion global industry. The technology could generate as much in earnings and cash flow for Occidental than oil and gas today, CEO Vicki Hollub said at a conference in March.