Wood wins Gulf carbon-capture work

Published Date: 19 November 2008

WOOD Group has secured a "multi-million-dollar" contract in Abu Dhabi, whose government is looking to become a global leader in clean power.

Energy venture Masdar has awarded Houston-based Mustang Engineering, a subsidiary of Aberdeen-based Wood Group, an engineering and design contract for a carbon capture and storage project. The project is the first phase in a series of facilities capturing emissions from the emirate's industrial and power generation plants.The first phase of the project will capture an estimated five million tonnes of by the end of 2013 from three emission sources.Abu Dhabi's multi-billion-dollar Masdar initiative is aimed at developing innovative technologies in renewable, alternative and sustainable energy.Wood Group said the scheme was equivalent to the removal of more than a million cars from the road or the planting of 250 million trees.Mustang Engineering president Steve Knowles said: "This world-class carbon capture and storage development greatly complements our extensive experience with -related projects. We look forward to seeing the impact this project will have on the environment of the region