CCUS Flow Assurance – Design, Operate, and Safeguard CO₂ Pipelines and Storage Facilities

By the end of the course, participants will be able to:

• Understand CCUS fundamentals – including the CCS value chain, stakeholders, project types, and differences between EOR and CCS.
• Characterize CO₂ storage sites – evaluate geological, geochemical, and petrophysical factors to assess injectivity, containment, and monitoring approaches.
• Assess CO₂ thermodynamics and corrosion risks – analyse chemical equilibria, reactive mixtures, and corrosion mechanisms to maintain operational integrity.
• Design and evaluate pipelines – apply best practices for sizing, corrosion management, multiphase operations, and thermal strategies.
• Implement operational flow assurance strategies – develop commissioning, start-up, shutdown, depressurization, and monitoring procedures to minimize operational risks.

This course is designed for engineers, technical leads, and project managers involved in CCUS, hydrogen production, or CO₂ transport and storage. Ideal participants include process, flow assurance, mechanical, and operations engineers, as well as subsurface and reservoir professionals who need to understand the interface between CO₂ properties, pipelines, and storage integrity.

The course also benefits technical advisors, study managers, and SMEs responsible for FEED, concept studies, or operations support in CCUS hubs, industrial clusters, or hydrogen plants. Participants typically have 3–15 years of experience in oil, gas, or energy infrastructure projects and are seeking advanced practical knowledge to de-risk CO₂ transport, assess storage feasibility, and apply operational flow assurance best practices.

• Intermediate
• Advanced

The course combines lectures, interactive workshops, and practical exercises. Participants engage in scenario-based exercises to apply thermodynamic models, develop CO₂ specifications, and simulate pipeline flow assurance strategies. Group discussions and hands-on sessions reinforce theoretical knowledge with real-world case studies, enabling learners to directly relate the concepts to their professional roles.

Your expert course leader has extensive experience in CCUS systems, hydrogen production, transport, and storage, spanning concept, FEED, and operations support. He has acted as technical lead or SME on nearly 50 CCUS projects globally.

He managed multidisciplinary engineering teams across three continents and contributed to major CCUS hubs, including Metropolitan CCS, Porthos, and Moomba CCS, focusing on flow assurance, thermodynamics, and operational procedures.

He has delivered multiple technical training courses for companies such as Repsol, Petrobras, Medco, covering CCS flow assurance, CO₂ mixture thermodynamics, and hydrogen systems. His practical training emphasizes real-world applications and risk mitigation strategies.

His professional achievements include peer-reviewed publications and presentations on CO₂ mixtures, pipeline transport, and flow assurance, as well as contributions to conferences like OTC Asia, GHGT, AIChE, and SPE. He also holds leadership roles in professional societies, including chairing the Working Group Flow Assurance CCS and vice-chairing the CCUS Committee at the Energy Institute.

Your expert course leader’s combination of academic excellence (PhD from The University of Manchester), extensive industry experience, and hands-on training delivery makes him uniquely qualified to teach advanced flow assurance concepts for CCUS and hydrogen projects, bridging theory and practice.

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