CRC Evans Wins Liverpool Bay Carbon Pipeline Contract
CRC Evans has secured a contract to provide specialty welding and coating services for the Liverpool Bay CO₂ transportation and storage project, a key component of the UK's HyNet North West carbon capture network.
(P&GJ) — CRC Evans has been awarded a contract to provide specialty welding and coating services for the Liverpool Bay Carbon Dioxide (CO₂) Transportation and Storage project, supporting construction of carbon transport infrastructure that forms part of the United Kingdom's HyNet North West carbon capture initiative.
The company will work with United Infrastructure to deliver automatic mainline welding, field joint coating, welding and coating procedure development, and construction methodology support for the project. The work will support a CO₂ transportation network designed to capture industrial emissions across northwest England and North Wales and transport them for permanent offshore storage.
According to CRC Evans, the HyNet program includes approximately 35 kilometers (22 miles) of new CO₂ pipeline infrastructure alongside repurposed offshore assets that will transport captured carbon dioxide beneath Liverpool Bay for long-term storage.
The contract expands CRC Evans' involvement in carbon capture and storage (CCS) infrastructure, building on the company's experience in pipeline welding, corrosion protection and construction support for energy projects.
"Projects like Liverpool Bay demonstrate how CRC Evans' long-standing expertise is helping deliver the infrastructure needed for a lower-carbon future," said Steven Mackay, managing director of CRC Evans' Critical Infrastructure business.
"Our specialty welding and protective coating capabilities have been developed and proven across some of the world's most complex and demanding projects, and that expertise is directly relevant to the challenges of carbon capture and storage."
CRC Evans said the project will utilize 51 specialists and approximately 25,000 skilled labor hours while further expanding its partnership with United Infrastructure.
Company officials said the contract also aligns with CRC Evans' strategy to expand into carbon capture, hydrogen and other energy transition infrastructure markets.
"We're successfully building on more than 90 years of engineering expertise to create a broader critical infrastructure business," said Mauro Piasere, CEO of CRC Evans. "As investment grows in carbon capture, hydrogen, nuclear and wider infrastructure markets, we are increasingly able to create value for customers across the project lifecycle while driving sustainable growth for our business."
Neil Armstrong, CEO of United Infrastructure, said the companies' combined expertise will support delivery of the technically demanding CO₂ transportation system.
"Liverpool Bay has the potential to become a globally significant carbon capture hub, and projects like this are an important step in reshaping the UK's energy system and supporting the national transition."