At Kent we know that the world will need oil and gas in the energy system for another 20-30 years. We also know the greatest change accelerators deal with the truth of today and change it, whilst also building a better tomorrow. And that’s what our decarbonisation philosophy is built around.

The world currently captures 361Mtpa of CO2 through carbon capture and sequestration projects. Encouragingly it is a market that has increased circa 50% year on year since 2020.

The IEA sustainable development plan states that in order to achieve global climate targets, this needs to grow to 1Gpta by 2030, growing to around 10Gpta by 2050. It’s undoubtedly a formidable task.

But as the industry tackles the paradox of moving the world’s energy to a renewable future, without also destabilising the energy supply we all rely on, carbon capture is a key enabler for a responsible transition.

By 2050, a zero-carbon economy could consume somewhere between c.240Mt/year to 800 Mt+/year. Building this hydrogen economy, will require a combination of all ‘colours’ of hydrogen from blue to green to turquoise. At Kent, we cover this entire rainbow.

As renewables build scale, the need for reliable, non-intermittent, cost competitive, globally mobile energy sources is critical. Gas is the perfect solution. As a key bridging fuel, and it will play a central role in providing a stable, secure energy supply for a successful transition to a lower carbon world.

The world’s demand for a stable supply of energy has never been higher. But there are threats to our future global energy system when we look at intermittent renewables, evolving geopolitics and scaling of electrical mobility and devices. This is where addressing the challenges of energy storage comes in.

Through our extensive worldwide experience, we support the circular economy, through feedstock processing and conversion and in the clean-up processes and upgrading to create fuels, energy and chemical products.