Sensorlink sensors to monitor corrosion in Northern Lights CO2 tankers
March 12, 2024
Shell Trading and Shipping Co. has awarded Sensorlink a corrosion monitoring contract on behalf of the Northern Lights Joint Venture in Norway.
Courtesy Sensorlink
Sensorlink has been awarded a corrosion monitoring contract with Shell Trading and Shipping Co. for the Northern Lights JV.
Offshore staff
TRONDHEIM, Norway — Shell Trading and Shipping Co. has awarded Sensorlink a corrosion monitoring contract on behalf of the Northern Lights joint venture in Norway. The other co-venturers are Equinor and TotalEnergies.
Sensorlink will install Swarm UT sensors in CO₂ tanks onboard three ships currently under construction for transporting captured CO2 to the subsurface storage site in the Norwegian North Sea.
The devices will be positioned at low points of the tanks where water will most likely accumulate, detecting and monitoring any potential corrosion. They will send wall thickness data directly to the ships’ control rooms, enabling early detection of corrosion.
Kjell Wold, business development director at Sensorlink, said, “While CO₂ itself is not corrosive, the presence of small amounts of water combined with contamination can lead to significant internal corrosion.”
