Why Choose Carbon Dioxide Surface Facilities Training Course?

Carbon Dioxide Surface Facilities Training Course provides participants with a comprehensive understanding of Carbon Dioxide (CO₂) Surface Facilities across the complete Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage (CCUS) value chain. This training course covers the engineering principles, design philosophies, operational practices, integrity management requirements, safety considerations, and environmental aspects associated with modern CO₂ facilities.

Participants will examine how CO₂ is captured, conditioned, compressed, transported, utilized, and permanently stored while developing the knowledge required to improve facility reliability, operational efficiency, and regulatory compliance. The training course incorporates current industry practices, international standards, and practical case studies to provide delegates with immediately applicable knowledge across a wide range of industries supporting carbon management and CCUS initiatives.

  • Understand the complete CO₂ and CCUS value chain from capture through permanent geological storage.
  •  Evaluate engineering solutions for compression, dehydration, treatment, transportation, and injection facilities.
  •  Apply international standards, integrity management principles, and process safety best practices.
  • Improve operational performance through troubleshooting, optimization, and performance monitoring techniques.
  • Explore emerging technologies, digitalization, AI applications, and global CCUS case studies.

What are the Goals?

By the end of this Carbon Dioxide Surface Facilities Training Course, participants will be able to:

  • Understand the engineering principles governing CO₂ surface facilities and the complete CCUS value chain.
  • Apply appropriate technologies for CO₂ capture, compression, dehydration, transportation, and storage.
  • Design and evaluate reliable, safe, and efficient CO₂ surface facility systems.
  • Analyse operational performance and identify opportunities for optimization and troubleshooting.
  • Implement integrity, safety, environmental, and regulatory requirements for sustainable facility operation.

Who is this Training Course for?

This training course is suitable to a wide range of professionals but will greatly benefit:

  • Process Engineers responsible for the design, optimization, and operation of CO₂ processing, compression, and treatment facilities.
  • Facilities, Mechanical, and Project Engineers involved in the design, construction, commissioning, and operation of CO₂ surface facilities.
  • Production, Operations, and Maintenance Engineers responsible for ensuring safe, reliable, and efficient facility performance.
  • Pipeline, Corrosion, Materials, and Integrity Engineers responsible for transportation systems, asset integrity, and lifecycle management.
  • HSE, Environmental, Sustainability, and ESG Professionals responsible for environmental compliance, sustainability strategies, carbon management, and decarbonization initiatives.
  • Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage (CCUS) Specialists and Carbon Management Professionals supporting low-carbon projects and greenhouse gas reduction initiatives.
  • Technical Managers, Team Leaders, and Decision Makers overseeing CO₂ infrastructure, energy transition, sustainability, and climate-related projects.

How will this Training Course be Presented?

This Carbon Dioxide Surface Facilities Training Course is delivered through structured technical instruction and daily hands-on practical exercises, ensuring delegates build practical capability across every stage of CO₂ surface facility design, operation, and integrity management.

Delivery methods include:

  • Instructor-Led Technical Sessions — Expert instruction covers CO₂ properties, compression systems, separation technologies, facility design principles, and advanced CCUS topics in a structured sequence throughout the course.
  • Daily Practical Exercises — Hands-on exercises conducted each day covering CO₂ handling, compression, dehydration, separation processes, facility design, and operational applications.
  • Equipment Selection Workshops — Structured workshops on compressor selection and separation equipment evaluation, providing delegates with a practical framework for equipment specification and decision-making.
  • Performance Analysis Sessions — Delegates apply performance analysis and optimization techniques across compression systems, separation equipment, and facility operations.
  • Advanced Technology Review — Examination of emerging CO₂ handling and storage technologies, digital developments, AI applications, and pipeline design principles within an applied technical context.

The Course Content

  • Explain the role of CCUS within global decarbonization and energy transition strategies.
  • Review the physical, chemical, and thermodynamic properties of carbon dioxide.
  • Compare the main CO₂ capture technologies used across different industries.
  • Understand the complete CCUS value chain and surface facility configurations.
  • Discuss process flow diagrams and major surface equipment.
  • Examine HSE risks and operational safety requirements for CO₂ handling.
  • Evaluate compressor technologies and equipment selection criteria.
  • Understand multi-stage compression systems and intercooling requirements.
  • Apply dehydration technologies to meet pipeline and storage specifications.
  • Identify hydrate formation risks and mitigation techniques.
  • Select suitable construction materials to minimize corrosion.
  • Assess equipment performance and operational optimization opportunities.
  • Evaluate purification and separation technologies for different CO₂ streams.
  • Manage impurities affecting transportation and storage performance.
  • Understand dense-phase pipeline design and operational requirements.
  • Review liquefied CO₂ shipping concepts and infrastructure.
  • Apply instrumentation, metering, and process control principles.
  • Troubleshoot common operational challenges using industrial case studies.

  • Develop facility layouts based on sound engineering design principles.
  • Apply mechanical integrity and asset management strategies.
  • Plan inspection, maintenance, and reliability improvement programs.
  • Perform qualitative risk assessments for surface facilities.
  • Utilize digital monitoring and predictive maintenance technologies.
  • Optimize facility performance through practical engineering exercises.

  • Review CO₂ injection facilities and geological storage infrastructure.
  • Understand monitoring, measurement, and verification (MMV) methodologies.
  • Interpret key international regulations, standards, and recommended practices.
  • Evaluate environmental performance and carbon accounting principles.
  • Explore artificial intelligence and digital technologies supporting CCUS.
  • Integrate technical knowledge through a comprehensive industrial case study.

Certificate

  • AZTech Certificate of Completion for delegates who attend and complete the training course

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A working background in process engineering, facilities engineering, or operations within oil and gas or energy environments will help delegates engage fully with the course content. The course begins with CO2 properties and handling fundamentals before progressing to more advanced design and operational topics. Professionals from adjacent disciplines who are moving into CO2-related roles will also find the structured progression accessible.  

Day 2 addresses the types of compressors used in CO2 service and the criteria used to select between them based on operational requirements. Dehydration techniques are covered alongside compression to give delegates a complete picture of how CO2 conditioning is managed before transport or injection. Performance analysis and optimisation of compression systems is also included.  

  Day 4 addresses the design considerations specific to CO2 surface facilities, covering how operational requirements, safety constraints, and performance targets shape design decisions. Operation and maintenance of CO2 surface facilities are covered alongside design, and the day includes a practical exercise that brings these elements together in an applied context.  

Safety and environmental considerations are introduced on Day 1 as a foundation and revisited on Day 5 within the advanced topics content. This dual treatment ensures delegates understand both the baseline requirements for safe CO2 handling and the more complex safety and environmental challenges that arise in advanced facility and pipeline operations.  

Practical exercises are built into every single day of the course — covering CO2 handling, compression and dehydration, separation and treatment, facility design and operation, and advanced topics in sequence. This structure ensures that technical instruction is reinforced through direct application each day rather than being concentrated at the end of the course.  

Day 3 covers the types of separation equipment used in CO2 processing, the criteria for selecting between them, and the treatment techniques applied to meet operational and quality specifications. Performance analysis and optimisation are included so delegates understand not just what equipment is used but how its effectiveness is measured and improved.  

Day 5 examines emerging technologies in CO2 handling and storage as part of the advanced topics session. The content is focused on technologies with current or near-term operational relevance rather than purely speculative developments. This gives delegates a forward-looking perspective on where CO2 surface facility technology is heading and how it may affect operational practice.  

You will be able to apply CO2 handling principles across compression, dehydration, separation, and treatment, contribute to surface facility design and operational decisions with greater technical confidence, and engage with pipeline design and emerging storage technologies at a practical level. The course gives you a complete technical framework across the CO2 surface facility lifecycle from initial capture through to advanced operations that is directly applicable to your role on return.  

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