S&P Global Commodity Insights CCUS Cost Estimator

Core Features

CCUS Cost Estimator uses a bottom-up engineering costing methodology, drawing on equipment, materials and services data to estimate project expenditure. It is designed for the pre-FEED (Front-End Engineering Design) stage, when developers need to evaluate project feasibility before undertaking detailed engineering. Its key functions include:

• CO₂ Capture and Processing Cost Estimation: Calculates costs associated with flue gas processing, cooling, CO₂ separation, compression and pumping. Estimates reflect the equipment and processing requirements of the proposed project.

• Transportation and Storage Cost Modelling: Estimates pipeline transportation and CO₂ injection well costs, allowing users to assess expenditure across the capture-to-storage chain rather than evaluating capture facilities alone.

• Regional Cost Databases: Uses regularly updated global cost information, with regional cost bases covering Africa, Australasia, China, Central Asia, Europe, the Americas, Southeast Asia and the Middle East. This allows project estimates to reflect geographical differences in equipment, materials and services costs.

• Capital and Operating Cost Breakdown: Provides detailed CAPEX and OPEX estimates, together with economic indicators. Users can examine individual project components and their contributions to overall development and operating expenditure.

• Scenario Analysis and Project Customisation: Allows users to modify project inputs, equipment properties and development assumptions to compare alternative configurations. The software can also estimate the additional costs of introducing CCUS infrastructure at existing industrial facilities.

• Data Export and QUE$TOR Integration: Supports exporting cost estimates to Excel for use in third-party planning tools. Estimates can also be incorporated into S&P Global's QUE$TOR software to include CCUS cost elements in broader upstream oil and gas project assessments.

Closing Insights

CCUS Cost Estimator was developed by the team behind S&P Global's QUE$TOR cost estimation software, drawing on established engineering costing methodologies and industry datasets. It forms part of S&P Global's broader CCUS portfolio, which combines emissions information, geological data, infrastructure intelligence and economic analysis to support carbon management projects.

The software has also been applied in research. In a study of potential CO₂ storage sites along the Texas Gulf Coast, S&P Global used CCUS Cost Estimator to assess capture facilities, pipeline transportation and injection well costs for 15 shortlisted depleted oil and gas fields. This demonstrates its application in comparing potential storage developments.

For prospective users, the software is particularly relevant to early-stage investment planning, where consistent estimates can help compare development alternatives. Interested organisations should contact S&P Global for licensing and access information.