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1 Policy Shifts by BP
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<blockquote class=“twitter-tweet”><p lang=“en” dir=“ltr”>6⃣Reasons why <a href=“https://twitter.com/hashtag/TeessideFreeport?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#TeessideFreeport</a> is DOA<br><br>1⃣Policy shifts by BP<br><br>PART 1 OF 6<br><br>In these tweets I'll explain why the Freeport is highly dependent upon the largesse of BP plc.<br><br>Apologies: Some of the info is dry and technical, but I need this to develop my argument<a href=“https://twitter.com/hashtag/BensBoondoggles?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#BensBoondoggles</a> <a href=“https://t.co/YhziZIoXXW”>pic.twitter.com/YhziZIoXXW</a></p>— Rishi Sunak's Food Pantry (@raycasey2003) <a href=“https://twitter.com/raycasey2003/status/1650514940006891526?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>April 24, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src=“https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js” charset=“utf-8”></script>
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<blockquote class=“twitter-tweet”><p lang=“en” dir=“ltr”>6⃣Reasons why <a href=“https://twitter.com/hashtag/TeessideFreeport?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#TeessideFreeport</a> is DOA<br><br>1⃣Policy shifts by BP<br><br>PART 2 OF 6<br><br>I'll start with a BP Press Release dated 12th February 2020 from new CEO Bernard Looney, including a long term plan for BP to cease to be an oil and gas company<a href=“https://twitter.com/hashtag/BensBoondoggles?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#BensBoondoggles</a><a href=“https://t.co/bXgxQWlkuk”>https://t.co/bXgxQWlkuk</a></p>— Rishi Sunak's Food Pantry (@raycasey2003) <a href=“https://twitter.com/raycasey2003/status/1650515187043106821?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>April 24, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src=“https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js” charset=“utf-8”></script>
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<blockquote class=“twitter-tweet”><p lang=“en” dir=“ltr”>6⃣Reasons why <a href=“https://twitter.com/hashtag/TeessideFreeport?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#TeessideFreeport</a> is DOA<br><br>1⃣Policy shifts by BP<br><br>PART 3 OF 6<br><br>In a disingenuous act of <a href=“https://twitter.com/hashtag/Greenwashing?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#Greenwashing</a>, the new BP CEO announced a target of Net Zero Carbon by 2050<br><br>This was a scam to placate European "ESG" investors<a href=“https://twitter.com/hashtag/BensBoondoggles?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#BensBoondoggles</a><a href=“https://t.co/bXgxQWlSjS”>https://t.co/bXgxQWlSjS</a></p>— Rishi Sunak's Food Pantry (@raycasey2003) <a href=“https://twitter.com/raycasey2003/status/1650515438491828224?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>April 24, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src=“https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js” charset=“utf-8”></script>
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<blockquote class=“twitter-tweet”><p lang=“en” dir=“ltr”>6⃣Reasons why <a href=“https://twitter.com/hashtag/TeessideFreeport?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#TeessideFreeport</a> is DOA<br><br>1⃣Policy shifts by BP<br><br>PART 4 OF 6<br><br>On 3rd May 2022, based on their "Net Zero" plan, BP announced their flag-waving 18bn "We're backing Britain" UK investment.<br><br>This was catnip to <a href=“https://twitter.com/hashtag/BentBen?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#BentBen</a><a href=“https://twitter.com/hashtag/BensBoondoggles?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#BensBoondoggles</a><a href=“https://t.co/IhDUh2L41o”>https://t.co/IhDUh2L41o</a></p>— Rishi Sunak's Food Pantry (@raycasey2003) <a href=“https://twitter.com/raycasey2003/status/1650515690619645955?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>April 24, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src=“https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js” charset=“utf-8”></script>
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<blockquote class=“twitter-tweet”><p lang=“en” dir=“ltr”>6⃣Reasons why <a href=“https://twitter.com/hashtag/TeessideFreeport?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#TeessideFreeport</a> is DOA<br><br>1⃣BP changes in policy<br><br>PART 5 OF 6<a href=“https://twitter.com/hashtag/BentBen?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#BentBen</a> and his Teesside client media had already been boosting fictional future projects for 5 years, but BP's press release on sent them into overdrive<a href=“https://twitter.com/hashtag/BensBoondoggles?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#BensBoondoggles</a><a href=“https://t.co/VsS4NH6DKq”>https://t.co/VsS4NH6DKq</a></p>— Rishi Sunak's Food Pantry (@raycasey2003) <a href=“https://twitter.com/raycasey2003/status/1650515942185525254?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>April 24, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src=“https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js” charset=“utf-8”></script>
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<blockquote class=“twitter-tweet”><p lang=“en” dir=“ltr”>6⃣Reasons why <a href=“https://twitter.com/hashtag/TeessideFreeport?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#TeessideFreeport</a> is DOA<br><br>1⃣Policy shifts by BP<br><br>PART 6 OF 6 - Abu Dhabi do <br><br>World Cup fan <a href=“https://twitter.com/hashtag/BentBen?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#BentBen</a> worked his UAE connections (including Serial Entrepreneur™️ Richard Upshall) to add some kudos to his photo ops<a href=“https://twitter.com/hashtag/BensBoondoggles?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#BensBoondoggles</a><a href=“https://t.co/o5uAdZuKjA”>https://t.co/o5uAdZuKjA</a></p>— Rishi Sunak's Food Pantry (@raycasey2003) <a href=“https://twitter.com/raycasey2003/status/1650516193881595905?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>April 24, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src=“https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js” charset=“utf-8”></script>
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2 East Coast Cluster
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<blockquote class=“twitter-tweet”><p lang=“en” dir=“ltr”>6⃣Reasons why <a href=“https://twitter.com/hashtag/TeessideFreeport?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#TeessideFreeport</a> is DOA<br><br>2⃣Coast Cluster (ECC)<br><br>PART 1 OF 7<br><br>The cornerstone of the BP "We're backing Britain" 2022 plan was the ECC, a Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage (CCUS) project<a href=“https://twitter.com/hashtag/BensBoondoggles?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#BensBoondoggles</a> <a href=“https://t.co/IJYTsGSv4V”>pic.twitter.com/IJYTsGSv4V</a></p>— Rishi Sunak's Food Pantry (@raycasey2003) <a href=“https://twitter.com/raycasey2003/status/1650518710375927810?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>April 24, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src=“https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js” charset=“utf-8”></script>
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<blockquote class=“twitter-tweet”><p lang=“en” dir=“ltr”>6⃣Reasons why <a href=“https://twitter.com/hashtag/TeessideFreeport?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#TeessideFreeport</a> is DOA<br><br>2⃣East Coast Cluster (ECC)<br><br>PART 2 OF 7<br><br>CCUS is the sine qua non of Net Zero projects.<br><br>The ECC is an insanely ambitious project to remove most of the CO2 from Teesside/Humber using CCUS<a href=“https://twitter.com/hashtag/BensBoondoggles?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#BensBoondoggles</a> <a href=“https://t.co/Oyx5ukcGWt”>pic.twitter.com/Oyx5ukcGWt</a></p>— Rishi Sunak's Food Pantry (@raycasey2003) <a href=“https://twitter.com/raycasey2003/status/1650518961585369088?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>April 24, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src=“https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js” charset=“utf-8”></script>
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<blockquote class=“twitter-tweet”><p lang=“en” dir=“ltr”>6⃣Reasons why <a href=“https://twitter.com/hashtag/TeessideFreeport?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#TeessideFreeport</a> is DOA<br><br>2⃣East Coast Cluster (ECC)<br><br>PART 3 OF 7<br><br>Most of the land-based infrastructure for the ECC is already in place, but the remainder will be VERY expensive, including two Compressor Stations at Redcar and Spurn Point….<a href=“https://twitter.com/hashtag/BensBoondoggles?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#BensBoondoggles</a> <a href=“https://t.co/UuptrWvpTn”>pic.twitter.com/UuptrWvpTn</a></p>— Rishi Sunak's Food Pantry (@raycasey2003) <a href=“https://twitter.com/raycasey2003/status/1650519213189079044?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>April 24, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src=“https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js” charset=“utf-8”></script>
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<blockquote class=“twitter-tweet”><p lang=“en” dir=“ltr”>6⃣Reasons why <a href=“https://twitter.com/hashtag/TeessideFreeport?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#TeessideFreeport</a> is DOA<br><br>2⃣East Coast Cluster (ECC)<br><br>PART 4 OF 7<br><br> ….248km of sub-sea pipelines, an offshore platform 80km east of Flamborough Head, and several wells sunk 1000m into the Endurance Saline Aquifer<a href=“https://twitter.com/hashtag/BensBoondoggles?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#BensBoondoggles</a><a href=“https://t.co/k0rvhq3tGj”>https://t.co/k0rvhq3tGj</a></p>— Rishi Sunak's Food Pantry (@raycasey2003) <a href=“https://twitter.com/raycasey2003/status/1650519464864014339?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>April 24, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src=“https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js” charset=“utf-8”></script>
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<blockquote class=“twitter-tweet”><p lang=“en” dir=“ltr”>6⃣Reasons why <a href=“https://twitter.com/hashtag/TeessideFreeport?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#TeessideFreeport</a> is DOA<br><br>2⃣East Coast Cluster<br><br>PART 5 OF 7<br><br>All of this is technically feasible. Norway has utilised CCUS to store CO2 beneath the Sleipner Field since 1996. <br><br>But Sleipner only stores 1 MTPA of CO2. ECC would store 27<a href=“https://twitter.com/hashtag/BensBoondoggles?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#BensBoondoggles</a> <a href=“https://t.co/gOhcKy0p7j”>pic.twitter.com/gOhcKy0p7j</a></p>— Rishi Sunak's Food Pantry (@raycasey2003) <a href=“https://twitter.com/raycasey2003/status/1650519716321177600?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>April 24, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src=“https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js” charset=“utf-8”></script>
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<blockquote class=“twitter-tweet”><p lang=“en” dir=“ltr”>6⃣Reasons why <a href=“https://twitter.com/hashtag/TeessideFreeport?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#TeessideFreeport</a> is DOA<br><br>2⃣East Coast Cluster<br><br>PART 6 OF 7<br><br>Sleipner is also different to ECC because the CO2 is extracted at the well-head, so it doesn't need a lateral transfer between shore and platform, making it much cheaper to operate<a href=“https://twitter.com/hashtag/BensBoondoggles?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#BensBoondoggles</a> <a href=“https://t.co/d056Tam2rE”>pic.twitter.com/d056Tam2rE</a></p>— Rishi Sunak's Food Pantry (@raycasey2003) <a href=“https://twitter.com/raycasey2003/status/1650519968063320064?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>April 24, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src=“https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js” charset=“utf-8”></script>
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<blockquote class=“twitter-tweet”><p lang=“en” dir=“ltr”>6⃣Reasons why <a href=“https://twitter.com/hashtag/TeessideFreeport?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#TeessideFreeport</a> is DOA<br><br>2⃣East Coast Cluster<br><br>PART 7 OF 7<br><br>So ECC is VERY expensive and energy-intensive<br><br>If only BP could find a cheaper method than the ECC for their signature CCUS project?<br><br>Funny you should mention this - stay tuned😀<a href=“https://twitter.com/hashtag/BensBoondoggles?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#BensBoondoggles</a> <a href=“https://twitter.com/hashtag/BentBen?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#BentBen</a> <a href=“https://t.co/St4szDIcJl”>pic.twitter.com/St4szDIcJl</a></p>— Rishi Sunak's Food Pantry (@raycasey2003) <a href=“https://twitter.com/raycasey2003/status/1650520219629268992?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>April 24, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src=“https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js” charset=“utf-8”></script>
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3 Another policy shift by BP
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<blockquote class=“twitter-tweet”><p lang=“en” dir=“ltr”>6⃣Reasons why <a href=“https://twitter.com/hashtag/TeessideFreeport?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#TeessideFreeport</a> is DOA<br><br>3⃣Another policy shift by BP<br><br>PAGE 1 OF 12<br><br>On 7th Feb 2023, 3 years after making the policy shift to Net Zero 2050, BP gave in to activist investors (who had never bought into ESG) and shifted back to oil and gas<a href=“https://twitter.com/hashtag/BensBoondoggles?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#BensBoondoggles</a> <a href=“https://twitter.com/hashtag/BentBen?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#BentBen</a> <a href=“https://t.co/YK3OluCcox”>pic.twitter.com/YK3OluCcox</a></p>— Rishi Sunak's Food Pantry (@raycasey2003) <a href=“https://twitter.com/raycasey2003/status/1650522484993564673?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>April 24, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src=“https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js” charset=“utf-8”></script>
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<blockquote class=“twitter-tweet”><p lang=“en” dir=“ltr”>6⃣Reasons why <a href=“https://twitter.com/hashtag/TeessideFreeport?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#TeessideFreeport</a> is DOA<br><br>3⃣Another policy shift by BP<br><br>PAGE 2 OF 12<br><br>The new policy was couched in vague terms about re-prioritizing projects. Most media outlets (certainly the Teesside ones) didn't pick up on the significance of the change<a href=“https://twitter.com/hashtag/BensBoondoggles?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#BensBoondoggles</a> <a href=“https://t.co/jL7kIHtVA9”>pic.twitter.com/jL7kIHtVA9</a></p>— Rishi Sunak's Food Pantry (@raycasey2003) <a href=“https://twitter.com/raycasey2003/status/1650522736496656388?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>April 24, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src=“https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js” charset=“utf-8”></script>
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<blockquote class=“twitter-tweet”><p lang=“en” dir=“ltr”>6⃣Reasons why <a href=“https://twitter.com/hashtag/TeessideFreeport?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#TeessideFreeport</a> is DOA<br><br>3⃣Another policy shift by BP<br><br>PAGE 3 OF 12<br><br>But some media outlets DID pick up on BP's 180° swerve from Net Zero 2050 back to "Drill, Baby, Drill" for oil/gas - just like their US rivals Exxon<a href=“https://twitter.com/hashtag/BensBoondoggles?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#BensBoondoggles</a><a href=“https://t.co/Hp7qRk6FgL”>https://t.co/Hp7qRk6FgL</a></p>— Rishi Sunak's Food Pantry (@raycasey2003) <a href=“https://twitter.com/raycasey2003/status/1650522987983159296?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>April 24, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src=“https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js” charset=“utf-8”></script>
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<blockquote class=“twitter-tweet”><p lang=“en” dir=“ltr”>6⃣Reasons why <a href=“https://twitter.com/hashtag/TeessideFreeport?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#TeessideFreeport</a> is DOA<br><br>3⃣Another policy shift by BP<br><br>PAGE 4 OF 12<br><br>If BP are cutting back on their green capex, where does this leave the £18bn UK deal?<br><br>This may have been answered, if somewhat obliquely, by a press release on 11th April 2023😒<a href=“https://twitter.com/hashtag/BensBoondoggles?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#BensBoondoggles</a> <a href=“https://t.co/C9UD8Ebk0k”>pic.twitter.com/C9UD8Ebk0k</a></p>— Rishi Sunak's Food Pantry (@raycasey2003) <a href=“https://twitter.com/raycasey2003/status/1650523239616225281?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>April 24, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src=“https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js” charset=“utf-8”></script>
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<blockquote class=“twitter-tweet”><p lang=“en” dir=“ltr”>6⃣Reasons why <a href=“https://twitter.com/hashtag/TeessideFreeport?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#TeessideFreeport</a> is DOA<br><br>3⃣Another policy shift by BP<br><br>PAGE 5 OF 12<br><br>A joint press release by BP and Harbour Energy on 11th April 2023 signalled a pivot in BP's green policy which went un-noticed by the Teesside media<a href=“https://t.co/PvSgAOi7iH”>https://t.co/PvSgAOi7iH</a><a href=“https://twitter.com/hashtag/BensBoondoggles?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#BensBoondoggles</a></p>— Rishi Sunak's Food Pantry (@raycasey2003) <a href=“https://twitter.com/raycasey2003/status/1650523491505164289?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>April 24, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src=“https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js” charset=“utf-8”></script>
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<blockquote class=“twitter-tweet”><p lang=“en” dir=“ltr”>6⃣Reasons why <a href=“https://twitter.com/hashtag/TeessideFreeport?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#TeessideFreeport</a> is DOA<br><br>3⃣Another policy shift by BP<br><br>PAGE 6 OF 12<br><br>The press release outlined a BP/Harbour Energy 40/60 joint venture to develop a CCUS project in the Viking gas field, fed from HUMBER Freeport, with a capacity of 30MTPA of CO2<a href=“https://twitter.com/hashtag/BensBoondoggles?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#BensBoondoggles</a> <a href=“https://t.co/Lxd0WKdPA1”>pic.twitter.com/Lxd0WKdPA1</a></p>— Rishi Sunak's Food Pantry (@raycasey2003) <a href=“https://twitter.com/raycasey2003/status/1650523743028953088?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>April 24, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src=“https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js” charset=“utf-8”></script>
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<blockquote class=“twitter-tweet”><p lang=“en” dir=“ltr”>6⃣Reasons why <a href=“https://twitter.com/hashtag/TeessideFreeport?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#TeessideFreeport</a> is DOA<br><br>3⃣Another policy shift by BP<br><br>PAGE 7 OF 12<br><br>The CO2 will be piped to a collection point at Immingham (Humber Freeport), then sent 50km south to an existing Compressor Station, then out to the former Viking gas field<a href=“https://twitter.com/hashtag/BensBoondoggles?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#BensBoondoggles</a> <a href=“https://t.co/5YFzi6f4xc”>pic.twitter.com/5YFzi6f4xc</a></p>— Rishi Sunak's Food Pantry (@raycasey2003) <a href=“https://twitter.com/raycasey2003/status/1650523994905346052?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>April 24, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src=“https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js” charset=“utf-8”></script>
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<blockquote class=“twitter-tweet”><p lang=“en” dir=“ltr”>6⃣Reasons why <a href=“https://twitter.com/hashtag/TeessideFreeport?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#TeessideFreeport</a> is DOA<br><br>3⃣Another policy shift by BP<br><br>PAGE 8 OF 12<br><br>The CO2 for the Viking project will come from 2 sources:<br><br>✳️CO2 imported from outside the Freeport (good luck with that)<br><br>✳️CO2 piped from industrial sources within the Freeport<a href=“https://twitter.com/hashtag/BensBoondoggles?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#BensBoondoggles</a></p>— Rishi Sunak's Food Pantry (@raycasey2003) <a href=“https://twitter.com/raycasey2003/status/1650524246286761985?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>April 24, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src=“https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js” charset=“utf-8”></script>
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<blockquote class=“twitter-tweet”><p lang=“en” dir=“ltr”>6⃣Reasons why <a href=“https://twitter.com/hashtag/TeessideFreeport?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#TeessideFreeport</a> is DOA<br><br>3⃣Another policy shift by BP<br><br>PAGE 9 OF 12<br><br>Hang on a minute, though.<br><br>BP had already committed to sending all of the Humber Freeport CO2 to the East Coast Cluster (see my previous 7 tweets on this)<br><br>Why the change?<a href=“https://twitter.com/hashtag/BensBoondoggles?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#BensBoondoggles</a> <a href=“https://t.co/HRaUAWw5bb”>pic.twitter.com/HRaUAWw5bb</a></p>— Rishi Sunak's Food Pantry (@raycasey2003) <a href=“https://twitter.com/raycasey2003/status/1650524497928396800?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>April 24, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src=“https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js” charset=“utf-8”></script>
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<blockquote class=“twitter-tweet”><p lang=“en” dir=“ltr”>6⃣Reasons why <a href=“https://twitter.com/hashtag/TeessideFreeport?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#TeessideFreeport</a> is DOA<br><br>3⃣Another policy shift by BP<br><br>PAGE 10 OF 12<br><br>BP already own (or co-own) existing assets in Viking:<br><br>✳️An existing Compressor Station at Theddlethorpe, 50km south of Humber Freeport<br><br>✳️An existing pipeline out to Viking<a href=“https://twitter.com/hashtag/BensBoondoggles?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#BensBoondoggles</a> <a href=“https://t.co/VfdX4wolyL”>pic.twitter.com/VfdX4wolyL</a></p>— Rishi Sunak's Food Pantry (@raycasey2003) <a href=“https://twitter.com/raycasey2003/status/1650524749523730433?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>April 24, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src=“https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js” charset=“utf-8”></script>
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<blockquote class=“twitter-tweet”><p lang=“en” dir=“ltr”>6⃣Reasons why <a href=“https://twitter.com/hashtag/TeessideFreeport?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#TeessideFreeport</a> is DOA<br><br>3⃣Another policy shift by BP<br><br>PAGE 11 OF 12<br><br>BP will need to build a new offshore platform at Viking but, as this is a JV with Harbour Energy, they'll only pay 40% of the cost.<br><br>So Viking will be much cheaper than the ECC<a href=“https://twitter.com/hashtag/BensBoondoggles?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#BensBoondoggles</a></p>— Rishi Sunak's Food Pantry (@raycasey2003) <a href=“https://twitter.com/raycasey2003/status/1650525001710223362?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>April 24, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src=“https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js” charset=“utf-8”></script>
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<blockquote class=“twitter-tweet”><p lang=“en” dir=“ltr”>6⃣Reasons why <a href=“https://twitter.com/hashtag/TeessideFreeport?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#TeessideFreeport</a> is DOA<br><br>3⃣Another policy shift by BP<br><br>PAGE 12 OF 12<br><br>BP seem to have abandoned the Humber element of the ECC, which was due to supply most of the CO2 to the ECC - 17MTPA out of a total of 27<br><br>😬This would render the ECC unviable😬<a href=“https://twitter.com/hashtag/BensBoondoggles?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#BensBoondoggles</a> <a href=“https://t.co/spQtaGXu71”>pic.twitter.com/spQtaGXu71</a></p>— Rishi Sunak's Food Pantry (@raycasey2003) <a href=“https://twitter.com/raycasey2003/status/1650525252919906307?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>April 24, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src=“https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js” charset=“utf-8”></script>
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4 The future of Net Zero Teesside
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<blockquote class=“twitter-tweet”><p lang=“en” dir=“ltr”>6⃣Reasons why <a href=“https://twitter.com/hashtag/TeessideFreeport?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#TeessideFreeport</a> is DOA<br><br>4⃣The future of Net Zero Teesside<br><br>PART 1 OF 3<br><br>If the East Coast Cluster IS in peril, there's a wall of silence from BP, Rishi Sunak, Grant Shapps, Ben Houchen and the Teesside media (lol!)<br><br> <a href=“https://twitter.com/hashtag/BensBoondoggle?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#BensBoondoggle</a> <a href=“https://t.co/bju7TkKwhB”>pic.twitter.com/bju7TkKwhB</a></p>— Rishi Sunak's Food Pantry (@raycasey2003) <a href=“https://twitter.com/raycasey2003/status/1650526260479803392?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>April 24, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src=“https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js” charset=“utf-8”></script>
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<blockquote class=“twitter-tweet”><p lang=“en” dir=“ltr”>6⃣Reasons why <a href=“https://twitter.com/hashtag/TeessideFreeport?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#TeessideFreeport</a> is DOA<br><br>4⃣The future of Net Zero Teesside<br><br>PART 2 OF 3<br><br>However, the cracks started to show on 5th April when Grant Shapps cancelled CCUS funding for one of <a href=“https://twitter.com/hashtag/BentBen?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#BentBen</a>'s grands projets, the TVERF<a href=“https://twitter.com/hashtag/BensBoondoggles?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#BensBoondoggles</a><a href=“https://t.co/eBTYZahce0”>https://t.co/eBTYZahce0</a></p>— Rishi Sunak's Food Pantry (@raycasey2003) <a href=“https://twitter.com/raycasey2003/status/1650526511219507201?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>April 24, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src=“https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js” charset=“utf-8”></script>
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<blockquote class=“twitter-tweet”><p lang=“en” dir=“ltr”>6⃣Reasons why <a href=“https://twitter.com/hashtag/TeessideFreeport?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#TeessideFreeport</a> is DOA<br><br>4⃣The future of Net Zero Teesside<br><br>PART 3 OF 3<br><br>But it's a lot worse than that. If the East Coast Cluster is off, so is CCUS in <a href=“https://twitter.com/hashtag/TeessideFreeport?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#TeessideFreeport</a>.<br><br>And if CCUS if off, NONE of the Net Zero projects have any viability<a href=“https://twitter.com/hashtag/BensBoondoggles?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#BensBoondoggles</a> <a href=“https://t.co/GEqT4jUwvS”>pic.twitter.com/GEqT4jUwvS</a></p>— Rishi Sunak's Food Pantry (@raycasey2003) <a href=“https://twitter.com/raycasey2003/status/1650526762860937216?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>April 24, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src=“https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js” charset=“utf-8”></script>
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5 Grant Shapp's Party Political Broadcast
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<blockquote class=“twitter-tweet”><p lang=“en” dir=“ltr”>6⃣Reasons why <a href=“https://twitter.com/hashtag/TeessideFreeport?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#TeessideFreeport</a> is DOA<br><br>5⃣Grant Shapps' Party Political Broadcast<br><br>PART 1 OF 6<br><br>On 31st March Shapps gave a local election PPB disguised as a media launch for 'UK’s clean energy powerhouse’ in 🦀Teesside🦀, with £3bn in funding attached🤥<a href=“https://twitter.com/hashtag/BensBoondoggles?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#BensBoondoggles</a> <a href=“https://t.co/wAqn9vn3ah”>pic.twitter.com/wAqn9vn3ah</a></p>— Rishi Sunak's Food Pantry (@raycasey2003) <a href=“https://twitter.com/raycasey2003/status/1650530034656894978?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>April 24, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src=“https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js” charset=“utf-8”></script>
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<blockquote class=“twitter-tweet”><p lang=“en” dir=“ltr”>6⃣Reasons why <a href=“https://twitter.com/hashtag/TeessideFreeport?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#TeessideFreeport</a> is DOA<br><br>5⃣Grant Shapps' Party Political Broadcast<br><br>PART 2 OF 6<br><br>If Shapps knew about BP's decision to renege on the East Coast Cluster, he remained tight-lipped.<br><br>But let's break down that £3bn package again….<a href=“https://twitter.com/hashtag/BensBoondoggles?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#BensBoondoggles</a> <a href=“https://t.co/LIsjBctLYd”>pic.twitter.com/LIsjBctLYd</a></p>— Rishi Sunak's Food Pantry (@raycasey2003) <a href=“https://twitter.com/raycasey2003/status/1650530286302789633?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>April 24, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src=“https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js” charset=“utf-8”></script>
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<blockquote class=“twitter-tweet”><p lang=“en” dir=“ltr”>6⃣Reasons why <a href=“https://twitter.com/hashtag/TeessideFreeport?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#TeessideFreeport</a> is DOA<br><br>5⃣Grant Shapps' Party Political Broadcast<br><br>PART 3 OF 6<br><br>£1.5bn for Net Zero Teesside, "the world's first gas fired power station with CCUS"<br><br>(But without CCUS? Illogical, Captain)<a href=“https://twitter.com/hashtag/BensBoondoggles?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#BensBoondoggles</a><a href=“https://t.co/IVFMF6sFhf”>https://t.co/IVFMF6sFhf</a>.</p>— Rishi Sunak's Food Pantry (@raycasey2003) <a href=“https://twitter.com/raycasey2003/status/1650530538405392392?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>April 24, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src=“https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js” charset=“utf-8”></script>
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<blockquote class=“twitter-tweet”><p lang=“en” dir=“ltr”>6⃣Reasons why <a href=“https://twitter.com/hashtag/TeessideFreeport?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#TeessideFreeport</a> is DOA<br><br>5⃣Grant Shapps' Party Political Broadcast<br><br>PART 4 OF 6<br><br>Next on the list is £750m for BP's H2Teesside, a project to convert natural gas into "blue" hydrogen<br>using CCUS😬<br><br>Can you see where I'm going here?🤔<a href=“https://twitter.com/hashtag/BensBoondoggles?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#BensBoondoggles</a></p>— Rishi Sunak's Food Pantry (@raycasey2003) <a href=“https://twitter.com/raycasey2003/status/1650530789665431553?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>April 24, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src=“https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js” charset=“utf-8”></script> {/html}
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<blockquote class=“twitter-tweet”><p lang=“en” dir=“ltr”>6⃣Reasons why <a href=“https://twitter.com/hashtag/TeessideFreeport?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#TeessideFreeport</a> is DOA<br><br>5⃣Grant Shapps' Party Political Broadcast<br><br>PART 5 OF 6<br><br>There is another £750m earmarked for H2North East (not to be confused with H2Teesside) another project to convert gas into "blue" hydrogen<br>using CCUS<br><br>Ay Caramba!<a href=“https://twitter.com/hashtag/BensBoondoggles?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#BensBoondoggles</a></p>— Rishi Sunak's Food Pantry (@raycasey2003) <a href=“https://twitter.com/raycasey2003/status/1650531041604452353?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>April 24, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src=“https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js” charset=“utf-8”></script>
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<blockquote class=“twitter-tweet”><p lang=“en” dir=“ltr”>6⃣Reasons why <a href=“https://twitter.com/hashtag/TeessideFreeport?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#TeessideFreeport</a> is DOA<br><br>5⃣Grant Shapps' Party Political Broadcast<br><br>PART 6 OF 6<br><br>Finally, there is £400m for BOC (British Oxygen) <br><br>BOC already make hydrogen using natural gas, but this will change from "grey" to "blue" hydrogen via CCUS🤣<a href=“https://twitter.com/hashtag/BensBoondoggles?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#BensBoondoggles</a> <a href=“https://t.co/0xDHbxq2pI”>pic.twitter.com/0xDHbxq2pI</a></p>— Rishi Sunak's Food Pantry (@raycasey2003) <a href=“https://twitter.com/raycasey2003/status/1650531293157900289?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>April 24, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src=“https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js” charset=“utf-8”></script>
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6 Where now for the Freeport?
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<blockquote class=“twitter-tweet”><p lang=“en” dir=“ltr”>6⃣Reasons why <a href=“https://twitter.com/hashtag/TeessideFreeport?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#TeessideFreeport</a> is DOA<br><br>6⃣So where now for The Freeport?<br><br>PART 2 OF 10<br><br>The power station could still happen because BP have re-started the Dash for Gas. But it will have lost it's Net Zero credentials and political credibility<a href=“https://twitter.com/hashtag/BensBoondoggles?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#BensBoondoggles</a> <a href=“https://t.co/XaSZU3ihs4”>pic.twitter.com/XaSZU3ihs4</a></p>— Rishi Sunak's Food Pantry (@raycasey2003) <a href=“https://twitter.com/raycasey2003/status/1650534061247528964?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>April 24, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src=“https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js” charset=“utf-8”></script>
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<blockquote class=“twitter-tweet”><p lang=“en” dir=“ltr”>6⃣Reasons why <a href=“https://twitter.com/hashtag/TeessideFreeport?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#TeessideFreeport</a> is DOA<br><br>6⃣So where now for The Freeport?<br><br>PART 3 OF 10<br><br>The Tees Valley ERF (it's a waste incinerator) could survive without CCUS, but some of the local authorities who had signed up, such as Newcastle, may be reluctant now<a href=“https://twitter.com/hashtag/BensBoondoggles?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#BensBoondoggles</a></p>— Rishi Sunak's Food Pantry (@raycasey2003) <a href=“https://twitter.com/raycasey2003/status/1650534312549437441?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>April 24, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src=“https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js” charset=“utf-8”></script>
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<blockquote class=“twitter-tweet”><p lang=“en” dir=“ltr”>6⃣Reasons why <a href=“https://twitter.com/hashtag/TeessideFreeport?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#TeessideFreeport</a> is DOA<br><br>6⃣So where now for The Freeport?<br><br>PART 4 OF 10<br><br>The projects that won't make it (IMHO) are:<br><br>✳️The two "blue" hydrogen projects - H2Teesside and H2North East<br><br>✳️The BOC "grey" to "blue" hydrogen project….<a href=“https://twitter.com/hashtag/BensBoondoggles?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#BensBoondoggles</a> <a href=“https://twitter.com/hashtag/BrexitInquiry?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#BrexitInquiry</a> <a href=“https://t.co/uOJnoXg1it”>pic.twitter.com/uOJnoXg1it</a></p>— Rishi Sunak's Food Pantry (@raycasey2003) <a href=“https://twitter.com/raycasey2003/status/1650534564358672384?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>April 24, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src=“https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js” charset=“utf-8”></script>
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<blockquote class=“twitter-tweet”><p lang=“en” dir=“ltr”>6⃣Reasons why <a href=“https://twitter.com/hashtag/TeessideFreeport?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#TeessideFreeport</a> is DOA<br><br>6⃣So where now for The Freeport?<br><br>PART 5 OF 10<br><br>BP say they still want to go ahead with Hygreen Teesside, a project to make "green" hydrogen using wind power, but this wasn't on Grant Shapps' March funding wish-list<a href=“https://twitter.com/hashtag/BensBoondoggles?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#BensBoondoggles</a> <a href=“https://t.co/46Ark7I1B8”>pic.twitter.com/46Ark7I1B8</a></p>— Rishi Sunak's Food Pantry (@raycasey2003) <a href=“https://twitter.com/raycasey2003/status/1650534815849119744?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>April 24, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src=“https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js” charset=“utf-8”></script>
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<blockquote class=“twitter-tweet”><p lang=“en” dir=“ltr”>6⃣Reasons why <a href=“https://twitter.com/hashtag/TeessideFreeport?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#TeessideFreeport</a> is DOA<br><br>6⃣So where now for The Freeport?<br><br>PART 6 OF 10<br><br>However, Rishi Sunak has got so much invested in <a href=“https://twitter.com/hashtag/BenBen?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#BenBen</a>'s imaginary Camelot that he won't risk ending the dream right now. He's got two options:<a href=“https://twitter.com/hashtag/BensBoondoggles?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#BensBoondoggles</a></p>— Rishi Sunak's Food Pantry (@raycasey2003) <a href=“https://twitter.com/raycasey2003/status/1650535067729670150?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>April 24, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src=“https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js” charset=“utf-8”></script>
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<blockquote class=“twitter-tweet”><p lang=“en” dir=“ltr”>6⃣Reasons why <a href=“https://twitter.com/hashtag/TeessideFreeport?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#TeessideFreeport</a> is DOA<br><br>6⃣So where now for The Freeport?<br><br>PART 7 OF 10<br><br>Sunak could whistle past the graveyard until after the GE, throwing out fake press releases like chaff. <br><br>It could work - <a href=“https://twitter.com/hashtag/BentBen?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#BentBen</a> has got away with this for 6 years<a href=“https://twitter.com/hashtag/BensBoondoggle?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#BensBoondoggle</a></p>— Rishi Sunak's Food Pantry (@raycasey2003) <a href=“https://twitter.com/raycasey2003/status/1650535319186587649?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>April 24, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src=“https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js” charset=“utf-8”></script>
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<blockquote class=“twitter-tweet”><p lang=“en” dir=“ltr”>6⃣Reasons why <a href=“https://twitter.com/hashtag/TeessideFreeport?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#TeessideFreeport</a> is DOA<br><br>6⃣So where now for The Freeport?<br><br>PART 10 OF 10<br><br>Finally, if I'm correct about any of this, don't expect <a href=“https://twitter.com/hashtag/BentBen?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#BentBen</a> to disclose any problems.<br><br>Remember, he kept quiet about the GE Turbine deal collapse for months<a href=“https://twitter.com/hashtag/BensBoondoggles?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#BensBoondoggles</a> <a href=“https://t.co/Wov2OwKqvT”>pic.twitter.com/Wov2OwKqvT</a></p>— Rishi Sunak's Food Pantry (@raycasey2003) <a href=“https://twitter.com/raycasey2003/status/1650536074186305549?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>April 24, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src=“https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js” charset=“utf-8”></script>
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