Title: The application of FMEA to study the critical barriers to deploying carbon capture and storage in a Thai petroleum refinery

Authors: Amornrat Sethi; Parames Chutima

Addresses: Regional Centre for Manufacturing Systems Engineering, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand ' Regional Centre for Manufacturing Systems Engineering, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand; Department of Industrial Engineering, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand; Academy of Science, The Royal Society of Thailand, Thailand

Abstract: Carbon capture and storage (CCS) has not been considered a competitive greenhouse gas mitigation technology in Thailand causing the lack of resources and incentives to promote its development and deployment. In this research, the critical barriers preventing the deployment of CCS technology at the Thai petroleum refinery is identified. The barriers are organised using the technological-organisational-environmental (TOE) framework and the risks associated with them are assessed using failure mode and effect analysis (FMEA). The findings show the lack of capacities in the organisation and the lack of support from the government, more than the technical concerns that are preventing the deployment of the CCS technology at the Thai petroleum refinery. The outcome of this study is a roadmap with short, medium and long-term action plans, and suggestions of strategies and policies to overcome the critical barriers and improve the Thai petroleum refinery's readiness for the deployment of the CCS technology. [Received: March 8, 2021; Accepted: December 11, 2021]

Keywords: carbon capture; carbon storage; petroleum refinery; failure mode and effect analysis; FMEA.

DOI: 10.1504/IJOGCT.2022.125368

International Journal of Oil, Gas and Coal Technology, 2022 Vol.31 No.2, pp.137 - 165

Received: 06 Mar 2021
Accepted: 11 Dec 2021
Published online: 07 Sep 2022 *

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