ISO TR 27918-2018 PDF

Full title and description

ISO/TR 27918:2018 — Lifecycle risk management for integrated CCS projects. Technical Report providing guidance and an inventory of overarching and cross‑cutting risks for carbon capture, transportation and geological storage (CCS) projects, intended as an information resource for the potential development of a future International Standard on lifecycle risk management for integrated CCS.

Abstract

This technical report describes lifecycle risk management considerations that apply across the capture, transportation and storage elements of CCS projects. It focuses on overarching and cross‑cutting risks (environmental, health & safety, integration, supply interruption, policy and regulatory uncertainty, shared infrastructure and CO2 stream quality) and outlines approaches to risk identification, evaluation, treatment, management strategy and reporting. The document is intended as background and input for future standardization work rather than as a prescriptive normative standard.

General information

• Status: Published (Technical Report)
• Publication date: April 2018 (published 18 April 2018)
• Publisher: International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
• ICS / categories: 13.020.40 (Pollution, pollution control and conservation)
• Edition / version: Edition 1 (2018) — ISO/TR
• Number of pages: 72

Scope

ISO/TR 27918:2018 addresses lifecycle risk management issues that affect an entire CCS project or cut across its major subsystems (capture, transportation and storage). It does not replace system‑specific standards for individual stages, but identifies overarching risks and risk management considerations — including environmental impact assessment, community and stakeholder engagement, integration risks between operators and infrastructure, CO2 stream quality and continuity, and policy/regulatory uncertainty — and provides guidance on how a future standard might address these crosscutting lifecycle topics.

Key topics and requirements

• Overview of lifecycle risk management concepts applicable to integrated CCS projects.
• Risk identification: sources, events and targets across capture, transport and storage.
• Risk evaluation and rating methodologies appropriate for overarching CCS risks.
• Risk treatment options and recommendations for crosscutting issues.
• Risk management strategy, reporting and documentation practices for project‑level oversight.
• Inventory of overarching/crosscutting risks (environmental impacts, public engagement, integration and interface risks, shared infrastructure/hubs, CO2 stream non‑conformance, supply interruption, policy uncertainty, incidental by‑product management).
• Considerations for integrating lifecycle risk outputs with project permitting, commercial agreements and regulatory frameworks.
• Annex material (e.g., acronyms) and discussion of how existing risk tools and industry examples have been applied to CCS projects.

Typical use and users

Used as guidance and reference by CCS project developers and owners, project risk managers, engineering and design teams, operators of capture/transport/storage facilities, regulators and permitting authorities, environmental and safety consultants, insurers, investors and policy advisors. It is intended to inform project‑level risk frameworks, due diligence, regulatory submissions and cross‑operator coordination rather than to set prescriptive technical requirements for individual subsystems.

Related standards

Related ISO documents and guidance developed by ISO/TC 265 and other bodies include ISO 27913 (pipeline transportation systems for CO2), ISO 27914 (geological storage of CO2), and broader risk management guidance such as ISO 31000. National and industry standards and guidance on CCS project lifecycle and environmental assessment (for example relevant CSA, API and other regional documents) are also complementary to the lifecycle risk topics covered in this report.

Keywords

CCS, carbon capture and storage, lifecycle risk management, risk assessment, risk treatment, CO2 transport, geological storage, integration risks, CO2 stream quality, public engagement, ISO/TC 265, environmental risk, regulatory uncertainty

FAQ

Q: What is this standard?

A: ISO/TR 27918:2018 is a Technical Report that provides guidance and an inventory of overarching lifecycle risks for integrated carbon capture, transportation and storage (CCS) projects. It is informational and intended to support future standard development and project risk management practice.

Q: What does it cover?

A: It covers lifecycle and crosscutting risks that affect entire CCS projects (capture, transport, storage) — including risk identification, evaluation, treatment, management strategy and reporting — and discusses issues such as environmental assessment, stakeholder engagement, shared infrastructure, CO2 stream conformity and policy/regulatory uncertainty.

Q: Who typically uses it?

A: Project developers, risk managers, engineers, operators, regulators, environmental and safety consultants, insurers and investors use the report as background guidance for designing project‑level risk frameworks and for informing permitting, due diligence and cross‑operator coordination.

Q: Is it current or superseded?

A: ISO/TR 27918:2018 is published as a Technical Report (2018). Users should check the publisher or national standards body for any subsequent revisions, confirmations or withdrawals; the document itself is informational and may be complemented by later ISO/TC 265 work.

Q: Is it part of a series?

A: It is part of the portfolio of ISO/TC 265 work on carbon dioxide capture, transportation and geological storage. It complements system‑specific standards (for example ISO 27913 for pipeline transport and ISO 27914 for geological storage) and broader ISO risk management guidance.

Q: What are the key keywords?

A: CCS, carbon capture and storage, lifecycle risk management, risk assessment, CO2 transport, geological storage, integration risk, environmental impact, stakeholder engagement, CO2 stream quality.