Totalenergies, an energy company along with Equinor and Shell, announced the completion of the carbon dioxide (CO2) receiving and storage facilities for the Northern Lights Joint Venture
The facility in Norway consists of a subsea injection infrastructure intended to permanently and safely store CO2 in a reservoir 2,600 meters below the seabed, a CO2 terminal, and a 100-kilometer undersea pipeline for CO2 transit to the offshore storage location.
Tim Heijn, Managing Director of Northern Lights JV said, “Today we achieved an important milestone on our journey to demonstrate CCS as a viable option to help achieve climate goals. The whole world is looking to Norway to learn about CCS. Since construction started, we have welcomed more than 10,000 visitors from more than 50 countries.
He added, “Today we celebrated the completion of the facilities together with the people of our host municipality Øygarden, the Norwegian Ministry of Energy and key stakeholders, including policy makers and industry partners in the CCS chain. All are instrumental for the success of Northern Lights and the CCS business in Europe.”
“Carbon capture and storage has a vital role to play in helping society achieve the goals of the Paris Agreement. Alongside efforts to avoid and reduce emissions, CCS will be an essential tool in supporting our customers on their decarbonisation journeys, particularly in those industries that are harder to decarbonize” added Anna Mascolo, Executive Vice President, Shell Low Carbon Solutions.
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This development in CO2 storage and transportation services is viewed as a practical decarbonization solution for the European sector and a lever for lowering emissions.