Norway approves next phase of Northern Lights CCS project


The Norwegian government has approved the second phase of the Northern Lights carbon capture project, a joint venture between TotalEnergies, Equinor, and Shell that’s being developed in Øygarden, Norway.

Phase two will increase the project’s transport and storage capacity from 1.5 million tonnes to a minimum of five million tonnes of carbon dioxide a year, once it is operational in 2028.

The expansion is supported by a grant from the Connecting Europe Facility for Energy (CEF Energy), but will be primarily financed through commercial investments.

Tim Heijn, Managing Director of Northern Lights, described the approval as a major milestone for the carbon capture and storage supply chain in Norway.

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