Southern North Sea to become the main UKCS carbon store
Most areas offered for CCS licence applications by the NSTA are located in the Southern Permian Basin.
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Dutch flagship CCS project at risk due to nitrogen
“It seems like we are all in primary school,” says Remco de Boer in his StudioEnergy podcast interview with Public Affairs Manager of the Porthos CCS project Mark Driessen. De…
The clash of wind and net zero
Professor John Underhill from Heriot-Watt University argues for better management of the allocation of wind farm licences and other stakeholders in the energy transition such as carbon capture and storage.…
A North Sea CCS market in the making
In a press release issued yesterday, Shell NL, TotalEnergies, EBN and Gasunie have agreed on a collaboration to realise another CO2 capture, transport and storage project in the Dutch sector.…
Danish CO2 storage consortium aims high
This week, Wintershall Dea announced that it expects to start a pilot project injecting CO2 into a depleted oil field in the Danish sector by the end of next year…
Will CCS ever happen in the UK?
There are quite a few Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) sites on a global basis. Why has it not happened in the UK yet? The map below shows the operational…
Mapping thief sands, for CCS purposes
From CO2 storage licences to research on seal integrity risk, carbon capture and storage is featuring in the news this week.
Norwegian Government decides on funding for CO2 transport and storage project
The Northern Lights project is the transport and storage component of Longship, the Norwegian Government’s full-scale carbon capture and storage project. “Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is important to achieve…
Denmark on the brink of ceasing exploration activity – a Friday North Sea wrap-up
In a statement issued yesterday, the Danish government announced that Total has withdrawn its 8th Round Application. According to an anonymous source, this means that Ardent is the only company…
How to justify not to drill a well when no well has been drilled before?
The offshore of Belgium is small. It’s the smallest offshore area of all countries surrounding the North Sea. Yet, not a single deep well has been drilled so far. Because…
The North Sea offers great potential to feature in the energy transition, but urgency is needed
Dutch research programme looks at how to smartly link the various energy functions in the North Sea to arrive at a climate-neutral energy system.
Another Triassic reservoir on the radar for carbon storage in the UK?
The Oil and Gas Authority receives an application for the appraisal and storage of Carbon Dioxide in the Liverpool Bay area