Equinor, Wintershall to pursue CCS network

Equinor Energy AS and Wintershall Dea Norge AS agreed to pursue development of a carbon capture and storage (CCS) network connecting continental European CO₂ emitters to offshore storage sites on the Norwegian Continental Shelf.

The companies will jointly apply for offshore CO₂ storage licenses, aiming to store 15-20 million tonnes/year (tpy) of CO₂ on the Norwegian Continental Shelf.

The project is expected to include a 900-km open access pipeline to connect a CO₂ collection hub in northern Germany with storage sites in Norway. Commissioning of the pipeline is planned for 2032 with full capacity of 20-40 million tpy by 2037. The partners also will consider an early deployment solution where CO₂ is transported by ship from the CO₂ export hub to the storage sites.