Northern Lights

Following the start of injection in August, Northern Lights has issued the very first set of certificates documenting that the carbon dioxide captured from the Heidelberg Materials cement factory has been transported and stored permanently in the Aurora reservoir.

The initial phase of the carbon capture and storage project has a capacity of 1.5 million tonnes per year, with a second phase—due online in 2028—expected to bring the storage capacity to 5 million tonnes per year.

The collaboration will see TGS’ software platform implemented throughout the carbon value chain at the Northern Lights project.

The contractor will deliver a similar carbon dioxide injection system to the one it completed for phase one in 2023.

The Norwegian Ministry of Energy has approved the Phase 2 expansion, which is expected to increase carbon dioxide storage capacity from 1.5 million tonnes to 5 million tonnes.

The first phase of the Norwegian project is expected to receive its first carbon dioxide this year, with the second phase slated to start operations in late 2028.

The facility for open-source carbon capture, transport, and storage has been completed.

Government grants and tax incentives will drive carbon capture, storage, and/or utilization projects in the next decade as the industry seeks profitable business model.

The memorandum of understanding aims to improve digital work flows in the emerging carbon capture and storage industry.

Equinor will use the semisubmersible rig Transocean Enabler, which is already under contract, for the work planned for later this year.