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Press Conference with EU Commissioner for climate and energy, Minister of Petroleum and Energy and Minister of Climate and Environment

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Published under: Solberg's Government

Publisher: Ministry of Petroleum and Energy

The Ministry of Petroleum and Energy invites to a press conference with EU Commissioner Miguel Arias Cañete, Minister Kjell-Børge Freiberg and Minister Ola Elvestuen in Oslo on September 5th.

The press conference is part of the European High Level Conference on Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) between the European Union and Norway. 

The conference will gather European energy ministers and leading industry and energy companies to exchange experiences and discuss how to develop and implement CCS projects in Europe.

Following the press conference, Equinor will invite to a press event, where Equinor, on behalf of the Northern Lights partnership, will sign Memorandum of Understandings (MoUs) on storage of CO2 with several European industrial companies from several countries.

The program for the conference

Place: The Norwegian National Opera & Ballet, Kirsten Flagstads plass 1.

Time: Thursday 5th Septemer 13:00-13:30.

Press Contact: Margrete Løbben Hanssen, e-mail: mlh@oed.dep.no /tlf: +47 92 85 78 91.