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    Carbon capture and storage - CCS

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  • Norway and France establish arrangement on cross border CO2 transport and storage

    23/06/2025 News story Ministry of Energy

    An arrangement between Norway and France paves the way for transporting CO₂ from French industrial emission sources to Norway for safe storage beneath the North Sea seabed. This marks a significant step towards a common European market for carbon

  • Press Invitation to the Launch of the Longship Project

    19/05/2025 Press release Ministry of Energy

    Norway’s Largest Climate Initiative Ready for Operation - featuring the world’s first carbon capture facility in the cement industry, Brevik CCS.

  • Awarding four new licenses for CO2 storage on the Norwegian continental shelf

    20/06/2024 Press release Ministry of Energy

    Today, the Norwegian Ministry of Energy announces offers for four new exploration licenses related to CO2 storage on the Norwegian continental shelf. All the licenses are in the North Sea.

  • CCS cooperation with UK waste disposal industry

    13/05/2022 News story Office of the Prime Minister

    CO2 emissions from London’s household rubbish will be captured and stored beneath the North Sea in the carbon storage facility of the Norwegian Longship CCS project. Cory, one of the UK’s leading waste management and recycling companies, will store

  • Announcement of new CO2 storage area

    08/04/2022 Press release Ministry of Energy

    The Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy announces a new area for CO2 storage in the North Sea. The announcement comes due to interest from the industry and is in accordance with CO2 storage regulations.

  • Announcing one area related to CO2-storage

    05/03/2025 Press release Ministry of Energy

    The Ministry of Energy announces one area in the North Sea for companies to apply for exploration licenses related to CO2-storage.

  • CCUS Conference in Oslo 27 – 28 October

    18/10/2022 News story Ministry of Energy

    Norway is co-hosting the EU’s annual CCUS conference "CCUS Forum", which will take place in Oslo on 27-28 October. EU Commissioner for Energy Kadri Simson is coming to Oslo to open the conference together with Minister for Petroleum and Energy Terje

  • An Energy Policy for Employment, Transition and security in times of uncertainty

    27/04/2022 Press release Ministry of Energy

    On 8 April, the Norwegian Government presented its supplementary white paper on energy policy. The white paper shows how the Russian military invasion of Ukraine has affected world energy markets and underlines the importance of secure and stable

  • Announcing three areas related  to CO2-storage

    06/06/2024 Press release Ministry of Energy

    The Ministry of Energy announces three areas in the North Sea for companies to apply for exploration licences related to CO2-storage on the Norwegian continental shelf.

  • A Historic Breakthrough for CO2 Management

    27/09/2024 Press release Ministry of Energy

    Minister of Energy, Terje Aasland opens the world’s first commercial facility for the transport and permanent storage of CO2 beneath the seabed at Øygarden, outside Bergen.

  • Announcement of areas related to CO2 storage

    06/03/2024 Press release Ministry of Energy

    The Ministry of Energy announces two areas in the North Sea for applications related to CO2 injection and storage on the Norwegian continental shelf.

  • Strengthened cooperation between Norway and Switzerland on CCS and CDR

    14/05/2024 News story Ministry of Energy

    Today, Norway and Switzerland signed a Declaration of Intent to strengthen cooperation on carbon capture and storage (CCS) and carbon dioxide removals between our two countries.

  • Three applications for permits to store CO2 in the North Sea

    08/06/2022 Press release Ministry of Energy

    The Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy has received applications from three companies that want to be allocated areas for future storage of CO2 on the Norwegian continental shelf.

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