Statoil, Shell and Total enter CO2 storage partnership

Oslo, October 2, 2017 - The partners are today signing a partnership agreement to mature the development of carbon storage on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS). The project is part of the Norwegian authorities’ efforts to develop full-scale carbon capture and storage in Norway.

In June, Gassnova awarded Statoil the contract for the first phase of the project. Norske Shell and Total E&P Norge are now entering as equal partners while Statoil will lead the project. All the partners will contribute people, experience, and financial support.

The first phase of this CO₂ project could reach a capacity of approximately 1.5 million ton per year. The project will be designed to accommodate additional CO₂ volumes aiming to stimulate new commercial carbon capture projects in Norway, Europe and more globally across the world. In this way, the project has the potential to be the first storage project site in the world receiving CO₂ from industrial sources in several countries. 

  Read the full press release on the Total Group web site here:

• Statoil, Shell and Total enter CO2 storage partnership