Foto Credit: Energean. Prinos The Hellenic Hydrocarbon and Energy Resources Management Company (HHREMC), as the country’s competent licensing authority for the geological storage of CO2, announced that a storage permit for the national and strategic energy project “Prinos CO2” has been granted to EnEarth Greece – a subsidiary of Energean and the project’s implementing body. The landmark decision establishes that the geological formation in Prinos is suitable for use as a CO2

Last week became known that BV has issued an AiP for the ‘OCC Ready’ design of Hudong-Zhonghua's 271 000 m 3 LNG carrier. The approval confirms the feasibility of integrating a future carbon capture system into the vessel's design, addressing key aspects of system integration and safety compliance, and providing a forward-looking solution for deep decarbonisation. Alex Gregg-Smith, President, Marine & Offshore, Bureau Veritas, said: “This series of approvals highlights the d

Between East Arm and Middle Arm in Darwin Harbour is a favoured CO2 hub (source: CSIRO) CSIRO sees liquid CO2 shipping emerging in Europe and Asia-Pacific, with Australia’s policy and permitting settings shaping bankable cross-border trade. Liquid CO2 shipping is moving from small-scale food-and-beverage trades towards early application in carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) value chains, but its near-term shape is being set as much by fiscal and permitting setting

Image courtesy of Porthos CO2 Transport and Storage C.V. Four former gas production wells in the North Sea have been successfully converted into CO2 injection wells, marking a major technical milestone for the Netherlands’ Porthos carbon capture and storage (CCS) project. The wells, located on the P18-A offshore platform around 12 miles off the Dutch coast, are now ready to begin injecting captured CO2 once final platform modifications are completed. First injection is expect

source: DEA The Danish Energy Agency has received two final bids for the DKK 28.7 billion (around €3.84 billion) fund for carbon capture and storage (CCS) aimed at helping the country reach its climate goals. Sixteen projects applied to be prequalified for this third CCS pool, of which ten were prequalified in May 2025 . Eight of the projects submitted initial bids in August 2025. The two final bids will now be assessed, with the contracts expected to be awarded in April. “W

The UK Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) has opened applications from carbon capture, usage and storage (CCUS) projects seeking to connect to the East Coast Cluster Teesside network by 2032. DESNZ will assess applications through the ECC Teesside Selection Process to identify projects that could connect to the network and make use of remaining capacity at the Endurance offshore site. Expressions of interest must be lodged by 10 March and applications close a

Port of Immingham-UK UK and European ports are to study the potential of carbon capture and storage shipping corridors between the UK and continental Europe. Two memoranda of understanding have been signed involving Associated British Ports, LBC Tank Terminals, North Sea Port and the Port of Esbjerg, and coincide with the Hamburg Declaration which seeks to boost cross-border clean energy development. Those involved will explore designing port infrastructure for carbon dioxid

Japanese energy major Inpex has withdrawn its Bonaparte carbon capture and storage (CCS) project from Australia’s federal environmental review process, citing changes to the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Act introduced last year. The Bonaparte CCS project, jointly owned by Inpex , Woodside and TotalEnergies , is designed to store up to 300 million tons of carbon dioxide captured from the Ichthys offshore gas field beneath the seabed approximatel

Prinos CCS instalation Kavala Greece. The Island Environmental Association of Thassos informs its members, citizens and the media that the filing of a fully documented appeal to the Council of State against the carbon dioxide (CO₂) storage project in the maritime areas of Prinos - Thassos - Kavala and in the Thracian Sea, has been successfully completed. The Association has received: the scientific studies carried out by specialized scientists, as well as the official appeal

The carbon capture and storage (CCS) project in Greece remains in a state of uncertainty, despite the fact that the institutional framework was recently passed by Parliament. The three regulatory texts that national regulatory authority for energy waste and water (RAEWW) put out for public consultation appear to have failed to reassure the market; on the contrary, they opened a new cycle of concern, with the main "players" speaking of ambiguities, gaps and lack of predictabi

Credits: Northern Lights Oslo-listed global consultancy ABL Group has been hired for work on the second phase of Northern Lights, part of the Longship full-scale carbon capture and storage (CCS) project in Norway. While announcing a contract with  Equinor  to provide marine warranty survey (MWS) services to the  Northern Lights Phase 2  project, which is based on Gassnova SF’s design basis with transport and storage of an annual volume of 1.5 Mt/y CO2, ABL explains that its N

ACTIVE. World 's largest LCO2 carrier (source: NX) As 2025 drew to a close, Finland’s Vantaan Energia’s Vantaa Carbon Capture project was announced, described as Finland’s first industrial-scale carbon dioxide capture and storage project and as creating “a completely new infrastructure and value chain for carbon dioxide capture, utilisation and storage in Finland.” According to the company, the project would “significantly reduce fossil emissions and create a value chain in

A Japanese life insurer has stepped into uncharted territory for sustainable finance, backing the world’s first corporate bond dedicated solely to carbon capture and storage. Dai-ichi Life Insurance said it invested about ¥4.7 billion ($30 million) in a bond issued by the Port of Rotterdam Authority , Europe’s largest port operator. The deal is notable not just for its scale but for its structure: proceeds are ringfenced exclusively for carbon capture and storage, or CCS. Da

Credits: Northern Lights Norway’s Northern Lights carbon storage project has issued its first certificates confirming the permanent offshore storage of CO2. The certificates verify that CO2 captured at Heidelberg Materials’ Brevik cement plant has been received, transported and injected into the Aurora reservoir beneath the North Sea.  They are intended to provide customers with documented proof of storage and form part of the project’s digital measurement and reporting frame

Investments of 4 billion euros in carbon capture and storage projects are being launched in the near future, with the completion of the institutional framework and the approval of financing for the projects from European and national funds. Investments of 4 billion euros in carbon dioxide capture and storage projects by industries that do not have the technological ability to reduce their emissions are being launched in the near future, with the completion of the institutiona

Source: Höegh Evi - CO2 Collection Terminal Three players in the offshore energy and maritime spheres – Höegh Evi, Aker BP, and Ports of Stockholm – have joined forces to bring to life a CO2 logistics hub and enable an efficient and sustainable transport chain for carbon dioxide from industrial emitters in eastern Sweden. While disclosing a collaboration on CO2 logistics at Stockholm Norvik Port , Höegh Evi said that its partnership with Aker BP and Ports of Stockholm began i

Courtesy of Porthos During PCI Energy Days, organized by the European Commission last year to highlight projects of common interest (PCIs) for the energy infrastructure story, multiple CO2 projects from the Netherlands inked grant agreements under the CEF Energy, with the aim of building a cross-border CO2 transport and storage network for Northwest Europe. These projects have the potential to transport up to 35 million tonnes of CO₂ per year from industrial emitters to perm

The European Commission has taken the first concrete step towards operationalizing the Carbon Removals and Carbon Farming (CRCF) Regulation, adopting a piece of legislation that paves the way for future development. The Commission has adopted the Implementation Regulation, which sets clear roles, responsibilities, and rules around the certification of carbon removals and carbon farming units, underscoring the importance of transparency and credibility for these operations.  I

Prinos Installation in Kavala - Greece The market currently favours a capacity allocation "formula" similar to existing European practices for the underground CO2 storage facility in Prinos. This approach rejects the proposal from the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, as outlined in the bill under consultation. The proposal suggested a regulatory allocation for one part and a tender based on price for the remainder. Meeting Overview This conclusion emerged from a mee

source: ECOLOG LinkedIn The APOLLOCO2 project in Greece, initiated and led by  ECOLOG  and  DESFA  has secured a grant of 169.3 million Euro from the #EU  Innovation Fund. This critical funding will enable the construction of a Floating Liquefaction and Storage Unit with a liquefaction capacity of 3mtpa expandable to 5mtpa. The facility will also benefit from cold energy produced via heat exchangers for the liquefaction of CO2, due to its co-location with the neighbouring LNG