Name of the Project
Northern Lights project.
Location
The project is located in Norway's first exploitation licence for carbon dioxide storage on the Norwegian continental shelf.
Project Owner/s
Equinor, Shell and Total.
Project Description
The Northern Lights project is part of the Norwegian full-scale carbon capture and storage project.
The full-scale project will include the capture of carbon dioxide from one or two industrial capture sources. These include the capture of carbon dioxide at the waste-to-energy plant Fortum Oslo Varme, in Oslo, and the capture of carbon dioxide at the Norcem (Heidelberg Group) cement factory, in Brevik.
The project will be developed in phases.
Phase 1 includes capacity to transport and inject, as well as store, up to 1.5-million tonnes of carbon dioxide a year. Once the carbon dioxide is captured on shore, it will be transported by ships, and then injected and permanently stored about 2 500 m below the seabed in the North Sea.
The carbon dioxide-receiving terminal will be located at the premises of Naturgassparken industrial area in Øygarden, in western Norway. The plant will be remotely operated from Equinor’s facilities at the Sture terminal, in Øygarden, and the subsea facilities from the Oseberg A platform, in the North Sea.
The facility will allow for further phases to expand capacity. Investments in subsequent phases will be prompted by market demand from large carbon dioxide emitters across Europe.
Potential Job Creation
The project will generate much-needed jobs for Norway, with an estimated 57% of the investment going to Norwegian contractors.
Capital Expenditure
Nkr6.9-billion.
Planned Start/End Date
If the project receives a positive final investment decision from the Norwegian government in 2020, Phase 1 is expected to be operational in 2024.
Latest Developments
Plans for the development and operation of the facility have been handed over to the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy.
The investment decision is subject to a final investment decision by Norwegian authorities and approval from the EFTA Surveillance Authority.
Key Contracts and Suppliers
None stated.
Contact Details for Project Information
Total, tel +33 1 47 44 46 99 or email presse@total.com.
Equinor VP media relations/corporate affairs Bård Pedersen, +47 91801791 or email bgp@equinor.com.
Shell, tel +44 20 7934 5550.