Five in French CCS push

摘要

SUPERMAJORS ExxonMobil and TotalEnergies are teaming up with industrial companies Air Liquide, Borealis and Yara International to decarbonise an industrial basin in France's Normandy region. The companies confirmed in a joint statement on Monday they had signed a memorandum of understanding to assess the technical and economical feasibility of implementing an industrial carbon capture and storage (CCS) chain - from their industrial facilities in Normandy to storage in the North Sea. The project will aim to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from the French industrial basin by up to 3 million tonnes per annum by 2030. TotalEnergies is already involved in CO_2 storage projects in the North Sea, including the Equinor-led Northern Lights project, which aims to store 1.5 million tpa of CO_2 from the first phase development, while a potential second phase development could boost the capacity to 3.5 million tpa.