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Horisont Energi signs MoU with Neptune Energy, E.ON

by Matthew Atungwu February 20, 2023
written by Matthew Atungwu February 20, 2023
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In order to create a European CCS value chain, the oil and gas company Neptune Energy and the Norwegian low-carbon technology company Horisont Energi, which is developing a CCS project offshore Norway, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the world’s largest energy company E.ON.

In accordance with a statement made public on Monday, the MoU will improve Horisont Energi and E.ON’s partnership. Horisont Energi will also broaden the collaboration by bringing in Neptune Energy, a partner in the Errai [North Sea CCS project] project. They will collaborate to create a European value chain for carbon capture and storage (CCS).

“The three energy companies will take a strong position in the CCS market, accelerating the transition to carbon neutrality,” the statement further reads.

The MoU covers several areas, such as the development, financing, and funding of a complete value chain for CO2 handling. If Horisont Energi´s and Neptune Energy´s application for CO2 storage for the Errai project is awarded, the intention is that this will be the first joint project.

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Bjørgulf Haukelidsæter Eidesen, CEO at Horisont Energi said: “Our cooperation with E.ON and Neptune Energy is already strong. Through this MoU we are expanding the cooperation to include three experienced energy companies. Together, we will strengthen our position to establish a European CCS value-chain business. In case of the license award of Errai, possible direct participation by E.ON would further strengthen the commercial basis for this project.”

The Errai is planned as the first commercial CO2 project in Norway and, the partners say, will represent an important step in industrializing carbon capture and storage (CCS) as a competitive service.

“Bringing in E.ON will strongly contribute to linking CO2 projects on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS) with the development of the CO2 removal market in Europe. Pending legislative changes, the cooperation could furthermore lead the way for commercial carbon removal market based on sequestration of biogenic CO2,” the companies said.

“Several industries cannot be fully electrified and will therefore depend on CCS to meet net zero emissions requirements and the fulfillment of the 1.5-degree target by 2050. Such industries are situated across Europe and include the production of steel, cement, various chemicals, pulp, and paper. A full CCS value-chain will bring the solution to the customers offering a one-stop-shop for off-take of CO2 and permanent storage in safe sub-sea reservoirs,” Neptune Energy sad in a statement.

The Errai project was initiated by Horisont Energi in 2021. In December 2022, Horisont Energi and Neptune Energy submitted a joint application for the acreage identified in the Errai project. In the application, Neptune Energy has been proposed as an operator.

The Errai project is planned with an injection capacity of 4-8 million tonnes of CO2 annually in the first development phase, with potential for more in later phases. The project includes an onshore terminal for intermediate CO2 storage and processing, prior to transport for permanent storage in an offshore reservoir.

As a part of the work to further develop the project, Horisont Energi has obtained a long-term lease option for a site suitable for a CO2 terminal at Gismarvik in Rogaland.

The landowner, Haugaland Næringspark, possesses one of Norway’s largest industrial areas, with critical infrastructure including access to fibre, electricity, water, sewage, and a deep-sea quay already in place.

In November 2022, Horisont Energi signed a letter of intent with E.ON concerning sequestration services of more than one million tonnes of CO2 planned to originate from E.ON’s European customers by 2030, starting from 2027 with a gradual increase.

Story adapted from OEdigital

Bjørgulf Haukelidsæter EidesenHorisont EnergiNeptune Energy
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