The project will transport CO₂ via the Port of Antwerp
North Sea CCS trials to start after cross-border deal
Chemicals company Ineos to ship CO₂ from Belgium to Danish storage site in first North Sea trials after governments give green light
The governments of Belgium and Denmark have agreed to allow liquid CO₂ to be shipped across their borders in a deal that paves the way for the first demonstration of the entire CO₂ supply and storage chain in the North Sea to start later this year. The pilot project will see chemicals company Ineos capture CO₂ from its Zwijndrecht chemicals plant in Belgium and transport it via the Port of Antwerp to its Nini West oil platform 200km off the west coast of Denmark, where it will be injected into the former oilfield below the seabed. The ability to import CO₂ from Belgium for storage will allow the activation of Denmark’s Project Greensand CO₂ storage development, which is led by Ineos and Germ
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