Carbon Capture

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November 12, 2025
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has approved Texas’ application for primacy over Class VI injection wells, transferring regulatory authority to the Railroad Commission of Texas. The move, supported by the Trump administration, streamlines permitting for carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects.
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November 07, 2025
The American Petroleum Institute has released Bulletin 5100, confirming that Ordinary Portland Cement is a safe and reliable barrier material for CCUS wells. The new guidance compiles the latest research supporting its long-term performance in CO₂ injection and storage applications.
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November 05, 2025
Carbon Clean and SAMSUNG E&A have formed a global alliance to deliver modular carbon capture systems that cut costs and speed deployment. The partnership combines Carbon Clean’s CycloneCC™ technology with SAMSUNG’s EPC expertise to advance large-scale industrial decarbonization.
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October 17, 2025
RINA has secured the front-end engineering and design (FEED) contract for PETRONAS CCS Ventures’ Southern Onshore Facilities, part of Malaysia’s landmark carbon capture and storage (CCS) development.
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October 14, 2025
The Oil and Gas Climate Initiative’s (OGCI) 2024 Progress Report shows continued emissions reductions across its 12 member companies, including Aramco, bp, Chevron, ExxonMobil, and TotalEnergies. Since 2017, members have reduced upstream methane intensity by 62%.
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October 10, 2025
Score has secured significant new contracts from INEOS Energy for the Greensand carbon storage project and additional LDAR framework agreements across Denmark, reinforcing its leadership in carbon capture and emissions reduction.
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October 02, 2025
TotalEnergies has signed a farm-down agreement with CarbonVault for Denmark’s Bifrost Carbon Capture and Storage project in the North Sea, holding a 45% operator stake alongside CarbonVault (35%) and Nordsøfonden (20%).
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October 01, 2025
Enverus Intelligence Research warns that Illinois’ ban on CO₂ sequestration beneath the Mahomet Aquifer has halted 5.6 MMtpa of carbon storage projects and could set a precedent nationwide, putting 20% of U.S. carbon capture capacity at risk.
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September 19, 2025
Tracerco has introduced its chemical tracer technology into a U.S. carbon capture and storage project for the first time. Adapted from enhanced oil recovery applications, the tracers provide ultra-sensitive leak detection, track plume migration, and verify CO₂ containment.
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September 12, 2025
ABS has granted approval in principle (AIP) to SBM Offshore for its pioneering Blue Ammonia floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) concept, advancing offshore gas conversion and decarbonized fuel production.
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September 03, 2025
JDR Cable Systems (JDR) has been awarded a contract by Liverpool Bay CCS Limited, a member of the Eni SpA group, to supply subsea power cables for its project which will be the backbone of the HyNet North West industrial decarbonization cluster.
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August 26, 2025
“This represents an important milestone for Block, Georgia and our partner on the pilot project, Indorama, as we seek to demonstrate the viability of large-scale, low-cost CCS," said Block Energy's CEO Paul Haywood.
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August 25, 2025
TotalEnergies and its partners, Equinor and Shell, announce that the first CO2 volumes were successfully transported to the Northern Lights facilities in Øygarden. They were then injected 2,600 m below the seabed into the storage facilities, offshore Norway.
Article
August 2025
As oil and gas operators continue to seek ways to reduce their carbon footprint, carbon capture and storage (CCS) is gaining traction. With CCS, carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions are captured, transported to CO2 storage sites, and injected into geological formations deep underground, where they remain indefinitely. 
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August 18, 2025
Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire a 49.99% interest in Eni CCUS Holding, a leading global platform in the carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) sector.
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August 12, 2025
DNV Inspection has secured a three-year contract to provide site inspection and quality assurance for the UK's Net Zero Teesside Power (NZT Power) and the Northern Endurance Partnership (NEP).
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August 05, 2025
Halliburton has secured a contract to provide completions and downhole monitoring services for the Northern Endurance Partnership (NEP) carbon capture and storage (CCS) system in northeast England’s East Coast Cluster (ECC).
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July 29, 2025
The National Observatory of Brazil (Observatório Nacional) has purchased STRYDE’s Mini and Nimble seismic systems to support its geophysical research and exploration activities across Brazil, STRYDE announced on Tuesday. 
Article
July 2025
"It’s interesting how the 45Q program, which has been around since 2008, started to gain opposition from the environmental groups, not because they were against CCUS but because it was benefitting oil and gas."
News
July 22, 2025
SLB will deploy its Sequestri™ carbon storage solutions portfolio to construct six carbon storage wells in the North Sea for the Northern Endurance Partnership (NEP), an incorporated joint venture between bp, Equinor and TotalEnergies.
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July 17, 2025
Eni SpA’s deal to sell half of its carbon capture and storage unit to BlackRock Inc.’s Global Infrastructure Partners will likely value the business at around $1.2 billion (€1 billion), according to people familiar with the matter. 
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