Work on what is believed to be Europe’s first carbon dioxide (CO2) transportation and storage project is well underway, with operations set to start in 2026.
Situated in the Netherlands, project Porthos will capture CO2 emissions in the Port of Rotterdam, before transportation and storage in empty gas fields under the North Sea.
CO2 View understands that 30km of pipeline will go into the ground and, in the North Sea, another pipeline of 20km will be constructed off the coast. It is thought that this will support the transportation of 2.5 million tonnes per annum of CO2, although the pipeline is capable of transporting ten million tonnes per annum.
Porthos customers Shell, ExxoonMobil, Air Liquide and Air Products will supply CO2 to an open-access pipeline running through the Rotterdam port area. The CO2 will be transported via an offshore pipeline to an existing platform in the North Sea, around 20km off the road. The CO2 will then be pumped into depleted gas fields.
