Norway: The Northern Lights carbon capture and storage project has received a fourth CO2 tanker, completing the fleet required for the first phase of its CO2 transport and storage operations in Norway, the company said in a statement on 29 July 2026. The tanker Northern Purpose has arrived in Norway, adding to three other CO2 tankers that Northern Lights has for the 1.5Mt/yr storage facility in the Norwegian North Sea.
"The vessel secures Northern Lights' transport capacity and supports growing demand for CO2 transport and storage services across Europe," it said, noting that the tanker would ‘support upcoming customer operations.’
Northern Lights started the first liquid CO2 injections in August 2025, with Heidelberg Materials supplying CO2 from its Brevik cement plant from June 2025. CO2 is transported via a 100km pipeline from the receiving terminal and injected into the Aurora reservoir, located 2600m below the seabed in the North Sea. Heidelberg Materials plans to capture and store 0.4Mt/yr at full capacity. The first phase of Northern Lights is fully subscribed. Northern Lights is a joint venture between Equinor, TotalEnergies and Shell.