The Belgian natural gas transmission system operator Fluxys and the Norwegian state-owned oil and gas company Equinor have agreed to develop an infrastructure project for transporting captured CO2 from emitters to storage sites in the North Sea, connecting Belgium to Norway. The project is in the feasibility stage, with an investment decision expected by 2025.
The project comprises a 1,000 km CO2 export trunkline operated by Equinor which will transport CO2 for storage under the seabed on the Norwegian continental shelf. The offshore trunkline will connect in Zeebrugge to an onshore CO2 transmission infrastructure built and operated by Fluxys. The offshore pipeline is planned to have a transport capacity of 20 to 40 million tonnes of CO2/year.