Poland’s energy group Orlen and Norway’s Equinor have announced that they will partner to explore opportunities on Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) technology. The two companies have signed a collaboration agreement covering the transport and storage of CO2 in Poland. Under the agreement, Orlen and Equinor will jointly identify potential CO2 storage sites, considering both land-based locations and areas within the Polish section of the Baltic Sea. In the next step, the partners will assess the feasibility of joint projects based on the identified storage locations in Poland.
Equinor is involved in several large-scale CCS initiatives across north-western Europe and the United States. Among others, Equinor holds an interest in Northern Lights, the first cross-border CCS initiative that provides CO2 storage as a service (Norway). In September 2024, Northern lights stood ready to receive CO2, and the first CO2 is expected to be delivered mid-2025. Northern Lights phase 1 offers an injection capacity of 1.5 MtCO2/year.