
Eight companies have submitted their applications to the Norwegian Ministry of Energy for CO2 storage licenses for two areas on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS). Aker BP, Equinor Low Carbon Solution, Lime Petroleum, Northern Lights JV, OMV (Norge), PGNiG Upstream Norway, Vår Energi and Wintersh

UK regulator North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) has launched a competitive process inviting applications for CO2 appraisal and storage licenses in an area of the English Channel. The licenses, for which the competitive process was opened on April 30, grant exclusive rights for the exploration and