DNV has issued a Statement of Feasibility for Aker BP's and Höegh Evi's concept to inject CO2 directly from shuttle carriers into subsea wells for permanent storage at the Atlas project on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS).

DNV has issued a Statement of Feasibility for Aker BP’s and Höegh Evi’s CO2 injection concept. (Image credit: DNV)

Atlas is intended to inject up to 6 million tonnes of CO2 a year in its initial phase, with potential for further expansion. The license carries an estimated total storage capacity of 150 million tonnes; Aker BP is targeting first injection around 2031, followed by more than 25 years of operation. By providing storage of captured emissions, projects such as Atlas could support the decarbonization of European industries whose CO2 emissions are difficult to avoid at source.

Aker BP is developing Atlas around a preferred subsea concept in which shuttle carriers operated by Höegh Evi would transport liquefied CO2 to the storage site for direct injection into the reservoir.…