Key Dates in the Northern Lights Project

12/01/2022

In Norway, TotalEnergies, together with Equinor and Shell, has launched the first large-scale CO2 transport and storage project. Approved by the Norwegian government in 2020 and designated as a Project of Common Interest (PIC1) by the European Union, Northern Lights will eventually enable industrial companies in Norway and elsewhere in Europe to reduce their CO2 emissions. Find out more about the project's key dates.

Infographics "Northern Lights Story" infographics - see detailed description hereafter
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Northern Lights Story

  • October 2017: TotalEnergies enters the project, alongside Shell and Equinor (Statoil at the time).
  • May 2020: TotalEnergies, Equinor and Shell decide to invest in the Northern Lights project.
  • December 2020: The Norwegian Government announces its funding decision for the Northern Lights CO2 transport and storage project.
  • March 2021: The CO2 transport and storage company Northern Lights JV DA is launched with TotalEnergies, Equinor and Shell as equal partners in the JV.
  • October 2021: Northern Lights JV awards contracts for building of two dedicated CO2 carriers to Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Co., Ltd..
  • August 2022: TotalEnergies announces the signature of a commercial agreement between Northern Lights and Yara to transport and store CO2 captured from Yara Sluiskil, an ammonia and fertilizer plant in the Netherlands.
  • November 2022: End of well drilling operations and official steel cutting ceremony
  • December 2022: Northern Lights received the first 7 of 12 onshore tanks for intermediate CO2 storage.
  • 2024: Launch of the 1st phase of the project