NEP, TotalEnergies launch UK’s first CCS project

Northern Endurance Partnership (NEP) announced financial close, allowing to proceed with the execution of the first CCS project in the UK. NEP, in which TotalEnergies holds a 10% shareholding interest, will permanently store up to an initial 4 million tonnes of CO₂ per year.

The NEP infrastructure will initially serve three carbon capture projects in the Teesside region (NZT Power, H2Teesside and Teesside Hydrogen CO₂ Capture). Infrastructure includes an onshore CO₂ gathering network, compression facilities and a 145 km offshore pipeline connected to subsea injection facilities in the Endurance saline aquifer located around 1,000 m below the seabed.

Construction is expected to start from mid-2025 with first CO₂ storage expected in 2028.

“We are very pleased to be a part of this significant moment in the development of the UK’s CCS industry,” said Arnaud Le Foll, Senior VP of New Business – Carbon Neutrality, TotalEnergies. “NEP is a frontrunner project and we look forward to transporting and permanently storing CO₂ from one of the UK’s largest industrial regions. Our stake in NEP contributes to TotalEnergies’ objective to develop significant CO₂ storage capacities in the North Sea, where we can leverage our expertise in operations and geosciences.”

“This is a landmark moment in the development of CCUS infrastructure and the UK’s ambition to reach net zero emissions by 2050,” said Chris Daykin, Director, Northern Endurance Partnership. “With joint backing from shareholders and the UK Government, Northern Endurance Partnership is entering its execution phase ahead of start-up expected in 2028.”

“This investment launches a new era for clean energy in Britain — boosting energy security, backing industries, and supporting thousands of highly skilled jobs in Teesside and the North East,” said Ed Miliband, Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero. “This is the Government’s mission to make the UK a clean energy superpower in action — replacing Britain’s energy insecurity with homegrown clean power that rebuilds the strength of our industrial heartlands.”