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European High Level Conference on Carbon Capture and Storage in Oslo

7th September 2019

On September 5th, the European High Level Conference on Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) gathered more than 400 participants from 26 countries to discuss the further development of CCS in Europe. The conference gathered European Ministers, CEOs, NGOs and trade union representatives.  The conference was hosted by Kjell-Børge Freiberg, Norwegian Minister of Petroleum and Energy and Miguel Arias Cañete, Commissioner for Climate Action and Energy.

At the event, seven European companies signed a memorandum of understanding with Equinor and the partners of the Northern Lights project to collaborate on developing CO₂ storage and value chains in CCS.

More about the conference: 

• Press release from the Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy: Milestone for cooperation on CCS in Europe
• Press release from Equinor: European cooperation on Carbon Capture
• Press coverage: Norway's CO₂ seabed storage project gets boost from industry, EU

Watch the full conference here:

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