03/04/2023at 13:31

Wintershall wins second CO2 storage license in Norwegian North Sea

The German oil company’s second CO₂license in Norwegian waters has 7 million tonnes storage potential.

Wintershall Dea now holds three licenses in the North Sea, two in Norway and one in Denmark | Photo: Wintershall Dea - Pr

by ANNE FILBERT, DANIEL INGEMANN KROIER PEDERSEN

Wintershall Dea’s carbon capture and storage (CCS) ambitions gets a boost after the German company is awarded its second CO₂storage license by Norway.

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