Port of Rotterdam Authority, Gasunie and EBN are preparing a CCUS (Carbon Capture Usage and Storage) project, in which CO2 from industry will be transported to storage sites in depleted gas fields deep beneath the North Sea seabed.
The three companies are cooperating on preparing this project, under the name Porthos: Port of Rotterdam CO₂ Transport Hub & Offshore Storage.
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The Porthos project is being developed as an open access transport and storage infrastructure which can be used by multiple parties to store CO2. An Expression of Interest process has been launched in order to gain a clear picture of which companies are interested to become a customer, and when and how much CO2 they are willing and able to supply. Companies can express their interest before 1 April 2019.
The project aims to establish a multi user infrastructure for the transport and storage of CO2 in the Rotterdam port area. The transport and storage system is being developed as an open access infrastructure.
The Expression of Interest process is part of the preparations for the Porthos project. A decision about the realisation of the Porthos project is expected to be taken during 2020.