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Prosjekt Atlas

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About project Atlas

Atlas is being matured as a flexible, innovative, scalable and cost-effective CO₂ transport and storage (T&S) solution for European industrial emitters. The project has completed the feasibility phase and progressed into the Select phase. Subject to final investment decision, tentatively in 2028, first injection is targeted for 2031.

Aker BP and strategic partner Höegh Evi are jointly developing the integrated CO₂ transport and storage solution.

In October 2026, Aker BP and Höegh Evi were awarded EUR 223 million from the EU Innovation Fund for the Atlas project, subject to final investment decision. This complements Atlas’s inclusion on the European Commission’s PCI/PMI list  in April 2026, recognizing its role as cross-border European CO₂ infrastructure and making it eligible to apply for CEF-Energy funding. Additionally, Atlas has been awarded the STEP Seal  by the European Commission, recognizing the quality and innovation of the project.

Atlas reaches major project milestones

Atlas continues to mature through the Norwegian CO₂ storage licence and project development processes.

  • The Ministry of Energy approved the removal of the appraisal well commitment from the EXL011 work program in April 2026, reflecting the maturity of the existing subsurface data and technical studies. Atlas has also passed Aker BP’s subsurface validation point (SSVP).
  • The Atlas Decision on Concretisation (BOK) was formally approved by the EXL011 Management Committee and submitted to the Norwegian authorities in August 2026. Atlas has now progressed into the Select phase, with the Decision on Continuation (BOV) as the next licence decision milestone.
  • The program for Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) has entered the public consultation process, advancing the regulatory process towards future development.

Key facts


Atlas is part of a flexible maritime CCS network connecting industrial regions across Europe with permanent CO₂ storage on the Norwegian Continental Shelf.

 
Captured CO₂ can be conditioned and aggregated close to industrial customers at Höegh Evi’s floating CO₂ collection, storage and offloading (FCSO) terminals, before being transported by large-scale low-pressure CO₂ carriers to the Atlas storage site. Other collection and export solutions can be integrated based on local customer and infrastructure requirements.


At the EXL011 Atlas site, operated by Aker BP (80% Aker BP, 20% ORLEN Upstream Norway), CO₂ is offloaded into subsea infrastructure and injected into a high-quality saline aquifer more than 2,000 meters below the seabed for safe and permanent storage.

 
The preferred maritime concept enables direct subsea injection from CO₂ carriers, avoiding the need for intermediate onshore storage, a shore-to-storage CO₂ pipeline and fixed offshore facilities, providing a flexible and cost-effective route to permanent storage.


Atlas has an estimated storage capacity of approximately 150 million tonnes of CO₂ and a reference injection rate of 6 million tonnes per year, with further upside potential.


Aggregation close to customers, large-scale CO₂ transport, minimal offshore infrastructure and high injection rates enable economies of scale and support a cost-effective transport and storage service.

Integrated CO₂ transport and storage from collection to permanent storage

Integrated solution includes large-scale collection, transportation, direct subsea injection and permanent storage.

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Project Atlas contacts

Ørjan Jentoft
CCS Manager
orjan.jentoft@akerbp.com