Medway Hub Camelot CCS

The Medway Hub Camelot project, operated by Synergia Energy under UK licence CS019 in the Southern North Sea, is a merchant-model carbon capture and storage (CCS) initiative that plans to capture CO₂ emissions from several natural gas-fired power plants near Rochester (Grain, Damhead, and Medway CCGTs). The captured CO₂ would be transported in liquid form via marine tankers to a Floating Injection, Storage, and Offloading (FISO) vessel, from which it will be injected into the depleted Camelot gas field and the underlying Bunter saline aquifer for permanent sequestration. Preliminary phases such as seismic reprocessing have been completed, and technical evaluations—including risk assessments and a contingent Front-End Engineering Design (pre-FEED/FEED)—are underway, with a potential appraisal well and Final Investment Decision targeted by around 2028. First CO₂ injection is aimed for 2029–2030, with a maximum storage capacity projected at up to 6.5 million tonnes per annum and a cumulative capacity of 70–100 million tonnes. Synergia, initially partnered with Wintershall Dea (subsequently acquired by HarbourEnergy), is now moving to a full 100% project ownership following Harbour Energy’s decision to withdraw, pending approval from the UK’s North Sea Transition Authority. The company is actively running a farm-out process to secure a new joint venture partner while continuing essential work such as legacy well integrity studies to support safe and reliable storage.