Metropolitan Area CCS Project

The Metropolitan Area CCS Project is a CCS*1 project that will involve capturing CO2 emitted from Nippon Steel's East Nippon Works Kimitsu Area and multiple industries in the Keiyo coastal industrial region, transporting the CO2 via high-capacity pipelines, and storing it beneath the sea off the eastern coast of Chiba Prefecture. INPEX, in partnership with Nippon Steel Corporation and Kanto Natural Gas Development Co., Ltd., was awarded consignment contracts following a public offering by the Japan Organization for Metals and Energy Security (JOGMEC) for the "survey on the implementation of advanced CCS projects" and "design work on the implementation of advanced CCS projects. INPEX and its partners have since leveraged their respective technical strengths and capabilities and are currently conducting design work on each segment of the CCS value chain for commercialization purposes. INPEX will continue to contribute to the realization of a carbon-neutral society by strengthening collaboration across industries