Snohvit

The Snøhvit CCS Project, operated by Equinor with partners Petoro, TotalEnergies, Neptune Energy, and Wintershall Dea, is located in the Barents Sea off northern Norway. Since 2008, the project has captured and stored about 0.7 million tonnes of CO₂ per year from the liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility at Melkøya, near Hammerfest. CO₂ is separated from the well stream at the LNG plant, transported back offshore via pipeline, and injected into the Tubaen Formation, a saline aquifer approximately 2,600 meters below the seabed. The Snøhvit development was the world’s first LNG facility with integrated CCS, and it has now stored over 8 million tonnes of CO₂. Continuous monitoring, including seismic surveys, pressure testing, and downhole logging, has confirmed the security of long-term storage. The project demonstrates the integration of LNG production with carbon management and remains a reference case for offshore CCS tied to Arctic gas resources.