The Vår Energi operated Trudvang CCS hits key development milestone
Vår Energi and licence partners, Storegga and INPEX Idemitsu Norge, are proud to announce that the Trudvang CO₂ storage project has successfully passed feasibility gate (DG1), marking a major step toward realising one of Europe’s most advanced and strategically located carbon storage hubs.
With a strong technical foundation, ongoing engagement with multiple customers, and robust assurance processes, Trudvang is positioned to help drive large-scale decarbonization for European industry and strengthen Norway’s role as a carbon storage leader.
Vår Energi Project Manager, Iain Kilgour said:
Trudvang passing DG1 is a major milestone. It reflects the project’s strong technical foundation, increasing commercial traction, and our continued commitment to enabling CCS at scale. Led by a committed and capable partnership, Trudvang is positioned to play a key role in enabling industrial decarbonization through safe, scalable, and cost-efficient CO₂ storage.
The Trudvang reservoir is located in the Utsira formation in the North Sea – one of the world’s most extensively studied CO₂ storage areas, building on over 25 years of injection experience at nearby Sleipner.
Kilgour added:
Trudvang has the potential to store in excess of 10 million tonnes of CO2 annually for at least 25 years, giving a total storage volume that exceeds 300 million tonnes. Ongoing study work indicates that the storage potential could be even higher. The Norwegian continental shelf has great potential to become a hub for carbon storage, given the proximity to CO2 emitters and the geology which is suitable for safe carbon storage. We now need to work even more closely with our key customers to realise Trudvang’s vast storage capacity.
With DG1 approval secured, the joint project team will now focus on aligning commercial terms and development timelines with anchor customers, while deepening collaboration with infrastructure partners across the carbon capture and storage value chain.
License partners in the Trudvang storage license are Vår Energi CCS AS (40%), INPEX Idemitsu Norge AS (30%), and Storegga Norge AS (30%).