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Australia Declares Bonaparte CCS Offshore CO₂ Storage Site
Australia declared the West Peron formation off the Northern Territory a GHG storage site for INPEX's Bonaparte CCS project, planned to store up to 443 Mt CO₂.
Shengli Oilfield Starts Megatonne Coal Flue Gas CCUS Project
Sinopec's Shengli Oilfield began a megatonne CCUS project on 16 October to capture CO₂ from coal plant flue gas for EOR and storage, due online by end-2028.
Sweden's Second Bio-CCS Auction: SEK 9.3bn for 5.75 Mt CO₂
Sweden awarded SEK 9.3 billion in its second bio-CCS reverse auction to three waste-to-energy firms, which plan to store 5.75 Mt of biogenic CO₂.
South Korea's K-GX Green Transformation: KRW 1,000 Trillion
South Korea's K-GX green transformation strategy commits KRW 1,000 trillion over 2026–2035, moves five heavy industries to low-carbon processes and backs CCUS.
Frontier Buys In-Situ CO₂ Mineralization from 44.01
Frontier buyers will pay US$11.7M for 20,932 t of CO₂ removal from 44.01 in 2028–2031. CO₂ dissolved in water is injected into peridotite and turns to rock.
Offshore Energy: Oil and Gas, FLNG and CO₂ Transport
About 500 offshore rigs remain at work and floating LNG keeps growing. Wood Mackenzie sees CO₂ transport at US$211 billion by 2060, with Asia Pacific near 60%.
Norway Gives CO₂ Storage More Time; Eni Installs Douglas CCS
Norway's energy minister says CO₂ storage licence holders will get more time. In Liverpool Bay, Eni installed the Douglas CCS platform, injecting from 2028.
DNV Energy Transition Outlook 2026: Faster Electrification
DNV's tenth Energy Transition Outlook sees electrification over the next 20 years at over twice the past pace; long-term CCS and hydrogen forecasts are cut.
Yara Sluiskil Carbon Capture Opens, Shipping CO₂ to Norway
Yara's Sluiskil fertiliser plant in the Netherlands opened carbon capture in September, shipping up to 800,000 t of CO₂ a year to Norway's Northern Lights.
EU Puts About €120M Into Pre-Commercial CCS Testing
Horizon Europe 2026–2027 sets aside about €119.8 million for industrial carbon management, focused on injection tests, regional clusters and transport rules.
Formosa Mailiao Plans AI Data Center and Low-Carbon Power
Formosa Smart Energy signed an LOI on Oct 7 for an MW-scale AI data center at Mailiao; TSMC reportedly eyes low-carbon power from a Mailiao gas plant with CCS.
Germany Advances Cross-Border CO₂ Storage: Issues for Taiwan
Germany signed CO₂ export letters of intent with Denmark and the Netherlands on October 6. Cross-border storage needs clear permits, liability and accounting.
Global CCS 2026 Report Released: 113 Operating Projects and 68 Mtpa of Capture Capacity
The Global CCS Institute’s 2026 report tracks 832 commercial CCS projects, including 113 in operation. Dedicated transport and storage projects account for nearly a third of the total.
Taiwan’s Carbon Capture and Storage Experiments
Taiwan's carbon capture and storage (CCS) is in small field tests. Notes from Taipower's Taichung plant and CPC's Tiechenshan site, and the new storage rules.