Primary CCUS Area: CO2 Transport

Snam

Snam is Europe’s leading operator in natural gas transport, with a network of approximately 38,000 km in Italy and abroad. The company also deals with storage, of which it holds more than 17% of the European capacity, and regasification, with 13.5 billion cubic meters of gas per year that will rise to 18.5 billion cubic meters to 2025 thanks to the plant in Ravenna. Its medium-long term ambition is to develop and consolidate a system of energy infrastructure for a sustainable future, positioning itself as a multi-molecule operator at national and European level, focusing on innovation and enhancing the role of gas as a transition vector. Snam is among the leading Italian listed companies by market capitalisation.
With its 80 years of experience in the construction and management of infrastructure, Snam ensures supply security and promotes the energy transition through investments in green gases (biomethane and hydrogen), energy efficiency, and CCS (Carbon Capture and Storage) technology. The company also creates new green areas through a benefit corporation focused on urban afforestation projects.
Snam also aims to reduce direct greenhouse gas emissions by 25% by 2027, 40% by 2030, and 50% by 2032, reaching carbon neutrality (100%) by 2040. This will involve offsetting emissions that cannot be eliminated through selected offset projects, engaging affiliated companies and suppliers. Snam also aims to achieve net-zero emissions on all fronts, including indirect ones, by 2050. The Group is actively working on reducing natural gas emissions on its assets. In 2023, Snam achieved a -55% reduction compared to 2015 and has set a target of -64% by 2027.

NaTran

NaTran is Europe’s second-largest gas transmission operator, with 32,618 km of pipes and 640 TWh of gas transported.
Embracing innovation and facing new ecological and digital challenges, NaTran is actively transforming its network. Committed to a 100% carbon-neutral French gas mix by 2050, NaTran supports the development of hydrogen and renewable gases like biomethane and gases derived from solid and liquid waste.
NaTran fulfils public service missions to guarantee the safety of gas transmission for its 879 clients (shippers, distributors, industrial companies, biomethane plants and producers). With its subsidiaries Elengy, the European leader in LNG terminal services, and NaTran Deutschland, operator of the MEGAL transmission network in Germany, NaTran plays a key role in the European gas infrastructure landscape. The company exports its expertise internationally, in particular services developed by its research center, RICE.

National Gas Transmission plc

National Gas is the backbone of Britain’s energy system and comprises three National Gas businesses and Premtech:
National Gas Transmission (NGT) owns and operates the high-pressure national gas network (National Transmission System). NGT is responsible for the transportation of gas across the country’s pipeline network, ensuring a stable and reliable supply of gas to power stations, major industries and regional distribution networks.
National Gas Metering manages and maintains millions of gas meters throughout Great Britain, enabling homes and industry to access the energy they need safely and reliably.
National Gas Services encompass a range of support functions, including planned and emergency gas pipeline inspection, repair, maintenance and replacement.
Premtech provides multi-disciplinary design service for high-pressure onshore pipelines and associated infrastructure.
National Gas is committed to achieving the Government’s net-zero targets through innovation surrounding hydrogen and carbon capture. The SCO2T Connect project supports the development of Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage (CCUS) in the Scottish cluster, helping industries and power generation sites across Scotland to decarbonise, whilst also securing jobs and contributing towards economic growth for the UK.
National Gas plans to repurpose existing gas pipelines, whilst also building new connections, to provide a cost-effective solution for transporting CO2 from the central belt of Scotland to an interface point at St Fergus. Acorn will then safely transport the CO2 offshore for permanent storage.

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd (MOL)

MOL Group Vision: We will develop a variety of social infrastructure businesses in addition to traditional shipping businesses, and will meet the evolving social needs, including environmental conservation, with innovative technology and services.
MOL Group aims to be a strong and resilient corporate group that provides new value to all stakeholders and grows globally.
MOL Group Environmental Vision: For the next generation on board this planet, the MOL Group will work collaboratively with our partners and stakeholders with creativity to resolve environmental issues. We will continue to provide solutions for issues of high importance such as the preservation of the marine environment, protection of biodiversity and prevention of air pollution, and in order to tackle climate change with utmost urgency, the MOL Group will make a concerted effort to achieve net zero GHG emissions by 2050. With these contributions for the sustainable development of our society and the preservation of nature, from the blue oceans, we sustain people’s lives and ensure a prosperous future
MOL Group aims to build a world-leading CO₂ carriage service. It has partnered with Larvik Shipping, the only current liquid CO₂ cargo shipping operator. It has developed designs of multiple hull forms for liquid CO₂ carriers, conducted comparative studies of onboard vessel CO₂ separation and capture methods. MOL has agreed working partnerships with a range of CO₂ capture and CO₂ sequestration projects.

Interconnector

Interconnector Limited is the owner and operator of the bi-directional natural gas pipeline, connecting the UK with Belgium and wider European gas markets. Interconnector is a strategic energy link for cross border trade and security of supply.
Our pipeline provides 20 bcm/yr of UK export capacity and 25.5 bcm/year of UK import capacity. This means that when importing at full capacity, Interconnector is able to meet over 25% of annual GB gas demand.
Interconnector is majority owned by Fluxys Group – a fully independent energy infrastructure group. Headquartered in Belgium, Fluxys has assets in Europe and South America, engaged in gas transmission, storage and LNG terminalling activities.
Interconnector, along with the wider Fluxys Group is actively engaged in enabling the transition to a hybrid energy future in which carbon-neutral molecules and renewable electricity complement one another in the European energy system.
Building upon our gas transportation business, Interconnector is keen to explore opportunities for cross-border transportation and storage of CO2 and hydrogen between the UK and continental Europe. We believe that as the new energy markets develop, establishing interconnection between these emerging markets from an early stage is critical to achieve economies of scale and foster European co-operation to meet the ambitious decarbonisation targets for the region. As owners and operators of cross-border pipelines we are the ideal partners to work with CCUS and hydrogen projects that will bring about the transformation of the European energy system.