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- CO₂ reduction: Can capture 4 Mt of UK emissions per year from the early 2030s (with line of sight to 10 million tonnes from the mid-2030s), with independently verified initial storage capacity of over 400 million tonnes
- Job creation: Can create ~8,000 jobs during peak construction in the anchor phase, rising to nearly 20,000 in the build out phase. The billions of capital investment through to the mid-2030s and beyond will generate sustained demand for skilled jobs in the supply chain across the region
- Economic impact: The anchor phase could attract over £3 billion of private sector CAPEX investment delivering over £7 billion in GVA across the value chain
- Clean energy target: Aiming to decarbonise 4 GW of power generated from gas, energy from waste and bioenergy and reindustrialise the region by transitioning major manufacturing sites
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Located in the Humber, the UK’s most industrialised region and largest emitter of CO2, the Viking CCS is central to establishing a world-leading CCS industry in the UK and meeting the Government’s 2050 net zero emissions targets.
Viking CCS is a CO2 transport and storage network, with initial storage capacity of around 4 MtCO₂ per year in the early 2030s, scaling to up to 10 MtCO₂ per year by 2035. Viking CCS is expected to enable up to £7 billion of investment between 2025 and 2035, working in partnership with power and industrial emitters.
Captured CO₂ — from industrial and power facilities via pipeline or delivered by ship — will be transported via a new 55 km onshore pipeline connecting to an existing offshore pipeline with capacity of up to 30 MtCO₂ per annum. CO₂ will be permanently stored in depleted reservoirs of the Viking gas fields, beneath a world-class superseal of high-strength salt layers.
In Q1 2025, Viking CCS completed FEED for the anchor phase, and in April 2025 received Development Consent for the onshore pipeline. Development funding for the transport and storage network was confirmed at the 2025 Spending Review, supporting progression towards Final Investment Decision within this Parliament.
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