Statoil wins carbon storage contract for North Sea feasibility studies

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Norwegian government awards oil giant £2.7m contract for three feasibility studies

The potential for the North Sea to establish itself as a carbon capture hub received a major boost yesterday, after Norwegian energy giant Statoil secured a deal to assess the feasibility of a number of...

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