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Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS)

An emerging technology transforming the energy landscape

Carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) is rapidly becoming one of the most critical technologies for achieving global decarbonisation goals. From industrial emitters and blue hydrogen developers to direct air capture pioneers, the world’s most ambitious climate projects rely on legal advisers who can navigate complex regulatory regimes, structure first of a kind commercial arrangements, and deliver bankable, scalable solutions.

Clifford Chance is at the forefront of this transformation. We advise on many of the world’s most advanced and commercially significant CCS and DAC projects, spanning the full value chain—capture, transport, utilisation, and permanent storage. Our work includes the largest low carbon hydrogen project ever undertaken, the world’s first commercial scale open access cross border CO₂ transport and storage network, and multiple groundbreaking BECCS and DAC developments.

Our integrated global team brings together market leading expertise in energy, infrastructure, project finance, regulatory frameworks, environmental law, and emerging carbon markets. We help clients structure precedent setting transactions, secure long term offtake and storage arrangements, navigate evolving CCS regulatory regimes, and deliver projects that set new benchmarks for the industry.
 

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WEBINAR: Energy Transition Perspectives Series: Carbon Capture and Storage in APAC and the Middle East

Investors are focusing on opportunities in the carbon capture and storage (CCS) sector as the market develops. The desire to enhance the value of existing facilities, secure financing for new projects and create sustainable fuels and materials will drive demand for CCS providers and infrastructure. In this webinar, we looked at CCS in APAC and the Middle East, including the financial incentives available, regulatory frameworks and key issues to consider when investing in the sector.

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Recent client highlights

  • ExxonMobil low-carbon H2 and ammonia facility, Texas: advising ExxonMobil on its carbon capture and sequestration agreement in connection with its partnership with ADNOC for a proposed low-carbon hydrogen and ammonia production facility in Baytown, Texas. Upon completion, this will be the world's largest low-carbon hydrogen facility and will leverage advanced carbon capture and storage technologies to reduce emissions associated with hydrogen production. North America Energy Transition Deal of the Year, IJGlobal Investor Awards 2025
  • Northern Lights CCS, North Sea: advising on the Northern Lights CCS project in northern Europe being developed by Equinor, Shell and Total, including development of transportation and storage agreements and financing. This project is a cross-border, open-source CO2 transport and storage network, comprising the CO2 transportation and storage component of Longship, the Norwegian Government’s full-scale CCS project. Northern Lights is the world’s first commercial scale, open access, cross border CCS project
  • ADNOC blue ammonia, UAE: advising ADNOC on all the construction and process technology agreements relating to the full value chain development of a blue ammonia project in Abu Dhabi, spanning the hydrogen production, CO2 capture and ammonia synthesis facilities.
  • ExxonMobil NG3 CCS project: advising ExxonMobil on its agreement with the New Generation Gas Gathering (NG3) project to transport and store up to 1.2 million metric tons a year of CO2 from NG3’s planned facility in Louisiana.
  • Blue ammonia supply, Singapore: advising a US supplier in connection with a blue ammonia supply agreement to an offtaker in Singapore.

 

  • Aramis CCS project, the Netherlands: advising the consortium in relation to the Aramis CO2 transport and storage project in the Netherlands, including development of the transportation and services agreement for the project. Aramis is the largest planned open access CCS transport and storage project in the Netherlands
  • ExxonMobil AtmosClear CO2 transport, US: advised ExxonMobil on its agreement with AtmosClear BR, LLC, a portfolio company of Fidelis, to transport and permanently store up to 680,000 metric tons per annum of biogenic CO2 from AtmosClear's biomass energy with carbon capture (BECCS) facility in the Port of Greater Baton Rouge in Louisiana.
  • Track 1 NW emitter project, UK: advising an investor into the UK CCS Track 1 NW emitter project.
  • Chevron BECCS, California: advising Chevron U.S.A. in connection with the deployment and ongoing financing of a ground-breaking bioenergy with carbon capture and sequestration (BECCS) project designed to produce carbon negative power in Mendota, California.
  • TotalEnergies CCUS, US: advising TotalEnergies in the sale of a portion of its CCUS business.

 
  • Climeworks, Iceland: advised Climeworks on the financing and development of the Orca carbon dioxide Direct Air Capture project in Iceland. We also advised Partners Group on its investment in Climeworks, as co-lead in a CHF 600 million fundraising round with GIC.
  • ExxonMobil Baytown Energy Centre CCS, Texas: advising ExxonMobil on its agreement with Calpine Corporation, the nation’s largest producer of electricity from natural gas, to transport and permanently store up to 2 million metric tons per annum of CO2 from Calpine’s Baytown Energy Center, a cogeneration facility near Houston, Texas.
  • CCS regulatory framework, Greece: advising Titan, Motoroil, Heracles G.C.C./Lafarge and HelleniQ Energy, the four largest Greek emitters, on the proposed CCS regulatory framework in Greece.
  • CarbonConnect, Europe: advising on CO2 transport infrastructure in Northwest Europe, on its inclusion in the upcoming PCI/PMI list and on UK and EU ETS discrepancies.
  • ExxonMobil CCS, Mississippi: advising ExxonMobil Low Carbon Solutions on its carbon capture and storage agreement with Illinois-based CF Industries to transport and permanently store up to 500,000 metric tons per year of CO2 from CF Industries’ complex in Yazoo City, Mississippi.

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