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02 to 03 Dec 2026

Carbon Capture and Storage Conference – CCS 2026

FORNEBU, OSLO

Welcome to the annual international

Carbon Capture and Storage Conference – CCS 2026

– From Scale to Market –

Wednesday 2 & Thursday 3 of December 2026

Quality Hotel Expo, Fornebu (outside Oslo)

 

 

CCS 2026 focuses on how carbon capture and storage is developing from large-scale projects towards a functioning market. Over two days, the conference addresses key topics such as regulatory frameworks, financing, and value chain development from source to storage, while sharing experience from ongoing projects and European initiatives.

Conference themes include
  • Finance and Bankability
  • Operators View
  • CO₂ in Motion (emitters and transport)
  • The Wider Landscape
A dedicated session celebrates the 30th anniversary of Sleipner, highlighting its pioneering contribution, reflecting on key learnings, and exploring how this strong foundation can support the next phase of CCS development.

 

 

Program Committee

  • Vivek Bakke Lie, Senior Advisor Low Carbon Solutions, Halliburton and Chair of Program Committee
  • Vebjørn Bakken, Director Energy and Environment, University of Oslo
  • Cedric Fayemendy, CCS Subsurface Lead, Vår Energi
  • Muhammad Saeed, Senior Specialist Engineer CCUS & Hydrogen, Aker Solutions
  • Trine Mykkeltvedt, Senior Researcher, NORCE
  • Lars-Jakob Alveberg, Assistant Director General, Norwegian Ministry of Energy
  • Gjermund Blauenfeldt Næss, Engineer CCS, Equinor
  • Bente Helen Leinum, Vice President Operations Technology, DNV
  • Julie Berg Bringsdal, Strategic Communications Manager, SLB Capturi

Program

Wednesday 02. December

10:00

Registration and Coffee

10:30

Conference Welcome & Introduction

Vivek Bakke Lie, Senior Advisor Low Carbon Solutions, Halliburton and Chair of Program Committee
10:40

Keynote

11:05

Lunch

Market Outlook

12:05

EU Perspectives

12:25

UK Regulatory Framework and Tax Policy

Olivia Powis, CEO - CCS Accososiation
12:45

Reducing cost and increasing project development efficiency across the CCS value chain

Elisabeth Rose, Senior Principal Consultant & CCS Norway - DNV
13:05

Q & A

13:15

Break

Finance and Bankability - From Well to Wealth

13:45

TBC

14:05

Aramis - from concept to commercialization: financial insights

Erik Jan Schaap, Commercial Director - Aramis
14:25

Northern Lights - status, future fase II

Tim Heijn, Managing Director - Northern Lights JV
14:45

Q & A

14:55

Break

Operators View - Waiting at the end of the line

15:25

CCS License Development: Business Drivers, Technical Challenges, and Key Learnings.
Short status on each license followed by a Panel Debate

Vår Energi - TBC
Equinor - TBC
Harbour Energy – Kevin Meisel, Country Lead CCS & Hydrogen Norway
Aker BP - Ørjan Jentoft, CCS Asset Manager
15:45

Panel Debate

Moderator: Ulrike Haugen, EVP, Chief Communications Officer - DNV
16:10

Break

30th Anniversary Sleipner

16:25

30th Anniversary Sleipner

Torgeir Stordal, Director general - Norwegian Offshore Directorate
16:40

Sleipner Anniversary Panel Discussion

Torgeir Stordal, Director general - Norwegian Offshore Directorate
Torbjørg Heskestad, Senior Vice President, Low Carbon Solutions - Equinor
Tore Andreas Torp, Advisor CO₂ Storage
Moderator: Jørg Aarnes, Manager, CCS and hydrogen - Offshore Norge
17:05

Day One Recap & Day Two Preview

Vivek Bakke Lie, Senior Advisor Low Carbon Solutions, Halliburton and Chair of Program Committee
17:10

Live Demo or Outdoor Activity

Aperitif & Conference Dinner

Thursday 03. December

08:30

Welcome!

Vivek Bakke Lie, Senior Advisor Low Carbon Solutions, Halliburton and Chair of Program Committee
08:35

What does the law say (or should say) about cross-border CCS projects – Sharing space, pressure and problems

Ignacio Herrera, Professor of Law and Director of COAST - University of Bergen

CO2 in Motion - Emitters

08:55

TBC

09:15

Taking BECCS to the market

Erik Rylander, Head of Carbon Dioxide Removal - Stockholm Exergi
09:35

Q & A

09:45

Break

CO₂ in Motion - Transport & Chain

10:10

CO₂ Specifications: Emitter and Transport Perspectives

Monika Sigrid Franke, CO2 specifications specialist - Equinor
10:30

Importance of CCS value chain - integration from source to sink

Bobby Daswani, Advanced Analysis Principal Consultant - Worley
10:50

CCS in practice, learnings from an operational project

Erling Haugsand, COO - Inherit Carbon Solutions
11:10

BIR

Atle Tvedt Pedersen, CEO - BIR Ressurs
11:30

Q & A

11:45

Break

The Wider Landscape

12:05

CCS in Perspective

Sveinung Rotevatn, CEO - Bellona
12:20

Onshore storage before 2030

Ragni Rørtveit, Commercial Manager | Equinor Low Carbon Solutions - Equinor
12:35

TBC

12:50

Closing Perspectives

Vivek Bakke Lie, Senior Advisor Low Carbon Solutions, Halliburton and Chair of Program Committee
13:00

Lunch

Practical information

PRACTICAL INFORMATION

Membership of the Norwegian Petroleum Society (NPF): If you want to receive the conference member price, please register here first. If you are registered in our database, please send an email to conferences@npf.no to become a member. Reduced membership fees applies for young professionals under the age of 34, students and seniors.

 

Organiser: Norwegian Petroleum Society (NPF)

Conference language: English

Venue: Quality Hotel Expo, Snarøyveien 20,1360 Fornebu (outside Oslo).

 

Conference fee:

Signing up for the Conference by mail

If you have difficulty registering a candidate for the conference in our online booking system, please send an E-mail to: hanne.hernes@npf.no

The following registration information is needed: Candidate name, business title and email address. Attending Conference Dinner on Wednesday night? Yes/No. Invoice address and if you prefer to receive a link for card payment or an invoice?

 

  • NOK 8.900 + 25% VAT for NPF personal members
  • NOK 10.900 + 25% VAT for non-members

The conference fee includes:

  • Coffee/tea
  • Lunch
  • Access to approved presentations after end of conference.

Conference dinner:

  • NOK 1090 + 25% vat.

Special Offer! Participants under 30 years old receive a 30% discount on the conference fee! Please contact Project Manager for registration details.

Accommodation: Quality Hotel Expo, FornebuHotel is not included in the conference fee.

Payment: Payment can be made upon registration by credit card (Master Card/Visa/AmEx) or by invoice. If the invoice needs to be changed due to wrong or missing information there will added a fee of NOK 150 to the total amount. All international payments must be approved before the conference starts.

Cancellations: Cancellations must be received in writing at the latest 14 days before start of conference, and will be subject to a cancellation fee of NOK 2.000 unless a substitute delegate is offered. After this date, the full registration fee will apply; however, substitutions will still be accepted. Substitutions for registered delegates may be made at any time, but we would appreciate prior notification.

In case of cancellation of the conference by the Norwegian Petroleum Society, (NPF), the participant will be refunded the conference fee and/or the exhibition fee. Other expenses the participants may have are not refunded, and are not the responsibility of NPF.

Conference paper: Presentations from the conference will be available after the end of the conference. Delegates will be informed when available via e-mail.

Program changes: It is sometimes necessary to make changes in the program. The conference organiser will not be liable for any such unavoidable changes.

Force majeure: Events beyond the control of the NPF – for example, but not limited to, extreme weather conditions, acts of war, terrorism, transportation shut-down (strikes or accidents), government regulation or advisory including travel warnings, serious illness or epidemics that makes it impossible to fulfill the obligations of conducting the conference entitle NPF to cancel the event without liability.

 

Contact: For further information, please contact: Norwegian Petroleum Society, Project Manager Hanne Hernes, tel. +47 404 52 327, E-mail: hanne.hernes@npf.no