8th International Workshop on Offshore Geological CO2 Storage

About the Offshore Workshop

This workshop series, co-organised by the IEAGHG and the Gulf Coast Carbon Centre, celebrates 10 years of international collaboration and knowledge sharing. We are delighted to bring you an agenda that explores the latest global developments in offshore geologic CO2 storage and an opportunity to share learnings and challenges with international experts, in the beautiful city of Bergen.

This workshop is generously hosted and sponsored by Equinor and sponsored by Gassnova.

Workshop Details

• The 2-day workshop will take place on 20th and 21st of April 2026.
• For virtual attendees, the joining links will be sent out a week prior.
• Includes the popular projects roundup session, and other topical sessions including basin scale management, reservoir & injectivity, monitoring solutions, social licence, regulatory developments and commercial aspects of offshore CO₂ storage projects. There will be a chance to view the core from a CCS appraisal well.
• Workshop dinner: Monday 20^th April.

Agenda Summary

Day 1

• 8:00-8:30 – Registration
  Please Allow 30 Minutes For Registration – Photo Id Needed)
• 8:30- 8:50 – Welcome & Housekeeping
  Sveinung Hagen, Equinor, Tip Meckel GGCC & Tim Dixon , IEAGHG
• 8:50-10:30 – Session 1A: International Project Roundup – The Americas And Europe
  CHAIR: Nikki Clarke, IEAGHG
• 10:30 -11:00 – Coffee & Posters
• 11:00-12:50 – Session 1B: International Project Roundup  – Asia-Pacific
  CHAIR: Tip Meckel, GCCC
• 12:50-13:30 Lunch
• 13:30-14:45 – Session 2: Basin Scale Management
  Chair: Philip Ringrose, NTNU
• 14:45-15:15 – Coffee & Posters
• 15:15-17:30 – Session 3: Prospect Development
  Chair: Owain Tucker, Shell
• 19:30 – Conference Dinner – Ulriken 643 

Day 2

• 8:15-8:45 – Registration And Security
• 8:45- 10:00 – Session 4: Injection
  Chair: Filip Neele, TNO
• 10:00-10:30 – Coffee & Posters
• 10:30-13:00 – Session 5: Monitoring Techniques
• 12:15-13:15 – Lunch
• 13:15-15:00 – Session 6: Monitoring – Evolution Of Programs
  Chair: Jonathan Bull, University Of Southampton
• 15:00-15:15 – Coffee & Posters
• 15:15-17:30 – Session 7: Commercial, Regulatory & Social
  Chair: Tim Dixon, IEAGHG
• 17:30-18:00 – Closing Discussion
  Tim Dixon, Tip Meckel, Sveinung Hagen & Nikki Clarke

Field Trip

The workshop includes a field trip to visit the prestigious Northern Lights CO2 storage project on Wednesday, 22nd April 2026. Full details to follow. Please note that this trip is capped at 60 people.

Itinerary

• Buses depart Bergen city centre at 8am
• The visit will include a technical seminar, Q&A and tour from 9am-12pm
• Lunch and return to central Bergen by 2pm

Logistics

The Equinor offices are close to the airport, and a 20 minute taxi or 30 minute tram or bus ride from downtown Bergen. There is a wide range of accommodation to suit your needs, either close to the airport/venue or located downtown.

Travel & Accommodation

Travel from Flesland Airport to Equinor/Workshop Venue

Alt. 1: Light rail – Line number 1 to “Sandslivegen” (15 minutes, about 50 NOK/person)

Alt. 2: Taxi to “Sandslivegen 90” (10minutes, about 300 NOK)

Travel from City Centre to Equinor/Workshop Venue:

Alt. 1: Light rail – Line number 1 to “Sandslivegen” (45 minutes, about 50 NOK/person)

Alt. 2: Taxi to “Sandslivegen 90” (35minutes, about 700 NOK)

Accommodation recommendations and discount codes will be sent along with your confirmation email.

Steering Committee

IEAGHG & GCCC would like to thank the Steering Committee for their dedication in organising this event:

• Tim Dixon, IEAGHG (Chair)
• Tip Meckel, GCCC, BEG, UT (Co-chair)
• Sveinung Hagen, Equinor (Host)
• Paulo Seabra, Ind
• Jonathan Bull, Uni of Southampton
• Nikki Clarke, IEAGHG
• Frank Thomas, IEAGHG
• Charles Jenkins, CSIRO
• Filip Neele, TNO
• Katherine Romanak, GCCC, BEG, UT
• Owain Tucker, Shell
• Philip Ringrose, NTNU
• Sue Hovorka, GCCC, BEG, UT
• Sarah Chan, US DOE

Past Workshops

• April 2016 Gulf Coast Carbon Centre, Austin, USA
• June 2017 Lamar University, Beaumont, Texas, USA
• May 2018 Research Council of Norway, Oslo, Norway
• February 2020 University of Bergen, Norway (with STEMM-CCS)
• May 2022 New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
• September 2023 University of Aberdeen, Scotland
• September 2024 Port Arthur, Texas, USA