en.Wedoany.com Reported - Dutch energy management company EBN, Eni Netherlands CCUS, Gasunie, Open Grid Europe, Shell, and TotalEnergies EP Nederland have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to collaborate on building an interoperable cross-border CO₂ pipeline network. The network aims to connect industrial clusters in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, with offshore storage sites in the Dutch North Sea, integrating with the Aramis project.

The agreement advances the development of the Delta Rhine Corridor (DRC), a planned underground pipeline system designed to transport large volumes of CO₂ from western Germany and the Netherlands via the Aramis subsea pipeline to depleted gas fields beneath the seabed. The DRC is intended to provide a major cross-border route, enabling economies of scale for hard-to-abate industries and allowing future connections to Belgium through the Delta Schelde CO₂nnection project.

All signatories hope that the pipeline-based carbon capture and storage value chain will become operational by 2033. The first pipeline segments in the Netherlands are targeted for 2032. Aramis plans to make a final investment decision in 2027 and begin operations in 2030. Before the pipeline system is completed, customers can use shipping and rail CO₂ infrastructure to achieve offshore transport and storage via Aramis.

In the coming months, the parties will collaborate on a non-binding basis regarding advocacy, communication, customer experience, and technical coordination for the Delta Rhine Corridor and Aramis. The Memorandum of Understanding was submitted during a state visit, witnessed by King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands and German Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier.

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