Lybster CO2 storage: short life working group minutes - November 2024

Attendees and apologies

• Crown Estate Scotland
• Health and Safety Executive
• North Sea Transition Authority
• SCCS
• Scottish Environmental Protection Authority
• Scottish Government CCUS Unit
• Star Energy
• The Carbon Removers

Items and actions

Agenda

• recap of meeting one
• update on actions from meeting one
• overview of draft appraisal agreement from CES
• overview of other appraise requirements

Discussion points

• clarified action from first meeting, that initial (non binding) advice from OFGEM is that an economic licence is not required to transport carbon dioxide by truck, however, where that transport either connects to a site for carbon dioxide disposal or connects to a pipe or system of pipes to transport carbon dioxide, the persons operating that site or providing that service, respectively, will require a licence
• operators will need to seek legal advice to clarify
• clarification is required as to whether the Storage of Carbon Dioxide Regulations 2011 have been updated post EU exit

Actions

• determine if the Storage of Carbon Dioxide (Licensing etc) (Scotland) Regulations 2011 (SSI 2011/24) need updated post EU exit