Field Trip 1

Field Trip 1 – 31 October

Porthos is the first large-scale COâ‚‚ transport and storage project in the European Union

Description

Porthos is developing a project in which CO2 from industry in the Port of Rotterdam is transported and stored in empty gas fields beneath the North Sea.

The CO2 that will be transported and stored by Porthos, will be captured by various companies. The companies will supply their CO2 to a collective pipeline that runs through the Rotterdam port area. The CO2 will then be pressurised in a compressor station.

The CO2 will be transported through an offshore pipeline to a platform in the North Sea, approximately 20 km off the coast. From this platform, the CO2 will be pumped in an empty gas field. The empty gas fields are situated in a sealed reservoir of porous sandstone, more than 3 km beneath the North Sea.

Porthos will store around 37 Mton CO2, approximately 2.5 Mton CO2 per year for 15 years.

The final investment decision for Porthos has been taken in October 2023. The construction of the Porthos infrastructure started in 2024. The system is expected to be operational from 2026.

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Health and Safety Requirements

There are no health and security requirements.

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Date

31 October 2025

Time

09:30-13:00

Location

Port of Rotterdam

Field Trip Schedule

TimeActivity
09:30 Departure from WTC Rotterdam (loading and unloading dock on Meent 130)
13:00Return to WTC Rotterdam

At this moment, it is difficult to say what exactly is observable in terms of construction work, but at least there will be construction work on the onshore pipeline, the cooling installations and the compressor station. 

If you want to see all the construction sites (assuming this is accessible/possible), it will take roughly three hours.