Two-year contract expands Elemental Energies’ role on one of the UK’s flagship carbon transport and storage developments
ABERDEEN, 10 November 2026: Leading independent wells and subsurface specialist Elemental Energies has secured a contract with Harbour Energy to provide integrated subsurface and well engineering support for the extension of the Viking CCS project’s carbon storage sites. The work will mature and materially de-risk the capacity, containment and injectivity associated with the project’s expansion sites.
Under the two-year contract, Elemental Energies will deliver geomechanics, subsurface and well engineering studies to support the maturation of the Viking East and Viking West sites.
Viking CCS is being developed to transport and permanently store carbon dioxide beneath the UK Southern North Sea, with an initial capacity to capture and store up to four million tonnes of CO₂ each year from the early 2030s. Alongside the project’s anchor storage site, the additional stores are being progressed to provide future storage capacity as the development moves towards a final investment decision (FID).
The contract further strengthens Elemental Energies’ growing position in the carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) sector while supporting the company’s broader low-carbon strategy. It adds to a significant portfolio of carbon transport and storage projects across the UK and Europe, reflecting growing demand for integrated subsurface and well engineering expertise to support large-scale decarbonisation projects.
Mike Adams, Chief Executive at Elemental Energies, said: “This is a hugely exciting project and another important step in Elemental Energies’ growth. Projects like Viking CCS demonstrate the value of bringing together subsurface, geomechanics and well engineering expertise within a single integrated team, providing the technical insight and assurance needed to manage risk and support confident decision-making throughout major project development and delivery. As investment in carbon capture and storage accelerates, we’re proud to be helping shape the infrastructure and capabilities that will define the sector’s future.”
The contract marks the latest milestone for Viking CCS, following the UK Government’s £65.5 million development funding package and recent progress on front-end engineering design and the onshore pipeline development consent order.
Once operational, the project is expected to play a central role in decarbonising industry across the Humber region while contributing to the UK’s long-term carbon capture and storage ambitions.
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