Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS)

Louisiana House Proposes Task Force on Advanced Drilling for Carbon Dioxide Storage Impacts

In May 2026, the Louisiana House introduced HR 276 to create a Task Force on Advanced Drilling to study how carbon dioxide storage affects mineral rights and oil and gas operations. This non-binding study step could shape future state rules on drilling through CO2 storage sites, cost allocation, and compensation frameworks, so companies involved in CCS and oil and gas projects in Louisiana should monitor the task force’s findings and any follow-on legislation.

16 May 2026, 08:53legis.la.govUnited States

Germany Government Reply Sets Out CO2 Storage Timeline and Export Conditions

Germany’s federal government has stated in a parliamentary reply that domestic CO2 storage sites are at least eight to ten years away and that offshore CCS will initially rely on storage capacity in other EU ETS countries under strict environmental monitoring rules. This signals that German industrial emitters may need to plan around export-based CCS solutions and evolving international agreements, with investment and infrastructure decisions shaped by EU emissions trading constraints and marine environmental safeguards.

14 May 2026, 19:21dserver.bundestag.deGermanyEuropean Union

Denmark Energy Appeals Board Annuls CO2 Storage Kalundborg Seismic Survey Permit

Denmark’s Energy Appeals Board has annulled the Danish Energy Agency’s permit for 3D seismic surveys for the CO2 Storage Kalundborg CCS project, citing inadequate protection of strictly protected species and flawed public-participation arrangements. The ruling raises the bar for environmental assessment, permit conditions, and stakeholder engagement for current and future CCS and subsoil projects in Denmark, potentially lengthening timelines and increasing scrutiny of seismic and storage operations.

13 May 2026, 18:47ekn.naevneneshus.dkDenmark

EU Council: Lithuania Comments on Revised TEN-E Regulation Presidency Text

In March 2026 Lithuania submitted detailed comments on the Council Presidency’s draft recast of the EU TEN-E Regulation, challenging aspects of governance, permitting procedures and digitalisation for cross-border energy infrastructure. These positions highlight likely negotiation pressure points on hydrogen and CO2 networks, security of supply and critical infrastructure resilience that could shape the final Grids Package and long-term decarbonisation investment conditions.

12 May 2026, 14:56data.consilium.europa.euEuropean UnionLithuania

France Comments on TEN-E Regulation 2nd Presidency Compromise (Chapters I–IV and Annexes I–VII)

France has tabled detailed March 2026 comments on the Council Presidency’s second compromise text for the recast TEN-E Regulation, challenging key provisions on project eligibility, centralised planning, permitting timelines and environmental derogations. If reflected in the final law, these positions would moderate sector-specific fast-track rules for electricity, hydrogen and CO2 networks and keep more discretion with Member States over infrastructure selection, permitting and environmental safeguards.

11 May 2026, 11:18data.consilium.europa.euEuropean Union

UK DESNZ Adds EU CRCF Clarification to CCUS East Coast Cluster NPT Pathfinder

On 1 May 2026 the UK Department for Energy Security and Net Zero updated its CCUS East Coast Cluster NPT Pathfinder guidance to add a new clarification on how BioCCS and greenhouse gas removal applicants must apply the EU CRCF permanent carbon removal methodology. This tightens the life-cycle boundary and biomass sustainability assumptions for eligible projects, so developers should revisit their modelling and documentation before submitting expressions of interest and full applications by the May and June 2026 deadlines.

6 May 2026, 07:43gov.ukUnited Kingdom

US Senate Engrosses Pipeline Safety Act of 2025 (S. 2975)

In April 2026 the US Senate passed and engrossed S. 2975, the Pipeline Integrity, Protection, and Enhancement for Leveraging Investments in the Nation's Energy to assure Safety Act of 2025, advancing a broad reauthorisation and modernisation package for federal pipeline safety programmes through 2030. This step does not change the bill’s substance relative to the earlier reported version but significantly increases its likelihood of becoming law, so operators should track House action and prepare for potential new requirements on hydrogen and CO2 pipelines, mapping, inspections, penalties, information-sharing and municipal gas system upgrades.

4 May 2026, 20:03govinfo.govUnited States

UK OPRED Issues EIA Screening Directions for Mariner and Hamilton Wells (DR/2648/0, DR/2599/0)

UK offshore environmental regulator OPRED has issued two 2026 deep-drilling screening directions confirming that no environmental impact assessment is required for a new Mariner production well and a Hamilton CO2 injection well, subject to project-specific validity windows and conditions under the Offshore Oil and Gas EIA Regulations 2020. These decisions remove a key permitting hurdle for North Sea oil, gas, and CCS operations while imposing detailed monitoring, emissions reporting, rock placement, and seabed remediation obligations that operators must build into project planning and compliance oversight.

4 May 2026, 09:16gov.ukUnited Kingdom

Netherlands Grants Environmental Permit For Porthos Offshore CO2 Storage Conversion Of Platform P18-A

The Netherlands has granted an environmental permit allowing Porthos to convert offshore gas platform P18-A into a CO2 injection installation, including electrification with on-platform solar and wind, from late April 2026. This clears a key permitting hurdle for the Porthos CO2 transport and storage project while opening a six-week objection period that local stakeholders and counterparties may wish to monitor.

3 May 2026, 14:58zoek.officielebekendmakingen.nlNetherlands

Netherlands Government Presents Multicriteria Study of Hydrogen Production Options for Industry

In April 2026 the Netherlands government published a major multicriteria study comparing ten hydrogen production routes for decarbonising industrial clusters and decentralised industry by 2035. The findings suggest that, alongside renewable electrolysis, methane-based routes with CCS, methane pyrolysis and waste gasification could play significant transitional roles, foreshadowing future support schemes, CCS infrastructure build-out and permitting considerations for hydrogen siting, feedstocks and safety.

3 May 2026, 14:57zoek.officielebekendmakingen.nlNetherlands

EU Council Annex Details Denmark Recovery Plan Milestones For Contaminated Land, Circular Economy And CCS

The EU Council annex updates Denmark’s Recovery and Resilience Plan by detailing how contaminated land remediation, circular economy projects for plastics and textiles, CCS feasibility work and green-heating and energy-efficiency schemes must progress through 2026 to unlock successive EU funding tranches. These milestones, tied to large non-repayable EU disbursements, reinforce policy pressure on Danish regulators and beneficiaries to deliver remediation, decarbonisation and low-waste innovation, shaping investment decisions for chemicals-intensive, waste-management, textile and energy-using sectors over the medium term.

3 May 2026, 14:27data.consilium.europa.euEuropean UnionDenmark

UK Government Publishes Summary of Responses on Economic Regulation for CO2 Storage

On 27 April 2026 the UK Government published a summary of responses to its 2025 call for evidence on future economic regulation of CO2 storage, highlighting stakeholder views on monopoly conditions, the role of the Regulated Asset Base model, and investment risk-sharing. The findings point towards an eventual evolution of the UK framework for offshore CO2 storage regulation, with government and Ofgem signalling further policy design work but no immediate new legal obligations for operators or investors.

30 Apr 2026, 10:48gov.ukUnited Kingdom

Japan Cabinet Sets 22 May 2026 Enforcement Date and Implementing Rules for Carbon Dioxide Storage Act

Japan has set 22 May 2026 as the full enforcement date for its new Act on Carbon Dioxide Storage Business and adopted implementing Cabinet Orders covering offshore CO2 stream quality and registration of storage rights. This locks in the regulatory start date for large-scale CCS projects and signals that operators and financiers must prepare permitting, injection standards, and registry processes to comply with Japan’s emerging carbon storage framework.

28 Apr 2026, 19:49meti.go.jpJapan

Washington House Environment & Energy Committee Sets 18 May 2026 Work Session on Carbon Capture and Hazardous Waste Extended Producer Responsibility

The Washington House Environment & Energy Committee has scheduled a 18 May 2026 work session on carbon capture and sequestration and hazardous waste extended producer responsibility, as part of the legislature’s combined spring 2026 meeting schedule. For producers and waste handlers in Washington, this is an early signal that lawmakers are actively exploring stronger producer responsibility frameworks and carbon management policies that could lead to future compliance obligations.

28 Apr 2026, 18:14content.govdelivery.comUnited States

Germany Opens Public Consultation On CCS Site Investigation Under KSpTG In German North Sea

Germany’s mining authority has opened a one-month public consultation on a § 7 KSpTG application to investigate a 2,759 km² offshore area in the German North Sea for potential long-term CO2 storage, with objections due in mid-June 2026. This is an early but strategically important CCS infrastructure step: while it does not yet authorise storage, it signals concrete capacity planning linked to EU climate targets, so heavy emitters and energy companies should monitor permitting progress and potential future storage access and conditions.

28 Apr 2026, 11:49lbeg.niedersachsen.deGermany

Denmark Consolidates CO2 Capture Activities Act for Energy and Heat Supply Sector (LBK No. 434/2026)

Denmark has published a consolidated Act on CO2 capture activities for electricity and district heating plants, codifying the existing legal framework and 2025 amendments into a single binding text effective from 1 January 2025. This clarifies how future CO2 capture projects must be organised, financed, and supervised, meaning energy utilities and municipal owners must align their company structures, tariff setting, and use of CO2 quotas with the Act when planning CCS investments.

28 Apr 2026, 11:33retsinformation.dkDenmark

Iowa Bill HF 2104 Proposes Ban on Eminent Domain for Carbon Oxide Pipelines

Iowa House File 2104 would prohibit the use of eminent domain to acquire right-of-way for pipelines whose primary purpose is transporting carbon oxide and is currently listed as "engrossed" after passing the Iowa House, with further consideration underway in the Senate. This would significantly increase siting and land-acquisition risk for carbon capture and storage and CO₂ pipeline projects in Iowa, making projects more dependent on voluntary easements and local stakeholder acceptance.

24 Apr 2026, 18:15legis.iowa.govUnited States

California AB 2606 on Subsurface Energy Transition Research Fails First Assembly Committee Vote

A California bill (AB 2606) proposes to prioritise approvals and create research and demonstration programmes with CSU Bakersfield for low-carbon subsurface technologies such as carbon capture, hydrogen, hybrid geothermal and critical minerals recovery, but its first Assembly committee vote in April 2026 failed, leaving it stalled. If revived and enacted, this framework would steer state attention and resources toward subsurface energy transition projects, signalling future opportunities and regulatory direction for oil and gas and emerging energy players rather than immediate new compliance duties.

22 Apr 2026, 20:58leginfo.legislature.ca.govUnited States

EU Publishes Delegated Regulation 2026/285 on Certification Methodologies for Permanent Carbon Removals

In April 2026 the EU published Delegated Regulation 2026/285 in the Official Journal, making binding the detailed methodologies for certifying permanent carbon removals under the new carbon removals and carbon farming framework. This locks in the technical rulebook for DACCS, BioCCS and biochar projects from 7 May 2026, meaning project developers, investors and certification schemes must align design, monitoring and liability arrangements to these methodologies to access EU-recognised carbon removal certificates.

22 Apr 2026, 20:19eur-lex.europa.euEuropean Union

Iowa Senate Amendment S-5190 Proposes Ban on Eminent Domain for Carbon Dioxide Pipelines

Iowa lawmakers have introduced Senate amendment S-5190 to House File 2104 to ban the use of eminent domain for carbon dioxide pipelines and tighten hazardous liquid pipeline permitting, landowner notice, and negotiation safeguards in the state. If enacted, this would materially restrict future CO₂ pipeline corridors, force greater reliance on voluntary easements and local approvals, and could reshape carbon capture and transport strategies and infrastructure planning across Iowa.

22 Apr 2026, 19:48legis.iowa.govUnited States