Porthos makes CO2 storage under the North Sea a reality for Rotterdam industry
The first Dutch CCS project will store 2.5 million tonnes of CO2 a year. The compressor station on the Maasvlakte will be handed over from mid-2026.
With Porthos, the Netherlands gets its first large-scale carbon capture and storage (CCS) project. CO2 from industry in the port of Rotterdam is transported and stored in depleted gas fields under the North Sea.
Scale and partners
Companies including Shell, Air Liquide, Air Products and ExxonMobil will together supply around 2.5 million tonnes of CO2 per year from their Rotterdam installations. That makes Porthos the largest Dutch project for CO2 reduction.
Schedule
The first buildings of the compressor station on the Maasvlakte will be handed over from mid-2026. Porthos is expected to be fully operational in the second half of 2027.
Why it matters
CCS helps heavy industry decarbonise without shutting installations down: the plants stay, the emissions are captured. That keeps industrial activity in the port, including the jobs for the technical specialists who carry out the transition.