Höegh Evi and Aker BP’s LCO2 carrier gets DNV’s blessing

Approval Granted by DNV for Höegh Evi and Aker BP’s LCO2 Carrier
On June 5, 2025, Höegh Evi, a marine energy infrastructure developer, and Aker BP, an oil major, have received an initial approval from DNV, a classification society, for their liquefied CO2 (LCO2) carrier design. This milestone marks a significant advancement in facilitating the carbon capture and storage (CCS) value chain and industrial decarbonization in Europe. The next-generation LCO2 carrier is designed to transport captured CO2 safely and cost-effectively from European industrial emitters to offshore sequestration sites on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS). Developed in Norway by Höegh Evi, Aker BP, and Moss Maritime, the vessel underwent a thorough assessment by DNV, which included the review of its onboard CO2 conditioning module. This LCO2 carrier is the first to be evaluated under DNV’s new CO2 RECOND class notation, tailored for CO2 handling and conditioning. The vessel is a crucial component of a fully integrated carbon removal solution for both large and dispersed EU emitters, integrating CO2 conditioning and offloading capabilities directly into shuttle carriers to streamline operations and ensure reliable injection into offshore reservoirs. The design offers two approved variants of CO2 vessels with total capacities of up to 50,000 cubic meters of liquid CO2. The CCS solution can be applied to Aker BP-operated CO2 storage licenses on the NCS, with the potential to handle up to 10 million tonnes of CO2 per year. Höegh Evi’s EVP Clean Energy, Nils Jakob Hasle, expressed confidence in the technical solution and emphasized the partnership’s commitment to providing a cost-effective route to decarbonization. Aker BP’s Asset Manager for CCS, Ørjan Jentoft, highlighted the collaboration’s innovative design and expects it to establish new standards in safe, efficient, and sustainable large-scale CO2 transportation and storage.