The Aramis CO2 transport and storage project has entered a new phase, opening an EU-wide tender for the supply of line pipe for its planned 200-kilometer offshore pipeline.
The tender, issued by prospective investors EBN and Gasunie, covers the full offshore section that will link Rotterdam’s Maasvlakte industrial area to designated CO2 storage sites in the North Sea.
Once operational, the system is expected to transport up to 22 million tons of CO2 per year, positioning Aramis as one of Europe’s most significant backbone transport projects.
Designed to serve industrial emitters across the Netherlands and potentially neighboring countries, the pipeline forms the backbone of a broader value chain being developed by Shell and TotalEnergies.
Aramis aims to function as an open-access infrastructure platform capable of scaling with future demand, accommodating both early users and later industrial clusters seeking long-term decarbonization pathways.
Next Phase Sets Up Broader Tendering Wave
The line pipe procurement marks the first of several major commercial steps scheduled over the coming years.
Additional tenders will follow for trunkline installation, onshore infrastructure, fabrication of the project’s D-HUB component, and supply of key equipment such as valves. Taken together, these packages represent one of the largest coordinated CO2 transport buildouts currently underway in Europe.
Aramis holds Project of Common Interest (PCI) status and has already secured support from the EU’s Connecting Europe Facility (CEF), underscoring its strategic importance to the bloc’s cross-border emissions management ambitions.
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The project is now moving toward a final investment decision (FID), which the partners expect to take between 2026 and 2027. If timelines hold, operations could begin by 2030, aligning with the Netherlands’ and EU’s push to scale CO2 offtake capacity before 2035.
As Europe accelerates its development of shared CO2 transport networks, Aramis stands out as a cornerstone project, one that could shape how industrial clusters across Northwest Europe access offshore storage and meet tightening climate targets.
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