UK launches first CO2 storage licensing round, bidding to be ‘global leader’

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The UK on June 14 launched its first CO2 storage licensing round aimed at supplementing existing licenses and becoming a “global leader” in the field, with as many as 100 storage sites eventually needed. Regulator, the North Sea Transition Authority, offered licenses in 13 areas including saline aquifers and disused oil and gas fields ranging from the Irish Sea to…