英国国家核安全管理局（NSTA）已批准在蒂斯河畔海岸钻探一口碳储存评估井，该井可能成为“坚韧号”项目的扩建工程的一部分。英国政府已承诺为该行业提供高达217亿英镑的资金。

NSTA 目前正在英国提供 14 个地点的碳储存许可，这是英国第二轮碳储存许可，此前在 2023 年第一轮中授予了 21 个许可证。

由新西兰国家海事服务公司（NZNSS）管理的位于北海南部的评价井计划于3月7日开钻。钻井及全面的数据采集和分析工作预计总共需要约90天。许可期限为两年。

The NSTA granted consent to drill a carbon storage appraisal well that could become a build-out of the Endurance project off the coast of Teesside. The government has committed up to £21.7 billionin funding for the industry.

The NSTA is currently offering 14 locations in the UK’s second carbon storage licensing round, building on the 21 licenses awarded in the first round in 2023.

The appraisal well, which is managed by NZNSS in the Southern North Sea, is due to spud on 7 March. The drilling and comprehensive data acquisition and analysis program is scheduled to take approximately 90 days in total. The consent term is two years.