| Project | Project status | Participating companies |
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| Metropolitan Area CCS Project | Pre-FEED/FEED |
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Project History
| August 2023 | JOGMEC officially awards Tokyo Metropolitan Area CCS Project to INPEX, Nippon Steel and Kanto Natural Gas Development as part of FY2023 "Survey on Implementation of Advanced CCS Projects" |
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| June 2024 | JOGMEC officially awards Metropolitan Area CCS Project to INPEX, Nippon Steel and Kanto Natural Gas Development as part of Japanese Advanced CCS Projects |
| February 2025 | INPEX and Kanto Natural Gas Development Establish Joint Venture for "Metropolitan Area CCS Project" Advanced CCS Business |
| May 2025 | INPEX, Nippon Steel and Kanto Natural Gas Development enter FY2025 consignment contract on engineering and design work for Metropolitan Area Advanced CCS Project with JOGMEC |
The Metropolitan Area CCS Project is a CCS*1 project that will involve capturing CO2 emitted from Nippon Steel's East Nippon Works Kimitsu Area and multiple industries in the Keiyo coastal industrial region, transporting the CO2 via high-capacity pipelines, and storing it beneath the sea off the eastern coast of Chiba Prefecture.
INPEX, in partnership with Nippon Steel Corporation and Kanto Natural Gas Development Co., Ltd., was awarded consignment contracts following a public offering by the Japan Organization for Metals and Energy Security (JOGMEC) for the "survey on the implementation of advanced CCS projects" and "design work on the implementation of advanced CCS projects*2." INPEX and its partners have since leveraged their respective technical strengths and capabilities and are currently conducting design work on each segment of the CCS value chain for commercialization purposes. INPEX will continue to contribute to the realization of a carbon-neutral society by strengthening collaboration across industries.
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*1Carbon dioxide Capture and Storage (CCS): the process of separating, capturing, transporting and storing CO2
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*2Business feasibility studies as well as the basic engineering design for a CCS value chain involving detailed studies on CO2 separation/collection, transportation and storage, and assessments on CO2 storage potential including exploratory drilling, intended to promote and expand CCS projects.