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BP To Sell Stakes In Flagship UK Carbon Capture Projects In Northern England

Published by Todd Bush on May 7, 2026

May 7 (Reuters) - BP(BP.L)(https://www.reuters.com/markets/companies/BP.L) said on Thursday it would sell stakes in two flagship UK carbon capture and storage projects, opening ​the door to new partners as construction starts ‌at both sites.

The oil major said it plans to sell a portion of its equity in the Net Zero Teesside (NZT) Power project ​and the Northern Endurance Partnership project (NEP) in Northern ​England, without disclosing the size of the stakes on ⁠offer or potential buyers.

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Here Are Some Details

  • "As the NZT ​Power and NEP projects have reached major milestones, including financial ​close and the start of construction, BP considers this the right time to sell a portion of its equity in both projects," it ​said in an emailed statement to Reuters.

  • Carbon capture is ​the process of trapping carbon dioxide emissions from sources such as power ‌plants, ⁠and storing them underground to prevent them from entering the atmosphere.

  • Norwegian energy firm Equinor (EQNR.OL), opens new tab and TotalEnergies (TTEF.PA), opens new tab are partners with BP in the NEP project, which is expected to permanently store ​up to ​an initial 4 ⁠million tonnes of carbon dioxide per year.

  • The NZT Power project, a joint venture between ​BP and Equinor, is poised to be the ​world's ⁠first gas power plant with carbon capture, and deliver power to an estimated one million homes in the UK from ⁠2028.

  • Shell (SHEL.L), opens new tab ​was also among the original partners ​in NEP, but pulled out of the project in 2023.

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