East Coast Cluster
East Coast Cluster is a UK government-backed CCUS consortium enabling shared CO2 transport and permanent offshore storage for industrial emitters across the Teesside and Humber regions via the Northern Endurance Partnership joint venture between bp, Equinor, and TotalEnergies.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2021
- HeadquartersSunbury-on-thames, United Kingdom
- Headcount51–100
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingServices
What East Coast Cluster does
East Coast Cluster (ECC) is a UK government-endorsed carbon capture, usage and storage (CCUS) infrastructure consortium uniting the Humber and Teesside industrial regions. It was selected in October 2021 as one of the first two Track-1 CCUS clusters under the UK Government's Cluster Sequencing Process, with the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) selecting three initial Teesside carbon capture projects (Net Zero Teesside Power, H2Teesside, and Teesside Hydrogen CO2 Capture) for first connection in 2023. The cluster addresses nearly 50% of all UK industrial cluster CO2 emissions and aims to capture, transport, and store up to ~23 million tonnes of CO2 per year by the mid-2030s, compared to an initial 4 mtpa capacity from 2028.
The core enabling infrastructure is delivered by the Northern Endurance Partnership (NEP), an incorporated joint venture between bp (operator), Equinor, and TotalEnergies. NEP develops and operates shared CO2 transport and storage infrastructure comprising a CO2 gathering network and onshore compression facilities on Teesside, a 145km offshore pipeline, and subsea injection and monitoring facilities at the Endurance saline aquifer (~1,000m beneath the Southern North Sea seabed). Total storage capacity across Endurance plus three expansion licences covers up to six CO2 stores with potential for ~1 billion tonnes. Notable technology differentiators include the world's first wholly above-ground ~12km onshore CO2 gathering network (Costain-designed), Shell's CANSOLV CO2 Capture with Exhaust Gas Recirculation integrated via Technip Energies' Canopy by T.EN solution, and TechnipFMC's first all-electric subsea CO2 injection system using iEPCI and CO2.0 technology. The Humber Carbon Capture Pipeline (HCCP) will extend infrastructure into the Humber region.
ECC operates under a regulated business model with the UK Government, with Heads of Terms for CO2 T&S economic, regulatory, and governance frameworks agreed in December 2023, and the first Carbon Dioxide Transport and Storage Licence under the TRI regime granted to NEP. Revenue is derived from government-supported business models (including Dispatchable Power Agreements for power CCUS) rather than direct customer fees, reflecting its role as critical national infrastructure. Financial close was achieved in December 2024 on ~£4bn construction contracts across eight packages and nine leading EPC contractors; the UK Government announced £9.4bn in CCS capital budgets in June 2025 and £20bn of overall CCUS commitment in March 2023, with construction commencing mid-2025 and start-up targeted for 2028.
East Coast Cluster firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- East Coast Cluster
- Legal name
- BP Exploration Operating Company Limited
- Website
- https://eastcoastcluster.co.uk
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2021
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 51–100 employees
- Short description
- East Coast Cluster is a UK government-backed CCUS consortium enabling shared CO2 transport and permanent offshore storage for industrial emitters across the Teesside and Humber regions via the Northern Endurance Partnership joint venture between bp, Equinor, and TotalEnergies.
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East Coast Cluster industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Carbon Capture and Storage Infrastructure
- NAICS
- Natural Gas Distribution (22121), Warehousing and Storage (4931)
- SIC
- Oil & Gas Field Services, Nec (1389), Natural Gas Transmission (4922), Gas & Other Services Combined (4932)
- akta.pro primary industry
- CO₂ Transport Network Hubs & Interconnects (Multi-User Hubs, Manifolds, Metering) (EUABAHAE)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- CO₂ Compression, Dehydration & Conditioning Systems (Booster Stations, Impurity Management) (EUABAHAD), CO2 Gathering & Collection Pipelines (Capture-to-Hub Networks) (TLAGAFAB), CO2 Storage & Injection Terminals (CCS Hubs) (TLAGAKAG), CO₂ Monitoring, Measurement & Verification for Storage (MMV, Seismic, DAS, Satellite) (EUABAHAJ), CO2 Gathering & Compression (for EOR/CCUS feed) (EUALACAJ)
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Where East Coast Cluster is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Sunbury-on-thames
- HQ country
- United Kingdom
- HQ region
- Europe
Markets served
East Coast Cluster business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Services
- Cost components
- Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Personnel, Operations
Revenue model
- Regulated CO2 Transportation and Storage Revenue: NEP operates under a regulated business model with the UK Government. The key commercial principles were agreed through 'Heads of Terms' in December 2023, establishing the economic, regulatory, and governance framework for CO2 transportation and storage. Revenue is derived from government-supported business models that provide revenue certainty for infrastructure investment, not from direct customer fees.
Go-to-market motion1 record
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East Coast Cluster product offering
Product offeringCore offering
East Coast Cluster is a UK carbon capture, usage and storage (CCUS) infrastructure initiative that integrates industrial carbon capture, low-carbon hydrogen production, and power with CCS projects across the Humber and Teesside industrial regions. It is enabled by the Northern Endurance Partnership (NEP) — a joint venture between bp, Equinor, and TotalEnergies — which develops and operates the shared CO2 transportation and storage infrastructure, including onshore CO2 gathering networks and compression facilities, a 145km offshore pipeline, and subsea injection and monitoring facilities at the Endurance saline aquifer in the Southern North Sea. The cluster connects multiple emitter projects and is designed to transport and permanently store up to ~4 Mt CO2/year initially and ~23 Mt CO2/year by the mid-2030s.
Product overview
The East Coast Cluster (ECC) is a major carbon capture, usage and storage (CCUS) infrastructure initiative that unites the Humber and Teesside regions to decarbonize Britain's industrial heartland. Rather than a single product, the ECC is a portfolio of interconnected infrastructure and projects enabled by the Northern Endurance Partnership (NEP) - the CO2 transportation and storage provider. The core infrastructure includes NEP's CO2 gathering network, compression facilities, offshore pipelines, and the Endurance saline aquifer storage site. The cluster connects multiple carbon capture projects: Net Zero Teesside Power (world's first gas-fired power station with CCS), H2Teesside (hydrogen production), and Teesside Hydrogen CO2 Capture, plus numerous industrial carbon capture projects across power generation, hydrogen, and manufacturing sectors. The Humber Carbon Capture Pipeline will extend the network to the Humber region. Selected as one of the UK's first two CCUS clusters in October 2021, with initial projects targeting first operations from 2027-2028 and potential to capture and store up to 23 million tonnes of CO2 per year by the mid-2030s.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- Net Zero Teesside: Carbon capture, utilisation and storage project including Net Zero Teesside Power station
- Zero Carbon Humber
- Northern Endurance Partnership (NEP)
Products and services
- Northern Endurance Partnership (NEP) CO2 Transportation and Storage Infrastructure Shared CO2 transport and storage infrastructure for the East Coast Cluster — developed by NEP (bp, Equinor, TotalEnergies JV). Comprises onshore CO2 gathering networks, compression facilities, a 145km offshore pipeline, and subsea injection and monitoring facilities at the Endurance saline aquifer. Designed to transport and permanently store up to ~4 Mt CO2/year initially, scaling to ~23 Mt CO2/year by the mid-2030s.
- Humber Carbon Capture Pipeline (HCCP) Proposed onshore CO2 pipeline project running from Drax (North Yorkshire) to Easington (East Riding of Yorkshire) via North Lincolnshire. Will offer carbon-emitting sites across the Humber region the opportunity to capture CO2 and transport it for safe offshore storage as part of NEP infrastructure. NEP is preparing a Development Consent Order application in line with the next phase of the UK Government's Cluster Sequencing Process.
- Net Zero Teesside Power (NZT Power)
Quantifiable outcome
- Up to 50% of UK industrial cluster CO2 emissions can be addressed by the East Coast Cluster (~23 million tonnes CO2 per year from mid-2030s)
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Customer profileNamed customers5 records
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East Coast Cluster technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- No
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East Coast Cluster partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
15 partnerships are on record, tiered core enabling infrastructure partner, core flagship project partner, key epc contractor, key supplier, key engineering contractor, specialist monitoring contractor, specialist offshore contractor, specialist drilling contractor and specialist well services contractor.
- Northern Endurance Partnership (NEP)core enabling infrastructure partnerThe Northern Endurance Partnership (NEP) is an incorporated joint venture between bp, Equinor, and TotalEnergies. NEP is the CO2 transportation and storage infrastructure provider for the East Coast Cluster, developing and operating the common infrastructure (CO2 gathering network, compression facilities, 145km offshore pipeline, and subsea injection facilities at the Endurance aquifer) needed to transport CO2 from industrial emitters across the Humber and Teesside to offshore storage in the Southern North Sea.
- Net Zero Teesside (NZT Power — joint venture bp and Equinor)core flagship project partnerNet Zero Teesside Power is a joint venture between bp and Equinor. NZT Power aims to be the world's first gas-fired power station with full-chain CCS, generating up to 742 MW of low-carbon power and capturing up to 2 million tonnes of CO2 per year. It is one of three initial projects selected by DESNZ in March 2023 for first connection to the East Coast Cluster from 2028.
- Zero Carbon Humber (ZCH)core flagship project partnerZero Carbon Humber is a partnership of leading companies (including ABP, British Steel, Drax, Equinor, Mitsubishi Power, National Grid, SSE Thermal, Uniper, and University of Sheffield AMRC) leading decarbonisation of the UK's largest emitting industrial region. ZCH aims for the Humber to be net zero by 2040 through low-carbon hydrogen and CCS, targeting at least 17 million tonnes of CO2 captured per year.
- Technip Energies, GE Vernova, Balfour Beatty, Shell (NZT Power EPC Consortium)key epc contractorA consortium led by Technip Energies (with GE Vernova as power technology partner, Balfour Beatty as construction partner, and Shell as CANSOLV CO2 capture technology licensor) was awarded the Onshore Power, Capture and Compression contract package worth approximately £4bn across both NZT Power and NEP. This is the largest single contract package for the projects.
- Costainkey epc contractorCostain was awarded the Onshore CO2 Gathering System and Gas Connection contract for both NZT Power and NEP. Costain completed the FEED study for key onshore elements of NZT Power and NEP, designing the world's first wholly above-ground CO2 gathering network (~12km of 22-inch pipeline with initial capacity of ~4 million tonnes CO2 per annum).
- Saipemkey epc contractorSaipem was awarded the Offshore Pipeline, Landfalls, Onshore Outlet Facilities and Water Outfall contract package. Saipem will deploy its flagship vessel Castorone for offshore pipelaying operations as part of the UK's first CO2 transportation and storage infrastructure network.
- TechnipFMCkey epc contractorTechnipFMC was awarded the Offshore Subsea Injection System contract. The company will deliver the first all-electric subsea CO2 injection system using its iEPCI (integrated Engineering, Procurement, Construction, and Installation) execution model and CO2.0 technology — an extension of the Subsea 2.0 platform — for six confirmed CO2 injection wells.
- Wood Groupkey epc contractorWood Group was awarded the Integrated Project Management Team contract for both NZT Power and NEP. Wood is providing full-lifecycle project management and engineering services from inception to operation, leveraging its UK headquarters and integrated team.
- Marubeni-Itochu Tubulars Europe Plc, Corinth Pipeworks, Liberty Steel Hartlepool, Eisenbau Kramer GmbH (Linepipe)key supplierAwarded the Linepipe contract (Onshore and Offshore) for both NZT Power and NEP. Liberty Steel Hartlepool, Corinth Pipeworks, and Eisenbau Kramer GmbH serve as nominated pipe-mills supplying linepipe for the CO2 pipeline network.
- Genesiskey engineering contractorGenesis was awarded the Offshore Systems Engineering contract for NEP. With over 35 years of industry experience, Genesis provides comprehensive CO2 transport and subsea engineering services. Genesis led the offshore FEED study, covering over 250km of subsea pipeline, two landfalls, and a subsea injection system connected to six wells.
- Sonardynespecialist monitoring contractorSonardyne was awarded a contract by NEP to provide baseline environmental monitoring services at key locations above and around the Endurance storage site. Monitoring will begin in summer 2026 and run for two years, establishing a critical environmental baseline ahead of CO2 injection.
- Aquaterra Energyspecialist offshore contractorAquaterra Energy was awarded two contracts: (1) safe re-abandonment of two legacy wells using a vertical well re-entry tieback technique; and (2) seabed-to-surface access systems for six new subsea CO2 injection wells. Both are critical to preparing the Endurance store for injection operations.
- Noble Corporationspecialist drilling contractorNoble Corporation was awarded a drilling contract by bp (as operator on behalf of NEP) for use of the Noble Innovator rig. The scope includes drilling six confirmed CO2 injection wells, with an option for two additional wells. Drilling operations expected to begin in Q3 2026.
- Exprospecialist well services contractorExpro was awarded a contract for integrated well testing services for two wells in the Endurance reservoir for future CCS suitability, using capabilities from its well testing, fluid sampling and analysis, and subsea business segments.
- Alcatel Submarine Networkskey supplierAwarded the Power and Communications Cable contract for NEP, providing submarine cable infrastructure for power and communications connectivity to the offshore CO2 injection and monitoring systems.
Scale indicators9 records
Recent moves7 records
Expansion highlights6 records
East Coast Cluster competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- Aramis CCS: Netherlands CCS project for offshore CO2 transport and storage under the North Sea. Comparable in geography, scale and CCS infrastructure ambition, though still at earlier FID stage than ECC.
- HyNet North West: The other designated Track-1 UK CCUS cluster, also selected in October 2021. It is the closest direct peer — both compete for government funding, industrial emitter connections, and serve as the first movers for UK CCS infrastructure with shared regulatory and financial frameworks.
- Greensand CCS (Denmark): Denmark's first CCS project, operated by INEOS with CCS infrastructure in the Danish North Sea. Early-mover European CCS hub at a similar stage of development, with comparable regulatory and offshore saline aquifer storage profile.
- Porthos (Port of Rotterdam CO2 Transport Hub & Storage): Dutch CCS hub project transporting CO2 from Rotterdam industrial emitters to offshore empty gas fields. Closely comparable infrastructure play serving a hard-to-abate industrial cluster — analogous business model of shared open-access CO2 transport for multiple emitters.
- Northern Lights CCS: Norway-based CO2 transport and storage JV (Equinor, Shell, TotalEnergies) — overlapping shareholders and identical offshore CO2 storage infrastructure model. Operational since 2024, Northern Lights is the world's most analogous operational peer and shares TotalEnergies/Equinor ownership.
Broad incumbents
- Equinor: One of the three NEP parent companies and a major global CCS player (including Sleipner and Northern Lights). Comparable through its portfolio of CCS projects and offshore storage expertise that informs the East Coast Cluster's design and technology choices.
- TotalEnergies: NEP's third equity parent and a major CCS player with Northern Lights and other CCUS developments globally. Provides geoscience and offshore operational expertise to East Coast Cluster's storage programme.
- bp: NEP operator and co-parent of NZT Power, with major global CCS projects (Tua, depleted-reservoir storage projects). Provides the operational backbone, technical IP, and North Sea heritage leveraged by the East Coast Cluster.
Others
- Northern Endurance Partnership (NEP): The incorporated JV (bp, Equinor, TotalEnergies) that is the actual infrastructure operator of the East Coast Cluster. Listed separately because while it is the cluster's operating subsidiary, it is also a comparable standalone CCS infrastructure entity with its own governance and investors.
Emerging players
- Wintershall Dea: German oil & gas major with significant North Sea CCS ambitions (e.g., Greensand Denmark equity, Nova/Northern Lights-adjacent projects). Comparable as a North Sea CCS infrastructure operator with overlapping storage potential and emerging UK/NW European ambitions.
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Frequently asked questions about East Coast Cluster
What does East Coast Cluster do?
East Coast Cluster is a UK carbon capture, usage and storage (CCUS) infrastructure initiative that integrates industrial carbon capture, low-carbon hydrogen production, and power with CCS projects across the Humber and Teesside industrial regions. It is enabled by the Northern Endurance Partnership (NEP) — a joint venture between bp, Equinor, and TotalEnergies — which develops and operates the shared CO2 transportation and storage infrastructure, including onshore CO2 gathering networks and compression facilities, a 145km offshore pipeline, and subsea injection and monitoring facilities at the Endurance saline aquifer in the Southern North Sea. The cluster connects multiple emitter projects and is designed to transport and permanently store up to ~4 Mt CO2/year initially and ~23 Mt CO2/year by the mid-2030s.
Is East Coast Cluster a public or private company?
East Coast Cluster is a private company. It is classified as corporate owned and is currently operating.
When was East Coast Cluster founded?
East Coast Cluster was founded in 2021. It employs 51 to 100 people.
Where is East Coast Cluster based?
East Coast Cluster is headquartered in Sunbury-on-thames, United Kingdom, in the Europe region.
How does East Coast Cluster make money?
One revenue line is on record: regulated CO2 Transportation and Storage Revenue.
Who are East Coast Cluster's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are Aramis CCS, HyNet North West, Greensand CCS (Denmark), Porthos (Port of Rotterdam CO2 Transport Hub & Storage) and Northern Lights CCS. Broad incumbents are Equinor, TotalEnergies and bp. Northern Endurance Partnership (NEP) is listed as an others. Wintershall Dea is listed as an emerging player.
Does East Coast Cluster have an API?
No public API is recorded for East Coast Cluster.
What industry is East Coast Cluster in?
East Coast Cluster's product category is Carbon Capture and Storage Infrastructure. Its primary akta.pro industry code is EUABAHAE, CO₂ Transport Network Hubs & Interconnects (Multi-User Hubs, Manifolds, Metering), with a secondary code of EUABAHAD, CO₂ Compression, Dehydration & Conditioning Systems (Booster Stations, Impurity Management). Its NAICS code is 22121 and its SIC code is 1389.