Elemental Energies Secures Two-Year Contract to Support Viking CCS Expansion in North Sea

## Elemental Energies Wins Offshore CCS Contract from Harbour Energy Aberdeen-based well engineering specialist Elemental Energies has secured a significant two-year contract from Harbour Energy to support the expansion of the Viking carbon capture and storage (CCS) project, according to Splash247. The contract covers integrated subsurface, geomechanics, and well engineering services tied to the Viking CCS development, which is located in the UK southern North Sea. The award underscores the growing momentum behind offshore carbon capture infrastructure as the UK energy sector works to meet its decarbonisation commitments. ### Viking CCS: A Key Piece of UK Decarbonisation Strategy The Viking CCS project is one of the UK's flagship carbon storage initiatives, designed to permanently store captured CO₂ beneath the seabed in depleted hydrocarbon reservoirs. Harbour Energy, one of the North Sea's largest independent oil and gas producers, is a central operator in the project's development. The involvement of specialist well engineering firms such as Elemental Energies reflects the technical complexity of adapting existing offshore infrastructure and subsurface knowledge for carbon storage applications — a discipline that draws heavily on the expertise built up over decades of North Sea hydrocarbon production. ### Growing Market for CCS Engineering Services The contract award highlights an emerging and increasingly competitive market for specialist CCS engineering services in the offshore sector. As governments and energy companies accelerate investment in carbon capture infrastructure, demand for subsurface expertise, geomechanical analysis, and well integrity services is expected to grow substantially over the coming decade. For Elemental Energies, the Harbour Energy contract represents a notable commercial milestone, positioning the Aberdeen firm as a credible technical partner in the offshore CCS space at a time when the North Sea is transitioning from a purely extractive basin toward a broader energy and carbon management role. Full details of the contract value were not disclosed. The project is expected to progress through its expansion phase over the two-year contract period, with well engineering work forming a critical component of the subsurface development programme. *Source: Splash247*