Ongoing operations
Eni's Bacton terminal today is partially decommissioned, with natural gas compressed and rerouted to the adjacent Perenco facilities for processing.
In 2025, Eni drilled a carbon storage appraisal well on the Hewett field as part of its Bacton CCS project, in an important milestone for the sector. It was the first carbon storage appraisal well to be drilled on acreage licensed by the North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) as part of the world’s first large-scale carbon storage licensing round in 2023.
Energy transition
The Bacton CCS Project, led by Eni CCUS Holding, aims to decarbonise industrial processes in the East of England and Thames Estuary area, near London, by means of capturing and storing CO2. The initiative would decarbonise a number of sectors including power generation and waste disposal and, thanks to its location, has the potential to offer decarbonisation solutions to CO2 emitters from north-west Europe.
Eni CCUS intends to achieve initial CO2 injection as part of its Bacton CCS Project by 2030, with potential to reach up to 10 million tonnes per annum (mtpa) in the 2030s.
There is potential for the Bacton Compression Station to be connected to new pipelines from local industrial clusters and via shipping routes or offshore pipeline from Isle of Grain and north-west Europe.
CO2 would be transported from Bacton to the Hewett Reservoir, thought to be capable of storing 300m tonnes.
Eni CCUS has executed non-binding agreements with industrial emitters.
Bacton CCS could also enable low-carbon hydrogen production consistent with the NSTA-supported Bacton Energy Hub concept.
Last updated 17/11/2025