CCS Project Aramis Prepares Leadership Change Ahead of 2027 Decision

Key Takeaways

• Gasunie and EBN are recruiting a new Project Director for Aramis as it moves from development to execution.
• Programme Director Annemarie Manger stays on to support the handover, avoiding a leadership gap.
• The final investment decision is due in 2027; operations are planned for 2030.
• Technical design is complete, procurement launched and permits granted, though an appeal remains open.
• Aramis holds PCI status, EU funding and anchors the German-Dutch CO2 network.

Gasunie and EBN have started the recruitment process for a new Project Director of the Aramis project. The two public parties are preparing the organisation for the transition from development into execution ahead of the final investment decision, which the parties in the Aramis value chain plan to take in 2027. The project is scheduled to be operational in 2030.

Annemarie Manger, Programme Director since April 2023, remains in her role during the transition and will support the handover. The recruitment has started now to avoid a leadership gap and to allow time for the execution leadership to be in place before the final investment decision.

Milestones Achieved Under Current Leadership

Under Manger, Aramis built and further developed its organisation through the different phases of project development. The project advanced towards the final investment decision through completion of the technical design, the launch of key procurement activities and the granting of the final project permits by the Dutch government. The permits are pending irrevocable status, as an appeal against them is still open.

The Aramis value chain was strengthened through commercial development and collaboration with cross-border industry and government stakeholders.

“I continue to support Aramis and the development of the value chain. I’m proud of the team and the achievements that we made so far, however I do realise it will still require significant effort before first injection,” said Annemarie Manger, Programme Director of Aramis.

Public Parties Take the Lead

Under the renewed partnership structure, the public parties Gasunie and EBN have taken the lead. The project has progressed despite the pending appeal against the permits.

Pieter Tavenier, Managing Director carbon capture and storage at Gasunie, said Manger had played a pivotal role in shaping Aramis into the project it is today and would continue to do so until the transition. He added that Aramis has established a solid foundation and that Aramis and the Dutch carbon transport and storage infrastructure form the backbone of Northwest Europe. According to Tavenier, Gasunie and EBN are aligned in making carbon capture and storage happen.

Joost Hooghiem, carbon capture and storage Director at EBN, described Aramis as more than an individual project. He called it a building block of an integrated carbon capture and storage system that connects industrial parties, transport infrastructure and offshore storage, and said the progress made by Manger and the team provides a foundation for the next steps towards the final investment decision.

Role in the Cross-Border Network

Aramis plays a role in the development of the cross-border carbon dioxide network between Germany and the Netherlands and holds project of common interest status. It has been awarded a Connecting Europe Facility subsidy by the European Union.

The project is intended as a building block in the development of a carbon capture and storage value chain in the Netherlands and Northwest Europe, contributing to climate goals.

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