Today is World Environment Day, a global initiative led by the United Nations Environment Programme to encourage awareness and action for environmental protection. At @WorldPipelines, sustainability and environmental stewardship are topics we cover throughout the year, from carbon capture and storage to emissions reduction, integrity management, and the pipeline technologies helping to shape a lower-carbon future. We're also looking at ways to make our events more environmentally conscious. Earlier this year, through Treeapp, World Pipelines funded the planting of 40 trees in Tanzania as part of our CCS Forum event. It's a small contribution, but one we're proud to support.

Last week, we brought the pipeline community together in London for a day of discussion and debate on the role of pipeline transport in delivering CCS in the UK. From policy and regulation, to pipeline design, delivery and integrity, the conversations felt like a real step forward for the UK’s carbon capture journey. A huge thank you to our speakers, who offered their insight and expertise to an audience keen to learn about the challenges and opportunities in CCS infrastructure: Conor Bray, Kate Lazenby, Shaun Bosomworth, Steven Mackay, Calum MacLean, Rachel Sutton, Tom Redfern, Tolga Timirci, Peter O'Sullivan, Johan Henriksson, Chas Spradbery, Jamie Burrows, Anthony Lowery, Andreas Hoyer, Markus Betz, Mark Sommerfeld, Dr Philippa Parmiter, Simon Joyce CEng FIGEM MIMechE, Darren Jones. To our sponsors and partners: thank you for backing the conversation and helping make the event what it was. And to every person who joined us as a delegate, we truly appreciate your engagement, questions, and support. For all photos follow this link: bit.ly/4t6OMe5

A strong start to the @WorldPipelines - CCS Forum with a thoughtful opening. We had the pleasure of hearing from keynote and Q&A speaker Shaun Bosomworth, Futuregrid Compression Manager at National Gas. Shaun’s presentation was titled “Integrating CO₂ at a National Scale: Why CCS Pipelines Matter Nationally” and discussed integrating CO2 at a national scale and why CCS pipelines matter nationally.

.@WorldPipelines - CCS Forum 2026 is officially underway! Our fantastic host and Senior Editor of World Pipelines Elizabeth Corner started the conference with her opening remarks. Across the day we’ll be exploring what it will take to deliver carbon capture and storage (CCS) transport infrastructure in the UK. We'll talk about national priorities, engineering, integrity, materials, safety, policy frameworks, and wider system coordination.

Final countdown: Join us at the @WorldPipelines CCS Forum 2026 next week! Sign up today, to avoid missing out: bit.ly/3JMVAvU • Hear from organisations including National Gas, United Infrastructure Ltd, DNV, Wood, Petrofac, SGN, NECCUS, Penspen, Carbon Capture and Storage Association, Peak Cluster, Holcim, and Heidelberg Materials. • Explore network design, cluster development, pipeline safety, and long-term CO₂ transport system performance. • Connect with peers shaping the future of carbon capture and storage in the UK. 📆 18 March 2026 📍Park Plaza London RiverBank

We’re a week away from the @WorldPipelines - CCS Forum. In just six days, engineers, operators, researchers, and decision-makers will gather in London to explore one of the most important questions facing our sector: how do we build out carbon capture and storage (CCS) transport systems in the UK? Across the day we’ll be looking at CCS pipelines from multiple perspectives: national priorities, engineering, integrity, materials, safety, policy frameworks, and the wider system coordination needed to move from early projects to durable infrastructure networks. If you’re joining us at the Park Plaza London Riverbank on 18 March, we look forward to welcoming you. If you’d like to join us, tickets are still available here: bit.ly/3JMVAvU Speakers include: 𝗕𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿 𝗛𝘂𝗴𝗵𝗲𝘀, 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗯𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗮𝗽𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗖𝗥𝗖 𝗘𝘃𝗮𝗻𝘀, 𝗗𝗡𝗩, 𝗛𝗼𝗹𝗰𝗶𝗺 𝗨𝗞, 𝗛𝗼𝗹𝗰𝗶𝗺, 𝗛𝗲𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗯𝗲𝗿𝗴 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘀, 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗚𝗮𝘀, 𝗡𝗘𝗖𝗖𝗨𝗦, 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘂𝘀 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹, 𝗣𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗻, 𝗣𝗲𝗮𝗸 𝗖𝗹𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿, 𝗣𝗲𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗮𝗰, 𝗦𝗚𝗡, 𝗧𝗲𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘀, 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗿𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗟𝘁𝗱, 𝗪𝗼𝗼𝗱 and more. 📆 18 March 2026 📍Park Plaza London RiverBank

Technical conferences are a bit like pipeline systems: they work best when things move smoothly. Thanks to Girard Industries, sponsors of the lanyards at the @WorldPipelines CCS Forum, delegates will be moving with ease around the spaces at the Park Plaza London Riverbank! Girard Industries is well known for its pipeline pigs, used for cleaning, batching, and product separation across a wide range of pipeline systems, including gas and injection pipelines. We’re very pleased to have our friends at Girard supporting the event, and a new future for gas transport. Tickets are still available here, if you’d like to join us: web-eur.cvent.com/event/1cfa… 📆 18 March 2026 📍Park Plaza London RiverBank

A good conference runs better with these two things: coffee and good connections. Thanks to Winn & Coales (Denso) Ltd, delegates at the @WorldPipelines - CCS Forum will have plenty of both! They’re sponsoring the coffee breaks, WiFi, and event App. It’s a fitting link. Known across the pipeline industry for their protective coating systems, Winn & Coales (Denso) Ltd specialises in technologies that help extend the life and reliability of pipeline infrastructure. At the CCS Forum, they’ll be supporting the infrastructure of the event itself, ensuring that delegates stay connected, informed, and fuelled for the conversations ahead. Many thanks to Winn & Coales (Denso) Ltd for supporting the event, right from the very beginning. Our event app and browser-based platform will provide you with: ✅ Full event agenda and speaker details ✅ Attendee list ✅ Access to Q&A sessions ✅ Live updates and important announcements ✅ Networking tools to connect with fellow attendees ✅ Sponsor information at your fingertips The CCS Forum app can be found on the Apple and Google app stores, or you can use the buttons below. Tickets are available here, if you’d like to join us: bit.ly/3JMVAvU 📆 18 March 2026 📍Park Plaza London RiverBank

The question of pipeline integrity is so important to the build-out of pipelines for carbon capture and storage. How do we safely repurpose existing infrastructure? How do we inspect and monitor CO₂ pipeline transport effectively? And how do we make sure these pipelines remain safe and reliable for decades to come? That’s why we're very pleased that Baker Hughes Process & Pipeline Services (PPS) is sponsoring the Integrity session at the @WorldPipelines - CCS Forum on 18 March. This session will look at the technical side of the challenge, with presentations from: • Jamie Burrows, Global Segment Lead CCUS, DNV • Anthony Lowery, Project Manager, Baker Hughes Process & Pipeline Services • Andreas Hoyer, Global Commercial Director Protective Coatings, Teknos Group OY, and Dr Markus Betz, Salzgitter Salzgitter Mannesmann Forschung GmbH/Mulheim Pipecoatings Thank you to Baker Hughes PPS for supporting this 'super-critical' part of the conversation. Tickets are still available here, if you’d like to join us: bit.ly/3JMVAvU 📆 18 March 2026 📍Park Plaza London RiverBank

It feels particularly fitting that CRC Evans is sponsoring the breakfast and keynote sessions at the @WorldPipelines - CCS Forum. Because we’ll start the day by considering how the early alignment of engineering, construction, and integrity in projects can help us to build better. CRC Evans’ keynote address – given by Steven Mackay, Managing Director, Renewables & Infrastructure, and Calum MacLean, Head of Welding Engineering – will explore how experience from decades of pipeline construction is being applied to the next generation of CCS infrastructure. Their session will ask: what does ‘fit-for-purpose' pipeline infrastructure really look like in the CCS era? Many thanks to CRC Evans for their support. Tickets are still available here, if you’d like to join us: bit.ly/3JMVAvU 📆 18 March 2026 📍Park Plaza London RiverBank

Calling all pipeline contractors! As carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects move from concept to construction, CO₂ pipeline infrastructure is becoming one of the most significant areas of pipeline development in the UK. On 18 March 2026 in London, the @WorldPipelines CCS Forum will bring together operators, project developers, engineering companies, and industrial emitters to focus on one critical topic: how the UK designs, builds, and grows its CO₂ transport networks. Tickets: bit.ly/3JMVAvU Speakers include: Baker Hughes, Carbon Capture and Storage Association, CRC Evans, DNV, Holcim UK, Heidelberg Materials, National Gas, NECCUS, Peritus International, Penspen, Peak Cluster, Petrofac, SGN, Teknos, United Infrastructure Ltd, Wood and more. We’ll cover: • National-scale CO₂ pipeline build-out • Welding engineering, quality assurance, and integrity management • Conversion versus new-build • Cluster design and what that means for contractors on the ground • Risk-based design approaches • Lessons for contractors entering this emerging market • PLUS! Peak Cluster: delivery implications of the world’s largest cement decarbonisation project — and what large-scale industrial capture means for CO₂ transport build-out With the UK cluster model advancing – including Track 1 projects such as HyNet North West and the East Coast Cluster – the technical and delivery challenges are becoming clearer. Contractors who understand how these networks are being specified and phased will be better positioned as projects mature. The Forum offers a focused, one-day environment to engage directly with those shaping CO₂ transport requirements, and to understand how engineering decisions today will define construction activity tomorrow. 📆 18 March 2026 📍Park Plaza London RiverBank

We’re happy to tell you that Andreas Hoyer, @TeknosGBI Group Oy and Dr Markus Betz, Salzgitter Mannesmann Forschung GmbH / Mülheim Pipecoatings will speak at the @WorldPipelines CCS Forum (18 March, London). Their presentation will examine how internal flow coatings perform when exposed to gaseous, liquid, and supercritical CO2, including testing under realistic CCS operating scenarios. This collaborative work combines coating expertise, application know-how, and independent testing to generate data that can support qualification approaches for CO₂ transport pipelines. For operators, EPCs, and engineers working on CCS infrastructure, the findings provide valuable insight into how internal coatings behave in demanding CO2 environments — and what this means for the safe and efficient design of future CO2 pipeline networks. We’ll explore these findings during the presentation, followed by moderated audience Q&A. See you there! Tickets still available here: bit.ly/3JMVAvU 📆 18 March 2026 📍Park Plaza London RiverBank

The @WorldPipelines CCS Forum will close with the 'Visionaries of CCS’ panel. We’ll hear from: • Simon Joyce CEng FIGEM MIMechE, Future of Energy Principal Engineer, SGN. • Mark Sommerfeld, UK Director, Carbon Capture and Storage Association. • Dr Philippa Parmiter CEO, NECCUS. • Darren Jones, Subsea & Pipelines Manager, Petrofac. Together, we’ll explore what it takes to build a functioning CO₂ transport and storage system in the UK, covering: • Operator and network stewardship. • Policy and deployment architecture. • Cluster orchestration and regional delivery. • Engineering execution and offshore buildout. Get your ticket here: bit.ly/3JMVAvU 📆 18 March 2026 📍Park Plaza London RiverBank

CO₂ transport infrastructure is reshaping the future value of upstream assets. Large-scale carbon capture and storage (CCS) is no longer peripheral to oil and gas: it is increasingly shaping the future value of subsurface assets. As depleted fields become CO₂ storage sites, there’s much to consider concerning reservoir integrity, injection strategy, repurposed pipeline infrastructure, pressure management, and long-term liability. This one-day event focuses on the practical realities of building and scaling CO₂ pipeline infrastructure in the UK – the very networks that will connect storage licences to emitters and bolster commercial models. Speakers at the conference include: Baker Hughes, Carbon Capture and Storage Association, CRC Evans, DNV, Holcim UK, Heidelberg Materials, National Gas, NECCUS, Peritus International, Penspen, Peak Cluster, Petrofac, SGN, Teknos, United Infrastructure Ltd, Wood and more. For more details, and tickets, please click here: bit.ly/4b2CDiO 📅18 March 2026 📍Park Plaza London RiverBank

One of the sessions we are particularly excited about at the @WorldPipelines - CCS Forum 2026 is the mid-morning segment on Peak Cluster, a pioneering UK project aiming to be the world's largest cement and lime decarbonisation initiative. This session is co-located with @World_Cement @EnviroTech_Conf Conference and Exhibition 2026, which means something quite special will happen: cement producers and pipeline infrastructure experts will be in the same room. This session will give CCS Forum attendees direct exposure to the demand side of CO2 transport: the cement companies generating the volumes, facing the capture challenges, and making investment decisions that will shape pipeline routing, capacity planning, and phasing. Peak Cluster CEO John Egan will present the vision and progress of the project, and will join a Q&A and discussion alongside Tom Redfern (Head of Sustainability, Holcim) and other CCUS experts from the cement industry. In the room will be CO2 project leaders, system designers, pipeline operators, integrity specialists, cluster developers, and industrial emitters. Bringing all of these minds together – cement and pipelines, emitters and transport – creates a rare opportunity for genuine cross-sector collaboration. Join us on 18 March 2026 at the Park Plaza London Riverbank - bit.ly/3JMVAvU 📆 18 March 2026 📍Park Plaza London RiverBank

On 18 March in London, we’re bringing together leading voices from across the UK carbon capture and storage sector to focus on one thing: CCS pipeline infrastructure. Here’s what you’ll have answers to by the time you climb into your Uber 🚕, or descend into the tube 🚇 at the end of the day: • How does integrating CO₂ pipelines at a national scale change the UK energy system, and why does it matter beyond individual clusters? • What does it actually take to enable large-scale CCS delivery with long-term integrity? • How do industrial emitters see the reality of cluster build-out, and what do they need from pipeline infrastructure? • Are we designing today’s clusters in a way that enables, rather than limits, a future UK-wide CO₂ network? • How do we move from cautious, first-of-a-kind overdesign to genuinely bankable, risk-based CCS clusters? • What can the UK learn from international CCS transport projects? • What are the biggest infrastructure challenges facing CO₂ pipelines and how do they shape the future of CCS? • What does integrity management look like when converting existing pipelines for CCS service? • What kind of engineering leadership, policy alignment and system thinking will define the next decade of CCS pipeline development? Join us for discussion, debate and some warm hospitality, at the Park Plaza London Riverbank. Get your ticket here: bit.ly/3JMVAvU 📆 18 March 2026 📍Park Plaza London RiverBank

We’re pleased to announce that Wood will be speaking at the @WorldPipelines - CCS Forum 2026, on 18 March in London. Johan Henriksson, Product Management Lead – Operational Solutions, will present: “Bankable CCS clusters – Risk-based design and operations enabled by life-of-field digital solutions.” As the UK moves from CCS ambition to delivery, one of the biggest challenges is financial viability. First-of-a-kind uncertainty can drive conservative assumptions, overdesign, and cost inflation. Johan will explore how a risk-based (not risk-averse) approach can reduce uncertainty and improve decision-making across the CCS value chain. 28 days remaining get your tickets now: bit.ly/3JMVAvU 📅 18 March 2026 📍Park Plaza London RiverBank

We’re happy to announce that Calum MacLean, Head of Welding Engineering, at CRC Evans, will speak at the @WorldPipelines - CCS Forum on 18 March, in London. The delivery of large-scale CCS infrastructure presents significant technical and execution challenges. Successful CCS deployment depends on early and sustained alignment between engineering, construction, and integrity disciplines. Calum’s presentation will look at how experience from adjacent energy systems – particularly sour service and hydrogen pipelines – can be applied to CCS projects. There’ll be a strong focus on alignment: between design, construction, and integrity from the very start. We’re also delighted to have CRC Evans supporting the forum as our Breakfast Sponsor. It’s a fitting partnership: backing thoughtful, experience-led engineering and giving delegates a warm welcome (and a good coffee ☕️) as we kick off a day focused on building UK CCS infrastructure that is made to last. Get your ticket here bit.ly/3JMVAvU to hear about how careful engineering decisions, made early on, can pay dividends over the full life of a CCS asset. 📆 18 March 2026 📍Park Plaza London RiverBank

We’re delighted to welcome Chas Spradbery, Operations Director at Peritus International, to the @WorldPipelines - CCS Forum, as a speaker. When putting together the speaker line-up for the World Pipelines CCS Forum, we were keen to include insight from an international project and one that has bearing on the realities of the UK projects currently in motion. This session does just that: it will offer a practical offshore perspective as the North West European CO₂ transport network begins to take shape. Chas’s presentation will focus on the design and engineering of a large offshore CO₂ pipeline, exploring the technical and operational challenges involved and how these differ from traditional natural gas systems. Through a detailed North Sea CCS case study, the session compares key design considerations for CO₂ versus natural gas, from materials and operating conditions to safety, integrity, and long-term performance. Based on real project experience, this presentation will provide valuable lessons for anyone involved in offshore CO₂ transport, particularly as similar systems begin to emerge across the UK and wider European CCS landscape. If you’re interested in how offshore CO₂ pipelines are being designed in practice, and what can be learned from projects already underway, this is a session not to miss. Tickets are available here: bit.ly/3JMVAvU 📅18 March 2026 📍Park Plaza London RiverBank