\u201cDigital workflows are a key component to successfully managing CO2<\/sub> through the end-to-end value chain, from capture point to permanent storage. Northern Lights is very pleased to partner with industry leading tech companies, SLB and Microsoft, on the development of digital CCS solutions\u201d, said B\u00f8rre Jacobsen, Managing Director of Northern Lights.<\/p>\n In the initial phases of the collaboration, SLB will extend its digital CCS workflows and numerical simulation systems on its Delfi\u2122 digital platform, which was deployed to streamline the subsurface workflows of Northern Lights in 2022.<\/p>\n \u201cIn less than three decades, CCS must scale up by 100\u2013200 times to have the expected impact on global net zero ambitions,\u201d said Trygve Randen, Senior Vice President of Digital Products and Solutions, SLB. \u201cDigital solutions have a key role to play in enabling the necessary speed and scale for CCS, and we are excited to work closely with Microsoft and the Northern Lights JV to facilitate the complex digitalization of the CCS value chain.\u201d<\/p>\n Microsoft will deploy and extend its Microsoft Azure platform to ensure scalable cloud services that support Northern Lights\u2019 business and the SLB digital CCS workflows. SLB and Microsoft are collaborating on the development of an Azure-compliant open-source data platform that will serve as the digital infrastructure for Northern Lights.<\/p>\n \u201cMicrosoft is thrilled to partner closely with SLB and Northern Lights to drive tangible CO2<\/sub> reductions at scale in 2024 and beyond. We are confident this lighthouse project can help accelerate the CCS industry and the digital infrastructure that is needed to reach global climate goals,\u201d said Sverre Brandsberg Dahl, Chief Technology Officer, Microsoft Energy and Resources Industry.<\/p>\n Carbon capture and storage enables the reduction or removal of CO2<\/sub> emissions, providing industrial emitters with realistic decarbonization opportunities. According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), \u201creaching net zero will be virtually impossible without CCUS\u201d.<\/p>\n Northern Lights Joint Venture was established by Equinor, TotalEnergies and Shell to accelerate the decarbonization of industry. The development of the transport and storage facilities is on schedule and Northern Lights will be ready to receive and store CO2<\/sub> from industrial emitters in 2024. The first phase development has a storage capacity of 1.5 million metric tonnes CO2<\/sub> per year and the company has already entered into commercial transport and storage agreements with Yara and \u00d8rsted. Northern Lights has further growth ambitions and aims to expand its storage capacity according to market development.<\/p>\n About SLB<\/b><\/p>\n SLB (NYSE: SLB) is a global technology company that drives energy innovation for a balanced planet. With a global footprint in more than 100 countries and employees representing almost twice as many nationalities, we work each day on innovating oil and gas, delivering digital at scale, decarbonizing industries, and developing and scaling new energy systems that accelerate the energy transition. Find out more at slb.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n About Northern Lights<\/b><\/p>\n Northern Lights is developing the world\u2019s first cross-border CO2<\/sub> transport and storage infrastructure. On schedule to be ready to receive CO2<\/sub> in 2024, Northern Lights offers safe and reliable CO2<\/sub> transport and storage services to industrial emitters in Europe. Northern Lights JV DA is a registered, incorporated General Partnership with Shared Liability (DA) owned by Equinor, TotalEnergies and Shell. www.norlights.com<\/a><\/p>\n Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements: <\/b>This press release contains \u201cforward-looking statements\u201d within the meaning of the U.S. federal securities laws \u2014 that is, statements about the future, not about past events. Such statements often contain words such as \u201cexpect,\u201d \u201cmay,\u201d \u201ccan,\u201d \u201cestimate,\u201d \u201cintend,\u201d \u201canticipate,\u201d \u201cwill,\u201d \u201cpotential,\u201d \u201cprojected” and other similar words. Forward-looking statements address matters that are, to varying degrees, uncertain, such as forecasts or expectations regarding the deployment of, or anticipated benefits of, SLB\u2019s new technologies and partnerships; statements about goals, plans and projections with respect to sustainability and environmental matters; forecasts or expectations regarding energy transition and global climate change; and improvements in operating procedures and technology. These statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, the inability to achieve net-negative carbon emissions goals; the inability to recognize intended benefits of SLB\u2019s strategies, initiatives or partnerships; legislative and regulatory initiatives addressing environmental concerns, including initiatives addressing the impact of global climate change; the timing or receipt of regulatory approvals and permits; and other risks and uncertainties detailed in SLB\u2019s most recent Forms 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K filed with or furnished to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. If one or more of these or other risks or uncertainties materialize (or the consequences of such a development changes), or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual outcomes may vary materially from those reflected in our forward-looking statements. 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