Copenhagen, 15 January, 2026 – TotalEnergies has, together with its partners partners Mitsui and Nordsøfonden, been awarded a new permit to explore opportunities for CO₂ storage beneath the North Sea. The award of the Inez license marks another step in TotalEnergies’ strategy to develop Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) solutions, a key technology for reducing CO₂ emissions from hard-to-abate industries such as waste treatment, steel, and cement.