Dutch govt subsidises planned CCS project May 10, 2021 6:30:pm Summary by: Daniel Graeber Posted in: Dutch govt subsidises planned CCS project The Dutch government will subsidise a consortium of energy companies with $2.4bn to support the construction of a carbon capture and storage facility at the Port of Rotterdam, local media reported on May 10. The Dutch Broadcast Foundation reported that Royal Dutch Shell and ExxonMobil were among the consortium members supporting construction of the CCS facility, which would be among the first to store CO 2 at a large-scale in the Netherlands. The project, known as Porthos, is being developed by Gasunie, EBN and port authorities. Shell, ExxonMobil, Air Liquide and Air Products agreed to support it in December 2018. Porthos will receive CO