Financing the CCS value chain — the role of carbon dioxide removals in decarbonisation

Speakers

• See CV for June Snemyr

  June Snemyr, Partner Advokat

  June Snemyr mainly advises clients within the oil- and gas industry, renewables sector as well as actors within alternative energy sources. She assists clients with energy and infrastructure projects, in regulatory matters, M&A and she regularly acts as legal advisor in commercial negotiations.

  June has particular experience in contract negotiations, including agreements on third‑party connections to existing infrastructure and offshore electrification projects, oil and gas‑related transactions, matters arising under cooperation agreements, regulatory review and approval of applications and agreements, as well as infrastructure and sales agreements for oil and gas. She also has a special focus on new forms of energy and assists stakeholders with the development of offshore wind projects, the establishment of battery manufacturing and hydrogen projects.

  After having worked nearly five years as in-house counsel in TotalEnergies, June has in-depth industry knowledge and a practical approach to resolving the various matters with a business understanding our clients value.

• See CV for Helge Aanensen Kleven

  Helge Aanensen Kleven, Senior Associate Advokat

  Helge works primarily with banking and financial services regulation. He advices banks and other market participants on regulatory and corporate law matters, providing specialist transactional and advisory support. Helge also works with securitisation, derivatives and other structured products (including repos, swaps and ISDA)

• See CV for Thea Emilie Løland Hareide

  Thea Emilie Løland Hareide, Associate Advokatfullmektig

  Thea Emilie primarily works with public law and private law issues related to the production, transmission, and sale of renewable energy, including hydropower, wind power, solar power, and the grid, as well as CCS. She also assists Norwegian and international clients with questions related to the EU Emission Trading System and the voluntary carbon market.

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  Eirik H. Rommetveit // Director, Arkwright Consulting

  Eirik H. Rommetveit is a Partner in Arkwright Consulting with 20 years of experience within Energy and Energy Transition. He has adviced leading industrials, infrastructure funds and global conglomerates on various strategic aspects related to Energy Transition and CCS/ CDR in particular. A key focus for Eirik and Arkwright is how businesses can create value and monetize on the green transition. In this regard, stakeholder perspectives and economics of CDRs is playing a focal role.

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  Eirik Auråen // Principal, Arkwright Consulting

  Eirik Auråen is a Principal and Partner at Arkwright Consulting, with extensive experience in strategic advisory and commercial due diligence across markets linked to the green transition. He advises and works with industry participants across the CCUS (carbon capture, utilisation and storage) and CDR (carbon dioxide removal) value chains, bringing deep insight into cost curves, regulatory frameworks and the evolving value‑chain landscape.

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  Jannicke Gerner Bjerkås // Director CCS and Carbon Markets, Celsio

  Jannicke Gerner Bjerkås led the development of Celsio’s carbon capture and storage (CCS) project for waste incineration in Oslo from 2018 until construction commenced in autumn 2022; she now leads Celsio’s commercial development of CCS. She has a background in energy recovery, recycling, and the biological treatment of organic waste, in addition to extensive leadership experience in HR, communications, various staff functions, and emergency preparedness. A former officer in the Royal Norwegian Air Force, she completed five years’ military education at officer and war colleges, and she served ten years on active duty. She holds an MBA and a Master of Management from BI Norwegian Business School.

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  Marianne Bruvoll // Senior ESG Ananlyst, Nordea

  Marianne Bruvoll is a Senior Energy Transition Analyst at Nordea, where she serves as Lead Sector Analyst for Energy and Low-Carbon Solutions across Large Corporates & Institutions and Business Banking. She advises on sustainability-related risks and opportunities across the energy sector and emerging low-carbon value chains.

  With over two decades of experience spanning the banking and oil and gas industries, Marianne combines technical insight from offshore operations and expertise in exploration and the subsurface, together with strong commercial understanding, to support strategic sustainability analysis and implementation. At Nordea, she works across sectors to enable sustainability integration, with a particular focus on how energy companies can manage uncertainty and regulatory complexity while creating long-term value in the transition to a net-zero economy.

  She holds a Cand. Scient. in Geology from the University of Oslo and an Executive Master of Management from BI Norwegian Business School.