The global CCUS market is in a phase of industrial hardening, as development shifts from isolated, subsidy-led pilot projects toward standardized, integrated, and commercially viable infrastructure. Momentum for CCUS project deployment continues, albeit slowly, with only 4 projects starting operations in H1 2026. With a slate of 27 projects that are in the construction and commissioning phase but still aim to come online in 2026, market headwinds are increasing execution risks for upcoming projects.
The global CCUS market is in a phase of industrial hardening, as development shifts from isolated, subsidy-led pilot projects toward standardized, integrated, and commercially viable infrastructure.
Despite delays and cancellations in some areas, 44 projects came online in 2025, adding ~14.8mtpa of capture capacity. While this indicates sector progress, momentum has softened over H1 2026, with only 4 projects reaching completion.
While the overall project pipeline remains large, with the analyst tracking 806 active and upcoming projects totaling ~930.6mtpa in capacity, this represents a 2.4% contraction versus the market outlook in Q1 2026. A major driver was the suspension of the 8mtpa Drax Power Plant BECCS project, due to the lack of a UK regulatory framework to support investment in its BECCS development.
The global CCUS market is in a phase of industrial hardening, as development shifts from isolated, subsidy-led pilot projects toward standardized, integrated, and commercially viable infrastructure.
Despite delays and cancellations in some areas, 44 projects came online in 2025, adding ~14.8mtpa of capture capacity. While this indicates sector progress, momentum has softened over H1 2026, with only 4 projects reaching completion.
While the overall project pipeline remains large, with the analyst tracking 806 active and upcoming projects totaling ~930.6mtpa in capacity, this represents a 2.4% contraction versus the market outlook in Q1 2026. A major driver was the suspension of the 8mtpa Drax Power Plant BECCS project, due to the lack of a UK regulatory framework to support investment in its BECCS development.
Key Highlights
- Despite delays and cancellations in some areas, 44 projects came online in 2025, adding ~14.8mtpa of capture capacity. While this indicates sector progress, momentum has softened over H1 2026, with only 4 projects reaching completion.
- While the overall project pipeline remains large, with the analyst tracking 806 active and upcoming projects totaling ~930.6mtpa in capacity, this represents a 2.4% contraction versus the market outlook in Q1 2026.
- North America remains the leading CCUS region by total pipeline capacity, although that capacity contracted in H1 2026. Total announced capacity declined 5.5% from year-end 2025 to Q2 2026, driven primarily by early-stage attrition, with feasibility capacity down 15% and FEED down 14%.
- Even so, later-stage execution has improved, indicating a bifurcated CCUS development landscape. Commissioning capacity rose sharply from 0.5mtpa to 5.7mtpa.
- Natural gas processing continues to lead in terms of active CCUS capacity. However, within the upcoming project pipeline, power generation continues to remain the leading sector adopting CCUS, with surging electricity demand, much of it tied to AI and data center load growth.
Scope
- Snapshot of CCUS capacity growth over the past quarter
- CCUS capacity outlook, 2021 - 2030
- Regional breakdown of CCUS capacity
- Leading countries for CCUS capacity based on project announcements
- Largest upcoming carbon capture projects
- Largest upcoming carbon storage projects
- Carbon capture adoption across facility industries
- Leading owners of active and upcoming CCS capacity
- Leading CCUS contractors
- CCUS deal activity from 2024-2026
- Recent CCUS-related deal activity
- National CCUs incentives and policies
Reasons to Buy
- Gain insight into the CCUS capacity outlook in the run-up to 2030.
- Identify the market trends and key players in CCUS technology.
- Understand patterns of CCUS project development and adoption.
- Understand how and where the market is growing as it rapidly scales to become a key technology for the global energy transition.
- Track CCUS-related deal activity over the course of 2024, 2025 and through to H2 2025.
- Understand how policy and funding initiatives are developing to support the growth of CCUS.
Table of Contents
- Overview
- Quarterly snapshot
- Major CCUS Developments globally in 2026
- CCUS Capacity Outlook
- Active and upcoming capacity
- Leading regions and countries for CCUS
- Large-scale upcoming capture projects
- Leading CO2 storage projects
- Leading sectors for CCUS adoption
- Key Players
- Leading players across active and upcoming projects
- Leading CCUS contractors in 2026
- Deal Activity
- CCUS deal activity throughout 2024 and H2 2026
- CCUS-related deal activity in H1 2026
- Key Policy Developments
- CCUS policy map
- Recent CCUS policy and funding developments
- Capacity share change between Q1 2026-Q2 2026
- Largest upcoming carbon capture projects globally
- Largest upcoming carbon storage projects globally
- CCUS-related deal activity in H1 2026
- Recent CCUS policy and funding developments
- Changes to the global CCUS market in H1
- CCUS outlook based on active and upcoming projects 2021-2030
- Regional breakdown of CCUS market by total capacity and post-feasibility capacity
- Regional split of CCUS capacity by development stage based on project announcements
- Leading countries for CCUS capacity based on project announcements
- Carbon capture adoption across facility industries
- Leading companies by active CCUS capacity as of June 2026
- Leading companies by 2030 capacity as of June 2026
- Leading companies by CCUS-related contract awards in 2025
- Leading companies by CCUS-related contract awards in H1 2026
- Quarterly deals comparison Q4 2024-Q2 2026
Companies Mentioned (Partial List)
A selection of companies mentioned in this report includes, but is not limited to:
- Air Liquide
- BASF
- ABP
- LBC
- North Sea Port
- Port of Esbjerg
- Microsoft
- Svante
- Inpex
- Woodside Energy
- BP
- Aalborg Portland
- TerraSpark
- Drax Power
- QatarEnergy
- BW Group
- Clean Hydrogen Works
- ExxonMobil
- Mitsui OSK Lines
- Calpine Corp
- EcoLog
- Metsa Group
- RWE AG
- Vitol Holding
- Air Products and Chemicals
- Crescent Midstream
- Entergy Corp
- Synergia Energy
- Petroliam Nasional
- Shell
- Harbour Energy
- Equinor
- TotalEnergies
- Enhance Energy
- Chevron
- Linde
- Saudi Arabian Oil
- Slb
- The Mitchell Group
- Basin Electric Power Coop
- Canadian Natural Resources
- CF Industries
- Archer Daniels Midland
- China Three Gorges
- Summit Agricultural Group
- Occidental Petroleum
- Storegga Geotechnologies
- Capsol Technologies
- Technip Energies
- Honeywell International
- Baker Hughes
- Worley
- TGS
- Sonardyne International
- Noble Corp
- Everllence
- Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha
- Siemens AG
- Aker Solutions
- Maire
- China Petroleum Engineering
- Seah Steel Holdings
- Heidelberg Materials
- Verso Energy
- Utility Global
- Hokkaido Electric Power
