In partnership with the Ministry of Energy, Aramco has signed a Joint Development Agreement with Linde and SLB to establish a CCS hub in Jubail Industrial City on the east coast of Saudi Arabia. The hub plans to start operations in 2027, capturing and storing up to 9 million tonnes of CO2 per year. Phase one of the CCS Hub is intended to capture CO2 from three Aramco gas plants and other downstream industrial facilities. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia aims to capture and store 44 million tonnes of CO2 annually by 2035.