SANDNES, Norway 3 January 2024 - Horisont Energi (EURONEXT: HRGI) today
announces that the Norwegian Ministry of Energy has approved PGNiG Upstream
Norway as operator and partner with Horisont Energi in Polaris (CO2 exploration
licence EXL003) the only CO2 storage located in the Barents Sea.

Horisont Energi and PGNiG Upstream Norway (PUN) on 11 December 2023 announced a
sales purchase agreement making PUN a licence partner. The governmental
appointment of PUN as operator and approval as licensee represent a key
milestone in the development of the Polaris project. 

"With PGNiG Upstream Norway now in place as operator and partner, we have a very
strong fundament to unlock the potential of Polaris as a vehicle to reduce
emissions on an industrial scale. We have had excellent cooperation with the PUN
team so far and look forward to developing this great partnership going
forward," says Bjørgulf Haukelidsæter Eidesen, CEO of Horisont Energi. 

"We are glad to see the Norwegian authorities supporting the rapidly developing
CCS industry in Norway and Europe. The Polaris carbon storage project is a
significant emission management initiative in Europe with expected ripple
effects far beyond the Norwegian Continental Shelf. We strongly believe that our
involvement in this project will contribute to our strategic goal to become a
regional leader of the low carbon transition. Polaris will enable us to launch
carbon management services to support our customers on their own way to net zero
future" says Daniel Obajtek, ORLEN's CEO and President of the Management Board.
PGNiG Upstream Norway is a subsidiary of ORLEN.  

Horisont Energi and PUN each have a participating interest of 50% in the EXL003
CO2 licence Polaris, which will provide CO2 storage for Horisont Energi's and
Fertiberia's Barents Blue project as well as other CO2 customers. The
advancement of the Polaris project to handle sequestration of CO2 from multiple
customers further strengthens the commercial basis for the carbon storage
business case in Northern Norway, and the development of a European carbon value
chain. Horisont Energi is currently in advanced dialogues with E.ON on CO2
storage capacity for the Polaris carbon storage licence and has as previously
disclosed agreed to develop and share the costs of shipping CO2 from Central
Europe to Norway. 

Horisont Energi has made considerable progress in developing pioneering projects
towards a carbon neutral future. Within CCS, this now includes storage, capture
technology, a planned CO2 terminal, CO2 supply, and the establishment of strong
partnerships. The Polaris carbon storage development started in February 2020.
The Polaris exploration licence EXL003 was applied for in 2021 and awarded on
June 10, 2022.
 
For more information: 
Bjørgulf Haukelidsæter Eidesen, CEO 
+47 990 36 892 
bhe@horisontenergi.com 

Leiv Kallestad, CFO
+ 47 958 95 661
Leiv.kallestad@horisontenergi.com 

Siri Melberg, Head of branding & communication
+47 470 35 718
sm@horisontenergi.com

About Horisont Energi:
Horisont Energi (EURONEXT: HRGI) is a Norwegian clean energy company that
provides clean energy and carbon transport and storage services. The company
will transform gas, water and renewable energy into cost-leading clean ammonia
and hydrogen and offer CO2 transportation and storage services using proprietary
technology, paving the way for a low carbon economy. The company was founded in
2019 and is headquartered in Sandnes, Norway. www.horisontenergi.no

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About PGNiG Upstream Norway (PUN) and ORLEN 
PGNiG Upstream Norway ranks among the top 10 oil & gas companies operating on
the Norwegian Continental in terms of reserves and output. Its natural gas
production plays a vital role in securing the energy needs of Poland. PGNiG
Upstream Norway is part of the ORLEN Group, the largest energy company in
Central and Eastern Europe, whose operations span the power generation,
refining, petrochemical and retail sectors, among others. Its products are
available in 90 markets, reaching 100 million customers. ORLEN was the region's
first major energy company to announce a target to achieve carbon neutrality by
2050. By 2030, it will spend PLN 120 billion (almost USD 30 billion) on green
investments including offshore and onshore wind farms, photovoltaics, CCS,
biofuel, and green hydrogen production. https://www.orlen.pl/pl
https://norway.pgnig.pl/