Halliburton lands in Liverpool amid HyNet CCS project launch preparations

Halliburton flew from Manchester Airport to Liverpool John Lennon Airport on May 11, 2026, covering the 22-mile distance in just 22 minutes aboard its Gulfstream G550, tail number N235DX. The brief flight, reaching a modest altitude of 8,025 feet, bridged two key cities in northwest England, far from the company's Houston headquarters.

This intra-UK jaunt arrives the same week the HyNet North West carbon capture and storage project—centered in Liverpool Bay—begins operations, as announced by Eni and the UK government in recent financial close agreements. Halliburton, which secured a well completions contract for the initiative back in 2023, stands to play a pivotal role in reducing UK emissions through CO2 sequestration, per Business Wire reports on the deal. The timing suggests executives monitoring the rollout of this groundbreaking CCS hub.

The trip caps a whirlwind of transatlantic travel for Halliburton, following legs from Portland to Pittsburgh, New York, Los Angeles, and finally Pittsburgh to Manchester on May 10. With recurring stops in London and heavy footprints in the Middle East and Australasia, such European detours highlight the firm's pivot toward energy transition projects amid global decarbonization pressures—though one wonders if the executives packed for the famously fickle British weather.