Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS)

Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) is something you have likely read in the posts that we have made on here. In this post, we talk more about what it is and the role it plays in the oil sands development.

Enhance Energy is currently building the world's largest carbon capture and storage project - the Alberta Carbon Trunk Line (ACTL). Needless to say, the ACTL will result in immediate job creation, the revitalization of the oil and gas industry and the provision of a CO2 management solution for Alberta's industrial development.

CSS is the separation and capture of CO2 from the atmospheric emissions of industrial processes and the transport and permanent storage of the CO2 in deep underground rock formations. It is a powerful tool for combating climate change. Here is a diagram depicting a typical CO2 storage scenario using the CCS model.

The ACTL pipeline will stretch 240km and will be capable of gathering, compressing and storing up to 14.6 million tonnes of CO2 per year at full capacity. Additionally, the stored CO2 will be injected into depleted oil reservoirs and result in the recovery of over 1 billion barrels of oil. The pipeline will begin in the Redwater area and move south through the province past Edmonton and all the way down to Lacombe.