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Shell launches commercial operation of Quest carbon capture and storage in Alberta oil sands

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Quest is designed to capture and safely store more than one million tonnes of CO 2 each year—equal to the emissions from about 250,000 cars. The CO 2 is then transported through a 65-kilometer pipeline and injected more than two kilometers underground below multiple layers of impermeable rock formations.

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Shell secures C$865M funding for Canadian CO2 storage project; >1M tonnes/yr from oil sands

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The carbon capture process at the Scotford oil sands upgrader will capture about 35% of emissions. The CO 2 will then be released from the amine by heating, and dehydrated and compressed into a dense fluid for pipeline transport. The CO 2 will be transported by an 84 km (52-mile), 12-inch (30.5 Click to enlarge.

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Shell submits regulatory application for Quest Carbon Capture Storage (CCS) project in Alberta oil sands

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Quest is a fully integrated CCS project, meaning it will capture, transport (pipeline) and store carbon dioxide. Shell submitted the application on behalf of the Athabasca Oil Sands Project, a joint venture among Shell Canada Energy (60%) Chevron Canada Limited (20%) and Marathon Oil Canada Corporation (20%).

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Canada and Alberta to Invest C$865M in Athabasca Oil Sands Carbon Capture and Storage Project

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The provincial government of Alberta and the federal government of Canada will invest C$865 million (US$822 million) in a large-scale Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) project in the Athabasca oil sands. Quest is a fully integrated CCS scheme, meaning it would capture, transport, inject and store CO 2.

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