Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) is an important tool used by the Canadian oil and gas Industry on its path to Net Zero. This website is a progress report on Alberta CCS projects.
Climate change due to greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) is a major world challenge. Western Canada is home to the Canadian oil and gas industry, which is Canada’s largest industrial sector. Canada is the world’s 4th largest oil producing nation and the 5th largest in natural gas. Much of Canada’s oil and gas production comes from the province of Alberta. Canada’s 2024 GHG emissions were 685 MT and the oil and gas sector was responsible for 30%. Oil and gas producers must do their part if Canada is to achieve its Net Zero goal.
Alberta has extensive underground reservoirs that make it the perfect place to employ CCS technology. Canadian companies are world leaders in CCS. By returning GHGs to places deep under the earth, where hydrocarbons have safely been stored for millions of years, Alberta can become a “Blue Energy” powerhouse that produces oil and gas products that the world needs in a low GHG-intensity manner.
But key questions must be asked: How quickly can this be done? What will be the cost?
This website’s purpose is to track the progress of key Alberta CCS projects. By clicking on links you can access detailed articles on CCS topics.
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1. An Overview of CCS development in Canada.
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2. Progress on the Federal/Alberta Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)
The Canadian and Alberta governments have made great progress towards reaching a deal that restores the confidence of Canadian oil and gas companies that they can expand production to meet world energy demand. This will move forward the Oil Sands CCS project and put Canada on tract to grow as a world leader in energy, both clean and conventional.
3. The latest on the OIL SANDS CCS project.
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4. Successful CCS projects already operating in western Canada.
For more information see the “Projects” page link at the top right corner
5. The progress of CO2 storage hubs being developed in Alberta together with associated CO2 capture projects.
For more information see the “Hubs” page link at the top right corner
For more information on Canada’s clean energy policies, CCS and DEFINITIONS used in this website, see the “Resources” page link at the top right corner