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shell-launches-quest-carbon-capture-and-storage-project-in-alberta-canada
shell-launches-quest-carbon-capture-and-storage-project-in-alberta-canada

Shell launches Quest carbon capture and storage project in Alberta, Canada

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Shell has celebrated the official opening of the Quest carbon capture and storage (CCS) project in Alberta, Canada, and the start of commercial operations.

Quest is designed to capture and safely store more than one million tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2) each year – equal to the emissions from about 250,000 cars.

Quest will capture one-third of the emissions from Shell’s Scotford Upgrader, which turns oil sands bitumen into synthetic crude that can be refined into fuel and other products. The CO2 is then transported through a 65km pipeline and injected more than 2km underground, below multiple layers of impermeable rock formations.

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